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Why Is There Such A Large Ethiopian Population In The Washington Region?

The Washington region is home to the largest concentration of Ethiopians outside of Africa. Ethiopians in D.C. began opening shops and restaurants in Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights and, when rents got too expensive, the Shaw area. Today the largest concentration of Ethiopian businesses is in Silver Spring, Maryland, and to a lesser extent, Alexandria, […]

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Why hundreds of people are dying over cattle in East Africa?

(Los Angeles Times) – Cattle can mean everything in South Sudan. They are wealth, status, survival, the price of a bride and the ability to marry and have children – all things young men are willing to kill and die for. That’s what thousands of armed young men from the Murle tribe did last week, pouring across […]

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” Jesus doesn’t hate Music”- Zeritu Kebede

ዘሪቱ ከበደ ከዲጄ ፋትሱ ጋር በአሜሪካ ያረገችውን ቃለ ምልልስ ይመልከቱት.“እየሱስ ሙዚቃ አይጠላም ሀጥያት ነው ሚጠላው” ትላለች ሙዚቃና ሀይማኖት አይጋጭብሽም ወይ ተብላ ስትጠየቅ 

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Top 5 Countries Where You Can Study for Free!

If you fail to qualify for fully-funded university scholarships, consider enrolling in universities that are tuition free or universities that charge low tuition fees. Countries like Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, and Sweden offer different types of free/low tuition schemes for international students. scholars4dev.com has compiled information and provided links to tuition-free Colleges and Universities in these countries. […]

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Ethiopia is Mentioned in Panama Papers Giant Leak

A massive leak of documents exposes the offshore holdings of 12 current and former world leaders and reveals how associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin secretly shuffled as much as $2 billion through banks and shadow companies. The leak also provides details of the hidden financial dealings of 128 more politicians and public officials around […]

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The Fastest Family on the Planet: Meet the Dibabas

Ethiopia is a running-mad country—but it’s never seen anything like the Dibabas. Chloe Malle heads to Addis Ababa to meet the fastest family on the planet. The only sound at the top of the Entoto Mountains is the thwack of a cowherd’s staff against the tree trunks as he leads his small herd of oxen […]

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Ethiopia: “It’s very dangerous. Everybody is living in fear. They imprison people every day. People have disappeared.”- Al Jazeera Reported

Al  Jazeera in today’s news has reported that Largest ethnic group in Ethiopia continues to rally against the government despite crackdown. Six-year-old Abi Turi and her nine-year-old brother Dereje have not been attending classes in Wolonkomi. Their school was closed in January as the Ethiopian government began what its critics call a crackdown on protests […]

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