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File Photo: Ethiopian Muslims protest against government interference in religious matters at Ethiopia's Anwar Grand MosqueEthiopia Muslims rally on Fridays as tension risesBy KIRUBEL TADESSE, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- As...
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A Jumbotrek in Ethiopia's MountainsJourney across the Simiens, one of the world's most elevated and isolated wonderlandsMy new companion on the mountain ledge emitted a croak and hopped a little closer. A momentary standoff followed as I contempl...
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ETHIOPIA: THE PARADOX OF MELES ZENAWI By Micahel Street He embodied the eternal paradox that is Ethiopia: a land of 'great abundance' where so much poverty exists; a Garden of Eden whose potential has never been fulfilled. The death of Ethiopia's...
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Your intellectual antidote to my recent rant on the UK development strategy. Also worthwhile: The top 250 movies on IMDB in 2 1/2 minutes
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Although I'm slightly wary of an under pressure Martin O'Neill opening things up in a bid to find goals is his team, the stats point firmly to this being low scoring.
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Taye Danda'a: Taye Danda'a (picture - in front of the Addis Ababa University - AAU) was an outstanding student of Law at AAU and a role model for many students. He had received countless awards from the district-level to Cafee Oromiya for his academic successes. He had been in jail from 2003-2006 due to his political views. Without giving up, after his release, he went back to school and continued his education till his arrest three days before his graduation in 2009. He has been a star student, and he had been hired by AAU as a professor before his latest arrest by Ethiopian government authorities. Taye is in prison since 2009.
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It's been 10 years since this project entered development limbo, although the jam-packed schedules of Will Smith and Denzel Washington over the years, likely haven't helped either. Some day, it'll eventually happen. Recapping... Years ago, Will Smith expressed interest in remaking the Sidney Poitier/Bill Cosby 70s film, Uptown Saturday Night, in what sounded like a possible all-star African American Ocean's Eleven-style romp, starring Smith, Washington, and, potentially Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, and others who were said to be part of the conversation. It seemed like it would be a go about a...
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We can also now add Emayatzy Corinealdi (star of Ava DuVernay's Middle Of Nowhere) and Tyson Beckford to the cast of Lionsgate's big screen adaptation of erotic fiction writer Zane's popular novel Addicted, which follows the trials and tribulations of a successful sex-addicted African American professional woman. Corinealdi and Beckford join the already cast Tasha Smith, Boris Kodjoe, Sharon Leal, and William Levy) in a Paul Hall production, with Charisse Nesbit executive producing. It's been confirmed that Leal will play the role of the sex-addicted woman, while Smith is onboard as the therapist, as previously...
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A loans and savings initiative is transforming the lives of some of the poorest in 11 countries
On a table in the middle of the room sits a green metal box with three padlocks, to which three people each have a key. Everyone present chips in an agreed amount of money and gets their passbook stamped - though if you're financially stretched that week, you can put in a little less. The money all goes into the box.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:: Some people save up for years before they can have a descent vacation, especially in the Caribbean. But the disappointments that come along with choosing the wrong destination and wrong hotel are sometimes inevitable! Decisions like these are never easy but when it comes to providing the best St Lucia vacation villa,Gateway [...]
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The World Bank last week released the latest results of its Doing Business series. The report Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 185 economies and ranks the economies in 10 areas of business regulation, such as starting a business, resolving insolvency and trading across borders. This year's report data cover regulations measured from June 2011 through May 2012. The Zambia report is embedded below. Unsurprisingly given the time frame coverage very little reform took place over the period due to elections and subsequent concerns. Zambia slipped 4 places on the rankings (90 in DB2012 to 94 in DB2013) but this is not because it got worse, but because it undertook less reforms (not all the supposed ...
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A phone call to journalists on November 1st may have put a cease fire with Boko Haram on the table....
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