Archives for: February 2011
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Ethiopia and Somalia's Al- Shabaab clash spills into Kenya - ntv Video
Ethiopia and Somalia's Al- Shabaab clash spills into Kenya - ntv Video
Tension has been high in Mandera East in the towns bordering Ethiopia and Somalia. Through out the day, there has been fierce fighting between Somalia's Al- Shabaab militia group a… more »
Ethiopia - Ethiopian Cargo Wins “AFRICAN CARGO AIRLINE OF THE YEAR” Award
Ethiopia - Ethiopian Cargo Wins “AFRICAN CARGO AIRLINE OF THE YEAR” Award News Release – Ethiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 25, 2011Ethiopian Cargo proudly announces that it has won “THE AFRICAN CARGO AIRLINE OF THE YEAR” award… more »
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Gebrselassie out of Tokyo marathon
Gebrselassie out of Tokyo marathon
(AFP)
TOKYO — World record holder Haile Gebrselassie has pulled out of this weekend's Tokyo marathon because of knee injuries, organisers said Thursday.
The 37-year-old Ethiopian, who recorded a fastest ever ti… more »
Ethiopian Global Initiative to Host Los Angeles Networking Mixer in Little Ethiopia
Ethiopian Global Initiative to Host Los Angeles Networking Mixer in Little Ethiopia
Los Angeles, Calif., USA, February 24, 2011 – The Ethiopian Global Initiative (EGI), an international nonprofit organization that operates in several countries, will… more »
Ethiopia - Dinaw Mengestu wins the 2011 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature
Vilcek Foundation Names 2011 Prize Recipients in the Arts Spotlight on Literature
Former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Simic awarded $100,000 for lifetime achievement
Novelist Dinaw Mengestu receives $25,000 Creative Promise Priz… more »
02/24/11
Ethiopia: Communist China pledged to boost partnership with TPLF/EPRDF
Li Changchun (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Ato Redwan Hussien, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Secretariat Head and a memb… more »
With Birtukan gone, smooth sailing for Ethiopia’s Meles
With Birtukan gone, smooth sailing for Ethiopia’s Meles
Ethiopia’s opposition UDJ party, completely wiped out at last year’s disputed election, says it is regrouping.
At a recent news conference, it announced it plans to rebuild its depleted rank… more »
Gaddafi loses more Libyan cities
Gaddafi loses more Libyan citiesProtesters wrest control of more cities as unrest sweeps African nation despite Muammar Gaddafi's threat of crackdown.Muammar Gaddafi, Libya's long-standing ruler, has reportedly lost control of more cities as anti… more »
Ethiopia - 8% of Ethiopian immigrants in the U.S own tablet device like iPad & Kindle
8% of Ethiopian immigrants in the U.S own tablet device like iPad & KindleAccording to a survey done by Rebtel, nearly Five Million Immigrants and First Generation Americans Own A Tablet Device with Majority of Non-Owners Favoring iPad over Kindl… more »
02/23/11
UNHCR says gravely concerned for safety of asylum seekers, refugees in Libya
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees says, it is gravely concerned for the safety of asylum seeks and refugees caught up in the violence in Libya. Many of the refugees in Libya are from Palestine, Sudan, Iraq, Eritrea, Somalia and Chad accordi… more »
Ethiopia - Delta puts 80-Year-Old Grandma on the wrong plane
Photo: WUSA9
Ethiopia - Delta puts 80-Year-Old Grandma on the wrong plane
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Va. (WUSA) -- Nefissa Yesuf was flying from Atlanta to Dulles to visit her grandchildren. She ended up about 400 miles away in Charlotte, Nort… more »
Head of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Attends Cookstove Demonstration
Head of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Attends Cookstove Demonstration
Wednesday February 23, 2011: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson participated in a demonstration of clean cookstove technologies at… more »
USA undertakes to promote clean cooking stove technologies in Ethiopia
USA undertakes to promote clean cooking stove technologies in Ethiopia APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The United States government on Wednesday undertook to promote clean cooking stove technology in Ethiopia, and other African countries as part of the… more »
02/22/11
Ethiopia to receive additional financing of $420 million from IDA
Social Protection Program in Ethiopia Helps Citizens Monitor Services and Budgets * Ethiopia’s Protection of Basic Services (PBS) project gets additional IDA funding of $420 million * PBS program has helped Ethiopia make progress toward the M… more »
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Support for Akaki Computer Refurbishment and Training Center (CRTC) and Electronics De-Manufacturing Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Support for Akaki Computer Refurbishment and Training Center (CRTC) and Electronics De-Manufacturing Center
Tuesday February 22, 2011: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P… more »
Head of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Visits Ethiopia:
Head of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Visits Ethiopia:
Highlights Children’s Environmental Health, Clean Cookstoves, Women in Science, and Electronic Waste Management
Tuesday Feb 22, 2011: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrat… more »
02/21/11
Libya's Tyrant Gaddafi almost finished
Hundreds are killed in clashes in Libya as pressure mounts on leader Colonel Gaddafi amid reports he could make a speech "shortly". Channel 4 News hears from an eyewitness to the violence. more »
Gold overtakes oilseeds as Ethiopia's second biggest export
Gold overtakes oilseeds as Ethiopia's second biggest export APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Gold has become Ethiopia’s second export item, next to coffee, for the first time in Ethiopian export trade history, APA learns here on Monday.The Ethiopian… more »
Ethiopia - Giant cement factories increase production
Ethiopia - Giant cement factories increase production By Muluken Yewondwossen CapitalSix thousand tons of cement will be coming into the Ethiopian market daily when the two biggest cement factories, Mugher and Mesobo, up their clinker p… more »
Ethiopia: Chinese Professor’s tenure in Addis turns tenuous
Ethiopia: Chinese Professor’s tenure in Addis turns tenuous By Solomon BekeleWhen Mr. Sun Yujn, a forty one year old Associate Professor in electrical engineering came from China to teach at the Ethiopian Technical, Vocational Educational Train… more »
Ethiopia - Birtukan to ditch politics and move to America
Ethiopia - Birtukan suspends politics, to leave for the USEthiopia’s main opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa has reached a decision to suspend her political life and will leave for the United States in few weeks, Capital learnt.Birtukan and her si… more »
Ethiopia: Arab rage should we worry?
Ethiopia: Arab rage should we worry?CapitalWith several regimes in Northern Africa facing popular revolts and neighboring countries’ leaders such as Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak decades long strong grip on power crumpling down by public protests, Ethiop… more »
Ethiopia - Birtukan Mideksa to Quit Politics
Ethiopia’s Best-Known Opposition Leader to Quit Politics
By Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa
VOA News
Ethiopia’s best-known opposition leader has announced she is quitting politics, at least temporarily, and is going to the United States. Birtukan… more »
02/20/11
Protesters in Bahrain return after deadly clashes -Al Jazeera Video
Protesters in Bahrain return after deadly clashes In Bahrain, thousands of people have returned to Pearl Roundabout, the centre of anti-regime protests and the scene of two separate attacks by security forces.But police and soldiers have now left… more »
Ethiopia - Valentine's Day bouquet results in criminal charges
Ethiopia - Valentine's Day bouquet results in criminal charges
Source: citizensvoice
A man's Valentine's Day expression of love has led to criminal charges against him in Wilkes-Barre, police said.
Police said Desalegn Tefera, 30, of Bloomsburg,… more »
Yemen unrest builds - Al Jazeera Video
Yemen unrest builds One person has reportedly been killed and dozens injured in violent clashes in Yemen.The country's Interior Ministry has denied the claim.[video:youtube:s0QrlZs1i3Y] more »
It's time the world listened to new stories out of Africa
It's time the world listened to new stories out of AfricaEleni Gabre-Madhin rings the bell and another day of frenetic dealing starts at the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange. As she walks back to her office past screens filled with flickering prices, trad… more »
Libya: 84 killed as violence escalates
Libya: 84 killed as violence escalates"People now are saying victory or death, we are not stopping", one protestor tells Channel 4 News as Libyan special forces storm a protest camp in the country's second largest city.More from Channel 4 News more »
02/19/11
Ethiopia aims to make US$2 billion from oilseeds, pulses
Ethiopia aims to make US$2 billion from oilseeds, pulses
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia announced on Saturday that the country plans to make an annual export income from oilseeds and pulses of US$ 2.3 billion in the coming four and five years,… more »
U.S. Government Commends Ethiopia’s Assistance to Regional Refugees
U.S. Government Commends Ethiopia’s Assistance to Regional Refugees
US Embassy Press Release
Friday Feb 18, 2011: U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Dr. Reuben Brigety, commended Ethio… more »
02/18/11
Protesters killed as police storm Bahrain demonstration camp
Protesters killed as police storm Bahrain demonstration camp
Riot police storm a protest camp in central Bahrain killing five people and leaving hundreds wounded as unrest continues. A witness tells Channel 4 News the authorities wanted protesters to… more »
Djiboutian Opposition to Protest Against President
Djiboutian Opposition to Protest Against President
Opposition parties in Djibouti, the Horn of Africa nation that hosts the only U.S. military base on the continent, plan to demand the resignation of President Ismail Guelleh in a protest scheduled for… more »
Can double digit economic growth save the regime in Ethiopia? Experts say no
Can you hear me? Political Reform nowCan double digit economic growth save the regime in Ethiopia? Experts say noDani Rodrik, a Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University, has an interesting piece that Ethiopian Prime Mini… more »
02/17/11
A manual for dismantling dictatorship in Ethiopia available in Amharic
A manual for dismantling dictatorship in Ethiopia in English and AmharicThe New York Times had a lead story about a U.S. Intellectual whose book is credited in launching people power movements including those in Tunisia and Egypt. His name is Gene Sh… more »
Ethiopian Journalist Alleges Detention for Inciting Egypt-Style Protests
Ethiopian Journalist Alleges Detention for Inciting Egypt-Style Protests
By Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa
VOA News
An Ethiopian journalist says he was detained and harassed by federal police after comparing conditions in Ethiopia to those in Nor… more »
Bahrain protests continue - Al Jazeera
Bahrain protests continue - Al Jazeera [video:youtube:DyJeqxbAUTE]Protests continue in Bahrain's capital Manama, as demonstrators gather at pearl roundabout, their own version of Tahrir Square.Al Jazeera's correspondent in Manama reports. more »
WikiLeaks : Egypt balancing its relations with Ethiopia and Eritrea
WikiLeaks : Egypt balancing its relations with Ethiopia and Eritrea
Source: WikiLeaks
REF: A. CAIRO 1220 B. CAIRO 1341 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1.(S/NF) Key Points: -- Welcome to Egypt. -- Egypt's top… more »
02/16/11
Ethiopia - Eyob Mamo - Meet the guy who owns half of D.C.'s filling stations
Eyob Mamo Photo by Darrow Montgomery for Washington City PaperEthiopia - Eyob Mamo - Meet the guy who owns half of D.C.'s filling stationsHave you heard of Eyob Mamo aka Joe Mamo? Well you should. I bet you heard of Mamo Kacha. Eyob is a 44 year… more »
Shot oil worker's Ethiopian security 'sub-standard'
Shot oil worker's Ethiopian security 'sub-standard'
An oil worker had "sub-standard" security when he was shot dead while carrying out surveys in a dangerous area of Ethiopia, an inquest has heard.
Jason Read, from Portsmouth, was killed in April 2… more »
02/15/11
Ethiopia’s bold ethnic-based policies ended decades of bitter conflicts - Author
Ethiopia’s bold ethnic-based policies ended decades of bitter conflicts - Author
By Annette Omolo
Daily Nation
A decentralised system of government was ushered into Ethiopia in 1991, when the socialist Derg was toppled by the Ethiopian People’s… more »
China hires manager Jos Hermens
China hires manager Jos Hermens
In many ways China is a highly competitive country that wants to be number one in just about everything that is worth bragging about. Just this week, China has officially taken over Japan to become the second biggest e… more »
Ethiopian Airlines strongly refutes Daily Star's article regarding ET 409
Ethiopian Airlines Correction to the Article on the Daily Star News Paper Dated February 14, 2011 in Connection with the ET409 Progress ReportPress Release – Ethiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 14, 2011The long awaited progress… more »
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State Department pumps $25 million into Internet freedom
State Department pumps $25 million into Internet freedomSecretary of State Hillary Clinton detailed the Obama Administration's plan in a speech today. The money will go to help dissidents evade Internet firewalls and e-mail surveillance in autocrati… more »
Thousands gather at Bahrain's 'Tahrir Square' - Video
Thousands gather at Bahrain's 'Tahrir Square'After a second death in Bahrain protesters call for the end of the monarchy gathering in their thousands at the Pearl monument, which they are calling their own 'Tahrir Square'.A second day of protes… more »
State Department Requests $533 million for Ethiopia in FY 2012 Budget
State Department Requests $533 million for Ethiopia in FY 2012 Budget
U.S. President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.7 trillion budget for Fiscal Year 2012 that begins in October. Out of the whopping 3.7 trillion budget, the State Department requested… more »
02/14/11
Ethiopia: Mo Ibrahim in a bid for Meta
Ethiopia: Mo Ibrahim in a bid for Meta
The MAB Consortium that includes Satya Capital, a firm chaired by Dr Mo Ibrahim announced that it has taken part in the bid to hold the state brewery, Meta Abo, in a joint venture (JV) with the government.… more »
Ethiopians in Norway give up church refuge
Ethiopians in Norway give up church refugeThe last of nearly 100 Ethiopian refugees who failed to qualify for asylum in Norway gave up their week-long occupation of the Oslo Cathedral (Domkirken) on Monday. Now they’ll await their fate at an asylum c… more »
Only in Ethiopia : Newspapers For Rent
Standing room only Addis Ababa's voracious readers can get their news fix by renting a paper for half an hour. On Saturdays in particular it can be tough to find an empty 'news seat'. (Mohammed Selman) Only in Ethiopia : Newspapers For Rentintern… more »
Germany allocates €26.5 million for AU building project in Ethiopia
Design of AU Headquarter in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Germany allocates €26.5 million for AU building project in Ethiopia
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The German government on Monday in Addis Ababa held a ceremony to launch a project for a building for… more »
Ethiopia inflation hits 17.7 pct in January
Ethiopia inflation hits 17.7 pct in January
Rising food prices helped push Ethiopia's annual inflation rate up to 17.7 percent in January, from 14.5 percent a month earlier and increasing for a second straight month, Reuters said citing official data… more »
Heavy police presence blocks protest in Algiers
Heavy police presence blocks protest in Algiers
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Protests in Yemen continue - Al Jazeera Video
Protests in Yemen continue
In Yemen, armed police beat back thousands of protesters as marches continued in the capital Sanaa for a third day.
Demonstrators were calling for political reform, and an end to president Ali Abdullah Saleh's 23 year ru… more »
02/13/11
Ethiopian Airlines' ET409 pilot was alerted of imminent crash: ministry report
Ethiopian Airlines' ET409 pilot was alerted of imminent crash: ministry report
BEIRUT: The pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed shortly after takeoff from Beirut in January last year received several cockpit warnings that disaster was i… more »
Ethiopia - Mysterious death of homeless man remains unsolved
Ethiopia - Mysterious death of homeless man remains unsolvedZenebech Injera is one the highest-rated Ethiopian restaurants in the District, an unassuming carryout serving up spicy dishes from its storefront on T Street Northwest in the Shaw neighbo… more »
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Ethiopia - Accusations of corruption over parking garage contract
Ethiopia - Accusations of corruption over parking garage contractA businessman from Ethiopia accuses San Francisco city officials of corruption and influence-peddling for winning and then losing a lucrative parking garage contract in the city. Fred B… more »
02/12/11
Ethiopia - Dedebit FC beats Tanzanian counterpart 2-0
Ethiopian soccer club beats Tanzanian counterpart 2-0
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia’s Dedebit football club won on Saturday the Young Africans club of Tanzania by 2-0 in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa at the ongoing African Confederation Cup.
Today… more »
02/11/11
Hosni Mubarak has resigned
Hosni Mubarak has resignedVOA NewsEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned. The announcement came Friday from Vice-President Omar Suleiman who said that military forces will now take over.Word of Mr. Mubarak's resignation drew thunder… more »
Ethiopia - Meles Zenawi among 7 of the worst dictators the U.S. is backing to the hilt
Ethiopia - Meles Zenawi among 7 of the worst dictators the U.S. is backing to the hilt
It Ain't Just Mubarak -- 7 of the Worst Dictators the U.S. Is Backing to the Hilt
From Saudi Arabia to Uzbekistan to Chad, the U.S. keeps some very bad autocrats i… more »
02/10/11
Ethiopia: U.S. Adoption Agency Involved in Child Trafficking
Ethiopia: U.S. Adoption Agency Involved in Child Trafficking
A Minnesota-based adoption agency had its license to work in Ethiopia revoked by the government there, according to a letter posted this week on the U.S. State Department's website here.… more »
Bank of Ethiopia said it earned $90 million in gross profit
Bank of Ethiopia said it earned $90 million in gross profit
Source: ENA
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) said it has earned 1.5 billion Birr gross profit over the past six months.
The profit surpassed the same period last year by 64.2 milli… more »
Ethiopia Seeks to Keep Trade Restrictions While Joining WTO
Ethiopia Seeks to Keep Trade Restrictions While Joining WTO
Source: VOA News
Ethiopia is asking to join the World Trade Organization without meeting WTO standards for liberalizing key sectors of its economy. The move is an attempt to kick-start E… more »
Ethiopia’s food inflation rises by 5 % in January
Ethiopia’s food inflation rises by 5 % in January
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia’s food inflation rate has shown a five per cent rise in January 2011 standing at 13.6% against 8.9 per cent in December 2010, APA learnt here on Thursday from the… more »
Saudis Tell Obama Not to Humiliate Mubarak - Fox News
Source: Saudis Tell Obama Not to Humiliate MubarakWASHINGTON -- Saudi Arabia threatened to prop up President Hosni Mubarak if the White House tries to force a swift change of regime in Egypt, The Times of London reported Thursday.The news came as… more »
02/09/11
Another Nigerian dies on board Ethiopian Airlines
Another Nigerian dies on board Ethiopian Airlines
Barely a month after the death of Fatima Ajani, on board Ethiopian Airlines, another Nigerian, Ebegboni Matti, died on Sunday in Addis Ababa aboard another flight. Mr. Matti, accompanied by his wife S… more »
Ethiopia Inflation Accelerates Following Devaluation
Ethiopia Inflation Accelerates Following DevaluationEthiopia’s inflation rate increased to 17.7 percent in January as a devaluation of the local currency in September pushed up import costs, the Central Statistical Agency said.Inflation accelerat… more »
Pro-Government supporters in Egypt 'turn on Mubarak'
Pro-Government supporters in Egypt 'turn on Mubarak'
In recent days, the government had appeared to be wresting control of the struggle for power - and numbers in the plaza, which has become the microcosm of the North African country’s revolution, wer… more »
02/08/11
Ethiopia - Over $1 Billion commodities traded through ECX's in 1000 days: CEO
Ethiopia - Over $1 Billion commodities traded through ECX's in 1000 days: CEO
Source: ENA
Over a billion US Dollar worth of commodities were traded through Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) floor in its 1st 1000 days of operation, ECX Chief Execut… more »
Ethiopian Asylum Seekers Suffocate in Truck in Mozambique
Ethiopian Asylum Seekers Suffocate in Truck in Mozambique
By Lisa Schlein | Geneva
VOA News
The United Nations refugee agency said it has just recently learned that eight Ethiopian asylum seekers died February 2 from suffocation aboard a closed… more »
Ethiopian: Hunger strike against Norwegian asylum policy
Ethiopian - Hunger strike against Norwegian asylum policy
Appeal
Close to a hundred Ethiopians defied the cold, snowy weather to take part in a demonstration, yesterday, chanting ‘justice’ in front of the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget). They gat… more »
Ethiopia aims to join WTO without opening up sectors
Ethiopia aims to join WTO without opening up sectors
By Aaron Maasho
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday it expected to gain entry to the World Trade Organisation soon without giving way to foreign demands that it open up its banking a… more »
Among the Ethiopian ruins, faith and worship
Among the Ethiopian ruins, faith and worship
By Rikki Ratliff
National Post
It was a mass of thousands, everyone dressed in holy white. I was one of the many who had gathered in Addis Ababa Stadium for the celebration of Epiphany, one of the mos… more »
02/07/11
Ethiopia Says 2.8 Million People Need Emergency Food Aid
Ethiopia’s government estimates 2.8 million people will need emergency food aid this year, down sharply from a year ago. Nearly 40 percent of the severe malnutrition cases are reported in the sparsely populated, but insurgency-wracked Somali region.T… more »
Deprive tyrants of their refuges
Deprive tyrants of their refuges
Globe & Mail Editorial
Tunisian tyrant Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has found refuge in Saudi Arabia. As the sands shift in their countries, other rulers, including those of Egypt and Yemen, are – despite protestati… more »
02/06/11
WikiLeaks Ethiopia - "Meles is "a guy you can do business with."
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Ethiopia - Haile Selassie named among "Top 25 Political Icons" by TIME magazine
Ethiopia - Haile Selassie named among "Top 25 Political Icons" by TIME magazine
TIME magazine named Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia as one of the Top 25 Political Icons in history. Writing about Haile Selassie, TIME said, King of Kings, Conquering Lion o… more »
02/05/11
Ethiopian-American sixth-grader wins Spelling Bee competition
Ethiopian-American sixth-grader wins Spelling Bee competition
The odds were against the student crowned the 2010-11 Davidson County Schools' Spelling Bee champion Friday at Davis-Townsend Elementary.
Eleven-year-old Nejat Alkadir didn't let them st… more »
Key members of Egypt's ruling party resign
Key members of Egypt's ruling party resign
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Apparent fissures in Egypt's regime surfaced Saturday as key members of the embattled ruling party, including President Hosni Mubarak's once heir-apparent son, resigned their party leade… more »
Ethiopia plans to build a refinery
Ethiopia plans to build a refinery
Source: Reporter
The government is planning to build an oil refinery in eastern part of Ethiopia according to reliable sources.
The Ethiopian Petroleum Enterprise (EPE) is undertaking studies on the possibility… more »
Ethiopia - Gebremeskel loses shoe but wins 3000 metres in upset
Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia runs with one shoe during the 3000 m event at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, Massachusetts February 5, 2011. Gebremeskel won the race running with one shoe.Credit: Reuters/Adam HungerEthiopia - Gebrem… more »
Ethiopia - Ethiopian aircraft technicians quitting to join Gulf carriers
Ethiopia - Ethiopian aircraft technicians quitting to join Gulf carriersDisgruntled aircraft technicians of Ethiopian Airlines are leaving the airline to join Gulf carriers in the maintenance repair and overhaul centers, reports Addis Ababa based wee… more »
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Ethiopia - Reporter says Sheraton Addis Threatens to Close unless labor dispute is resolved
Ethiopia - Reporter says Sheraton Addis Threaten to Close unless labor dispute is resolvedAccording to a report published by Addis Ababa based weekly Reporter newspaper, Sheraton Addis, Ethiopia's most luxurious hotel, may close after 13 years in ope… more »
Ethiopia says it foiled terrorist attack during AU summit
Ethiopia says it foiled terrorist attack during AU summit
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The Ethiopian government revealed on Saturday that it has foiled a terrorist attack attempt last week during the 16th African Union (AU) summit and seized 45kg of… more »
02/04/11
Egypt set for 'Day of Departure'
Egypt set for 'Day of Departure'
Protesters in the Egyptian capital Cairo are preparing to stage a "Day of Departure" for President Hosni Mubarak.
Organisers are calling for tens of thousands of people to gather in Tahrir Square, where days of unre… more »
Ethiopia - Vigil planned for bus accident victim
Ethiopia - Vigil planned for bus accident victim
Friends say Menale Dinesa was passionate about helping his Ethiopian community and it’s that same community that will lovingly remember him.
A vigil for the 62-year-old, who was struck by a bus while… more »
02/03/11
Ethiopia offers India farmland for investment
Ethiopia offers India farmland for investment
Source: Economic Times
NEW DELHI: In what could give a big boost to India's efforts at food security, Ethiopia has offered 1.8 million hectares of its farmland to Indian investors that equals nearly 4… more »
Ethiopia - Exploring the life of a young man who wasn't supposed to die outside a nightclub
Something Happened at DC9. Who Did it Happen to? Exploring the life of a young man who wasn't supposed to die outside a nightclub.By Rend SmithAbout 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 15, EMTs responded to an emergency call at 9th and U streets NW. Moments… more »
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WikiLeaks Ethiopia: Counter Insurgency Operations Hitting a Wall Part II
ETHIOPIA: COUNTER INSURGENCY OPERATIONS HITTING A WALL, PART II
Source: Telegraph
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Date: 11/28/2007 9:07
Origin: Embassy Addis Ababa
Classification: SECRET//NOFORN
1.(C) Introduction: This report is part 2 of a… more »
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Ethiopia PM sees no major devaluation in next 5 yrs
Ethiopia PM sees no major devaluation in next 5 yrs
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ruled out the possibility of another major devaluation of the birr on Thursday amid concerns the present rate is fuelling inflatio… more »
02/02/11
Gunfire Erupts in Central Cairo
Gunfire Erupts in Central CairoVOA NewsPro- and anti-government protesters continue to defy a government curfew in the Egyptian capitalBursts of gunfire are erupting in the area around Cairo's Tahrir Square as pro- and anti-government protest… more »
A female inmate from Ethiopia raped by a Kuwaiti policeman - Report
Policeman in Kuwait rapes a female inmate from Ethiopia - ReportA Kuwaiti policeman dragged an Ethiopian woman from among other inmates at a prison in the Gulf emirate and raped her in front of them, a newspaper reported Tuesday.The police man en… more »
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Mubarak's 30 Years in Power Near End
Mubarak's 30 Years in Power Near End
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