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The Guardian By Simon Allison It’s not easy being a journalist in Ethiopia. In fact, it’s nearly impossible, according to…

World Running Jan. 23, 2015 Lemi Berhanu was the unexpected winner of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, an IAAF Gold…

The stylish men and women of the Omo Valley of Ethiopia have caught the attention of fashion photographers.

Human Rights Watch JANUARY 22, 2015 (Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government’s systematic repression of independent media has created a bleak…

NBC News By Aliyah Frumin In front of the new, Republican-controlled Congress, a forceful and determined President Obama used his…

VOA News By Marthe van der Wolf January 21, 2015 ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s coffee has been ranked as the…

The Huffington Post By Sasha Chavkin 01/20/2015 The World Bank repeatedly violated its own rules while funding a development initiative…

PRESS RELEASE The world bank January 20, 2015 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Agricultural growth was the main driver of poverty…

Homestrings.com The hybrid plant adjusts itself to a variety of weather conditions, utilizing both solar energy and biofuels. The Ethiopian…

Houston Chronicle By Dale Robertson Yebrgual Arage’s personal-best time a year ago in the Chevron Houston Marathon gained her a…

VOA News January 19, 2015 Americans across the country are pausing Monday to observe the federal holiday marking the birthday…

Associated Press Jan 15, 2015 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An Ethiopian radio station says a court has sentenced two British…

BBC News 15 January 2015 Two African newspapers have apologised for publishing Charlie Hebdo’s cover depicting the Prophet Muhammad, after…

The New York Times By David Carr For people who are supporters of not just free speech but newspapers, too,…

VOA News January 12, 2015 The U.S. government said Cuba has released 53 of its political prisoners, complying with a…

Mail & Guardian Africa By SAMANTHA SPOONER KALDI was an Ethiopian goat herder from Kaffa who is said to have…

Sahara Reporter JAN 10, 2015 Eyewitness accounts say the plane skidded off the runway in the process of landing at…

Winnipeg Free Press By: Carol Sanders An Ethiopian girl who went missing on her first day of school in Canada…

Books Live The £40,000 prize was initiated last year, unofficially as a more literary alternative to the Man Booker Prize.…

Houston Chronicle By Dale Robertson Bazu Worku will return to attempt a rare three-peat in the 43rd Chevron Houston Marathon,…

VOA News By Lisa Bryant January 09, 2015 PARIS—French authorities say the two armed suspects in this week’s Charlie Hebdo…

Sun News Network By KRISTIN ANNABLE | QMI AGENCY WINNIPEG – Police are looking for a 17-year-old girl, newly arrived…

Tadias Magazine News Update Monday, January 5th, 2015 New York (TADIAS) — The trial of the Zone 9 Bloggers and…

BBC News Pope Francis has named 20 new cardinals, including churchmen from Tonga, Ethiopia and Myanmar. Fifteen of the new…

The Wall Street Journal profiles Marcus Samuelsson’s journey From Ethiopia to NYC’s Harlem.

USA Today By NATE SCOTT On Tuesday morning American soccer fans got very excited indeed when the Washington Post’s Steve…

World Bulletin / Turkey The Ethiopian government on Friday denied reports about the defection of four Air Force pilots to…

VOA News About 2.4 million low-paid workers in the United States are getting a pay raise on New Year’s Day…

Commercial farming is running into problems in Gambella – and local communities are reaping few benefits.

VOA News Updated: December 30, 2014 Some of President Barack Obama’s loudest critics on foreign policy will have new powers…

CPJ By Nicole Schilit/Journalist Assistance Associate A sharp increase in the number of Ethiopian journalists fleeing into exile has been…

Al Jazeera By Simona Foltyn Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Lunch break is over at the Huajian shoe factory and workers…

The Telegraph A 47-year-old British tourist was killed in a church in a northwestern Ethiopia after a man accidentally fired…

Associated Press Dec 23, 2014 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian Defense Ministry charges that a pilot hijacked to Eritrea…

VOA News By James Butty Former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen said Ethiopia should not…

The Los Angeles Times By DAVID LAUTER Perhaps it’s just holiday cheer, but a few weeks after his party suffered…

The Root BY: DIANA OZEMEBHOYA EROMOSELE This is by no means an exhaustive list. And I’m not suggesting that there’s…

Reuters By Aaron Maasho December 18th, 2014 ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia expects to complete the Chinese-backed construction of a $475…

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Wednesday, December 17th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) – From the spectacular images of Lalibela…

CPJ lists Ethiopia as one of of the top 10 worst jailers of journalists in the world.

The Root BY: JAMAL WATSON ‘A Movement, Not Just a Moment’: Thousands March to Call for an End to Police…

Sexual violence against women in Ethiopia is relatively common. Research from 2012 found that “rape is undoubtedly one of the rampant crimes in Ethiopia.

Reuters Dec 11, 2014 Addis Ababa — Swedish telecom group Ericsson is set to sign a contract with Ethiopia to…

NBC News The protests over the lack of indictments in the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases have expanded to…

Bloomberg News By William Davison December 11, 2014 Ethiopian authorities released on bail about 80 activists, including the head of…

Light of Days Stories Blog By Maureen McCauley Evans Dan Rather hosted an in-depth show on AXS TV called “Unwanted…

African Globe AFRICANGLOBE – Engineer Simegnew Bekele, Project Manager of the GERD, told reporters on Saturday that the project is…

Sci Dev Net From Côte d’Ivoire in the west to Ethiopia in the east, Africa is home to some of…

VOA News By Gabe Joselow December 09, 2014 NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenya has a security problem. Fighters from the militant…

Reuters SANAA – At least 70 Ethiopians drowned when a boat used by smugglers to transport illegal migrants to Yemen…

The New York Times By JESSE McKINLEY and J. DAVID GOODMAN ALBANY — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New…

The brutal kidnapping and gang rape of Hanna Lalango has spurred a movement against gender-based violence in Ethiopia.

Tadias Magazine By Tadias Staff Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 New York (TADIAS) – The first Italian woman in space,…

The New York Times By ALAN COWELL It was a death long foretold that drew mourners from his own nation…

World Policy Journal blog The international human rights system is broken – or perhaps it never worked at all. In…

VOA News By Pamela Dockins STATE DEPARTMENT— The U.S. is awarding $15,000 grants to five U.S. universities that are partnering…

Bloomberg News By Robert Brand, Paul Wallace and Lyubov Pronina Ethiopia raised $1 billion in a debut international bond issue…

The Financial Times By Javier Blas, Africa Editor Every country tapping the global sovereign bond market details the dangers investors…

Bloomberg News By William Davison Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc, an Ethiopian company owned by billionaire Mohamed al-Amoudi, said it…

VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for millions of dollars more in federal spending to improve police forces…

ChronicleLive By Mark Douglas Haile Gebrselassie has a problem. You wouldn’t know it from a quick glance at his famous…

VOA News By Kim Lewis An education program geared towards reducing the school drop out rate for youths in Ethiopia…

The Root BY: SHAREE SILERIO Ferguson, Mo.: – Monday night, a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson, Mo., police Officer…

VOA News By William Gallo The midwestern U.S. town of Ferguson faced a second night of unrest and solidarity demonstrations…

The Huffington Post By Maura Kelly It was in Bahir Dar where I first meet Betre Yacob. He was working…

NBC News BY SUZANNE GAMBOA WASHINGTON — Bundled in winter coats, dozens of immigrants stood in front of the White…

The DC Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (OAA) has announced recipients of the 2015 African community Grant .

Jewish Press Hundreds of Ethiopian Jews take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday on the Armon Hanatziv Promenade…

BBC News There may be a property and infrastructure boom in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, but more than…

More than 5,000 Eritrean asylum seekers crossed into the Ethiopian territory in October alone,” according to UNHCR.

The majority of the Ethiopian population lives in two central localities – 38 percent in the Center and 24% in the South.

Tadias Magazine News Update Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 Ethiopia — The Yellow Movement at Addis Ababa University — an initiative…

The Root BY: CHARLES D. ELLISON With all the postelection buzz about historic firsts and trailblazing black Republicans crashing Congress,…

BBC News 17 November 2014 The family of a north London man who is facing the death penalty in Ethiopia…

Super Sport Algeria made it five wins from five in their 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with their…

The Wall Street Journal By MATTHEW DALTON The Ethiopian government has warned ZTE Corp. that it may cancel a huge…

CBS DFW NORTH TEXAS – An autopsy has confirmed the body found in a van, in a North Texas pond,…

The Root BY: DIANA OZEMEBHOYA EROMOSELE Nov. 14 2014 Federal officials who are responsible for tracking down and deporting undocumented…

The Root BY: DIANA OZEMEBHOYA EROMOSELE Soon the nation will learn if a grand jury in Missouri has decided to…

Afrem Gebreanenia wins at Iowa Challenge on November 8th, 2014.

According to (TV4’s) investigation, cotton used for the production of H&M’s clothes in Ethiopia comes from areas subject to land grabbing.

Newstime Africa By Addis Getachew The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has said it would provide assistance to…

Oxford University Consulting is seeking Researcher Consultants for a project on online hate speech and elections in Ethiopia.

In 1954 Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia became the first foreign head of state to visit West Germany.

The Guardian By David Smith Ethiopia’s policy of leasing millions of hectares of land to foreign investors is encouraging human…

President Barack Obama has arrived in Beijing on what is expected to be a polite but difficult three-day visit.

The International Press Institute By: Siobhan Hagan, IPI Contributor VIENNA – An Ethiopian court this week delayed proceedings for an…

Reuters (The following statement was released by the rating agency) PARIS/LONDON – Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ethiopia’s Long-term foreign and…

The Daily Mail Online By ANDREA MAGRATH November 7th, 2014 It would certainly be a test of even the most…

Gapers Block By Danielle Elliott Some 7,550 miles separate Chicago from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. For the 10,000 Ethiopians living…

BBC News Egypt and Ethiopia have signed a series of trade agreements which could help smooth diplomatic tensions over use…

The Los Angeles Loyolan By Kaitlin Perata “When you think of Africa, what are the first three things that come…

VOA News November 04, 2014 Republican candidates have won enough seats in Tuesday’s U.S. congressional elections to capture control of…