"Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia" from markpanama on YouTube"Ethiopia 2007 007 - Blue Nile Falls" from JanvanBekkum on YouTube"Bahir Dar, the most beautiful city in Ethiopia" from Love4ethio on YouTube"Ethiopia 2007 006 - Bahir Dar" from JanvanBekkum on YouTubeKnown locally as Tis Isat - 'Smoke of Fire' the Blue Nile Falls is the most dramatic spectacle on either the White or the Blue Nile rivers. Four
Ethiopian Airlines scooped the 2008 Best Airline in Africa Award at the African Travel Award gala night held in Lagos, Nigeria. The award was conferred to Ethiopian for its excellent network and convenient connections in Africa.The organizer of the 4th Akwaaba travel market Mrs. Ikechi Uko said, “It is a well deserved award as Ethiopian Airlines has served Africa well over the years being the ma
By Kefale Alemu Recently I traveled from London to morocco, Portugal and Spain respectively. In Morocco I visited Marrakech, Fez and Tangier, in Portugal Lisbon and in Spain Madrid. I enjoyed my long journey in which I used the four main means of transportation (train, ferry, buss and plane) and my stays in each of the above mentioned destinations were pleasant and educative. Marrakech (The Red C
Supporting the Southern Sudan government is in our long-term strategic interest and we should not shy from it. The truth of the matter is that as a Western ally, Kenya is an existential enemy of Arab countries, Sudan included. Annexing Somalia is thus in our strategic interest and we must do it now as the [...]
LATEST: ANGELINA JOLIE's plans to build an AIDS clinic in Ethiopia have taken a massive step forward - her charity has donated $2 million to the project. The actress adopted her daughter Zahara...
Witness the latest hollywood gossip,photos,videos and juicy interviews straight from your favorite celebrities. Perfectly Beautiful Girls
I had in the recent past written a post in regards to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and the urgent need to abolish this crude practice.
So when i read the following i was rhapsodic.
ADDIS ABABA, 11 September 2008 (IRIN) -
Fewer Ethiopian parents are subjecting their daughters to female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM), according to an [...]
With the support of the U.S. [the world's police], the Ethiopian government had cooked up a threat that was non-existent, to make the case for invading Somalia.
And now, after creating Africa’s biggest Humanitarian crisis, the Meles regime had indicated its strong urge to pull its troops out of Somalia, comletely.
With the full backing of the [...]
TTGS are proud to announce that we are organising the Ethiopian Leather, Textile & Garment Exhibition & Symposium (ETGES) in Addis Ababa Ethiopia 12th November 2008 to 16th November 2008.Designed to promote the sector, it will be organized in collaboration with the Ethiopian government. Producers and fashion companies such as Nike and Adidas have already confirmed their attendance.We have
On the wake of Ethiopia’s looming famine, most would find themselves asking, “why?”, “Why Ethiopia?”, and “Why Again?”
To outsiders, Ethiopia might sound synonymous with Hell-on-Earth, but quite to the contrary.
Ethiopia’s demise is a culmination of small problems, ignored for the longest. Surprisingly, these small problems, if tackled individually,
The Olympics is a boring affair for so many Ethiopians; myself included. As is the case with everything else, Ethiopia has failed in nurturing and growing many of its talented athletes in vast array of athletic endeavors.
Here comes the Olympics once again, and guess what Ethiopia has to provide? RUNNERS !
Long distance runners at that. [...]
In Eritrea (pronounced er-ih-TRAY-uh), coffee is not merely something that starts on a timer and brews into to-go cups, but it is a ceremony, a ritual, a meaningful time to sit down with friends and family to chat.
Sport's great rivalries: Kenya vs. Ethiopia, and a one-sided battle (at least on the track)As you've no doubt noticed by now, we're somewhat partial to the endurance sports here at The Science of Sport. And with the Olympics now only 24 days away, we're starting to turn our attention to what are sure to be 3 weeks of magnificent racing action, especially on the track and roads in the long-distan
The second most populated nation in Africa, Ethiopia is a nation rich in history, and packed with 78 million strong.
Throughout history it is safe to say that Ethiopia was inconveniently located for so many battle fronts, both within the country and its immediate neighbors. Directly or indirectly, Ethiopia had been subjected to constant warfare and [...]
Dubai unveils $100 million Ethiopia investment plansReuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa Sultan Ahmed Ben Sulayem, head of the Dubai World delegation, said the Dubai government firm would invest in mining, trade, agriculture, real estate and ...
A relative carries the body of four-year-old Michu Mohamed who died of malnutrition near Sheshemene, southern Ethiopia.Recent crop failures, drought conditions and the current high price of food have plunged Ethiopia into another food crisis, reminiscent of the famines of 1984-85 which killed over 1 million. People have become so desperate for food, they are eating their next harvest's seeds. 4.5
I have a confession to make. It’s not so much about what bothers me, drives me nuts, or makes me happy. It is more about what it is that i really, really like, can’t go without and what stimulates my brain the most.
Call it my confession to those who don’t know me intimately.
Here we go:
1- A [...]
Reuters12 June 2008By Daniel Wallis
Western donors have failed to condemn war crimes by Ethiopian forces during a year-old campaign against separatist fighters in the country’s eastern Ogaden region, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
“The Ethiopian army’s answer to the rebels has been to viciously attack civilians in the Ogaden,” said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director of
Annotated images are above, where structures marked with red circles were likely removed or damaged prior to the collections of the February 2008 image, and the gray/white areas are possible evidence of burning.
And Here Comes A Barrage of Headlines
UK ‘complicit in Ethiopian war crimes’
By Mike Pflanz in Nairobi
Last updated: 4:17 PM BST 12/06/2008
Britain is “complicit̶
Ogaden
A region that is ignored by its government? Absolutely. The will of the government has not been exerted to that particualr region. The desire to bring about peace in that region is not something the government has taken an interest in.
Modern Ogaden is a place where its people are being used as target practice for Ethiopians [...]
There is an excellent Associated Press article out today about the desperate situation in Ethiopia.The food crisis is hitting every part of the world, and it is being felt the hardest in the areas that were already on the edge of survival.In Ethiopia, it is not just children, the elderly, or the poor who are suffering. According to aid workers, starvation is hitting just about everyone.Yesterday I
SHASHAMANE, Ethiopia (AP) — Like so many other victims of Ethiopia’s hunger crisis, Usheto Beriso weighs just half of what he should. He is always cold and swaddled in a blanket. His limbs are stick-thin.
But Usheto is not the typical face of Ethiopia’s chronic food problems, the scrawny baby or the ailing toddler. At age [...]
Guess What?
That’s the house of Samuel Tafesse (Owner of Sunshine Construction in Ethiopia). I didn’t know who he was nor can i say i know him now, but on the little that i read about him, at least i know this is where he lives (lol).
Most Ethiopians will never have a chance to live his [...]
Deputy Director - CapacityIntraHealth InternationalLocation: EthiopiaLast Date: July 2, 2008Email: jobs@intrahealth.orgDeputy Director - Capacity - EthiopiaI. JOB SUMMARYThe Deputy Director-Capacity (DDC) provides senior level program management to ensure the strategic, programmatic, financial, and technical integrity of the Capacity Project’s Ethiopia program and meeting project targets. The De
Deputy Director, Administration and FinanceIntraHealth InternationalLocation: Addis Ababa, EthiopiaLast Date: July 2, 2008Email: jobs@intrahealth.orgDeputy Director, Administration and Finance - EthiopiaThis is a full-time position with IntraHealth International based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The Deputy Director, Administration and Finance (DDAF) is a senior position responsible for the overall ma
Do you love documentaries? Oh my God, me too. And i have my own reasons of why i love Documentaries. Documentaries are made for lazy folks. Basically, you sit on your behind while you let the hard-work of others educate your butt on any issue.
This documentary is about Famine, Hunger, Poverty and being poorer than [...]
A stark difference between Ethiopia (my country) and a place like the U.S. is the value given to historical figures. Let me confess and say, i know more about President Nixon than i do about, let’s say, Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros.
It must have been in one of the elementary calsses, probably the 5th or 6th [...]
Political corruption, social instability, inflation, illiteracy, and continuous danger of war. Those are some of the things that comes to my mind when i think about my nation. Ethiopia for all its resources (both human and material), has failed miserably.
We are at a critical juncture.
We are at a moment and time where a small mistake [...]
Discrimination in it s every form can be found within any society. But Ethnic discrimination is the worst of them all. And Ethiopians are not immune from this disease. Ethnic discrimination in Ethiopia has existed since the beginning of time.
For a country who is made up of at least 70 ethnic groups, Ethiopia has been the [...]
DOHA (AFP, Apr 23) — Qatar said on Wednesday it was surprised by Ethiopia's decision to cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf state, and rejected as unfounded the accusation that it sought to destabilise the Horn of Africa.The official QNA news agency cited a foreign ministry spokesman as saying Doha was "surprised" by Addis Ababa's "unfounded and untruthful allegations," and saw them as "a deliberate attempt to justify its own erroneous policies."On Monday, Ethiopia announced it was severing ties with Qatar, accusing the Doha government of supporting armed opposition groups across the Horn of Africa and citing Qatar's "strong ties" with Ethiopia's arch foe Eritrea.QNA quoted the spokesman as calling on Ethiopia "to refrain from implicating Qatar in regional differences," and adding that "th
By Elizabeth Blunt BBC, Addis Ababa (Apr 23) - Ethiopia's most popular pop singer, Teddy Afro, has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of a young man in a hit and run incident 18 months ago. Thousands of young people mounted an impromptu protest after the High Court hearing, running through the streets, shouting, "Teddy is innocent".Unauthorised demonstrations are almost unheard of in Ethiopia and there was a heavy paramilitary police presence.At a previous hearing, the noise of his fans almost drowned out proceedings.This time the case was moved to a building at the back of the court area, well away from the crowd.The singer appeared under close police guard, dressed in a pink t-shirt and looking subdued.He spoke only to plead not guilty to negligent driving, driving without a licen
By Andrew Cawthorne Reuters, NAIROBI (Apr 23 2008) - Amnesty International accused Ethiopian soldiers on Wednesday of killing 21 people, including an imam and several Islamic scholars, at a Mogadishu mosque and said seven of the victims had their throats slit.The rights group said the soldiers had also captured dozens of children during the raid on the Al Hidaaya mosque in the north of the Somali capital earlier this week during operations against Islamist insurgents.Ethiopia has thousands of soldiers in neighbouring Somalia to bolster a Western-backed government against rebels fighting an Iraq-style insurgency in the Horn of Africa nation.The Ethiopian and Somali governments have not responded publicly to accusations of atrocities at the mosque. But they have frequently denied abusing hum
Thousands protest as top Ethiopian pop singer Teddy Afro pleads not guilty to causing a hit and run death.
A news by AsianLoveStories.com.
addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fasianlovestories.com%2Fprotests-over-ethiopia-pop-singer';
addthis_title = 'Protests+over+Ethiopia+pop+singer';
addthis_pub = 'asianlove';
By Prof. Mammo Muchie Business Daily (April 22 2008): On February 2, 2006 BBC reporter Peter Greste wrote from Mekele, northern Ethiopia: “Like a patient addicted to pain killers, Ethiopia seems hooked on aid. “ He added: “For most of the past three decades, it has survived on millions of tonnes of donated food and millions of dollars in cash. It has received more emergency support than any other African nation in that time.”At present a reported nine million people in Ethiopia need food aid under conditions when food prices have been pushed up by inflation and food supply difficulties preoccupy the managers of the world economy.The cost of living has been rising and the hardship ordinary people are facing is beyond forbearance in Ethiopia. It is hard times now in Ethiopia for the
Addis Fortune, by Endale Assefa Addis Ababa (Apr 22 2008) - Following the signing of a bilateral relation agreement between Ethiopia and Iceland on January 2008 to explore geothermal power potential in the rift valley region, a team of experts from Reykjavik are to engage in a bilateral geothermal survey.It would be too early to talk about the project cost, said Sendeku Araya, public relations division Head at the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporations (EEPCo)."Ethiopia has an estimated potential of 1000mw of power from geothermal energy located in the rift region," ambassador Svavar Gestsson, especial envoy to the ministry of foreign affairs, told Fortune. He said the exact potential would be known after the actual study is conducted.The preliminary agreement between Ethiopia and Icela
Ethiopia severs ties with Qatar ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopia announced Monday it was severing ties with Qatar, accusing the Gulf Arab state of supporting armed opposition groups across the Horn of Africa region.It cited Qatar's "strong ties" with Ethiopia's arch-foe Eritrea, and alleged Qatari support to armed opposition groups within Ethiopia as well as to Islamist insurgents in Somalia, where Addis Ababa sent troops in 2006 to prop up a weak government."The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has decided to break diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar," said a government statement received by AFP."Ethiopia has displayed considerable patience towards Qatar's attempts to destabilise our sub-region and, in particular, its hostile behaviour towards Ethiopia," t
By Kirubel Tadesse, Capital (Addis Ababa) - After collecting signatures needed to form the national party, the former Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party majority who is forming a new party, Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ), is to call a general assembly to endorse the party program and regulations.According to Birtukan Medeksa, Vice Chair of the former CUDP, the general assembly, expected to take place in one month’s time, will elect party leaders as per the new party structures. The new party structure is fundamentally the same according to Mohammed Ali (MP), who is coordinating the committee setup to prepare the party’s program, regulations and other documents. Both Justice Birtukan and MP Mohammed admit that the party election would be the last official breakup of the form
Ethiopia’s government breaks off relations with Qatar - angered by Al-Jazeera’s coverage and financial support for Eritrea.
A news by AsianLoveStories.com.
addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fasianlovestories.com%2Fethiopia-severs-ties-with-qatar';
addthis_title = 'Ethiopia+severs+ties+with+Qatar';
addthis_pub = 'asianlove';
WASHINGTON, PRNewswire (April 18 2008) - As part of its ongoing commitment to support Ethiopia's educational system, and an example of the extraordinary collaboration between educators in the United States and Ethiopia, the American people donated over one and half million English language textbooks to Ethiopia. The donation is part of President George W. Bush's Africa Education Initiative, which increases access to quality, basic educational opportunities in Africa. The English language textbooks were developed specifically for Ethiopia and are for use in primary schools for grade 5, 6, 7 and 8.Speaking at the handover ceremony held at Sefere Selam Primary School in Addis Ababa, Dr. Sarah Moten, President Bush's Coordinator for the Africa Education Initiative said, "Education is the ke
By Jason McLure Bloomberg (April 18 2008) - Ethiopia's annual inflation rate increased to 29.6 percent in March, the highest in over a decade, as rising food costs continued to push up consumer prices. Inflation expanded from 22.9 percent in February, the Addis Ababa-based Central Statistical Agency said in a report today. Food prices climbed 39.4 percent on an annual basis, from 30.2 percent in February, according to the report. To contact the reporter on this story: Jason McLure in Addis Ababa via the Johannesburg bureau at abolleurs@bloomberg.net.
The former Coalition for Unity and Democracy majority supreme council members, who are forming a new party, Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ), have managed to collect over six thousand signatures, four times than the 1500 signatures needed to form a new national party.According to Engineer Gizachew Shiferaw, who is heading signature collecting committee, an overwhelming degree of support was observed from people in all parts of Ethiopia collectors were dispatched to. Gizachew told Capital that during signature collection, very few ‘minor problems’ occurred especially in Butajira, Gurage Zone when two signature collectors were jailed. “I don’t regard the problem as a serious one, we have seen similar problems nearby and we notified the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE)
AFP: Addis Ababa Ethiopia (April 16 2008) - Three million babies born in Ethiopia each year go through life without an official identity because their births are not registered, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.“These children are deprived of their basic rights, and with no documentary evidence to prove how old they are or even who they are,” said Bjorn Ljungqvist, UNICEF Representative in Ethiopia.He called for the establishment of a national vital events registration system this year as part of the celebration of the new Ethiopian Millennium, which is still being celebrated with various activities since September 2007.He was speaking at a two-day national forum discussing the problem of registration of births, death, marriage and divorce, which was organi
Addis Fortune, Addis Ababa (April 16 2008) - Ethiopia’s sensational stage performer, Tewodros Kassahun – popularly known as Teddy-Afro - is sent today, April 16, 2008, to the Addis Abeba Central Prison Centre after the Federal High Court eighth criminal bench, adjourned to rule over his appeal for right of bail on charges of murder.He was under custody inside the Federal High Court, Lideta area, for couple of hours before a white minibus from the Prison Administration took him to Kaliti early this afternoon, together with other inmates. Fans, family members and his agent, Addis Gessese, have gathered inside the court before the minibus drove out.Yet to be confirmed, he is believed to have been taken to Kaliti Prison Centre, located in the outskirts of the city. Dressed with red T-shirt
Al Jazeera (April 15 2008) - Ethnic Somali separatists have been fighting government forces in the east of Ethiopia for more than 13 years now, but the long-running conflict has been largely invisible as Addis Ababa has restricted access to the region.There have been numerous clashes between the Ogaden National Liberation Army (ONLF) and the military in recent months, with both sides claiming successes.But with few journalists in the vast and sparsely populated region that borders Somalia, it is difficult to get an accurate picture of how frequently the fighting occurs and its toll on human life.However, Al Jazeera gained exclusive access to the region and found that youths, angry at the treatment of the local ethnic Somali population the government, were flocking to join the separatists."
By Barry Malone Reuters ADDIS ABABA, (April 15 2008) - Ethiopia blamed rebels backed by arch-foe Eritrea on Tuesday after two bombs killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in the capital.The attacks in Addis Ababa late on Monday came a day after the nation held the first round of local, regional and federal elections that have prompted opposition claims of harassment."This is the work of the enemy, trying to disrupt Ethiopia's ongoing democratic elections," Information Minister Berhan Hailu told Reuters. No arrests have been made yet, police said.Ethiopian state media said the explosions tore through two petrol stations in the city at the same time, killing and wounding residents who were queuing to buy fuel. Bloodstains and charred clothing lay at the scene of one of the blasts.
By Peter Heinlein VOA News, Addis Ababa (April 14, 2008) - The biggest opposition party that participated in Ethiopia's nationwide elections Sunday is planning to boycott the second part of the voting, charging the first half was rigged. Another, larger opposition group had pulled out even before the first vote. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the withdrawal of the two largest opposition factions would clear the way for Ethiopia's ruling party to take control of local councils nationwide, and to increase its majority in parliament.The leadership of the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement voted Monday to join a boycott when Ethiopia votes in critical municipal elections next Sunday.The OFDM had been the largest opposition party participating last Sunday, as Ethiopians voted fo
Mogadishu (HAN) April 15, 2008- Somali Islamist leader charged Ethiopian Secret agents inside Somalia were behind the deaths of the British female teacher and the Kenyan, who were killed in Beledweyne," Mukhtar Robbow, a spokesman for the Islamist rebels told HAN and reported to GeesskaAfrika Magazine. The killing was a blow to the Baladweyne District administration and the Somalis in the region. The Ethiopian Military Base in Mogadishu on Monday denied involvement in the assassination of three foreigners have been killed in Beledweyne, rejecting allegations from the Islamist guerrilla group that Ethiopian was behind the killing."Ethiopia is looking into the reports from Somali TFG or from Baladweyne Regional Adminitartion regarding the deaths of the three foreigners, and is learning for
AfricaNews, Addis Ababa (April 15) - As many travelers began using electronic ticketing, Lufthansa German Airlines has stopped the seven percent commission it used to pay to Ethiopian travel agencies that sell its tickets. The commissions stop as of May 1, travel agencies have announced."Even if such trend is becoming more common in other countries, it was better if Lufthansa didn't stop it in this season," said Worku Yitayew, President of Tour and travel Agencies Association (TTAA).As compared to other seasons, during this season there is high number of travelers that Worku fears to lose. Some members of TTAA on their part indicated that Lufthansa still gives a two percent commission to travel agencies in Egypt. They say that the Egyptians got their commission because the agencies have a
Reuters (Apr 12 2008) - Doctors in Ethiopia are joining forces diagnosing patients using the internet.Doctors at a hospital in Addis Ababa are working together with some of India's top doctors to provide quality and affordable healthcare to Ethiopians. They're doing this by diagnosing cases and discussing treatment together online.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (WRAL, April 11)— In a room that resembles a high school chemistry lab, the keepers of the world's oldest coffee culture are learning a new way to understand the rich aroma of a cup of java.Is that a waft of honey? Of shoe leather? Maybe walnuts?That last one is particularly hard here in Ethiopia, where most people have never seen, much less smelled, a walnut. And in a gourmet coffee market dominated by Western corporations and Western terms, that's a handicap.Until now, those companies had a near monopoly on the expertise to capitalize on Ethiopia's best beans.But that may be changing. Ethiopians know that coffee - which originated in this impoverished East African nation - can be their ticket to the first world. And the biggest profits are in the most gourmet blen
ADDIS ABABA (AFP, April 12) — Ethiopia on Sunday holds elections for the first time since deadly 2005 poll violence, but accusations of fresh repression against the opposition make the results a foregone conclusion.About 3.7 million candidates are competing for almost as many local and federal council seats and the opposition was only able to field a few thousand contestants. About 30 million people are eligible to vote.On Thursday, one of the main opposition movements in the Horn of Africa nation, the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF), announced it was pulling out of the race."We have decided to call off our participation from the elections as the situation is out of hand and dangerous," party chairman Beyene Petros told AFP."We attempted to field candidates in several constitue
UNITED NATIONS (AFP, April 11) — UN chief Ban Ki-moon has laid out options to deal with the continuing impasse in the Eritrea-Ethiopia border dispute, including the full withdrawal of the UN mission from the area, according to a report released Friday. The UN mission monitoring the bitter dispute between the two Horn of Africa rivals (UNMEE) has temporarily relocated its military personnel and equipment from Eritrea after Asmara cut off diesel fuel supplies to the mission, crippling its monitoring activities.In view of Eritrea's fuel and other restrictions, the UN secretary general proposes in his report that UNMEE be terminated, "leaving no United Nations peacekeeping presence in the area."Another less drastic option involves deploying a "small observer mission" in the border area, whic
In The U.S.
Presidential Libraries promote understanding of the presidency and the American experience. Presidential Libraries preserve and provide access to historical materials, support research, and create interactive programs and exhibits that educate and inspire.
So why don’t we have Presidential Libraries in Ethiopia? And if we had them what would the public learn from them?
Pretty [...]
Opposition Candidates, Voters Silenced Ahead of Local Polls Human Rights Watch (New York, April 11 2008) - The Ethiopian government’s repression of registered opposition parties and ordinary voters has largely prevented political competition ahead of local elections that begin on April 13, Human Rights Watch said today. These widespread acts of violence, arbitrary detention and intimidation mirror long-term patterns of abuse designed to suppress political dissent in Ethiopia. “It is too late to salvage these elections, which will simply be a rubber stamp on the EPRDF’s near-monopoly on power at the local level,” said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “Still, officials must at least allow the voters to decide how and whether to cast their ballots without int
Presidency equals power. And power is something every African politician desperately needs and gets addicted to. That’s why so-called democratic elections in Africa are at the least Un-Democratic. Therefore Ethiopia is not immune from such type of un-democratic elections.
The fact is, Ethiopia will once again find itself in a historical election in 2010. Only this [...]
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters, April 10) - If U.N. peacekeepers abandon the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a new war could break out between the two Horn of Africa neighbors, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report.The U.N. border mission, or UNMEE, has already withdrawn nearly 1,700 troops and military observers who for the past seven years had been trying to prevent Eritrea and Ethiopia from resuming a border war they fought from 1998-2000.The peacekeepers had been stationed in a 15.5-mile (25-km) buffer zone inside Eritrea. But Asmara turned against UNMEE because of U.N. inability to enforce rulings by an independent commission awarding chunks of Ethiopian-held territory, including the town of Badme, to Eritrea.Most UNMEE troops have been sent home temporarily and only 164 p
Interview with Leonard Vincent CAPE TOWN(IPS, April 10) - Journalism in Ethiopia has become an increasingly hazardous trade over recent years. A clampdown on the media in the wake of disputed elections in 2005 continues to resonate in the country, while certain members of the press have even found themselves facing capital punishment.In July 2007, journalists Andualem Ayele Legesse, Mesfin Tesfaye Gobena, Wonakseged Zeleke Tessema and Dawit Fasil Woldeselassie were sentenced to death on charges that included treason -- this in connection with the unrest that followed the 2005 polls.While the four were later amnestied, their sentences are viewed as having had a somewhat chilling effect on press freedom in Ethiopia. To find out more, IPS correspondent Miriam Mannak spoke to Leonard Vincent,
LACK OF PUBLIC SECURITY: Kjetil Tronvoll calls attention to several serious flaws in regard to the Ethiopian trial against the war criminals of the brutal Derg Regime. Photo: Ola SætherThe Ethiopian legal system has accused several thousands of brutal war crimes. Now the war crimes tribunal has itself violated fundamental human rights. Tekst: Yngve Vogt, Translated by Kathrine Torday Gulden (Published April 08 2008) Ethiopia's trial against the criminals of war from the harsh Derg regime (1974-1991) undermines human rights, says Associate Professor Kjetil Tronvoll at the Norwegian Center for Human Rights at the University of Oslo. He has studied the political development in Ethiopia since 1990 and has attended the elections as a researcher and election monitor both in Ethiopia and Eritrea
By Jason McLure April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia's annual inflation rate increased to 22.9 percent in February led by rising food costs, the Central Statistical Agency said.Inflation expanded from 19.4 percent in January, the Addis Ababa-based agency said in a report today. Food prices climbed 30.2 percent on an annual basis, from 28 percent in January, according to the report.To contact the reporter on this story: Jason McLure in Addis Ababa via the Johannesburg bureau at abolleurs@bloomberg.net.
Honorary military ranks
← Previous revision
Revision as of 18:40, 8 April 2008
Line 52:
Line 52:
Amha Selassie died after long illnesses in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]] at age 80 on February 17, 1997. He had never completely recovered from the massive stroke he experienced in 1973. His body was flown back to Ethiopia and buried in the Imperial family vaults at Holy Trinity Cathedral in [[Addis Ababa]] in a huge ceremonial funeral presided over by Patriarch [[Abune Paulos]].
Amha Selassie died after long illnesses in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]] at age 80 on February 17, 1997. He had never completely recovered from the massive stroke he experienced in 1973. His body was flown back to Ethiopia and buried in the Imperia
Addis Ababa (April 6, 2008) - Last Year Ethiopia had an ambitious multibillion-dollar plan to provide all its citizens with electricity within eight years (2015), as well as to supply some power to three neighboring countries, Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan a top manager of the state-owned electricity company said.Because he said, Ethiopia can do because it has a lot of potential to generate hydroelectric power, said Mihret Debebe, general manager of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation. The country is the source of a branch of the Nile River called the Blue Nile, which is believed to have huge power-generating potential. The Blue Nile merges with the White Nile in Sudan to flow into Egypt as the Nile River.But, today The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) on Thursday announced
Individuals who masterminded the recent gold fraud at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) have left the country before police started to arrest suspects. Reliable sources told The [Ethiopian] Reporter that the individual who first started to supply gold plated steel to the NBE was Asmare Ayalew. In 2005 Asmare’s close friend called Samson went to NBE with a forged gold export license named Kefeyalew Umeta Export. Samson, who used the fake identity, Ketyalew Umeta, as his name previously served in the Addis Ababa police commission with the rank of sergeant.Samson (Kefyalew Umeta) gave a power of attorney to Asmare, which enabled Asmare to supply gold to NBE on behalf of Kefyalew Umeta and to receive payments. According to information obtained from NBE in 2006, Kefyalew Umeta supplied 239.
Biruk Girma Addis Ababa - Ethiopia earned a sum of 854.5 million US dollars from Export trade in the past eight months registering a 32% jump compare with that obtained during the same period last year, Minister of Trade and Industry Girma Biru said on Tuesday.The gain exceeded a 20 -25% annual sure projected under the five-year plan, the minister Girma said in his eight-month report to the Parliament.He said Coffee took the lions share for the total amount made with a 251.1 million dollars export trade which included oil products, grain and spices.Ethiopia exported some 85442 tones of coffee to the international market fetching 29.4% of the total export trade income, Girma said.According to the minister, oil products, grain and spices scored a 217.8 million dollar income for the country n
ADDIS ABABA (Apr 3 2008) - THE alliance between the United States and Ethiopia was born of pragmatism. In another time, they might have been enemies. Ethiopians do not like American soldiers tramping on their soil. Americans dislike Ethiopia's bad human-rights record. Local elections due this month are a case in point. Ethiopia's opposition, emasculated by the long imprisonment of its leaders (most of whom were pardoned last year) and weakened by its own divisions, will almost certainly be crushed in an unfair contest. “It's going to be a stitch-up,” says a Western diplomat. “Control is what this government is all about.”America jealously guards information about its more discreet military activities in Ethiopia, while advertising its soldiers' do-gooding: digging wells, vaccinatin
How do two people who call themselves cousins disagree on so much and so often? I have for the longest believed Eritrea has one of the worst leaders in the world. Not that i am saying Premier Meles of Ethiopia is an angel, but the Eritrean leader on a different level of dictatorship on his [...]
You read the headline right? What did you think of it? Well when i first read the headline and before i read the article, i didnt know what to make out of it.
But once i read the article, i had mixed feelings about the author. I thought he raised great questions and makes some valid [...]
Generation X - is what i call the next generation. Most are educated and are willing to accept the responsibility and burden that comes with sacrificing one self for ones nation.
Generation X is very hungry for change. A change that has been long overdue. Interestingly, these smart bunch are usually closely watched by their usually [...]
Ridwan Hassan Sahid awoke under a pile of corpses to a pricking sensation on her face. Ants were biting her eyelids and the inside of her mouth. The pain, however, brought relief to the 17-year-old. "I thought, 'I'm alive,' " she thought as blood oozing from rope burns around her neck. Fearing that the Ethiopian soldiers who had left her for dead in a roadside ditch would return, she brushed away the ants and shut her eyes, then slipped back into unconsciousness.The brutal assault and her escape mark a chilling story to emerge from an unfolding but hidden tragedy in eastern Ethiopia.Ever since exiting colonialists arbitrarily stuck a triangle-shaped wedge of land with 4 million ethnic Somalis inside Ethiopia's border, violence and suffering have plagued the region. Now, many of them have b
China will invest 5-billion Yuan to build Ethiopia's first industrial park, part of a plan to help the Horn of Africa nation mimic the Asian giant's rapid economic growth, an Ethiopian minister said. Up to 80 Chinese companies involved in textiles, leather and manufacturing construction equipment are expected to invest in the industrial zone being built at Dukem, 37 km (23 miles) east of the capital Addis Ababa."The construction of the industrial zone will help Ethiopia emulate China's 20 years of accelerated development," Trade and Industry Minister Tadesse Haile told Reuters on Friday.Due to be built on a 5 sq km (2 sq mile) plot over the next five years, the China-Africa Development Fund is financing the project.China is investing heavily in Africa and has won favour among many governme
NAIROBI, Reuters (Mar 28 2008) - Two Ethiopian activists jailed for inciting post-election violence in 2005 in a case that triggered condemnation from rights groups were freed from prison on Friday.Daniel Bekele was employed by ActionAid, while Netsanet Demissie worked closely with the global anti-poverty campaigner through his Organisation for Social Justice in Ethiopia.They were the last two defendants after a high profile trial that originally charged 131 journalists, politicians and civil society leaders with offences ranging from genocide to treason."It is indeed a wonderful moment for civil society in Ethiopia," said Irfan Mufti of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), which both men also worked for.Demonstrators took to the streets to protest at polls in May 2005 that th
CHENNAI (Mar 28 2008) - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will soon set up its centre in Ethiopia to focus on climate change and jointly work with African countries on the issue."The problems faced by Earth are multi inter-disciplinary in character. Climate change is one of the greatest threats. The (new) centre will focus on climate change in Ethiopia and look to work with various governments in Africa in this regard," Dr R K Pachauri, Director General of the Institute said here today.Pachauri, who is also the Chairman of the Nobel prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was inaugurating a Centre for Climate Change at the Anna University.There was a shift taking place in the US' stance with regard to climate change and efforts were now being made on a subst
Addis Abeba (March 28 2008)- Ethiopian Professor Dereje Agonafer last Sunday received the Thermomechanical Challenges in Electronic Packaging-The Significant Contributor "THERMI" Award in electronic packaging, the awarding institution said on Wednesday.Professor Dereje is director of Electronics, MEMS & Nanoelectronics Systems Packaging Center in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington. He is currently visiting Professor at MIT.According to his resume posted on the Semi Conductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium website, Professor Agonafer received his PhD from Howard University and joined IBM. After 15 years at IBM, according to his resume published by the institute.He joined the University of Texas at Arlington in 1999 as Professo
March 28, 2008 - Two human rights activists who received a two-and-a-half year jail sentence are expected to walk out of prison proud and victorious in May 2008.Their defense lawyer, Mengistu Haile Mariam, had confirmed, yesterday that they would be freed quickly.“The two activists will be released from prison in three days’ time because they have already served two-thirds of their sentences,” he told reporters at the court.Daniel Bekele worked for ActionAid, while Netsanet Demissie worked closely with the global anti-poverty campaigner through his Organization for Social Justice in Ethiopia.Rights groups have condemned their trial.The two were the last defendants out of 131 originally charged after demonstrators took to the street to protest polls they said were rigged. A parliament
IsraelNN (Mar 27 2008) - A conference at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem Wednesday was dedicated to a call for bringing 8,000 members of the Falash Mura group from Ethiopia to Israel.The Falash Mura are Ethiopian Christians of Jewish descent. Thousands are awaiting the chance to immigrate to Israel in the Gondar transit camp.Rabbi Menachem Waldman, an expert on the Ethiopian community who heads the Shvut Am organization, told Arutz-7 that the Falash Mura are "Jews by any definition."Responding to claims that the Falash Mura were simply regular Christians seeking a better life, Rabbi Waldman said, “I am embarrassed to even respond to such a foolish statement like that. They were checked mother after mother. There was a phenomenon of conversion to Christianity there, but now they have returne
Addis Ababa, (March 26, 2008) - The Education for All Program of the World Bank has decided to provide 70 million USD to support Ethiopia's education sector.The results obtained in enrolling school age children to schools and directions set to improve education quality are believed to remarkably improve the education sector in Ethiopia.Accordingly, the Program would provide a financial assistance amounting 70 million USD for the execution of plans set in the education sector over the coming three years, Joy Phumaphi, Vice President of Human Development at the World Bank said.Ethiopia, which along with Ghana represents Africa at the executive committee of the World Bank's Education for All Program is actively playing role in soliciting support of the rich countries for the quality and expan
By Elizabeth BluntBBC News, Addis Ababa(Mar 26 2008) - Twenty-six people are under arrest over the discovery of 90kg (14 stone) of fake gold in the vaults of Ethiopia's central bank, a senior official says.The fraud was discovered after some of the supposed gold was sent to South Africa, where it was found to be gold-plated steel.Those held are expected to be charged in the next couple of weeks.Rumours have been flying around the capital Addis Ababa about what happened to the real gold and who was to blame.Those being held include officials of the national bank, said Berhanu Assefa, a spokesman for Ethiopia's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.The commission has been investigating the case for three months along with Ethiopian police and intelligence officials."Around 26 are under arres
UDJ ReporterUnity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) has launched its signature collection activities by dispatching its members to regions in eight groups as of March 25, 2008. Out 0f the 31members dispatched, 26 are parliamentarians. KNASSO PR will have detail information and public relation projects in the coming daySouthern EthiopiaGroup I South Shewa – Awassa GroupMuluneh EyoelKibret Henle(P)Group II Wolayta – Arbaminch – Jinka GroupAlemayehu YenenehKifle Haile Mariam (P)Northern EthiopiaGroup III Wolo–Woldia GroupAhmed Abegaz (P)Tamrat TarekegneSeyed Mohammed (P)Mekin Seyed (P)Gashu Getahun (P)Alebachew Ayelew (P)Group IV Gojam – Gonder GroupAlemero Awoke (PYitayew Shiferaw (P)Tilahun Abebe (P)Bazezew Bezie (P)Libay Abebe (P)Andualem Ayalew (P)-Syum Mamo (P)Agbaw Setegn (P)Bay
NAIROBI (AFP) — The United Nations Children's Fund is seeking 650 million dollars for sanitation in Ethiopia, where 35 million people are deprived of adequate hygiene, a UNICEF statement said Tuesday.The African Development Bank, the World Bank and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) have pledged more than 50 million dollars for the project, but UNICEF added that it was "still a far cry, however, from the estimated 650 million dollars required for universal coverage in Ethiopia.""UNICEF calls on all donors to invest in achieving sustainable access to improved sanitation which is essential for the realization of human rights, health and dignity," said Bjorn Ljungqvist, UNICEF representative to Ethiopia.Though more than 1.2 billion people worldwide have gained access to
Jijiga, Eastern Ethiopia - The road from Harar runs for more than 600 miles east towards the border with Somalia, penetrating deep into the desiccated badlands of the Ogaden desert, the dusty heart of Ethiopia's war-torn Somali regional state.Sparse scrub and thorn bush, brown termite mounds, and flocks of bony sheep edge up against the burning asphalt strip. Wandering camels are a hazard to traffic; but vehicles are few. Like the occasional herdsman, standing outside transportable mudul huts, they stare in mild surprise as white UN Land Cruisers race by.The road's destination is Gode, via the regional capital of Jijiga, and the towns of Kebri Beyah, Degehabur and Kebri Dehar. But the part-finished two-lane road also blazes a figurative path, unwelcome to some, into the isolated and disput
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters, Mar 21 2008) - Ethiopia's federal court denied bail on Friday for 27 suspects in a $17 million fake gold scandal at the country's central bank.The National Bank of Ethiopia was ordered to check all its gold deposits last week after a consignment of bars shipped to South Africa was found to include gold-plated steel."The charge is too complex and involves a number of people in a criminal case that requires more time to investigate," the court in Addis Ababa said in its ruling."We have decided the suspects should remain in custody for a further 15 days. The case is adjourned until April 7."The accused, who include 11 bank employees, were brought to the courtroom by armed police.The other suspects are workers from the Geological Survey of Ethiopia, which was meant to tes
ADDIS ABABA(IRIN, March 20 2008) - The Ethiopian government’s decision to remove some taxes on grains is unlikely to have an immediate impact on rising food prices in rural areas, where most of the consumers are actually producers, an economist said.It may, however, ease the burden on the urban poor in several months’ time, if the government follows through on implementation."The fact that 85 percent of Ethiopians are living in rural areas means a reduction of value added tax and turnover tax will not have an impact on their lives," the Ethiopian economist, who declined to be named, said."The reduction will probably help the urban poor; [but] the change will not be that significant," he told IRIN in the capital, Addis Ababa. "It will take at least six months to see some changes in the
By Hadaro Arele*Throughout the 1990s, the international donor community supported Ethiopia as a country that embarked on a democratic path almost after 2 decades of socialist military rule. The country’s achievement, so it was said, was both economic and political. Economically the ‘new government’ has taken some steps towards liberal and market oriented system. Politically, Zenawi fooled the world with his rhetoric and thus naively labeled progressive leader.International community invested in the regime’s constitution-making process that led to its adoption in 1995. The constitution theoretically set up a number of democratic rights for its citizens. Defiant of the absence of separation of power between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary, and omission of the duratio
Are We in the Gray Area?By Afura Burtukana*Despotic governments all over the world almost always face resistance. The forms of resistance range from civil disobedience to armed struggle. Philosophers and activists have argued for and against both kind of resistance. Their bases for the argument are the severity of casualties, the length of time elapse, and requirement of resources among others. The objective is the effectiveness of the resistance which by itself is a base for the argument.Civil disobedience is a type of passive resistance (some thinkers do not accept the passiveness of civil disobedience) which uses non-violent technique of refusal to obey civil laws or follow a policy believed to be unjust in an effort to induce change in governmental policy or legislation. Practitioners
Addis Ababa (March 17) - Police in Ethiopia have seized a staggering two million dollars in hard currency with an illegal money changer and 13 million birr in cash with another trader in an unexpected police raid, where several alleged illegal traders were arrested.The individual with 13 million birr in cash was caught on Thursday March 13, around American Gibi in a place called Beteseb Supermarket. The hard currency was also taken as evidence. Some said that the amount seized during the raid could be over six million dollars including the amount apprehended in Ethiopian birr.Furthermore, Addis Ababa Police has taken into custody over 35 illegal traders in connection with foreign currency exchanges that police claims has contributed to the current destabilization of prices in the country.O
Ethiopia must be the only country, or one of the very few countries in the world, that has so many Liberation Fronts, that are only good for creating chaos and anarchy throughout the country.
Almost every ethnicity has its own Liberation Front. And at last count Ethiopia had more than 70 ethnic groups.
It is hard to [...]
Angel investors, here in the U.S., are investment groups that take it upon themselves to find good investment ideas and opportunities, and fund those business ideas they believe would give them back a good return on their investments.
In other words, they find good brains who lack the dough, and fund their ideas with deep pockets. [...]
I was just on a site called www.africanpath.com and i was baffled to learn how they came about with this list of “beautiful women”. In my opinion, the writer of this article must be personally infatuated with these girls.
I am not sure how either of these three can be on the “Top 3 Most Beautiful [...]
I remember studying hard, with friends, for the 12th grade Ethiopia national exam of ESLCE. This was a decade ago. Where putting in an all-nighter was a daily thing. A couple of my study friends and i had studied and had prepared ourselves pretty well for this notoriously tough exam.
After studying for 6 long months [...]
