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By Abby / September 4, 2012 / AFRICA / 1 Comment
By Toby Collins September 3, 2012 (LONDON) – Egyptian authorities fearful of a monopoly on Nile waters received agreement from Khartoum to build an airbase in Sudan, to launch attacks on Ethiopian damming facilities, claims the anonymous media outlet; Wikileaks.
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By staff reporter / September 1, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Ethiopians miseries and repressions during 21 years of Meles Zenawi Rule
Ethiopians have been facing repression, denial of basic human rights and injustice during 21 years of Dictator Meles Zenawi rule. This dictatorship is ethnic based and commits atrocities such as massacres, genocide, starvation and incitement of interethnic conflicts and preaching and spreading of hatred among the different communities. It employs the old colonial method of […]
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By Abby / August 26, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Ana Gomes calls for immediate release of political prisoners
Spokeswoman for foreign affairs Ana Gomes S&D Euro MPs call for the release of human rights activists in Ethiopia After the death of Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi, S&D Group spokeswoman for foreign affairs Ana Gomes today made the following statement: “Meles Zenawi was a dictator. His rhetoric on development, democracy and combatting terrorism only […]
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By staff reporter / August 9, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Ethiopia begins test running Sudan power supply
Ethiopia announced on Wednesday it had begun to test the electricity supply to Sudan as it aims to establish a permanent power export supply to the country. Officials at the Ethiopian Electric and Power Corporation (EEPCo) said the power supply testing began this week following the completion of the Ethiopia-Sudan Transmission Line. The set up […]
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By staff reporter / August 6, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Ethiopia: Has Meles Gone AWOL?
By ALEMAYEHU G.MARIAM (Prof.)  What happens when a “prime minister†goes AWOL? That is, absent without constitutional leave of absence.  Dictator Meles Zenawi has disappeared from public view for several weeks now. He was last seen in public on June 19 at the G20 Summit in Mexico. His disappearing act has provided more grist for […]
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By staff reporter / August 2, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on One Spy for Every Person – Exiled Ethiopian Satirist Abebe Tolla
Abebe Tolla, (better known as Abé Tokichaw) was a newspaper satirist for Feteh newspaper in Ethiopia. He fled the country in November 2011, fearing imprisonment in retaliation for his critical news commentaries. Ethiopia is one of the repressive states in the world: the government uses very broad anti-terrorism legislation to clamp down on the free press and […]
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By staff reporter / August 2, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Meles Zenawi is neither died nor recovering. He is alive but lost his mind. He is seriously ill.
Abraha Desta ON MELES ZENAWI There have been many rumor based debates on the health condition of Meles Zenawi: The opposition are almost in a position that Meles is already died, while the supporters claim that he is recovering. All in all, the debate revolves around his death and/or recovery. Yet according to my sources, […]
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By Abby / July 31, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Ethiopia: Crisis Group denies ESAT reports on Meles Zenawi’s death
Abby Minda[MT]Yesterday, the death of Ethiopian notorious dictator was announced by the sole Ethiopian private Television broadcaster /ESAT TV/. Following this report, people from Ethiopian and abroad rejoiced by the death of Meles Zenawi. According to ESAT, the confirmation news about the death of Ethiopian prime minister was released after the organization underway […]
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By Abby / July 31, 2012 / AFRICA / 1 Comment
It has come to be customary to have once argument supported with past regimes history. But, I know what I lack in the current regime; it does not need referring the past to tell what I need in this moment. Am requesting to hear the PM say a word. That is all what I ask […]
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By staff reporter / July 30, 2012 / Ethiopia / Comments Off on Bitter Apple-Samsung patent battle looms World’s two biggest smartphone makers head to court over intellectual property dispute over tablet and phone designs
Samsung and Apple will square off in federal court trial over control of the US smartphone and computer tabletmarkets. The trial will begin on Monday in San Jose, California, with the firms accusing each other of intellectual property rights. Apple filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s Samsung last year alleging the world’s largest technology company’ssmartphones and computer tablets are illegal knockoffs of its popular iPhone and iPad products. […]
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