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VIDEO: Israel accused of dooming Ethiopian baby boom

[Translate] A feminist movement has accused the Israeli government of adopting a racist policy towards the country’s Ethiopian Jews. Activists believe black women are deliberately being given a controversial contraceptive drug to bring about a drop in the population – a claim the government denies. Thousands of Ethiopians have immigrated to Israel since the 1980s, but their Jewish [...]

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STOP SHOOTING AFRICANS at Egypt-Israel Border – SIGN THE PETITION!!!!

[Translate] Join the United African Organization (UAO) in protesting the treatment of Africans crossing the Egypt-Israel border. Help us present a united front for their human rights! Last week, Egyptian border guards shot and killed an African who was trying to get over the border and into Israel. This brings the official total to 16 migrants [...]

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VIDEO: Sharp divisions among African nations when Meles sells-out the African standpoint

[Translate] Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi betrays Africa at Copenhagen climate change negotiations THE misunderstanding among Africans when it comes to making crucial decisions came to light last week during the  conference held in the Danish capital Copenhagen. After two weeks of intensive negotiations, the African group made a formal submission to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on [...]

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ARTICAL: Lieberman used Africa trip to lay groundwork for arms deals

[Translate] Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman returns Friday from a visit in five African states, where in addition to discussing Africa’s internal problems, he and his entourage laid the groundwork for weapons deals. While Lieberman talked with African leaders about the hunger, water shortage, malnutrition and plagues afflicting their nations, the visit was also used to advance arms [...]

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SPORT: Bekele win his forth-in-a-row 10 000 m victory and Ethiopia´s first WC-Gold! + video interview

[Translate] Berlin 2009

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4th Ethiopian Diaspora Business Forum

[Translate] ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Location: Four Point Sheraton (12th & K St. NW) Washington DC, USA June 21, 2009 Organized by: The Ethiopian American Principal Sponsors: VEGA Ethiopia AGOA+/USAID Also sponsored by: Precise Consult International PLC ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. The Forum is divided into two sessions. Session I will explore US Government support for American investors, including the Ethiopian Diaspora, in investing in Africa (USAID’s Diaspora Loan Guarantee program in Ethiopia and the African Diaspora [...]

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Fake gold at NBE

[Translate] By Hayal Alemayehu – Ethiopian Reporter The office of the Prime Minister this week issued an order for the inspection of all gold bars inside the vaults of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) following the continued discoveries of fake bullion gold bars at the bank, [...]

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Rare zoo Abyssinian lion cubs poisoned

[Translate] Rare Abyssinian lion cubs are being poisoned at a zoo in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and their bodies are then sold on to be stuffed. The zoo, founded by Ethiopia’s former Emperor Haile Selassie, says it poisons a number of cubs each year because it does not have the space or money to look after them. “We [...]

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