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Thousands of Ethiopians - such as these mourners in Addis Ababa - are demanding justice for the victims ( BBC ) Ethiopia has started three days of national mourning following the killing by Islamic State of more than 20 migrant workers - most thought to be Ethiopian Christians - in Libya. The Libyan branch of IS on Sunday released videos of the men being beheaded and another group being shot. The killings have been condemned in Ethiopia and throughout the world. IS and other jihadist groups are active in many towns in Libya, which has been torn by civil conflict since last year. The brother of one of those killed described the killers as "animals... outside of all humanity". Ethiopia's government has confirmed that the people shown being killed in the IS videos were Ethiopian migrant workers. However  the Jerusalem Post reported  that three of those killed were Eritreans who had previously sought asylum in Israel. The killings have left many Ethiopians fe

(addisnews.net) የአሜሪካ ድምፅ የአማርኛው ዝግጅት ክፍል በሊቢያ ውስጥ የአክራሪ እስልምና ተከታይ በሆነውና እራሱን የሶርያና ኢራቅ እስላማዊ መንግስት እያለ በሚጠራው ቡድን ኢትዮጵያውያን እና ኤርትራውያን ክርስቲያኖችን ባለፈው እሁድ በጭካኔ ከገደሉ በሁዋላ በሃገሪቱ ውስጥ የቀሩትን ኢትዮጵያውያን ሁኔታ ለማጣራት ሙከራ አድርጎ ነበር:: የሬዲዮ አዘጋጆቹ በሊቢያዋ ዋና ከተማ ትሪፖሊ ካገኙት እና እራሱን ከእስልምና አክራሪዎቹ ደብቆ የሚገኘው ኢትዮጵያዊ እንዴት ተጨማሪ ኢትዮጵያውያን ታፍነው እንደተወሰዱ: የእስልምና ተከታይ የሆኑት ስደተኞች ምን ያህል ለክርስትያን ወገኖቻቸው እንደሚቆሙ እና አሁን ያሉበትን አስጨናቂ ሁኔታ ለፕሮግራሙ አዘጋጅ ሰለሞን አባተ በሚከተለው ሁኔታ ነበር የገለጸው:: The VOA Amharic radio talk to an Ethiopian who is currently living in hide after the horrible mass killing of of Ethiopians by ISIS in Libya last Sunday. He told the program producer how armed people kidnap and took more Ethiopians prior to the interview. He also explained the living situation and how they tried to convert him to Islam and torture when he refused.

(globalvoicesonline.org) It takes a great deal of time to travel anywhere in Addis Ababa. The traffic requires you to be enormously patient. Using Ethiopia’s telecom services requires a similar level of patience. You send a text message to someone you’re supposed to meet, to let her know you’re running late, likely because of a traffic jam. But you might well arrive long before the message shows up on your friend’s phone, which could be hours or even days later. In Ethiopia, more than 40 percent of text messages are not delivered on time, or simply never reach the recipient. Calls often drop in the middle of a conversation, and the airtime on pre-paid mobile phone cards is usually less than what’s advertised. During the rainy season, it’s not unusual to experience extended network outages for hours at a time, even in the capital. In the first half of 2014 alone, state media reported that more than 25 network outages occurred nationwide. And when the networks are up, they’re pai

DENVER--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Marley Coffee  (OTCQB:JAMN), the sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan-roasted premium coffee company, is announcing its support for the non-profit  Water Wise Coffee ™  program with a  new documentary and crowdfunding campaign  created in conjunction with strategic partner Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee, as part of their broader commitment to sustainability. “Coffee connects us in so many ways – to each other, to our senses and to the earth that provides for us” Launching today, International Earth Day, consumers can view the documentary featuring Rohan Marley, son of legendary musician Bob Marley [Robert Nesta Marley O.M.] and Founder of Marley Coffee, which highlights the economic and human impact of coffee production and the importance of long term sustainability. Additionally, supporters can contribute to the crowdfunding campaign to support Water Wise Coffee in cleaning the Sidama region’s wet mills in Ethiopia, the birthplace of