Daily Africa News August 29, 2013 From VOAAfrica.com |
 Violence is Displacing Bangui Residents UNHCR calls on CAR authorities to protect population from armed groups More  With Brotherhood out, Old Order Shapes Egypt's Future Army seizes opportunity to reshape politics in its image; security forces arrest Brotherhood's leaders, kill its supporters by the hundreds in the streets More  Over 40 Killed in Kenya Bus Crash Red Cross says bus careened off road and rolled into a valley, after driver apparently failed to negotiate sharp turn More  2 Guantanamo Prisoners Transferred to Algeria Pentagon statement says Algerian citizens, believed to be al-Qaida members, were detained in Afghanistan in December 2011 More  Ethiopian Taxi Driver, Keyboardist Reinvents Music Career One of the most popular keyboardists in Ethiopia is now a taxi driver here in Washington. In the 1970s, Hailu Mergia performed with a famous band in Ethiopia. In 1981, he toured the United States with that band and then settled in Washington. But he kept his name and music alive in Ethiopian communities worldwide by producing his own recordings. Now one of those cassettes, from nearly 30 years ago, has been reissued after it was discovered in a music store in Ethiopia. VOA’s Deborah Block has the story. More |
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