John Kerry expresses concern over arrest of Ethiopian bloggers

US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed his concern over Ethiopia’s crackdown over Zone9 bloggers and journalists.

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11 Killed 70 Injured

አዲስ አበባ ፣ ሚያዚያ 23 ፣ 2006 (ኤፍ.ቢ.ሲ.) በኦሮሚያ ክልል አንዳንድ ዩኒቨርሲቲዎች በተፈጠረ ግርግር በህይወትና ንብረት ላይ ጉዳት መድረሱን የመንግስት ኮሚዩኒኬሽን ጉዳዮች ፅህፈት ቤት አስታውቋል። ጽህፈት ቤቱ ማምሻውን  እንደገለፀው  በአዲስ አበባና በዙሪያው የሚገኘውን የኦሮሚያ ልዩ ዞንን በልማት ለማስተሳሰር የተነደፈውን የተቀናጀ

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Kerry Arrives in Africa With Agenda Heavy on Security, Peace

By Nicole Gaouette Bloomberg May 01, 2014 4 Secretary of State John Kerry starts a five-day visit to Africa today with a focus on security that includes reining in the conflict in South Sudan. Kerry at a meeting today in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa,

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Ethiopian prime minister visits border region with South Sudan

Sudan Tribune May 1, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian prime minister Haile Mariam Desalegn has visited the south-western region of Gambella which borders South Sudan on security matters. Tuesday’s visit is the premier’s first since he came to office in

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Arrests headline Ethiopia press freedom fears

Al Jazeera Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The arrest of six bloggers and three journalists by Ethiopia’s government last week, has led to widespread outcry in the Horn of Africa nation – even among those generally supportive of the ruling party’s

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Celebrity Musicians Can’t Feed the World

The trouble with Live Aid, Live 8, and pop star condescension. By William Easterly Slate Madonna performs onstage next to 24-year-old student Birhan Woldu, former Ethiopian famine victim and the inspiration for Live Aid 1985, at Live 8 on July 2,

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Oromo Students Protests in Adama Against Addis Ababa Master Plan

30 April 2014 #OromoProtests in Adama Against Addis Ababa Master Plan | Hiriira FDG Baratootta Yunivarsitii Adaama!

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Netizen Report: Ethiopia Cracks Down on Political Expression

APRIL 30 2014 Slate Ethiopian opposition activists demonstrate in Addis Ababa on June 2, 2013.  Photo by STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images The Netizen Report originally appears each week on Global Voices Advocacy. Ellery Biddle,Lisa Ferguson, Alex Laverty, Hae-in Lim, andSarah Myers contributed to this report.

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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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