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The man accused of stabbing 27-year-old Margery Magill to death in a Northwest Washington, DC, neighborhood on Tuesday came to the United States as a refugee from Ethiopia, Breitbart News has confirmed. 

Ethiopia may have set a world record by planting 350 million trees in 12 hours on Monday as part of a plan to fight climate change.

Radical ethno-nationalist youth from the Sidama Liberation Movement (SLM) have torched three Christian churches in southern Ethiopia, bringing their death toll in the last five days to 60 victims.

Following the riots that occurred throughout Israel on Tuesday, protesters called for further demonstrations on Wednesday, which are expected to be violent.

According to a Reuters report, the Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash was caused by several issues, including a bird strike that damaged a sensor and flawed software.

The crisis facing aviation giant Boeing intensified this week as 737 Max 8 aircraft were grounded around the world following the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday. President Donald Trump issued an emergency order following suit on Wednesday afternoon as they were banned by almost every other country in the world.

An Ethiopian politician was arrested on Monday on suspicion of multiple human rights violations, which included using lions and tigers to torture political prisoners. 

Contents: Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmediat escapes grenade attack at massive rally; New Ethiopia reforms face opposition by hardliners

Contents: Ethiopia’s new PM lifts state of emergency two months early; In a surprise, Ethiopia accepts peace deal with Eritrea

President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday began the first visit of an Israeli head of state to Ethiopia, telling a welcoming party at the airport that he was “returning the visit of the Queen Sheba, and coming on behalf of King Solomon.”

Contents: Ethiopia chooses Oromo leader, Abiy Ahmed, hoping to reduce violence; Kenya’s government vs the judiciary — tensions mount over farcical deportation spectacle

Contents: Thousands of Ethiopian Oromos flee into Kenya, threatening regional stability; Fears grow that Ethiopia’s ethnic clashes will destabilize the region

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned African states to be wary of incurring too much debt from creditor China, which seeks to “encourage dependency” to undermine their sovereignty, in a speech Monday before heading on his first trip as America’s top diplomat to the country.

China’s Communist Party has spent years promoting the value its “One Belt, One Road” infrastructure project could have for Africa. As the Trump administration ramps up its campaign to turn Africa away from China, some columnists throughout the continent appear to be listening.

Contents: Ethiopia declares state of emergency after shock resignation of prime minister; Generational analysis of Ethiopia’s protests and state of emergency

Contents: Netherlands expels Eritrean diplomat over coercive ‘diaspora tax’ collections; Eritrea’s Patriarch Abune Antonios has not been seen in months

Contents: Egypt’s presidential election becomes a farce as opposition candidates are forced out; Tensions rise between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River dam

Contents: France’s Emmanuel Macron vows no more Jungle refugee camps in Calais; Macron demands more money from Britain and to renegotiate the Le Touquet Agreement

Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani claimed this week that an alleged reference to “shithole countries” by President Donald Trump, referring to Haiti and some African nations, would usher in “an epoch of modern savagery.”

Contents: Number of asylum seekers, led by Albanians, hits record high in France; France threatens to restore Schengen visa regime with Albania; The ‘Jungle’ is closed in Calais France, but the migrants aren’t gone

Contents: Afghan and Eritrean migrants clash at site of ‘Jungle’ in Calais France; Authorities fear that a new ‘Jungle’ is forming in Calais France

Contents: Eritrean government laughably uses Orthodox Christian Patriarch as show prop; Eritrea’s Christian crackdown centers on Medhane Alem Orthodox Church; The violence of generational Awakening eras

Contents: Djibouti, Eritrea border clash looms after Qatar withdraws peacekeepers; Tiny Djibouti tries to survive, surrounded by big neighbors

Contents: Kenya launches new China-built railway from Mombasa port to Nairobi; China accused of a policy of ‘debt trap diplomacy’ in infrastructure projects

Foreign refugees are continuing to flee the U.S. to Canada through the open, U.S.-Canadian Border.

Contents: US sends dozens of troops to Somalia, first time since Black Hawk Down; Somalia’s civil war and the Black Hawk Down incident

Contents: Cairo, Egypt, becomes the world’s fastest growing city; Shortage of contraceptives and culture of large families spur Egypt’s population growth

TEL AVIV – Israeli doctors have successfully treated a seven-year-old boy from Ethiopia whose head and face were mutilated by a wild spotted hyena to the point of being “unrecognizable,” The Jerusalem Post reported.

Chinese nationals are increasingly using fake visas to enter Canada from Shanghai and the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, reports the Globe and Mail, citing a “confidential” alert issued by Canada’s border security agency.

Contents: Egypt’s air force accused of bombing rebel targets in South Sudan; Egypt accused of ‘dirty deal’ to sabotage an Ethiopian dam project

Britain says it has ended millions of dollars in funding for an Ethiopian girl band, amid growing criticism at home of overseas aid. Yegna, sometimes called “Ethiopia’s Spice Girls,” addresses women’s issues in the East African country.

A requirement to spend 0.7 per cent of Gross Domestic Income (GDI) on foreign aid means the United Kingdom is now dumping billions of pounds as the Department for International Development (DfID) scrambles to meet the target.

It is a powerful comment on how difficult conditions have become in the Horn of Africa that refugees from Ethiopia and Somalia are pouring into Yemen, a war-torn nation that would seem an unlikely destination.

Contents: Ethiopia declares extraordinary six-month state of emergency; Oromo protests grow after hundreds killed during Irreecha (thanksgiving) festival; Ethiopia’s ‘kebele’ system imposes heavy government repression and control; Manufacture of Ivanka Trump’s shoes will move from China to Ethiopia

The Ethiopian government says it plans to treat marathoner Feyisa Lilesa as a hero, not a traitor, when he returns home after making a protesting hand gesture at the Olympics.

Activists campaigning to bring Ethiopia’s Jews to Israel inched closer to their goal during a 21-hour marathon budget approval last Friday, but they are waiting to see what will happen before breaking out the champagne.