Addis Ababa Residents make way for new stadium
The area between Bole Medhanialem and Imperial Hotel is being cleared to make way for the construction of a 60,000-seat stadium, estimated to cost 1.6 billion birr. Residents of the area, commonly known as “Chereqa sefer, have been relocated, as many houses had to be demolished for the construction. Many squatters have also been removed […]
Read More →Ariel Sharon dies aged 85
Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister of Israel, has died after eight years in a coma A 2001 file picture of then-Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon placing his hand on the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, in the Old City of Jerusalem  Photo: THOMAS COEX/AFP By Robert Tait, Jerusalem 12:31PM GMT 11 Jan 2014 Ariel Sharon, who was Israel‘s […]
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Read More →press release from Center for the Rights of Ethiopian Women
 January 10, 2014 In appreciation of Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA) for the Support Given to The Center for the Rights of Ethiopian Women (CREW) in 2013 The Center for the Rights of Ethiopian Women (CREW) sends its well wishes for a happy and peaceful new year to all members of our […]
Read More →As Indian Diplomat Exits After Arrest, a Culture Clash Lingers By ELLEN BARRY and BENJAMIN WEISER
NEW DELHI — Two dozen revved-up television crews were clustered outside a V.I.P. exit at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday, waiting for the flight from New York. They had been in place for two hours, and every time a trickle of passengers came into view, they all jumped up and pressed their cameras against […]
Read More →Over 2,400 Investment licenses face cancellation By Eskedar Kifle
The Ethiopian Investment Agency stated it will be canceling 2,497 investment licenses with an accumulative investment worth well over 60 billion birr within the next week if the listed business owners do not report and give explanations to the Agency. The Agency posted a notice some two weeks ago listing down the names of the […]
Read More →Egypt: PM Says People Must Take Part in Referendum
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy stressed that the people should participate in the coming referendum on the draft constitution. He said that citizens should exercise their rights in making the future of their country, adding that we should not let down the homeland in this crucial moment. During a Cabinet meeting Thursday, Beblawy said the referendum […]
Read More →Nigeria: American University Disowns Stella Oduah On Masters Degree Claim BY BEN EZEAMALU
The institution where Stella Oduah, Nigeria’s Aviation minister, obtained her Masters degree continues to be shrouded in mystery as St. Paul’s College, the American university where she is believed to have received certificate, has denied awarding such honours.Photo:Â Daily Trust The school, however, confirmed that Ms. Oduah graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration […]
Read More →U.S. Sees No South Sudan Coup Bid in Urging Prisoner Release
Bloomberg News By Nicole Gaouette, William Davison and Mading Ngor January 10, 2014 The U.S. said it doesn’t believe the violence that’s wracking South Sudan is the result of a coup attempt and urged the government of the oil-producing nation to release political prisoners. “We have not seen any evidence of a coup attempt,†Linda […]
Read More →Ethiopian journalist on prison odyssey needs medical care
By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative Berhane Tesfaye and her son, Fiteh, try to visit Woubshet Taye every week. (CPJ) “When I grow up will I go to jail like my dad?” This was the shattering question that the five-year-old son of imprisoned Ethiopian journalist Woubshet Taye asked his mother after a recent prison visit. Woubshet’s […]
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