Ethiopia proposes to make homosexual acts a non-pardonable offense

Mar 21, 2014  Dan Littauer ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Lawmakers in Ethiopia are expected to pass into law a bill that would make same-sex acts a non-pardonable offense Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers last week endorsed the measure that would amend

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Ethiopia’s saintly brew was a lifesaver for Jim Eagles.

20 March 2014 Ethiopia’s saintly brew was a lifesaver for Jim Eagles. By Jim Eagles It was lunchtime in Ethiopia so, as at each lunchtime in this ancient land, we raised our glasses in a grateful toast to George. We

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Jackie Chan to Visit Addis, Hawassa

Thursday, 20 March 2014 Addis Ababa, 20 March 2014 (WIC) -The Hong Kong native Hollywood film star, Jackie Chan, is to visit Ethiopia for two days, arriving here in Addis on Thursday, March 20, 2014, the Food & Agricultural Organization

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“Saudia Arabia now Owns Most of Ethiopia”

British Author Fred Pearce: “Saudia Arabia now Owns Most of Ethiopia” March 17, 2014  Ethio Freedom Short Description for The Landgrabbers Across the world there is a land grab. Entire countries are being snatched from under the feet of native

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“Saudia Arabia now Owns Most of Ethiopia”

British Author Fred Pearce: “Saudia Arabia now Owns Most of Ethiopia” March 17, 2014  Ethio Freedom Short Description for The Landgrabbers Across the world there is a land grab. Entire countries are being snatched from under the feet of native

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Diaspora Ethiopian Student Union brings aid to Africa

The organization works to complete their Ethiopian Rural Hospital Iniative By Danaite Soquar  Mar 16 2014 The Cavalier Daily The Ethiopian Student Union has held various fundraisers to raise money for a phototherapy device, which they plan to donate to an

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Google Maps, Canopy Climber Save Ethiopian Church Forests

By Manuela Hoelterhoff March 14, 2014 Conservation biologist Margaret D. Lowman spends a lot of time balancing at the top of trees. To get there, she’s designed hot air balloons and travels the world with her climbing rigs. Recently Lowman, 60, returned

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HRW: Transparency Group Should Reject Ethiopia Membership

Repression of Civil Society Contravenes Organization’s Rules MARCH 14, 2014   The Ethiopian government has crushed activist groups and muzzled the media. Ethiopia’s harsh repression of independent voices is utterly incompatible with this global effort to increase public oversight over

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Gay Ethiopian faces uncertainty, peril if deported19-year-old was arrested in January

BOSTON.COM By Maria Sacchetti   MARCH 12, 2014 Federal immigration officials in Boston are seeking to deport a man — who has posted online that he is gay — to a nation where same-sex relationships are illegal, just days after President Obama criticized

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Ethiopia: Rituals and relics in land of two halves

Monday 10 March 2014 A young clan chief from the Konso tribe. Photo / Jim Eagles Ethiopians are happy to share their traditions, whether it’s primitive marriage rituals or the mysteries of churches carved into solid rock, writes Jim Eagles.

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