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March 2022

Ethiopia: Civil War to Blame for Surge in Online Sales of Ethiopian Artifacts

Ethiopia: Civil War to Blame for Surge in Online Sales of Ethiopian Artifacts

By Azeb-Tadesse Hahn/DW Experts have noticed a surge in online sales of Ethiopian artifacts. They fear these relics could have been looted during Ethiopia’s ongoing civil war. Many Ethiopians were shocked when the news spread that Ethiopian antiquities can be bought on the online marketplace eBay, as well as on other trading sites. The items

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Ethiopians Pay Tribute To His Holiness Patriarch Abune Merkorios

Ethiopians Pay Tribute To His Holiness Patriarch Abune Merkorios

 Ethiopians are paying tribute to the late 4th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church His Holiness Abune Merkorios at a national farewell event taking place at Meskel Square, Addis Ababa. Religious leaders, senior government officials including Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Speaker of the House of Peoples Representatives, Tagesse Chafo and Mayor of Addis Ababa

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Prime Minister Abiy’s Problem is Partly Rooted in Religion

Prime Minister Abiy’s Problem is Partly Rooted in Religion

Yonas Biru, PhD Prime Minister Abiy is a study in contradiction. He saved Ethiopia from disintegration only to squander a once in a generation window of opportunity to create a lasting peace and prosperity. The problem partly resides in the evangelical seduction of the nation’s political governance that has begotten a bastardized system that is

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Ethiopian Airlines orders 5 Boeing 777 freighters

Ethiopian Airlines orders 5 Boeing 777 freighters

By Eric M. Johnson and Tim Hepher Aerospace & Defense March 10 (Reuters) – Ethiopian Airlines (ETHA.UL) has emerged as the unidentified buyer of five Boeing (BA.N) current-generation 777 freighters reported this week, two people familiar with the matter said. The order, posted as an unnamed airline in Boeing’s monthly orders update on Tuesday, is separate from

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TPLF Forces Destroy Churches in Amhara, Obliterate Paleontological Sites in Afar: Authority

TPLF Forces Destroy Churches in Amhara, Obliterate Paleontological Sites in Afar: Authority

ENA TPLF forces have damaged and looted historic churches in some parts of the Amhara Region, obliterating paleontological sites in the Afar Region, during its invasions, Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Deputy Director-General, Abebaw Ayalew told ENA. Though Lalibela, a UNESCO heritage site that comprised of 11 caved rock-hewn churches which had

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