Work began on the 41 million dollar project in May 2006 with funding from an Indian government concessionary loan. The loan has a 50 percent grant element with repayment period of 25 years.

The loan has an in-built moratorium of …

JUBA, Sudan (AFP) — Southern Sudan on Monday warned Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak that regional instability could also destabilise his country and urged Cairo to put pressure on Khartoum to move ahead with a three-year-old peace agreement.

“He said Egypt …

MOGADISHU (Xinhua) — Gunmen in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, the base of the transitional Somali parliament have shot dead a senior Somali government official, local media reports said Sunday.

Hussein Runow Sheik, second deputy Governor of the southern …

MUMBAI, INDIA – Infrastructure development firm C&C Constructions of India plans to diversify into construction of power transmission towers as a part of its future growth plan.

The company is a major player in road-building and water pipelines with over …

LONDON (Reuters) – Jamaica’s triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt was among six Beijing gold medallists shortlisted for the 2008 World Athlete of the Year awards on Monday, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said.

Bolt, who set world records …

The build up to the 15th SPAR European Cross Country Championship to be held in Belgian capital Brussels on December 14 …

By Virginie Montet | Agence France-Presse

SALES of guns in the US are on the rise as gun enthusiasts fear president-elect Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress will impose new restrictions on firearms.

In October, as Senator Obama …

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (AFP) – An aircraft crash on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania has claimed the lives of four tourists and left the pilot seriously injured.

The Kenyan-registered plane was flying over Africa’s highest peak, Kilimanjaro regional police commander …

By Y.B. Sarangi | The Hindu

NEW DELHI: Deriba Merga of Ethiopia pipped Wilson Kipsang of Kenya by just one second to win the men’s race in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon here on Sunday.

On a pleasant winter morning, …

IRISH TIMES

Mon, Nov 10, 2008

K -v- Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Anor: High Court Judgment was delivered by Mr Justice McCarthy on July 31st 2008

Judgment

An asylum seeker from Ethiopia failed in his application to quash the decision …

Letter from Member of Ethiopian Parliament Ato Bulcha Demeksa
Chairman of opposition party Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement

The Government Woyanne has announced on [its state-owned] TV this evening that it has arrested many Oromos in connection with terrorist activities. OFDM …

The World Most

There are lots of reasons to envy residents of Northern Europe. Each day they get to take in raw, dramatic landscapes, stunning architecture and world-class shopping. But, more important, they know a thing or two about health …

MEKELE, TIGRAY (Walta Woyanne Information Center – WIC):  Tigray Regional State  of northern Ethiopia sets free 2167 prisoners with official pardon yesterday.

Meseret Gebremariam, Regional Security and Administration Bureau Head, disclosed that the prisoners are released owing to the …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Djibouti Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed asked Iran to help mediate in the talks between Eritrea and Djibouti aimed at ending border conflicts between the Horn of Africa nations.

Osman made the remarks in a joint …

By Julie Mertus | Foreign Policy In Focus

Dear President Obama:

The Bush administration had eight years to run our country’s reputation on human rights into the ground. It succeeded not only in tarnishing America’s image, but also in derailing …

Ibrahim Hussein says his faith in the American dream was reaffirmed Tuesday night when Barack Obama won the race for the White House.

The executive director of the East African Community of Orange County, a nonprofit group that helps refugees …

By Abdi Sheikh

MOGADHISHU (Reuters) – Somalis expressed hope on Thursday that Barack Obama’s election to the U.S. presidency would help end anarchy in the Horn of Africa nation which Washington views as an important front in its ‘war on …

NAIROBI, KENYA – U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s 86-year-old grandmother, Sarah Obama, said she will attend her grandson’s presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington early next year.

Speaking to journalists after the Democratic presidential candidate won the historic elections, Sarah said she …

By Duro Ikhazuagbe | This Day

Ethiopian world record holder, Haile Gebrselassie has confirmed his readiness to participate at the 2nd Glo Lagos International Half Marathon scheduled for February 21, 2009.

Speaking in Lagos at a media briefing to herald …

Jemal Ambo from Ethiopia, centre, with his wife Rumana (left) and his children (from left) Lomi, Yasriba, Adel Malik and Awel. Photo: Rebecca Hallas

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: THE last time Ethiopian refugee Jemal Ambo saw four of his children was …

By Hayal Alemayehu | The Reporter

Dashen Bank’s profit reached a record 239.1 million birr both for the bank itself and for the over-a decade-old private banking industry as a whole, according to the bank’s board of directors report released …

EMPORIA, KANSAS – Two people were treated at Newman Regional Health and released after the vehicle they were in collided with a deer at Milepost 134 on Interstate Highway 35.

Mekedem Belete, an immigrant from Ethiopia, was driving north on …

By COURTNEY KINCADE
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER

Every day, most of us head to the sink for water to brush our teeth and to the shower to clean off. Those are luxuries, however, that not everyone has.

In some Third World …

By Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post

A tragic turn of events for Sen. Barack Obama: his ailing grandmother died today. Here’s a statement from Obama and his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng:

It is with great sadness that we announce that our

Anticipation that Barack Obama may become the next president has sent a steady stream of visitors to the colonial-era Jakarta house he lived in as a child, from potential buyers and journalists to an entrepreneur who wants to turn it …

By Magdalena Rahn, SofiaEcho

The United States embassy in Sofia gave Bulgarians the opportunity to “vote” in mock presidential elections in the city of Karlovo and in the village of Banya on November 2 2008. Bulgarian National Television reported on …

Obama fever grips Kenya: Minibuses festooned with Obama’s image ply Kenya’s roads (Fox News)

NAIROBI, KENYA – Senator Barrack Obama’s relatives have congregated at Nyangoma Kogelo village and will remain together until after Tuesday’s US presidential elections.

They have set …

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – A last-minute visa hitch has forced a Melbourne Ethiopian refugee to wait one more day to be reunited with four of his children he hasn’t seen in a decade.

Jemal Ambo fled Ethiopia in 1998, leaving behind …

MOGADISHU (Xinhua) — Islamist insurgents have peacefully taken over the coastal town of Marka in the south of Somalia and announced the formation of an Islamic administration, local residents and reports from the southern town said Sunday.

“There were no …

Sudanese armed forces have found a Chinese survivor of a group of nine colleagues kidnapped from an oil field nearly two weeks ago.

China’s government says four were killed after a botched rescue attempt earlier this week and three escaped …

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A 13-year-old girl who said she had been raped was stoned to death in Somalia after being accused of adultery by Islamic militants, a human rights group said.

Dozens of men stoned Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow to …

By Stan Dyer, Denver Dining Examiner

There have always been many Italian, Chinese and Mexican variant restaurants to choose from in Denver, but, recently, a number of new cuisines are adding their mix to the lot. One of these is …

(KGMB9) – Hawaii’s top health official is trying to stop a rumor about Barack Obama that says he was born in Kenya and therefore isn’t allowed to run for President.

That claim has been spreading online but Hawaii officials say …

WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama’s aunt, a Kenyan woman who has been quietly living in public housing in Boston, is in the United States illegally after an immigration judge rejected her request for asylum four years ago, The Associated Press …

By KELLY MCGILLIS, Peterborough Examiner

PETERBOROUGH, CANADA – Two local lawyers, Kathy Church of Sustainable Solutions and Sarah Armstrong of GE are holding a Coffee House fundraiser for Ethiopia that includes a silent auction and concert at the Gordon Best …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (APA) – An Indian cultural music group has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a two-week cultural tour in the country, APA learnt here on Friday.

The Indian embassy in Ethiopia said that the team …

By Tizita Kebede
The Daily Monitor

The Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation (ETC) announced on Wednesday its plans to start off operation of installed high-tech multi-inclusive equipments, and thus entertain about 6.5 million more customers during the current fiscal year.

While conferring …

By Julie Montanaro, WCTV.tv

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A candidate for Leon County Judge is under fire as sources tell Eyewitness News, she has a felony arrest on her record.

Nina Ashenafi Richardson, a native of Ethiopia, was the top vote …

By ERIC OLOO

The Kenya family of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has halted all media engagements until after the US presidential election on November 4 .

The move has been taken to give Obama’s paternal grandmother, Mama Sarah …

Derartu Tulu and Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia are among them.

By Brett Larner

On Oct. 28 the Tokyo International Women’s Marathon announced the elite field for the event’s 30th and final running, to take place Nov. 16. Top domestic runners …

Tuskegee, Alabama – Tuskegee University’s Nursing Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health was recently awarded a $1,279,302, three-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. …

By Helen Massy-Beresford

PARIS (Reuters) – Ethiopian Airlines is setting a new target of sales of “at least” $1.5 billion by 2015 after coming close to its achieving its 2010 aim of $1 billion sales this year, chief executive Girma …

By Hallygan Agade, KBC

Kenyan teams continued with their winning streak in the second day of the Africa Zone Five basketball championships in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

National men’s champions KCB Lions narrowly trounced Ethiopia’s Marine 71-69 after a 34-27 lead …

By Barry Malone

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (Reuters) – Developed countries are planning to cut aid to Africa due to the global financial crisis, a senior African Union (AU) commissioner said on Wednesday.

While Africa is relatively protected from the global …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- Navy Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, based out of Naval Base Ventura County, Calif. attended the dedication ceremony of the Abadir Primary School in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on October 16, 2008.

With the support…

Dancers and musicians welcome U.S. Embassy spokesman Michael McClellan to the opening of an American Corner library in Jimma, Ethiopia (photo: U.S. State Department)

JIMMA, ETHIOPIA – When Michael McClellan, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, stepped …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Afro, an English language radio station in Ethiopia, is to start test transmissions on FM from the end of November with music and programs for 18 hours a day. The new station will beam on FM …

By Jeff Coen, Chicago Tribune

Federal prosecutors in Tennessee have charged two self-described white supremacists with making threats against Sen. Barack Obama, alleging the men talked about wearing white top hats and tuxedos when they would try to kill the …

NEW YORK Here are the top 25 daily papers ranked for the six-month period ending September 2008 based on a Monday-through-Friday average, according to the new FAS-FAX from the Audit Bureau of Circulations released today. The percent change compares this …

Gete Wami, right, and Paula Radcliffe, who edged Wami in the 2007 New York City Marathon. [Photo: Frank Franklin II/AP]

By LIZ ROBBINS, The New York Times

One year the marathon fates can be charitable, the next year, crushing. Such …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (APA) – Beijing Olympics double gold medal winner Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia has married fallow athlete Sileshi Sihine, with thousands of people gracing the colourful occasion held in the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday.

Those …

It’s been six months since Ginbot 7 Movement for Freedom and Democracy in Ethiopia was formed. In June 2007, EthiopianReview.com wrote (read here) that the new movement has less than 6 months to prove itself. Did it prove itself …

A highway linking the capital cities of Sudan and Ethiopia has been completed. The land transport will help promote trade, increase economic exchange and investment opportunities between them. The highway will also enable them to begin a road transportation service …

Wetherby News

WETHERBY, UK – A dedicated volunteer from East Witton, England, has been commended for her work with an international sight charity.

Michele de Vaal, 54, received an outstanding contribution award from Vision Aid Overseas, which provides free eye …

By Louisa Taylor
The Ottawa Citizen

The cousin of a Canadian being held in an Ethiopian jail says an official from the Department of Foreign Affairs urged him yesterday to keep the case “low-key” because Canada is doing its best …