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ወቅታዊ የሃዋሳን ከተማ ገጽታ የሚያሳይ ቪድዮ

by  Muluken Mekonnen

The horrific truth about FGM

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WARNING: This article contains graphic content The practice of FGM is painful, harmful and incredibly dangerous in any form, but the most severe and debilitating type – infibulation – is so shocking, it's difficult to even read about.  Practised largely in the Somali region of Ethiopia, the traditional process for infibulation involves the girl having her clitoris cut out and other parts of her genitalia carved away. The bleeding sides of the girl's labia are then sewn up with silk or held together with horizontally-inserted thorns. Then, after a paste of herbs has been applied on the wound, the thighs of the girl are tied up and she is left lying on a mat for several weeks. If she survives, and the wound has healed, the entrance to the vagina is closed except for a tiny opening created by inserting a splinter of wood. On her wedding night (which for many of these girls will happen before she is even 10 years old), the groom will have to open his bride (de-infibulation). T

Africa suffers major brain drain

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JOHANNESBURG - Almost 30 percent of professionals leave Africa for greener pasture each year. Subscribe to our newsletters This exodus has been termed the brain drain. According to the World Bank, Africa's big four - Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia are the hardest hit. Professionals are seeking better career, financial and political climates and the drain takes place mostly in senior management. Professions such as medicine, engineering, technical and agriculture suffer the most. eNCA's Ntokozo Khumalo looks at some of the contributing problems, and what steps could be taken to retain talent within Africa. * Watch the video report in the gallery above. -eNCA

Ethiopia court charges journalists with terrorism, inciting violence

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[JURIST] An Ethiopian court on Friday charged nine journalists with terrorism and inciting violence under Ethiopia's  anti-terrorism law  [text, PDF]. The journalists, including six bloggers, were  arrested [HRW report] in April and have been prevented from accessing their families or legal counsel since their arrests. According to the  Committee to Protect Journalists  (CPJ) [advocacy website], since the implementation of the anti-terrorism law in 2009, Ethiopian authorities have used it as a tool to  limit journalism critical of the government  [CPJ report].  Human Rights Watch  (HRW) [advocacy website] has repeatedly called upon the Ethiopian government to repeal the law, alleging that the government  stifles the establishment of new media publications [HRW report]. Journalism is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, with  more than 1,000 journalists killed since 1992 and  more than 200 journalists imprisoned  [CPJ factsheets]. Earlier this month Amnesty Internation

Nomonanoto Show:Episode 5

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