Posts Tagged ‘ethiopian’

African Union opens new $200m HQ

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

The African Union inaugurates its newly built Chinese-funded headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

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African Union opens new $200m HQ

Ethiopian Forces Seize Strategic Somali Town From Shabab

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

The loss of Beledweyne, a trading hub near the Ethiopian border, leaves the Shabab rebels on the defensive.

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Ethiopian Forces Seize Strategic Somali Town From Shabab

Ethiopia jails Sweden journalists

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Two Swedish journalists are sentenced by an Ethiopian court to 11 years each in jail for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism.

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Ethiopia troops ‘enter Somalia’

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Ethiopian troops have crossed the border into Somalia in significant numbers, eyewitnesses say – an incursion denied by the Ethiopian authorities.

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Ethiopia troops ‘enter Somalia’

Ethiopia troops ‘enter Somalia’

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Ethiopian troops have crossed the border into Somalia in significant numbers, eyewitnesses say – an incursion denied by the Ethiopian authorities.

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Ethiopia troops ‘enter Somalia’

Ethiopia ‘kills 123 ONLF rebels’

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Ethiopian forces have killed 123 separatist rebels in the eastern region of the country, a senior Ethiopian official has told the BBC.

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Ethiopia ‘kills 123 ONLF rebels’

Ethiopia’s amazing rock churches

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

Churches built underground in the Ethiopian town of Lalibela draw tourists from all over the world, including local Christians for whom the site is their religious home.

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Ethiopia’s amazing rock churches