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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 7, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Ethiopia blocks OnIslam.net, Al-Jazeera in latest media crackdown
In the latest attack on media, the Ethiopia government has blocked the international website OnIslam.net over its coverage of recent protest in the country, the website said on Tuesday. “The Ethiopian government has blocked access to OnIslam.net and other media websites over their coverage of Muslim protests against government interference in their religious affairs,†the […]
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By staff reporter / August 6, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Jailed Ethiopia Christians deported from Saudi Arabia for praying
CAIRO: At least 35 Christians from Ethiopia were deported by Saudi Arabia last week after having been detained for over 7 months for reportedly praying in the privacy of their own homes. International Christian Concern (ICC) wrote in a statement published on their website that “Saudi Arabia deported the last of the 35 Ethiopian Christians […]
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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 staff reporter / August 1, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Meles Zenawi is dead By Abebe Gellaw | August 1, 2012
ESAT’s decision to report that Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is dead, according to reliable sources, has never been easy. It was two weeks ago that we received the news from highly credible sources in Brussels. Our sources that want to remain anonymous as they were not authorized to speak to the media on this sensitive […]
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By staff reporter / July 31, 2012 / AFRICA / 2 Comments
source http://browncondor.com His Excellency Zenawi will be forever remembered as the greatest African leader since Menelik. by Johnny Walkerz dated: Monday, July 30th, 2012 (New York Timez) In shocking news for the whole of Africa, Meles Zenawi has passed away from acute justifribilasis fatilosis at the age of 57. No other leader in the history of […]
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By staff reporter / July 29, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on Ethiopian Christian and Muslim Council in Washington DC Press Release
The Ethiopian government is continue to grossly violate fundamental rights of its citizen disregarding its own constitution that unequivocally guarantees these clearly stated citizens’ rights on the constitution. Freedom of Religion, Freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly are basic human rights and are enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. […]
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By staff reporter / July 28, 2012 / AFRICA / Comments Off on United Nations dumbfounded by danger of reporters in Ethiopia
(UN News Center) — The tip United Nations tellurian rights central currently pronounced she is “seriously alarmed†by a stream meridian of danger opposite reporters and tellurian rights defenders in Ethiopia due to an overly extended interpretation of laws concerning terrorism and polite multitude in a country.“The new sentencing of 20 Ethiopians, including distinguished blogger […]
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