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August 2017

Ethiopia receives 3.4 bln USD in loans, grants in 12 months

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — Ethiopia has obtained 3.4 billion U.S. dollars in grants and loans from multilateral and bilateral partners during the 2016/17 Ethiopian Fiscal Year (EFY) that ended July 8. Speaking to Xinhua on Thursday, Haji Ibsa Communications Director at Ethiopia Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation said the financial assistance will

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Video: Rights Violation in Custody – A story of Activist Nigist Yirga

Video: Rights Violation in Custody – A story of Activist Nigist Yirga

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with EHRP The Ethiopia Human Rights Project (EHRP) has shone light on instances of rights abuses in the country’s prisons. EHRP used the story of a young woman, Nigist Yirga, who has been held by authorities since 2015 for participating in anti-government protests that hit the East African country. Nigist –

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Heavy fighting erupts in South Sudan near border with Ethiopia

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Heavy fighting erupted on Friday in the South Sudanese town of Pagak near the border with Ethiopia when rebels launched an offensive against government forces, the rebels said. Rebel spokesman Lam Paul Gabriel told Reuters that the rebels were seeking to regain Pagak, which was captured by government forces on Aug. 7.

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The 22nd Annual conference of Ogaden Somali communities Worldwide Resolution

The 22nd Annual conference of Ogaden Somali communities Worldwide held in Frankfurt. The annual 22nd conference of Ogaden Somali communities Worldwide was held from 4 to 6 August 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany. The three-day conference was organized by the Ogaden community in Germany was attended by delegates representing Ogaden Communities from all five continents and

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EDF Commends Congressman Christopher Smith and the U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee for Advancing Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Ethiopia

የኢትዮጵያ፤የውዪዪትና፤መፍትሔ፤መድረክ Ethiopian Dialogue Forum 9900 Greenbelt RD.  E#343 –  Lanham, MD 20706 __________________________________ August 2, 2017   Press Statement from EDF EDF Commends Congressman Christopher Smith and the U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee for Advancing Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Ethiopia   Ethiopian Americans, Ethiopians at home and in the Diaspora as

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