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Shipping line denies misnaming Mek’ele vessel

(Daniel Berhane) The state-owned Shipping line disclaimed responsibility for the misnaming of its new vessel, which was named after Mek'ele, the…

Ethiopia: An Emerging Family Planning Success Story

(David J. Olson, Andrew Piller) When global family planning practitioners gathered in November for the Third International Conference on Family…

Dutch media reports uproar over Teddy Afro, Bedele beer

(Daniel Berhane) The social media controversy regarding artist Tedros Kassahun, better known as Teddy Afro, and his remarks about the…

South Sudan: Curfew imposed after ‘attempted coup’

South Sudan President Salva Kiir announced an overnight curfew for civilians Monday after what he characterized as a failed coup…

FM Dr. Tedros says: Officials fine with facebook

“No one is unhappy about m social media presence…..In fact, at a recent high-level meeting, attended by the Prime Minister,…

Fake facebook pages of Dr Tedros irk Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry

(Daniel Berhane) Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom may not be the first Ethiopian government official to open a twitter account.…

Tedros ‘depressed’ by Saudi abuse of Ethiopians[full text]

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom (PhD) made an emotional speech about the suffering of Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia during the 3rd…

Saudi Army raids African expats, two dead [News Roundup]

Saudi Arabian army raided a district populated by Ethiopian expats on Saturday, according to media reports. Atleast two people have…

Saudi police killed Ethiopian worker – Aljazeera

An Ethiopian migrant has been killed by Saudi police after he tried to flee arrest during a round-up of thousands…

CPJ: Two editors of Ethio-Mihdar newspaper detained

Ethiopian police have arrested without charge two editors of the leading independent Amharic weekly Ethio-Mihdar, according to local journalists. Police…

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