Ethiopian woman stabbed on bus makes first trip home… in coffin :Community mourns death of Sebele Mekonen

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VM Sathish: Emirates 24 News Ethiopian consulate and community in the UAE held a special prayer service in Dubai for the young Ethiopian woman stabbed to death on a bus. Sebele Mekonen, who arrived in Dubai five years ago, had not gone home since, and now, her first...

Ethiopia: World Bank Translator, Activists Face Trial

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(Nairobi) Human Rights Watch– Ethiopian authorities should immediately drop all charges and release a former World Bank translator and two other local activists charged under Ethiopia’s repressive counterterrorism law after trying to attend a workshop on food security...

U.S. State Department Highlights 3 Women Political Prisoners from Ethiopia

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New York ( Tadias  Magazine) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, launched a one-month campaign last week called #FreeThe20 that will highlight 20 women from around the world who are political prisoners, including three female members of Ethiopia’s...

Ethiopia jails Muslims convicted of terror plot

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BBC. A court in Ethiopia has sentenced 18 Muslims, including clerics and a journalist, to up to 22 years in prison under controversial anti-terrorism legislation. The 18 were convicted last month on charges including terrorism and conspiracy to create an Islamic...

Obama\’s call to end female genital mutilation yet to reach Ethiopia\’s villages

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The Guardian. While some Ethiopians praise the US president’s speech in Addis Ababa, other activists are concerned his message did not reach the people who needed to hear it the most in remote, traditional villages where circumcision continues. When she was a girl,...

\”Democracy is more than Just Holding Elections\”: Obama warns on Africa leaders refusing to step down

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BBC: US President Barack Obama has ended his visit to Africa by warning the continent will not advance if its leaders refuse to step down when their terms end. \”Nobody should be president for life,\” Mr Obama said. He was speaking at the African...