Nigeria may seek death penalty against child bride
Gezawa - A 14-year-old Nigerian girl accused of murdering her 35-year-old husband by putting rat poison in his food could face the death penalty, Nigerian prosecutors said on Thursday.The trial of...
Burkina Faso’s revolution
After two days of protests in Burkina Faso the president, Blaise Compaoré, has reportedly abandoned plans to amend the constitution to allow himself a further three terms in office.Followed on...
Ethiopian Store owner Daniel face a Multimillion dollar lawsuit
BALTIMORE —A Baltimore business is facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by the owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain.The Texas corporation said in its 13-page lawsuit that a store by...
Spike in Eritreans fleeing into Ethiopia
Over 200 Eritrean refugees are crossing the heavily fortified and dangerous border into neighbouring Ethiopia daily, the United Nations said in a report noting a "spike" in those fleeing.Tens of...
Ebola healthcare worker supply falling short by the thousands
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - More than 5,000 additional health care workers are needed to fight Ebola in the three most affected countries in West Africa, the president of the World Bank said...
Hanged Iranian Woman Leaves Heartbreaking Last Message
The 26-year-old Iranian woman who was executed on Saturday for murdering a man she said tried to rape her sent a final message to her mother, asking her to make sure her organs would be donated....
Redwan Taunts Right Groups: Ethiopia is not governed by fear
Redwan Hussein, Head of Ethiopia’s Communication Affairs Office, responded to recent allegations of Amnesty International.In a short audio interview with the BBC today, Redwan says “Ethiopia is...
Angry Youth in Bole Area smashed cars over Friend’s Death
About fifty young men who got angered by a friend’s gruesome death have damaged more than ten cars at the Bole Olompia neighborhood. The incident happened on Monday after the body of a young man...
IGAD blamed South Sudan rebels today for renewed fighting
The IGAD Special Envoys for South Sudan has today strongly condemned the action of SPLM/A (In Opposition) forces to initiate conflict in the area of Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan."This unfortunate...
Seven countries are set to stage the 9th Ibero-American Film Festival in Addis Ababa
Five Latin American and two European countries are set to stage the 9th Ibero- American Film Festival in Addis Ababa. The announcement was made today at the Embassy of the Argentine Republic. Cuba,...
Ethiopia advocate Ras Seymour Mclean passes away
RAS SEYMOUR McLean, a well-known advocate for the return of priceless Ethiopian relics and hundreds of books and manuscripts of Ethiopian history, has passed away in London on October 6 after a short...
AU to fly flags at half- mast for former Zambian leader Michael Sata
Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, said today that she has asked flags to fly at half-mast at the African Union Headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis...
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