Karuturi to Borrow From Sovereign Fund After First Ethiopia Crop By William Davison Karuturi Global Ltd. (KARG), the world's largest rose grower, said it will borrow more than $100 million from a sovereign wealth fund to invest in farming in East A...

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Tegegnework Gettu. Photo: UNDP UN Secretary-General appoints Tegegnework Gettu of Ethiopia as new Under-Secretary-General of DGACM Source: UN News Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Tegegnework Gettu of Ethiopia as the new Under-Secreta...

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Attempt to deport Ethiopian terror link man failsSource: IndependentHome Secretary Theresa May has failed in a bid to deport a 33-year-old Ethiopian who had "thrown in his lot" with Islamist extremists "committed to terrorism".The Court of Ap...

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Ethiopian jailed journalist Eskinder Nega Ethiopia delays appeal of jailed blogger, opposition figure Source: AFP An Ethiopian court on Wednesday delayed again the appeal of blogger Eskinder Nega and opposition leader Andualem Arage, who were ja...

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Group of Emerging Nations Plans to Form Development Bank JOHANNESBURG -- A group of five emerging world economic powers met in Africa for the first time Tuesday, gathering in South Africa for a summit meeting at which they plan to announce the creation...

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Ethiopia's ruling coalition re-elected Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as chairman Ethiopia's ruling coalition completes transition after Meles Source: Reuters Ethiopia's ruling coalition re-elected Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as cha...

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Ethiopia says foils Somali rebel plot to kidnap U.N. workers By Aaron Maasho | Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's intelligence agency said on Monday it had detained eight members of Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist militant group who it accuse...

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Ethiopian Airlines to add Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Seoul Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines to add Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and SeoulSource: ATW Ethiopian Airlines plans to add three new Asian destinations to its network from June 18: Ho Chi Mi...

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Ethiopia's Tsgabu Grmay makes Cycling history with first ever Ethiopian international victoryTour de Taiwan makes history with first ever Ethiopian international victorySource: Tour de TaiwanEthiopia is known for his world class runners but T...

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Jia Qinglin (L, front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, is welcomed by Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Hailemariam Desalegn (R, front) upon his arrival at the airp...

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