Uncomfortable truths: how free is the press?

Aljazeera Inside Story Global watchdog says world press freedom has hit its lowest level in a decade.  The UN has been drawing attention to the role of journalists as the World marks Press Freedom Day.   Speaking in New York,

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Uncomfortable truths: how free is the press?

Aljazeera Inside Story Global watchdog says world press freedom has hit its lowest level in a decade.  The UN has been drawing attention to the role of journalists as the World marks Press Freedom Day.   Speaking in New York,

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Ethiopia Business Forecast Report 2014 – New Market Research Report

Recently published research from Business Monitor International, “Ethiopia Business Forecast Report 2014″, is now available at Fast Market Research Boston, MA — (SBWIRE) — 05/02/2014 — Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death did not have the politically destabilising effect many anticipated,

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IN CHOOSING SECURITY OVER DEMOCRACY IN ETHIOPIA, U.S. WILL GET NEITHER

Kerry misses chance to press Addis Ababa on political liberalization May 2, 2014 by Hassen Hussein @HusseinHxhuss10 Aljazeera Oromo student injured by police during a peaceful rally held at Wollega University, Ethiopia on April 27.  qeerroo.org U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

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Little to Celebrate in Ethiopia During World Press Freedom Day

VOA Marthe van der Wolf FILE – A man reads a newspaper as he walks along a street in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian journalists have little to celebrate during World Press Freedom day Friday, with the arrest last week of nine

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Out of Africa: The great money migration 

By Aljazeera  May 2, 2014 Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - The figures are staggering: At least $1.8 trillion illicitly flowed out of Africa between 1970 and 2009. This is far more than the external aid the continent received over the same period, and

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Out of Africa: The great money migration 

By Aljazeera  May 2, 2014 Bahar Dar, Ethiopia - The figures are staggering: At least $1.8 trillion illicitly flowed out of Africa between 1970 and 2009. This is far more than the external aid the continent received over the same period, and

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Misplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

By Minga Negash, Seid Hassan and Mammo Muchie April 30, 2014 The 1929 Nile water allocation agreement that was signed by Egypt and the United Kingdom (which excluded Ethiopia and nearly all other upper basin countries) allocated 48 billion (65%)

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Zone9 – Compiled Book of Year One

By zone9 የዞን ፱ ጥንካሬ እና ምን ያህል በፅሁፎቻቸው በሳል እንደነበሩ ለማታውቁ አንዳንድ ካድሬዎች እንዲሁም ሰለ ዞን ፱ ግንዛቤ ለሌላቸው አንባቢዎች ይሀው የአንድ አመት ፅሁፎቻቸው በዚህ መልክ አጠናክረው መፅሀፍ መሆን ቢገባውም በነፃ እንኩ ብለውናል። Zone9 – Compiled Book of Year One

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The Black Saint Who Embodied Christianity For The African Masses

By: Image of the Black in Western Art Archive Image of the Week: An 18th-century painting details the story of St. Elesbaan, one of the “pillars of Ethiopia.” This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction

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