26 March 2014 News Week By Pete Guest In the courtyard of a small compound in Geta, 1.7 miles above sea level in southern Ethiopia, members of a local farming cooperative pound and sift barley, the chaff picked up by the…
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26 March 2014 Human Rights Watch press release Abeba, a 31-year-old Muslim woman who worked for a local government branch of Ethiopia’s youth and sports office, was at work when Ethiopian security officials detained her and took her to a…
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MARCH 25, 2014 “They Know Everything We Do” The Ethiopian government is using control of its telecom system as a tool to silence dissenting voices. The foreign firms that are providing products and services that facilitate Ethiopia’s illegal surveillance are…
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Ahram Online Sunday 23 Mar 2014 Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros II (Photo: AP) Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has said Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has a “national duty” to stand for president in upcoming polls. “Egyptians see him as…
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March 21, 2014 By Tom Paulson Bill Easterly William Easterly is a leading voice on the aid and development scene that folks seem to either love or hate. Bill Gates is in the latter camp, as this Gates Foundation blog…
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The Associated Press Mar 21, 2014 A rights group says that Ethiopia’s government regularly listens to and records the phone calls of opposition activists and journalists using equipment provided by foreign technology companies. Human Rights Watch said in a report…
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle ST March 21, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Eritrean government has dismissed reports alleging that the Red Sea nation has been providing military support to South Sudan rebels led by former vice president, Riek Machar. Recently, Eritrean…
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Ethiopia Approved for Membership Contrary to Rules MARCH 19, 2014 The EITI’s decision to admit Ethiopia without insisting on reforms is an affront to the local activists who’ve been jailed or exiled for calling for a more transparent, accountable government.…
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18 March 2014 The West is deploring the referendum in Crimea and threatening to apply economic sanctions against Russia, believed to be the instigator of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis. Some Western politicians even go the extent of advocating direct military…
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18 March 2014 Eskinder, Serkalem and Nafekot The mistakes of my life. Ah! I could go on and on and on about them. (Warning, I am aiming for your sympathy.) There are the missed opportunities. (God is generous, I…
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