African Union Summit Opens in Ethiopia
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African Union leaders opened a two-day summit in Addis Ababa Sunday with the election of a new chairman for the pan-African organization. Benin's President Thomas Yayi Boni was selected chairman for the next year, taking over from Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
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Frenetic pace of Ethiopia's khat boomtown
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The global trade in khat is worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year and in one Ethiopian town daily life centers almost entirely around the drug.
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Ethiopia to host textile & apparel expo in March 2012
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Ethipian International Textile & Apparel Expo will be held in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, from March 8 to March 11, 2012, the Textile Industry Development Institute (TIDI) has announced.
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Controversial return agreement with Ethiopia
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Norway has signed a return agreement with Ethiopia. The agreement makes it possible for both voluntary and forced returns of Ethiopian citizens who have been denied asylum.
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Jonathan May Emerge AU Chairman as Summit Begins in Ethiopia
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President Goodluck Jonathan who flew out of Nigeria Friday to attend African Union’s 12th Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia appears set to emerge Chairman of the AU, a position already zoned to West Africa.
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Ethiopia seeks India's financial muscle for its rail project
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Ethiopia wants $300 million more from India for an ambitious railway project that would connect it with neighboring Djibouti, a venture that India backs as part of its "support for regional integration in Africa".
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China firmly committed to expanding cooperation with Africa
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China will steadfastly strengthen its cooperation with African countries, top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin said ahead of his visit to Ethiopia.
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A symbol of China’s changing role
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Towering above the Ethiopian capital, cloaked in urban smog, the new Chinese-built African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa is a bold symbol of China’s rapidly changing role in Africa.
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Sudan and South Sudan leaders bid to defuse oil dispute
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South Africa’s bid to flex its foreign-policy muscle by capturing the African Union’s top post may be thwarted by nations resentful of its already dominant role on the world’s poorest continent.
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