Article 44 of Egypt’s constitution: codifying historic wrongs on the Nile

25 JANUARY 2014 By Zerihun Abebe Yigzaw Since the ousting of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has been seen some three governments either as transitional ones appointed by the military or popularly elected in a free election. The first transitional government of

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Ethiopia Has a Terrible Human Rights Record – Why Is the West Still Turning a Blind Eye?

23/01/2014 Some disappeared, others were given lengthy prison sentences. One thing all thirty men arrested in 2012 in Ethiopia had in common was that they had criticised the state and the policies of the former Premier, Meles Zenawi. And yet

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Ethiopia Has a Terrible Human Rights Record – Why Is the West Still Turning a Blind Eye?

23/01/2014 Some disappeared, others were given lengthy prison sentences. One thing all thirty men arrested in 2012 in Ethiopia had in common was that they had criticised the state and the policies of the former Premier, Meles Zenawi. And yet

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Ethiopian stand on gays Adoption

JANUARY 22, 2014 0 In a recent article in Times of Malta about gay couples adopting children, I discovered anew how pharisaical people’s ignorance and hypocrisy can be. One sentence reads: “Countries like Ethiopia had been closing doors on adoptions for

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Cold or warm, keep Eritrea at bay

By H. Mikael  January 20, 2014 Recently, I came across commentaries on Ethiomedia.com by Ambassadors Cohen and Shinn and, as an Ethiopian, I wish to share my reflection by commenting on the matter as it concerns all Ethiopians at present

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We Need to UN-Break the U.S.-Ethiopia-Eritrea Triangle

20 January 2014 , By Awet T. Weldemichael, Source: African Arguments In a span of a month, three towering figures – if retired – in American foreign policy establishment on Africa publicly called for an end to the Eritrean-Ethiopian conflict and

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Second Chance At Building A State in South Sudan

By John PrendergastJan 17, 2014 South Sudan is sliding toward full-scale civil war but there is a way for peace talks to succeed and salvage the world’s newest nation. With each passing day, South Sudan is sliding toward full-scale civil war,

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Between China and Japan, a Tug-of-War Over Africa

By BREE FENG Elias Asmare/Associated PressPrime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan sits between Ethiopia’s prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, right, and the deputy chairman of the African Union Commission, Erastus Mwencha, during a visit to the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa,

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Ethiopia breaking new technology ground

January 16, 2014 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Image source: Shutterstock.com) Looking past the turbulent history of Ethiopia, one that has been impacted by famine, drought and war, there is evidence today which confirms that this East African region has fully embraced

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Beka በቃ : Advokat Dyavola

A few small brain chunks are all that remain of the man on the street. My girlfriend Mahi and I walk past the lurching throng of crying Ethiopians. Myself, a thoroughly desensitized Westerner, feel only a detached curiosity, and perhaps

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