A Foreign Office minister who recently visited Ethiopia failed to raise the case of a British father of three who was kidnapped by Ethiopian forces 15 months ago – despite concerns for his welfare, after it emerged he has been transferred to a brutal political prison. Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege, from London, was abducted in transit
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Over 700 Ethiopian rebels overpower Eritrean forces, enter Ethiopia in peace By Ethiomedia In military fatigues, TPDM leader Mollas Asgedom with his troops after crossing Ethiopian border via the Sudan. HUMERA, Northern Ethiopia – Over 700 Ethiopian rebels who were based in Eritrea routed Eritrean government forces in clashes near the Sudanese town of Omhajer
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By Stephanie Mencimer His campaign claims he convinced the Reagan administration to join a major airlift operation called Operation Moses. Not exactly. Did Jeb Bush help launch a covert mission to airlift thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in the 1980s, saving them from starvation? He says he did. Twice in the past week his
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Nairobi (AFP) – Eritrea has accused arch-rival Ethiopia of “sabre-rattling” and of threatening to invade, with the neighbours still in a tense standoff following a 1998-2000 border war. Asmara’s Ministry of Information said in a statement that war-like rhetoric from Ethiopia’s main party in the ruling coalition — the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) —
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By BBC The BBC is proposing to introduce a news service for Eritrea and Ethiopia on medium- and short-wave radio. In addition to Africa, the BBC has proposed expanding services in other countries, like Russia and North Korea. This is to enhance its coverage of “parts of the world where there is a democratic deficit
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By Michelle Kelemen, NPR Just a few months ago, Bekele Gerba was languishing in a high security Ethiopian jail, hearing the cries of fellow prisoners being beaten and tortured. Now, the 54-year-old foreign language professor is in Washington, D.C., for meetings at the State Department. His message: The Obama administration should pay more attention to
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By Carole Landry United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The UN Security Council on Tuesday piled pressure on South Sudan’s president, warning it was ready to “act immediately” if he does not sign a deal to end the 20-month war ripping apart the world’s youngest nation. President Salva Kiir is scheduled to sign the power-sharing
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By Carole Landry United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The UN Security Council on Tuesday piled pressure on South Sudan’s president, warning it was ready to “act immediately” if he does not sign a deal to end the 20-month war ripping apart the world’s youngest nation. President Salva Kiir is scheduled to sign the power-sharing
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By Dawit Ayele Haylemariam Twenty years ago one Ethiopian Diaspora in Washington asked the late Prime minister Meles Zenawi what his vision for the country was. A rather polite and amiable Meles outlined his vision in a very human centered way. He said he hopes that in ten years every Ethiopian will have enough to
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(ADDIS ABABA) ST– Ethiopian authorities have pressed charges against 20 people for allegedly plotting to form an Islamic government in the Christian-dominated nation. Government officials on Thursday accused the suspects of promoting and inciting their extremist ideology in different parts of the country that mainly comprise of Muslims. Those arrested are also accused of allegedly
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