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Activists released from prison in Ethiopia

Amnesty International

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Two human rights activists have been released from prison in Ethiopia having been detained since November 2005. Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie...

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ETHIOPIA: Lifting of grain tax may ease food burden for urban poor

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Sunday, March 23, 2008

The Ethiopian government’s decision to remove some taxes on grains is unlikely to have an immediate impact on rising food prices in rural areas,...

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ETHIOPIA: “Eight million need assistance, despite record harvest”

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IRIN

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Ethiopia experienced a record harvest during the meher season that runs from June and October but pockets of poor food production across the country...

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ETHIOPIA: Strategy to focus on malnutrition

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IRIN

Monday, February 11, 2008

Ethiopia’s new national nutrition strategy will target children younger than two years of age because a significant number suffer chronic...

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ETHIOPIA: Prisoners of conscience unfairly convicted; face possible 10 year prison terms

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Amnesty International

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Amnesty International today condemned the convictions of two human rights defenders in Ethiopia on charges of provoking and preparing "outrages...

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ETHIOPIA: Drought insurance extended to 6.7 million people

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IRIN

Sunday, December 16, 2007

The World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding "the first humanitarian insurance policy" in Ethiopia. Officials are hoping to raise US$230 million in...

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ETHIOPIA: Healing the scars of conflict

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IRIN

Friday, December 14, 2007

Just a month ago, Bela, 35, a mother of two from the Karo ethnic group, saw her neighbour shot dead. "She was planting grain with her husband. She...

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EAST AFRICA: Locust infestation serious in Kenya and Ethiopia, says FAO

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IRIN

Thursday, December 13, 2007

The locust infestation remains serious in northeast Kenya and southeast Ethiopia, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)."There...

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AFRICA: Strengthening security is prerequisite for DRC - Rice

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IRIN

Friday, December 07, 2007

Strengthening the security institutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a prerequisite for long-term solutions to the country’s...

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IAC’s Regional Media Workshop Ends in Addis Ababa

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The Point

Sunday, December 02, 2007

The Inter African Committee on Traditional Practices (IAC) recently ended a two-day regional media workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In her...

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