By Aida Solomon
Just last month, a video of Ethiopian housemaid Alem Dechasa being dragged into a car in front of the Ethiopian Consulate in Lebanon went viral, prompting an international uproar.
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Fundraiser for Alem Dechasa: tears and powerful words
- 21 April 2012
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An impossible decision and a lonely death
- 14 April 2012
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Alem Dechasa left Ethiopia in January to work as a maid in Lebanon, where she apparently killed herself. Her journey started in Burayu, a poor settlement outside Addis Ababa, reports Clar Ni Chonghaile from Burayu.
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Why tour operators should not abuse duty-free privileges
- 17 March 2012
- By HAYAL ALEMAYEHU
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According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT), tourist flow to Ethiopia has been significantly increasing over the last three years, with the first six months of the current fiscal year witnessing a major increase both in income and in the number of tourists visiting the country.
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Sudan vs. South Sudan: The Rising Risk of a New Confrontation
- 17 December 2011
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By Alan Boswell
The escalating confrontation between Sudan and the new republic of South Sudan is not for lack of communication: days of talks last month in Addis Ababa, saw negotiators from the shrunken, bitter rump Sudan and its youthfully overconfident breakaway neighbor huddle under the exasperated watch of former South African President Thabo Mbeki to try to strike a deal on oil.
