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U.S. official Wendy Sherman, who lost credibility after praising the despotic regime in Ethiopia, resigns

(CNN) – A top State Department official — Wendy Sherman — will depart following the completion of the Iran nuclear talks, a source confirms to CNN. Sherman, the under secretary for political affairs, is the fourth-ranking State Department official. (Freedom House) – “Under Secretary Sherman’s comments today were woefully ignorant and counter-productive,” said Daniel Calingaert,

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‘Lucy’ may not be our mum, say scientists

Paris (AFP) – In 1974, anthropologists in Ethiopia found the astonishing fossilised remains of a human-like creature who last walked the planet some 3.2 million years ago. Was “Lucy,” as the hominid was called, the direct ancestor of Homo sapiens? Was she “The Mother of Mankind,” as some headlines claimed? Over the years, the dramatic

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Ethiopia’s ‘placeholder’ PM quietly holds on

A studious former academic said to lack charisma finds himself both branded an autocrat and praised as a steady hand. Hailemariam was initially seen by analysts as a compromise and placeholder candidate who would do as he was told [Al Jazeera] It must be tough to be barely a few weeks into a new job

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Statement by the EU Spokesperson on elections in Ethiopia

Ethiopia has peacefully concluded its pre-election process and voting and many parties and participants have actively engaged in the process. The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has put hard work and organisational efforts into ensuring that as many of Ethiopia’s 36.8 million registered voters as possible had the chance to exercise their vote. The EU

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US Press Statement on Ethiopia’s May 24 Parliamentary and Regional Elections

Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 27, 2015 The United States commends the people of Ethiopia for their civic participation in generally peaceful parliamentary and regional elections on May 24. We acknowledge the National Electoral Board’s organizational efforts and the African Union’s role as the only international

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The New Dictators Rule by Velvet Fist By Sergei Guriev & Daniel Treisman

New York Times THE standard image of dictatorship is of a government sustained by violence. In 20th-century totalitarian systems, tyrants like Stalin, Hitler and Mao murdered millions in the name of outlandish ideologies. Strongmen like Mobutu Sese Seko in Zaire left trails of blood. But in recent decades, a new brand of authoritarian government has

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The Rripartite Committee on Ethiopian dam to meet consultants June 10

The tripartite committee on the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam will meet on June 10 with international consultants who will be tasked with technical studies of the dam, Egypt’s Irrigation and Water Resources Minister has said. Minister Hossam Moghazy said in press statements on Monday that the committee comprising of officials from Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia,

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Kenya police officers killed in Al-Shabaab attack

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Several Kenyan police officers were killed in an attack Monday night by suspected Somali militants in the northeastern Garissa county, where 148 students were massacred last month, police said Tuesday. A police spokesman, George Kimoti, confirmed there was an attack in the Garissa region, and two security officials said many police

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Analysis: As Ethiopia votes, human rights are not the real story

Ethiopia’s elections have been overshadowed by criticism of the government’s human rights record. Fair enough, it’s a poor record. But this kind of one-dimensional thinking misses the point entirely. Far from tearing Ethiopia down, we should be looking at all the things this country is doing right. By SIMON ALLISON. On Sunday, Ethiopians voted in

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Aberu & Girmay claim Ottawa marathon victories

By IAAF Ethiopia’s Aberu Mekuria won the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon on Sunday (24) with the second-fastest time in the history of the IAAF Silver Label Road Race, while compatriot Girmay Birhanu won the men’s race in what was his fourth marathon in seven months. Mekuria took almost half a minute off her PB to win

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