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WHAT LED TO THE TPLF REBELLION: THE RISE OF WEYANE UPRISING I ─ PART ONE

Rough Guides Names Top 10 Countries To Visit In 2014 and Ethiopia Wins
Ethiopia has been named as Rough Guides’ number one country to visit in 2014, beating the likes of Madagascar, Brazil and Turkey.
EXCERPT FROM RCI VENTURES
JAN 05, 2014 12:00 PM
Ethiopia has been named as Rough Guides’ number one country to visit in 2014, beating the likes of Madagascar, Brazil and Turkey.
The world-renowned travel guide range said: “This culturally rich East African nation has always been an enticing destination, and though it remains poor, independent travel around the country is becoming easier thanks to a boom in small hotels and restaurants.
From Skift:
Rough Guides’ top 10 countries to visit in 2014 are:
1. Ethiopia
2. Madagaskar
3. Brazil
4. Turkey
5. Georgia
6. Rwanda
7. Japan
8. Bulgaria
9. Macedonia
10. The Philippines
Rough Guides’ top 10 cities to visit in 2014 are:
1. Rio de Janeiro
2. Sarajevo
3. Liverpool
4. Umea (Sweden)
5. Lviv (Ukraine)
6. Marseille
7. Almaty (Kazakhstan)
8. Rotterdam
9. Glasgow
10. Portland
READ THE COMPLETE STORY http://www.rciventures.com/ethiopia-named-rough-guides-number-one-for-2014/

South Sudan peace talks begin in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, peace talks between the South Sudanese government and rebels loyal to former vice president, Riek Machar, aimed at ending violence in the country have finally started.
Officials said on Monday that the peace talks, brokered by the East African regional bloc, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), had officially started, after days of struggling to agree on a ceasefire.
"They have begun," Ethiopian government spokesman, Getachew Reda, said on Monday.
The announcement comes shortly after both sides said the talks had stalled over a disagreement on the agenda.
Earlier, an Ethiopian official speaking on the condition of anonymity had also said that more procedural groundwork was needed before talks could be held between the two sides.
Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing was also trying to help the two sides reach an agreement, adding, "China is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, so we are paying close attention to the evolving situation in South Sudan. We have been making mediation efforts."
Talks are currently being held between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir, in the South Sudanese capital, Juba. Bashir has called for an immediate end to the ongoing violence in South Sudan.
Clashes continue between government forces and rebels over the oil-producing Unity and Upper Nile states as well as Jonglei state.
The recent fighting between troops loyal to Kiir and Machar erupted around Juba on December 15, 2013, after the former accused the latter of attempting to stage a military coup.
SZH/SS
Thursday, January 02, 2014
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Rebels in South Sudan are forcibly recruiting civilians to march on the capital, the military said, even as representatives of the warring factions gathered in neighboring Ethiopia on Thursday for the start of peace talks.
The fighting underscored the challenge facing African mediators as they try to nudge two rivals —President Salva Kiir and ousted Vice President Riek Machar —toward the negotiating table after more than two weeks of bloody violence in the world’s newest country.
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