NEGASSO said No More Party Politics

By ASHENAFI, ReporterEthiopia Negasso Gidada (Ph.D.), the longstanding politician and former president of both Ethiopia and the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ), officially resigned from party politics on January 8. He joined the party in 2009 together with

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NEGASSO said No More Party Politics

By ASHENAFI, ReporterEthiopia Negasso Gidada (Ph.D.), the longstanding politician and former president of both Ethiopia and the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ), officially resigned from party politics on January 8. He joined the party in 2009 together with

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Japan brushes off China ‘troublemaker’ criticism 

AFP  January 18, 2014 Japan on Thursday brushed off a bristling attack in which a Chinese diplomat branded Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a “troublemaker”, saying Beijing’s sentiment is inaccurate and ignores the facts. The rebuttal came after China’s envoy to

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U.S. rebukes Rwandan leader amid scrutiny over opponent’s murder

By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura and Jenny Clover, Reuters January 17, 2014 JOHANNESBURG/KIGALI (Reuters) – The United States says it is deeply worried about threats made by Rwandan President Paul Kagame against political opponents after one of his exiled critics was found

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A Memoir of First US Diplomat’s Meetings With Emperor Menelik

Tadias Portraits of American Ambassador Robert P. Skinner and Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. (Photos: PD-US) Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Thursday, January 17th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) – When Robert P. Skinner, the first American Ambassador to Ethiopia, arrived

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Ethiopia-Eritrea rift: Neutral Khartoum offers to mediate

January 17, 2014 Sudan has offered to mediate to end historic animosities between old foes and neighbours Ethiopia and Eritrea, media reports from Khartoum suggest Friday. Sudan’s state media said Khartoum had made the commitment during Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir’s

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Egypt’s Deputy Foreign Minister heads to Asmara

Arab Republic of Egypt – Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Ambassador Hamdi Sanad Loza headed on Wednesday January 15 to the Eritrean capital Asmara to meet with the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and

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AU confirms Ethiopia will join Somali mission

IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly ByJeremy Binnie, London - IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly 16 January 2014 Ethiopian troops pictured during a ceremony held in Mogadishu in January 2007. Although Ethiopia announced in January 2009 that it had withdrawn its forces from the

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Zeray Asgedom has left Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency

Jan 15, 2014  Director General Zeray Asgedom has left Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency(ERTA), insiders revealed. Some sources indicate the new chief of ERTA will be Berhane Kidanemariam. It is believed that Zeray Asegedom’s new post will be Ethiopian Broadcast

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