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Andrew Heavens

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About Andrew Heavens

47 posts · joined 2005-12-16

Andrew grew up in various parts of Africa — Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt — before moving back to England to start a career as a journalist. He covered village fêtes for Somerset's Chard & Ilminster News, crime and car crashes for Wolverhampton's Express & Star and technology for the Financial Times. He has since worked as a freelance journalist in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Khartoum, Sudan. He blogs and posts pictures at Meskel Square.

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April 26th, 2008

Ethiopian bloggers defend charged pop star

A small portrait of the translator Andrew Heavens · 14:15, April 26th, 2008 · Ethiopia
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Ethiopian bloggers rushed to the defence of their country's top pop singer Teddy Afro, after he appeared in court charged with the hit-and-run killing of a youth in capital Addis Ababa. Many writers were convinced Afro was being framed by Ethiopian authorities who, they said, resented the singer's huge popularity and veiled anti-government lyrics. 10 comments  · read »

April 14th, 2008

Online Obama campaign splits Ethiopian bloggers

A small portrait of the translator Andrew Heavens · 19:39, April 14th, 2008 · Sub-Saharan Africa
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Diaspora Ethiopians have been flexing their political muscles in the U.S., organising websites, rallies and email campaigns to persuade their compatriots to support Barack Obama's presidential run. Many Ethiopians bloggers rallied to the cause, pledging cash and votes for the Democratic candidate whose father came from Kenya, a country that neighbours Ethiopia. But others raised questions about the campaign, asking whether it was right to expect Ethiopian-Americans to vote en masse for any candidate. 6 comments  · read »

July 12th, 2007

Expat Ethiopians reflect on the sounds and smells of home

A small portrait of the translator Andrew Heavens · 14:28 · Sub-Saharan Africa
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The ties that bind expatriate Ethiopians to their home country dominated the Ethiopian blogosphere over the past few weeks. Ethiopians living in the US, Europe and Asia came up with a series of emotional posts, exploring childhood memories, local food, music and the broader subject of national identity. 6 comments  · read »

June 18th, 2007

Ethiopian bloggers first to report shock guilty verdict

A small portrait of the translator Andrew Heavens · 08:40 · Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopian bloggers were among the first to report on a court's shock decision to convict 38 opposition politicians of a range of serious charges including "outrages against the constitution" earlier this week. 2 comments  · read »

May 11th, 2007

Ethiopian bloggers pay tribute to jet crash reporter

A small portrait of the translator Andrew Heavens · 13:13 · Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopian bloggers have flooded the internet with tributes to Associated Press reporter Anthony Mitchell who was one of 114 people killed when Kenyan Airways flight KQ507 crashed in southern Cameroon early on Saturday May 5. Anthony worked as a journalist in Ethiopia for five years and led the reporting of violence that broke out after the country’s controversial national elections in May 2005. 7 comments  · read »

May 3rd, 2007

Ethiopian blog blockage sparks free speech debate

A small portrait of the translator Andrew Heavens · 14:38 · Sub-Saharan Africa
Web watchdog the OpenNet Initiative this week confirmed that the Ethiopian government has been blocking scores of anti-government websites and millions of blogs hosted by Google’s Blogger service. Ethiopian bloggers responded to the news with a string of defiant posts, vowing to continue writing and beat the blockages. 12 comments  · read »
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