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January 2016

Karuturi Challenges Ethiopia Decision to Cancel Farm Project

By William Davison Bloomberg MD says termination contravenes India-Ethiopia accord Ethiopian government rejects further negotiations on issue Karuturi Global Ltd., one of the largest investors in Ethiopia’s farm industry, is challenging the termination of its project, claiming the government broke the terms of its agreement with the company. The Agriculture Ministry’s cancellation last month of the

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Saudi Arabia Executes Ethiopian Woman Convicted of Killing Employer

An Ethiopian woman has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of murdering her employer with an axe. Jinat Farid was executed on Sunday. This is the 50th death sentence that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has carried out this year. Farid reportedly worked as a housemaid in the Misan region, 150 km south of Taif.

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Ethiopia’s drought overlooked as aid funneled to more desperate crises

Al Jazeera By James Jeffrey Addis Ababa’s efforts have managed the country’s worst drought in decades — but stymied needed international help IDAGA HAMUS, Ethiopia — Inside a health clinic in northern Ethiopia a nurse wraps a special tape measure around the upper arm of 9-month-old Aixiet, cradled in her mother’s arms. It reads red

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New Year’s Message from Obang Metho, Executive Director of the SMNE to the Ethiopian people.

Dear Sons and Daughters of Ethiopia, As we Ethiopians think of celebrating the New Year ahead, many of us look back to 2015 with much sadness in our hearts regarding the many struggles and losses we faced throughout the year. It was a year of difficulty from the start with the senseless deaths of countless

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