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December 2022

Half a million Ethiopian migrants have been deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years

Half a million Ethiopian migrants have been deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years

Tens of thousands of migrant Ethiopian workers have been forcibly repatriated from Saudi Arabia each year since the early 2010s. Although this is carried out as part of a crackdown on illegal migrant workers, legally documented workers have frequently been caught in the dragnet. Another 102,000 Ethiopian citizens will soon be repatriated in another round that began in April

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Taking a Bite Out of the Corruption Elephant in the Ethiopian Judicial Sector

Taking a Bite Out of the Corruption Elephant in the Ethiopian Judicial Sector

 Al Mariam’s Commentaries  December 3, 2022 We wanted to dismantle their network of corruption [in city government]. We tried to move corrupt officials out of their positions  and reshuffle them. The court would not allow us. They ordered us to return them to their positions. All 460 of them. Adanech Abibie, Mayor of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Ethiopian women athletes swarm the 2022 Valencia Marathon

Ethiopian women athletes swarm the 2022 Valencia Marathon

Ethiopian women atheletes ablazed the 2022 Valencia Marathon, as Athlete Amane Beriso claimed the top spot in women’s category on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Athlete Amane Beriso upstaged Ethiopian compatriot and the 2022 world 10,000m champion, Letesenbet Gidey, in the women’s race to go third on the all-time list. The pre-race build-up revolved around Letesenbet,

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Ethiopian government says disarmament talks with Tigray forces have begun

Ethiopian government says disarmament talks with Tigray forces have begun

  (AP) — A joint committee of the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces has convened inside the Tigray region to outline disarmament plans as part of a peace deal signed last month in the two-year conflict, Ethiopia’s government said Thursday. WATCH: Ethiopian government, Tigrayan rebels reach truce, but enormous challenges remain Ethiopia’s conflict has seen more casualties than

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UN Will Fully Support Ethiopia’s Humanitarian, Development Activities

UN Will Fully Support Ethiopia’s Humanitarian, Development Activities

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the United Nations will fully support Ethiopia’s humanitarian and development activities by mobilizing the capacity of UN agencies and appealing to the international community. Guterres made the remark at the joint press conference he held with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the end of the 6th AU-UN annual

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Abiy Ahmed named worst head of state in the world

Abiy Ahmed named worst head of state in the world

Abiy Ahmed has been named the worst head of state in 2021 by a panel of professors and researchers, on behalf of the Norwegian newspaper Morgenbladet. Ida Irene Bergstrøm  JOURNALIST 2021 hasn’t just been affected by a pandemic, but also bad and dangerous leadership in many countries, writes Norwegian weekly newspaper Morgenbladet. An expert panel was put

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