International adoption made me a commodity, not a daughter: I wasn’t saved from Ethiopia; I had Ethiopia stolen from me.

Ethiopian Tarikuwa Lemma The Guardian In 2006, less than a year after my sisters and I were brought to America as the victims of a corrupt adoption agency, I told the Americans who were saying that they were our “forever” family that I wanted to return to Ethiopia. I didn’t want a new family, I

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Ethiopian 7-Even owner Daniel face a Multimillion dollar lawsuit from 7-Eleven

7Even: http://youtu.be/d7p5GhUypso (Wbaltv)- Baltimore business faces multimillion-dollar lawsuit from 7-Eleven Convenience store chain files suit against 7-Even claiming trademark infringement Ethiopian Store owner face a Multimillion dollar lawsuit BALTIMORE —A Baltimore business is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by the owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain. The Texas corporation said in its 13-page lawsuit

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Ethiopia advocate Ras Seymour Mclean passes away

Jamaican-born activist lost his battle with a short illness on Oct 6. By George Ruddock RAS SEYMOUR McLean, a well-known advocate for the return of priceless Ethiopian relics and hundreds of books and manuscripts of Ethiopian history, has passed away in London on October 6 after a short illness. He was also best known an

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Emmanuel Mobah accused of taking pics of woman under bathroom

By Catherine Bilkey CHARLOTTE, N.C. A man is behind bars after a frightening encounter at Marshalls in Midtown. A female employee at the store said when she went to the bathroom a hand came under the stall with a camera phone. Police believe it was Emmanuel Mobah’s hand. “That’s pretty crazy that somebody would do

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Friend of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Found Guilty of Lying to F.B.I.

Robel Phillipos, center, leaving court with Derege Demissie, left, a defense lawyer, in Boston on Tuesday.STEPHAN SAVOIA / ASSOCIATED PRESS By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS, The New York Times A friend of the man accused of detonating two pressure-cooker bombs at last year’s Boston Marathon was convicted on Tuesday by a federal jury in Boston of lying

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30 Years Old Ethiopian Nun Visiting New York Disappeared

Tadelech Yohanis, 30, was last seen at around 2 p.m. last Thursday. at Sacred Heart Convent on the Lower East Side. Yohanis arrived in the U.S. Oct. 6 and was set to leave Sunday, Oct. 26. On the 23rd, Yohanis left the convent with her passport and hasn’t returned, police said. Yohanis is “in good

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Eyob Gelagle Shot in Alexandria gas station robbery

By Stephen Tschida ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WJLA) – Police were looking for a man who shot an Alexandria gas station clerk during a robbery late Sunday night. It happened about 11:30 p.m. at the Liberty gas station in the 700 block of North Washington Street in Old Town Alexandria. Police said the employee gave the armed

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57 Ethiopian Migrants Arrested In Kenya

By Rehema Juma 57 illegal Ethiopian immigrants were arrested by administration police officers in Githurai area, Kiambu County. The aliens were found hidden in a house at Kahawa Wendani. According to police, the 57 Ethiopians were found inside a house allegedly owned by John Ngigi. Witnesses say the suspects were on transit to South Africa

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Saudi Arabia Police arrested 247 Migrant workers ftom Ethiopia

Arab News Riyadh police arrested 247 illegal workers on Tuesday in the Malaqa and Manfouha districts in the capital. Acting on the orders of Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, security officers arrested the workers in the two districts located in the north and south of the capital. According to an official,

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David Cameron writes to Ethiopian PM on behalf of British political dissident on death row

Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, a critic of the Ethiopian regime, was kidnapped in Yemen. The Independent By JONATHAN OWEN The Prime Minister has personally intervened in the case of a British father-of-three facing the death sentence in Ethiopia, after the man’s children appealed for his help. David Cameron wrote to the Ethiopian Prime Minister in a bid

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