The global press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Thursday wrote  to US Secretary of State John Kerry, asking him to include in his discussions at the African Union (AU) Summit the issue of press freedom in Africa. Mr. K…
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Are they playing us like a cheap fiddle again? For a while, it was all about the Meles Dam and how to collect nickels and dimes to build it. That kind of played itself out. (Not to worry. That circus will be back in town. The public has the attention…
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela. For the late Meles Zenawi and his apostles (the Melesistas) in Ethiopia, the reverse is true: Ignorance is the most powerful weapon you can use to pr…
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Addis Ababa — Several Ethiopian publications are coming together to set up a 'press council' with the hope of easing restrictions on the media in Ethiopia. The journalists suggested the idea of the council at a May 3 meeting held at the behest of t…
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By Yilma Bekele On July 29th. 1936 Abune Petros was executed by the Italian fascist that were trying to colonize our country for his refusal to submit. On May 2nd. 2013 the monument that was built to commemorate our Holy Father was removed by the ord…
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By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam--Meles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap fiddle. They make us screech, shriek, scream and shout by simply showing their mugs in our cities. How…
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CIVICUS Today, Freedom Now, Amnesty International, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, the Committee to Free Eskinder Nega, the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, English PEN, th…
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The Ethiopian regime is the father of atrocities and human right abuses. The regimes has killed, imprisoned and displaced innocent own Citizens’ due to their political, religious and Regional...More latest news @ www.ecadforum.com
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The Blue Party of Ethiopia also known as “Semaiawi Party” has called for a public protest rally on June 2nd. ESAT’s interview with Semayawi party leader Eng. Yilkal Getnet.More latest news @ www.ecadforum.com
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ESAT is the first independent Ethiopian Satellite Television service and Radio Station who broadcast to Ethiopia and the rest of the world. ESAT Ethiopian News Amsterdam May 24, 2013.More latest news @ www.ecadforum.com
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Tribute to the countless Ethiopians that tear-down the walls of ethnic and religious divide and kept Ethiopians together and Woyane on the run.More latest news @ www.ecadforum.com
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Ethiopian Muslims protest May 24, 2013. Ethiopian Muslims continue protesting against government interferes in to their religious affairs.More latest news @ www.ecadforum.com
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The Organisation of African Unity was formed 50 years ago - on 25 May 1963. It was based in Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia, one of just two African countries never to have been colonised. The...More latest news @ www.ecadforum.com
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In 2013 Ethiopia stifled freedom of expression, severely restricting the activities of the independent media, political opposition parties and human rights organizations. Dissent was not tolerated in...More latest news @ www.ecadforum.com
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Police said they denied proper nutrition to their adopted son, 6, who was taken to Children‘s Hospital in Lawrenceville on Sept. 14. When admitted, he weighed 9.5 pounds less than when he entered the...More latest news @ www.ecadforum.com
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[Aswat Masriya]Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi is going to travel on Friday to Addis Ababa to participate in the 21st African Union Summit for presidents.
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[SA Govt]President Jacob Zuma has this morning, 24 May 2013, arrived in Addis Ababa, in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, to attend the 21ST Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, scheduled to take place on 26 and 27 May. T…
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[VOA]U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Ethiopia for security talks with regional officials and to attend a 50th anniversary celebration for the African Union.
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[ERTA]Pan African Business Conference organized in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the OAU/AU opens on Friday at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa.
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[ERTA]Ethiopia's economy is estimated to expand by 11.3 per cent in the 2012/13 budget year. This is according to a 9 month performance reported to the Budget and Finance Affairs Permanent Committee of the Parliament by Sofian Ahmed, Minister of Fina…
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[ERTA]Fewer than one in ten workers in least developed countries have any kind of social security, so when weather disasters or ill-health strike, the poor are extremely vulnerable. According to weather experts, the number of such natural disasters h…
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[ERTA]The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has relocated over 1,480 Sudanese refugees from the border to Sherkole camp in Ethiopia pushing the capacity of the camp beyond the initial limit of 9,000 people.
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[ERTA]The three day meeting of the African Youth and Children Forum opened on Tuesday at the AU Conference Center. The meeting is part of the 50th Anniversary Summit and held under the theme: "African Renaissance: the Africa we want to see 2063." The…
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[ERTA]Wednesday of 22 May 2013 sees rock arts on the menu at the Plenary Hall of the AUC Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as a colloquium and art show open to celebrate African Union's (AU) 50th anniversary.
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[ERTA]Central African Republic, Guinea Bissau and Madagascar have been banned from attending the 21st summit of the African Union (AU), to be held from 25 to 27 May in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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MOGADISHU, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Somalia unveiled a new cabinet on Sunday,keeping a delicate balance among rival clans as it tries to shake off years ofconflict that still plagues the country despite a recent push againstal-Qaeda-linked militants.
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KAMPALA/MOGADISHU, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Somalia's primeminister said on Saturday that it could be a challenge for hiscountry if Uganda followed through on a threat to withdrawtroops fighting Islamist rebels in southern Somalia.
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KAMPALA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Uganda will withdraw frompeacekeeping initiatives in Africa unless the United Nationsamends a report accusing it of supporting rebels in theDemocratic Republic of Congo, its foreign affairs ministry said.
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MOGADISHU, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers attacked arestaurant in the Somali capital on Saturday, killing a securityguard who stopped them entering the building, locals said.
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MOGADISHU, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The European Union has givenSomalia 158 million euros ($200 million) to improve education,the legal system and security, its new envoy said on Saturday,as the Horn of Africa nation tries to recover from more than twod…
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MOGADISHU, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Two suicide bombers killed three people outsidea restaurant in the Somali capital on Saturday, residents said, underlining theserious security challenges the Horn of Africa nation faces.
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* Ugandan troops form bulk of peacekeeping force in Somalia
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(Removes reference to foreign minister in paragraph 3 and 8;adds name of leader of delegation)
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* Ugandan troops form bulk of peacekeeping force in Somalia
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* Ugandan troops form bulk of peacekeeping force in Somalia
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