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A rights group is making a global appeal for the release from prison of the award-winning journalist Eskinder Nega.

Ethiopia is set to reap the rewards of a new initiative to help local businesses develop thousands of new green jobs.

The decision by the Government of Saudi Arabia to crack down on illegal immigrants is causing ripple effects at Bole Airport.

Zemedeneh Negatu, Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Ethiopia, named one of 100 Most Influential Africans.

Human Rights Watch spoke to five Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia.

Dozen of people marched through downtown Portland Monday to protest Saudi Arabia’s violent crackdown on Ethiopian workers.

It is time to move beyond outrage and to consider governmental and non-governmental strategies.

In the last 10 days, men and women were forced from their homes by mobs and dragged through the streets of Riyadh.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it has so far repatriated some 10,000 people back to their country.

The gathering in L.A. was one of many similar events that are taking place in Ethiopian communities around the world.

The demonstration followed last week’s deadly immigration crackdown in Saudi Arabia that claimed several lives.

On Monday, there were demonstrations at Saudi embassies around the world. BBC reports on the London protest.

At least three Ethiopians were killed this month in clashes with Saudi police during a violent immigration clampdown.

More protests are scheduled next week in front of Saudi Embassies and missions including in D.C. and New York.

Ethiopian police used force Friday to disperse hundreds of people protesting against targeted attacks on Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia.

Thousands of Ethiopian demonstrators gathered outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

About 23,000 Ethiopians have surrendered to Saudi authorities since a clampdown on illegal migrant workers began.

Ethiopians have taken to Twitter to express their outrage over Saudi Arabia’s abuse of migrant workers.

Three Ethiopians have been killed in Saudi Arabia when violence broke out between police and illegal immigrants preparing to return home.

The African media Leaders Forum was billed as Africa’s largest gathering of media chiefs and news industry stakeholders.

Four people were killed when a bomb blast tore through a minibus in western Ethiopia late on Tuesday,

The award-winning Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega will turn 45 this month in Kaliti prison.

A violent attack on a tea plantation leased by an Indian company in Gambela has renewed concerns over land policy.

Jeptoo and Mutai of Kenya have won the 2013 NYC Marathon.

Frehiwot Dado and Buzunesh Deba have a lot in common. They finished in the top two places at the 2011 NYC marathon.

A leading opposition party said in a report Thursday that scores of its members had been killed, abused or jailed over the past two years.

President of Uefa, Michel Platini, will push for the World Cup finals to be expanded from 32 to 40 teams.

This article includes infographics showing the number of FIFA member states by continent vs World Cup allocations.

The Ethiopian Space Science Society’s new observatory on Entoto will feature two massive optical telescopes.

Some of the newest technology trends are on display at Demo Africa in Kenya, where high-tech African innovators are gathered.

Ethiopia’s first international marathon on October 20, 2013 was organized by athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie.

Lelisa Desisa delivered victory for Ethiopia at the BAA Half Marathon in Boston on Sunday.

Journalists and media owners across Africa honored Ethiopian journalist Woubshet Taye in Cape Town on Saturday night.

Nigeria survived a scare in Addis Ababa as the African champions rallied to beat Ethiopia 2-1 in the opening leg of their World Cup play-off.

Ethiopia will play Nigeria tomorrow in Addis Ababa for the first leg of final two matches for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The boat was carrying some 500 people – mostly from Eritrea and Somalia, according to the Italian coastguard.

The program is part of a global initiative — a public-private partnership supported by USAID and Accenture.

The company expects to spend a total of $4 billion and will begin drilling test wells early next year.

Watch: Ethiopia, General Debate, 68th Session (UN TV) — Join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook.

Starbucks’ new “Ethiopia” coffee celebrates the rich coffee tradition of Ethiopia, where the bean was discovered 1,200 years ago.

Ethiopia is now Africa’s fifth biggest economy, leap-frogging next door Kenya and wooing investors from Sweden, Britain and China.

A jury has found Carri Williams guilty of all charges in the homicide and abuse trial involving the death of Hana Williams.

The ‘Walias secured Ethiopia a place in African play-offs for the 2014 World Cup, topping Group A with 13 points.

Police on Saturday took control of the headquarters of the Semayawi (Blue) party in Addis Ababa.

Two rallies to counter the ongoing Muslim protest in Ethiopia are being organized this weekend in Addis Ababa.

Los Angeles Times By Batsheva Sobelman JERUSALEM — A plane carrying 450 immigrants from Ethiopia on Wednesday marked the end…

Ethiopia’s economy is likely to grow seven percent a year over the next three to five years, below its average of the last decade.

Ethiopia collected its highest medal count ever at the 2013 Moscow world championships in athletics, earning ten medals.

Renowned Ethiopian musician, Eyob Mekonnen, passed away last night.

H&M is looking to Ethiopia as a possible new country in which it will produce clothing for its international market.

Mohammed Aman of Ethiopia won the men’s 800-meter gold medal Tuesday at the world championships.

The four crew members killed on board the Ethiopian military plane were experienced Air Force personnel.

Muslim protesters in Ethiopia clashed with police during Eid el-Fitr prayers on Thursday.

An Ethiopian official confirmed all four on board the UN helicopter that crashed in Ethiopia Wednesday were Russian citizens.

A helicopter carrying U.N. personnel crashed in Ethiopia on Wednesday, injuring several people on board.

Mayor Gray had an infamous encounter last week with an Ethiopian store clerk who had trouble understanding him.

The trial of the adopted parents accused of the murder of Hannah Williams has started in Washington State.

The body of 26-year-old Olympian Meskerem Legesse has arrived in Ethiopia for burial.

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing that airlines inspect emergency transmitters in all Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

Ethiopia’s accession to the WTO is expected to be finalized in the third quarter of 2015.

Haile says he is entering politics with the aim of winning a parliamentary seat in the 2015 election.

VOA News By Dan Robinson July 02, 2013 DAR ES SALAAM — President Barack Obama ended his Africa trip Tuesday,…

Nelson Mandela has become critically ill in hospital, the South African presidency has announced.

The U.S. congressional subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Thursday on the future of Democracy in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia progressed to the African play-offs after knocking South Africa with a 2-1 win in Addis Ababa on Sunday.

First-half goals from Getaneh Kebede and Saladin Seid kept Ethiopia top of Group A with 11 points from four matches.

Thousands demonstrated Sunday in Addis Ababa, the first political protest since 2005.

Ms Bogaletch Gebre was awarded the King Baudouin Prize in Belgium for confronting “culturally entrenched taboo subjects.”

Cuso International will be hosting an information session at its Washington, D.C. office on Thursday, May 9th.

The end of the road in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. Photograph by Michael Lorentz.

Walya’s Fuad Ibrahim, a young American striker who once played for the U.S Under-17 and Under-20 teams.