Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi. Below: Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty THE daughter of a British man held on death row in Ethiopia has been lauded
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Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi. Below: Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty THE daughter of a British man held on death row in Ethiopia has been lauded
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By Robin Millard, AFP London (AFP) – Progress in African governance has hit a plateau, while more than a third of African countries are backsliding, an annual index measuring key development factors showed on Monday. Some 21 of the 54 states ranked, including five of the top 10, have deteriorated in overall governance performance over
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Shutdown of U.S. Ex-Im Bank Puts Ethiopian Airlines in a Financing Bind Shutdown of U.S. Ex-Im Bank Puts Companies in a Financing Bind By Kimberly S. Johnson, The Wall Street Journal Ethiopian Airlines had to scramble at the last minute this summer when it needed to pay for a plane it ordered from Boeing Co.
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Addis Ababa (AFP) – The number of hungry Ethiopians needing food aid has risen sharply due to poor rains and the El Nino weather phenomenon with around 7.5 million people now in need, aid officials said Friday. That number has nearly doubled since August, when the United Nations said 4.5 million were in need —
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By EDITH M. LEDERER and JOHN DANISZEWSKI UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said in an interview that the Mideast region needs to cooperate to defeat a worsening terrorist threat that has led to a “ferocious war” in Egypt and created the danger of some countries “sliding into failure.” In a wide-ranging interview
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Ethiopia: World Bank Translator, Activists Face Trial Activists Heading for Food Workshop Charged With Terrorism Pastor Omot Agwa was charged by Ethiopian authorities under the anti-terrorism law after being detained for nearly six months. EXPAND Pastor Omot Agwa was charged by Ethiopian authorities under the anti-terrorism law after being detained for nearly six months.
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Supporters of the ousted president protested in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, on Thursday. By HERVÉ TAOKO OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Military officers overthrew the government of Burkina Faso on Thursday, plunging the West African country into chaos. The coup was apparently led by allies of the country’s longtime ruler, who was toppled in
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In April 2014, Ethiopian authorities arrested six bloggers affiliated with the Zone 9 collective. The bloggers–Abel Wabella, Atnaf Berhane, Mahlet Fantahun, Natnail Feleke, Zelalem Kibret, and Befekadu Hailu–were charged with terrorism. The Zone 9 blogging collective was formed in May 2012 in response to the evisceration of the independent press and the narrowing of space
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In April 2014, Ethiopian authorities arrested six bloggers affiliated with the Zone 9 collective. The bloggers–Abel Wabella, Atnaf Berhane, Mahlet Fantahun, Natnail Feleke, Zelalem Kibret, and Befekadu Hailu–were charged with terrorism. The Zone 9 blogging collective was formed in May 2012 in response to the evisceration of the independent press and the narrowing of space
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