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Starvation and disease: Trump and the GOP are wrecking the world
Daily Kos
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August 17, 2025
President Donald Trump’s “America first” approach means decimation globally—and particularly in Africa. After taking office, the president quickly hollowed out the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is the main foreign aid...
Ethiopia plays vital role in combating climate change: Ministry
Capital
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August 17, 2025
The Ministry of Water and Energy has emphasized that tackling the impacts of climate change demands unified action from all sectors, highlighting Ethiopia’s significant contributions toward global mitigation efforts. Speaking at a pre-summit...
Ethiopia Enhances Regional Integration by Supplying Electricity to Neighboring Nations
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 17, 2025 (ENA) -- The Ministry of Planning and Development has reported that Ethiopia has been creating a new dynamic for regional cooperation by extending its progress in renewable energy far beyond its borders, using clean...
Angelina Jolie spotlights Ethiopia’s culinary excellence and healthcare advances during Addis Ababa visit
Capital Ethiopia
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August 17, 2025
Hollywood icon and humanitarian Angelina Jolie recently made a visit to Addis Ababa, bringing global attention to the city’s thriving culinary scene and its vital healthcare initiatives. Her visit, which included an elegant dinner at one of...
Ethiopian-Canadian advocate honored for...
Capital Ethiopia
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August 17, 2025
Markos Z. Tegegn, a prominent charity advocate in Winnipeg’s Ethiopian community, has been honored with one of the Canadian government’s most prestigious awards for his years of dedicated service to those in need, both in Canada and Ethiopia. An...
Ethiopia Ranks 22nd Globally...
Capital Ethiopia
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August 17, 2025
Africa Leads in Global Generosity The Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) World Giving Report 2025 reveals compelling insights into global philanthropy trends, placing Ethiopia prominently at 22nd in the world for generosity, with its people donating...
Abiy Ahmed Ali war crimes spark global Calls for international investigation in Ethiopia
Zehabesha
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August 15, 2025
Abiy Ahmed’s domestic and international image quickly transformed after his first year in office. Inside Ethiopia, he was hailed as a reformer. Citizens admired his promises about democracy, his push for more freedom of speech, and his efforts to...
Ethiopia, Botswana Deepen Bilateral Ties with Rooted Shared Values on African Unity & Multilateralism
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 15, 2025 (ENA) – Botswana and Ethiopia have been building strong bilateral ties, with both countries expressing renewed commitment to strengthening existing cooperation in key areas, including agriculture, aviation, trade, and...
Forgotten superfoods: ancient wisdom for modern health
Meer
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August 16, 2025
In a world increasingly concerned with health, sustainability, and biodiversity, ancient wisdom often provides a wealth of inspiration. Across centuries and continents, traditional diets have embraced foods celebrated for their nutritional...
Preparations for Ethiopian Premier League season overshadowed by managerial turnover
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 16, 2025
The managerial merry-go-round has hit top speed in the Ethiopian Premier League ahead of the 2025/26 season. A new Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) coaching regulation has played a role in the swift changes of coaches across clubs. Pan-Africa...
Direct Relief Monitors Hurricane Erin, Medical Support Departs to 12 Countries
Direct Relief
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August 15, 2025
By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has shipped 592 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 7.1 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...
Why the rise of post-delivery health complications must be tamed
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 16, 2025
Mrs Caroline Ajetunmobi, a full-time housewife, lives in Ejigbo area of Lagos. Each time the woman delivers a baby, she always loses her sanity for about one year. The three times she had delivered babies, the same fate had befallen her. Now, she...
Debebe Eshetu Dies Tributes Pour In for Shaft in Africa Star
Zehabesha
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August 17, 2025
The Habesha News Desk August 17, 2025 Debebe Eshetu was a versatile Ethiopian artist known for powerful roles in film and theater. Many remember his part in Shaft in Africa, and his work as a writer, translator, and poet. He also stepped into...
Beyond the Words: How Ethiopia’s Human Rights Stakeholders Can Respond to the 2024 U.S. Report
Zehabesha
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August 15, 2025
By: Abyot Alemu In the hushed corridors beyond the State House in Addis Ababa, a teacher’s words echo with urgency: “When the mirror speaks, the choice is not to look away—but to listen.” That mirror is embodied in the U.S. State Department’s 2024...
Russian Companies Show Interest to Engage in Ethiopia in Various Sectors Including Fertilizer Production
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 15, 2025 (ENA) --- Russian enterprises have expressed interest in various sectors, including the production of fertilizers, food processing and the assembly of agricultural machinery, according to Ethiopian Embassy in Moscow....
Ethiopia’s Hollow Peace: Tigray Can’t Afford Submission
Ethiopia Insight
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August 14, 2025
A dangerous slogan is disarming Tigrayans in the face of renewed threats. In the political theatre of post-war Ethiopia, where slogans often replace substance, one particular mantra has gained traction with unnerving speed: “Us for Peace vs You...
A Hygiene Program is Restoring Hope in Northern Ethiopia
Action Against Hunger - Washington D.C.
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August 15, 2025
August 15, 2025 Ethiopia Population: 126.5 million People in Need: 28.6 million People Facing Hunger: 27.3 million Our Impact People Helped Last Year: 714,774 Our Team: 901 employees Program Start: 1985 A Simple Hygiene Program is Transforming a...
Repression and Intercommunal Violence are endangering Stability in One of Ethiopia's Few Peaceful Regional States
IOL
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Ali-Guban Mohamed|Published 19 minutes ago 7min The Somali Regional State of Ethiopia is facing mounting challenges of identity politics, repression, bad governance, and abject poverty. One of few remaining peaceful regional states of Ethiopia...
At Ethiopia’s Edge, Where Blistered Feet Rest and the Road H...
Modern Ghana
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Dewele, Ethiopia – In the dry borderlands near Dewele in eastern Ethiopia, the air hangs heavy with heat as trucks thunder past, ferrying goods across the eastern corridor. Amidst the dust, tired figures walk slowly beside the road, mostly young...
Health warning issued on mosquito bites abroad amid rise in chikungunya cases
The Independent
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August 13, 2025
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