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Kenya: Survivors of post-election violence seek more than resettlement
Most of those displaced by post-election violence mainly in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province five years ago have been resettled, but those whose relatives were killed or who lost their property are seeking...
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May 2012| Food Security update for Kenya, Somalia,
The US-funded FEWS Net (Famine Early Warning Systems Network) released Food Security updates for Kenya and Somalia. Here are the summary of the updates FEWS Net e-mailed. Kenya Food Security Update,...
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Ethiopia: Poor rains prompt calls for more food assistance
Aid agencies are calling for more food assistance for areas in southern and northeastern Ethiopia where erratic rains have adversely affected the mid-February to May `Belg’ crop. “We have a very...
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Below average rain in Somalia, but famine unlikely
The UN’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) in Somalia has said that Somalia’s most recent main rainy season is going to be below average. The FSNAU said Somalia wasn’t likely to have a...
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Israel to deport Ethiopian, S.Sudanese and to lock Eritrean, Sudanese migrants
Highlights: * [Israeli PM] ordered his ministers to accelerate efforts to deport citizens of South Sudan, the Ivory Coast, Ghana and Ethiopia who are living in Israel illegally on Sunday. [He said...
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Kenya: Five killed, thousands displaced by tribal clashes
Clashes between two communities in western Kenya’s Rift Valley Province have led to the displacement of thousands of people, the closure of several schools and calls for the government to beef up...
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Somaliland: President appeals for drought assistance and relief aid
Somaliland’s President Ahmed Mahmoud Silanyo has issued an appeal for drought relief aid. In a statement released from Hargeisa he asked the international community, UN agencies, international and...
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A Human Connection: Modern Day Slavery of Ethiopian Women II
In a post from March 2012 here, i discussed the issue of modern day slavery of Ethiopian women in the middle-east and how countries like Indonesia and the Philippines insisted on better wages and...
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Aid Policy: Accountability in Islam
The rights-based framework may only have been formally adopted by the international humanitarian and development community in the past decade; but the concept that people in need have a right to...
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Ethiopia plans yet another surge in medical schools enrolment
Ethiopia’s Minister of Health Dr. Teodros Adhanom has detailed the Ministry’s plans to sharply increase the number of health professionals in the country over the next "three to four years" in order to...
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Somalia: Al-Shabaab bans Islamic Relief aid group
Somalia’s Shabaab insurgents on Monday banned the aid agency Islamic Relief, one of the very few groups who were able to work in the war-ravaged region controlled by the al-Qaeda linked fighters. The...
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UN to open a new refufgee camp in Ethiopia
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced it is to open another new camp in Ethiopia to deal with Somalis still fleeing from conflict and insecurity. A spokesperson for the...
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Review |"The Golden Fleece"– A Book on aid instrumentalization
Following the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, many humanitarian policy wonks spoke of a new era of heightened aid instrumentalization – that is the use of humanitarian action...
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Gov’t working to repatriate Ethiopians detained in Kenya
The Ethiopian Embassy in Kenya has been working steadily to repatriate Ethiopians detained in Kenya after they had been brought illegally across the borders by human traffickers and smugglers. As part...
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Global: FAO projects record Wheat production in 2013
First forecasts for the 2013 wheat harvest point to production increasing to 690 million tonnes – 4.3 percent up on 2012. This would be the second largest crop on record, according to the latest issue...
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Saudi Gazette | Do not encourage Ethiopia-phobia
(By: Mahmoud Ahmed) The recent phenomenon of Ethiopia bashing in our country’s media is turning a wee bit malicious. I was surprised at the recent media campaign against Ethiopian nationals, who have...
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የቤንሻንጉል ፕ/ት: ተፈናቃዮቹ ኦሮሞዎችም ናቸው –አጣርተን እርምጃ እንወስዳለን
ባለፈው ሳምንት አዲስ አድማስ ጋዜጣ የዘገበውና (እዚህ ብሎግ ላይም የወጣ) ዜና፤ በበቤንሻንጉል ክልል የሰፈሩ ዜጐች “ሕገወጥ” ተብለው እንደተባረሩ መዘገቡ ይታወሳል፡፡ ዜናው እንዳለው ከሆነ፡- ”በሚኖሩበት አካባቢ የእርሻ ቦታ በማጣታቸውና የተሻለ ሥራ ፍለጋ ከ1997 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ ከአማራ ክልል ወደ ቤኒሻንጉል ጉሙዝ...
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የቤንሻንጉል ተፈናቃዮች ተመፅዋች ሆኑ | Addis Admass
“ከእነ ቤተሠቤ እዚህ ለመድረስ ያየሁትን ፈተና ፈጣሪ ያውቀዋል፡፡ ቤተሰቤ ከቁጥር ሳይጐድል ለአገሬ መሬት በቅቻለሁና ከእንግዲህ የፈለገው ይሁን” አሉኝ፤ ከቤኒሻንጉል ክልል ያሶ ወረዳ ተፈናቅለው በፍኖተ ሰላም ድንጋያማ መጠለያ ውስጥ ያገኘኋቸው አዛውንት፡፡ በአማራ ክልል የከሠላ ወረዳ ተወላጅ የኾኑት አዛውንት፤ ኑሮ...
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የቤንሻንጉል ተፈናቃዮች እንዲመለሱ ተወሰነ | Sendek
(በዘሪሁን ሙሉጌታ) ባለፉት ሁለት ሳምንታት በሺህ የሚቆጠሩ የአማራ ክልል ተወላጆች ከቤንሻንጉል ክልል ተፈናቅለው በጎጃም ፍኖተሰላም አካባቢ እንዲሰፍሩ የተደረገው በስህተት መሆኑን የቤንሻንጉል ጉሙዝ ክልል ርዕሰ መስተዳድር ገለፁ። የተፈናቀሉት በሙሉ ቀደም ሲል ወደነበሩበት እንዲመለሱ መወሰኑንም አስታወቁ። የቤንሻንጉል...
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Gibe III dam | Group warns of ‘catastrophe’ in Omo Valley
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE April 15, 2013 * Aid agencies turn blind eye to ‘catastrophe’ in Ethiopia * Three new reports predict disaster in Lower Omo Valley Three independent reports have...
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