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2012-02-03 Future of Last Remaining Human Rights Monitoring NGO in the Balance [HRW] On February 3, 2012, the Cassation Bench of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia will hear a petition by the Human Rights Council (HRCO), Ethiopia's oldest human rights organization, to admit an appeal against the freezing of its bank accounts. Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, CIVICUS, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project and Human Rights Watch express deep concern at the obstacles and restrictions to which HRCO and other human rights organizations in Ethiopia are now subjected, as ill 2012-02-03 Concerns About Gibe 3 Dam [Fahamu] There is a powerful economic argument for Gibe 3 Dam. But there are also powerful arguments for ensuring that large-scale river-basin development projects provide genuine and sustainable development opportunities for the affected people. 2012-02-03 Malaria Mortality 'Underestimated' [IRIN] London - A new attempt to quantify malaria deaths over the past 30 years suggests the death toll, especially among adults, has been greatly underestimated. The figures also show the fragility of the gains made in fighting the disease. 2012-02-03 Experts Pledge to Eradicate 'Neglected' Diseases [IRIN] London - Ten little-known but debilitating diseases will be high on the agenda of the world's pharmaceutical chiefs, health ministers and donor governments after they pledged their support for a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to wipe out guinea worm, river blindness, trachoma, leprosy, bilharzia and intestinal worms, among other "neglected" diseases. 2012-02-03 Govt Urges Ethiopia to Sign Employment Deal [Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The Sudanese government has called on its Ethiopian counterpart to sign an agreement regularizing employment between the two neighboring countries. 2012-02-02 More Journalists Get Jail Time On Anti-Terrorism Charges [IFEX] In another sign of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's worsening repression, a U.S.-based journalist was sentenced to life in prison on anti-terrorism charges, while two other journalists were given heavy prison sentences, report the Ethiopian Free press Journalists' Association (EFJA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Press Institute (IPI) and other IFEX members. 2012-02-02 Govt, Ethiopia Sign Agreements to Enhance Cooperation [Daily Observer] The Gambia and Ethiopia on Tuesday signed two agreements in Addis Ababa aimed at strengthening their bilateral relations, with a trade and investment agreement being one of the accords signed. 2012-02-02 Ethiopia's Anti-Terrorism Laws Must Not Be Misused to Curb Rights - UN [UN News] A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today spoke out against the ongoing use of anti-terrorism laws to curb freedom of expression in Ethiopia, where several journalists were recently given prison sentences under such legislation. 2012-02-02 Issa in Ethiopia to Discuss Trade, Industry Cooperation [Egypt Online] Currently in Addis Ababa for the AU Summit, Egypt's Trade and Industry Minister Mahmoud Issa on Wednesday 1/2/2012 held side talks with Ethiopia's Minister of Trade Kebede Chane and Minister of Industry Mekonnen Manyazewal on cooperation programs between the two countries. 2012-02-02 The Ongoing AU Summit in Addis Ababa [U.S. Embassy Abidjan] "African Union support for Cote d'Ivoire," says a prominent headline in Fraternite Matin (p. 1) which informs readers that President Ouattara is taking part in the AU summit that got underway yesterday in Addis Ababa. The report (p. 2 & 3) quotes the outgoing Chairman of the AU Commission, Jean Ping, as saying that "Cote d'Ivoire has turned the page on the post-electoral crisis thanks to the determination of President Ouattara who has launched a reconciliation process and an economic recovery program." 2012-02-02 The AU Summit in Addis Ababa [U.S. Embassy Abidjan] A report carried by the state-run broadcaster RTI-TV said that President Alassane Ouattara has called for "democracy" within the African Union. According to the report, the Ivorian leader made the call yesterday during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa following disagreements over the chairmanship of the organization. 2012-02-02 Police Nab 11 Aliens in Mbeya [Daily News] Police in Mbeya Region have arrested 11 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia following a joint crackdown by Police and Immigration officers at Kasamulo town at the border of Malawi and Tanzania Tuesday night. 2012-02-02 Deputy Secretary Burns At African Union Summit in Addis Ababa [State Department] Deputy Secretary 2012-02-02 Christians Arrested At Private Prayer [HRInfo] Thirty five Ethiopian Christians are awaiting deportation from Saudi Arabia for "illicit mingling," after police arrested them when they raided a private prayer gathering in Jeddah in mid-December, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Of those arrested, 29 were women. They were subjected to arbitrary body cavity searches in custody, three of the Ethiopians told Human Rights Watch. 2012-02-01 New Library Opens in Addis Ababa [UN News] Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon celebrated the benefits that books can bring to young people as he opened a library at an Ethiopian primary school that has been established under an innovative United Nations scheme. 2012-02-01 'Some African States Used As Fronts By Europe' [The Herald] Addis Ababa - PRESIDENT Mugabe has said some African countries have become "just bodies" used by Europe as fronts. 2012-02-02 Foreign Affairs Minister Back Home [ANGOP] Luanda - Angolan Foreign Affairs Minister, Georges Chikoti, returned on Wednesday to Luanda, after attending the African Union (AU) 18th summit of Heads of State and Government, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29-30 January. 2012-02-01 Country - Ethiopia Relations Healthy - President Jonathan [Nigeria First] President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has pledged to continue to nurture and strengthen the healthy and mutually beneficial relations between Nigeria and Ethiopia. 2012-02-01 Sirleaf Returns Home After African Union Summit [Liberia] President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrived home Tuesday evening from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where she attended the 18th Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, and also assumed Chairmanship of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA). 2012-02-01 New Mechanism for Political Dialogue Between Country, Ethiopia [Egypt Online] Egypt and Ethiopia have signed an agreement to establish a mechanism for political consultations to convene every six months to discuss the progress on the agreements signed between the two countries during the recent period in cooperation, health and education fields.

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