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AllAfrica News: Ethiopia

23 januari 2020

• Foreign Minister Receives Ethiopian State Foreign Minister
  [SNA] Khartoum -The Foreign Minister, Asma Mohamed Abdalla, received in her office Wednesday the visiting Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hirut Zemene, in the presence of the Ambassador of Ethiopia to Sudan.
• Ethiopia Wants to Increase Flights to Angola
  [ANGOP] Luanda -Ethiopia is interested in increasing the frequency of weekly flights, going from the current five to seven, on the Addis-Ababa / Luanda route and vice versa, within the scope of a proposal to revise the air transport agreement.
• Recent Fighting in Guji Zone, Oromia, Displaces Hundreds
  [Addis Standard] Following recent fighting between what the UN called "unidentified armed groups (UAG) and government security forces" in various kebeles of Seba Boru woreda, Guji zone, Oromia region, hundreds of people have been displaced to the neighboring Darme town, the capital of Darme woreda administration.
• Teff - the Fight Against Biopiracy
  [Deutsche Welle] A controversial patent on Ethiopia's national cereal teff is about to be terminated -- thanks, in part, to the initiative of a German lawyer. But the problem of biopiracy is far from solved.
• New Swarms of Locusts Threaten Crops, Food Security
  [VOA] A new round of locust swarms has hit Ethiopia and is again threatening crops and food security, say agricultural officials.
• 2022 World Cup - Warriors Drawn Against Bafana, Ghana and Ethiopia
  [New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's bid to qualify for their maiden FIFA World Cup will face a serious test after the Warriors were handed a tough draw for the 2022 World Cup group phase qualifiers, following Tuesday night's draw in Cairo.
• Former Spy Chief Apologises
  [Dalsan Radio] Former intelligence chief, Abdullahi Sanbalolshe, has said he is apologetic for his role in the rendition of ONLF official Abdikarim Muse aka Qalbi Dhaqah to Ethiopia in 2017,