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    27 Sep 2017

    Editorial – is grappling with heightened risk of state collapse, it is time for orderly transition -

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  2. 11 hours ago

    -This is the home turf crowd in ( or rather what our camera can capture) who came out today to welcome Dr. , a veteran opposition politician. Dr. Merera was recently released from prison when the multiple criminal charges against him were discontinued

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    14 hours ago

    Pictorial: Ambo crowd gives Dr. Merera Gudina a hero’s welcome

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  4. 14 hours ago

    Exclusive Pictorial: Ambo crowd gives Dr. a hero's welcome - The program at Ambo stadium lasted only few minutes, but Dr. Merera used the time to thank the people and the police for peacefully coordinating the massive turnout to welcome him

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  5. 16 hours ago

    update - protests that began in last week spreading to more towns. In Sirinka there are "Burning trucks and blocked roads." "A road leading from Mehal Amba to Mersa is closed while other roads were also blocked using stones and logs."

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  6. Jan 27

    News: At least eleven people, including a district court head, killed in Mersa, north Wello, as protests spread; residences, a local court, government offices and a police station burned down

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  7. Jan 26

    , 'Gunfire used against passengers' as migrant boat sinks off Yemen At least 152 and were on board the overcrowded vessel, which left Aden in southern on Tuesday

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  8. Jan 26

    - Ambassador Teshome Toga briefed Members of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly

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  9. Jan 26

    Ethiopian commences transporting horticulture produce directly from to Belgium will have "three direct flights a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) to the European nation"

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    Jan 26

    News : At least 30 African migrants drowned when their boat capsized off war-torn this week with reports of gunfire being used against those on board, the United Nations said. At least 152 Somalis & Ethiopians were aboard the overcrowded vessel.

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  11. Jan 26

    is facing a chronic shortage which has led to violent & lethal protests. The country's sugar corporation blames the scarcity on bad weather in the country's sugar-growing areas

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    Jan 26

    : Security forces have arrested at leas 200 youth in Kobo town Amhara region in a new round of crackdown on anti-government protesters

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    Jan 26

    I am very happy to say that I will be returning to the in April!

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    Jan 25

    A friend’s team reviewed the entire agenda at Davos and guess what? There are more men named Michael presenting at Davos than there are women. I’m not kidding. women

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  15. Jan 26

    News: More deaths of civilians as security forces quash protests in various parts of - This week has seen a return to the killings of civilians by Ethiopia’s security forces as protests took place in east, south & northern parts of the country.

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  16. Jan 26

    Donald Trump meets 's Kagame at the World Economic Forum

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  17. Jan 26

    's leader [Dr. ] meets envoy over political developments

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    Jan 25

    Important piece from on how authoritarian governments -- from China to -- are blending offline and online tactics to muzzle dissent and stifle civil society

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    Jan 25

    Nature in the way of 's gold rush: "There are still some substantial challenges, however... there are dangerous wildlife to avoid, such as venimous snakes, baboons and even monkeys. The vegetation also becomes forbiddingly wild during wet seasons"

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  20. Jan 26

    - Abune Kerlos, a top clergy member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church in North Wello and Wag Himra zones of the Regional state, has blamed security forces as responsible for the weekend killings of civilian in town.

    የሰሜን ወሎ እና ዋግ ኽምራ አህጉረ ስብከት ሊቀ ጳጳስ አቡነ ቄርሎስ በወልዲያ ከተማ በጥምቀት እና በቃና ዘገሊላ በዓል አከባበር ወቅት የተቀሰቀሰው ግጭትና የተፈጸመው ግድያ፣ በጸጥታ ኃይሉ ስሕተት የደረሰ ነው አሉ
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  21. Jan 26

    AS's spoke to about &the 's statement. "The UN says what the UN always says,"she said, but the political infrastructure in wouldn't make it possible for the gov to hold its own officials accountable. Video

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