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Obama supporters reaching out to Ethiopian community

PRESS RELEASE
Ethiopians for Obama

Ethiopians for Obama, a volunteer group that supports Barack Obama, is planning an intensive outreach to the Ethiopian and Ethiopian American community in the Washington DC metro area throughout this weekend leading up to the …

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Appeal for goodwill and peace in Kenya

By Admasu Simeso

This is a personal appeal and plea to the Kenyan political leaders, specifically to Mr. Kibaki and Mr. Odinga; the religious and community leaders of Kenya; and the people of Kenya at large, to save their country …

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Somali MP says there is no real Somali ‘government’

MOGADISHU, Somalia Feb 8 (Garowe Online) – A member of parliament from Somalia’s southern regions announced his resignation during a Friday radio interview, after accusing the country’s leaders of “taking orders” from Ethiopian Prime Minister dictator Meles Zenawi, …

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Hillary Clinton is losing, day-by-day, inch-by-inch

By PEGGY NOONAN, The Wall Street Journal

Hillary Clinton is losing this thing. It’s not one big primary, it’s a rolling loss, a daily one, an inch-by-inch deflation. The trends and indices are not in her favor. She is having …

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Kenya’s ruling party and opposition agree on joint government

By TOM ODULA, Associated Press

Kenya’s ruling party and opposition have agreed to form a joint government in an effort to end weeks of bloodshed that have engulfed the country since the disputed presidential election, an opposition lawmaker said Friday.…

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Israeli parliament to swear in 2nd Ethiopian member

By Sheera Claire Frenkel, THE JERUSALEM POST

Shlomo Mula begins nearly all his speeches with the same sentence: “I walked 800 kilometers from Ethiopia to Sudan.” On Monday, Mula will take one more journey, as he is sworn in to …

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U.S. slow to react to election crises in Kenya, Ethiopia – Donald Payne

Opening Statement by Congressman Donald M. Payne
The U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs

The Political Crisis in Kenya: A Call for Justice and Peaceful Resolution

February 6, 2008

Good morning, and welcome to the Subcommittee on Africa …

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UN fears new Horn of Africa war – BBC

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A new conflict could break out between Eritrea and Ethiopia Woyanne, the UN says, as it prepares to withdraw its troops.

The UN gave a Wednesday deadline for Eritrea to restore fuel supplies to the peacekeepers on its side of …

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Virgina Obama kick off rally

The Obama campaign in Virginia is coordinating a statewide canvassing blitz for this Saturday through Monday, February 9-11. We will begin this earnest GOTV phase of the campaign with a high energy kick off event this Saturday morning, where volunteers …

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Ethiopians for Obama primary viewing party in DC

ANNOUNCEMENT

on Tuesday, Feb. 12, all are invited to Dukem Restaurant to view the results of the Potomac Primary. Come and be amongst friends as the results of the Virginia, DC, and Maryland primaries are broadcast.

Dukem Restaurant will extend …

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Eight million Ethiopians need food assistance, FEWS reports

(IRIN) Ethiopia experienced a record harvest during the meher season that runs from June and October but pockets of poor food production across the country have still left millions of people needing food assistance, according to a food …

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U.S. restricts Kenyan politicians’ visas

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NAIROBI, Kenya – The U.S. said Thursday it was barring 10 leading Kenyan politicians from both the president’s party and his rival’s, calling them “criminals” involved in postelection violence that has brought a country once considered …

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40 MPs signed an agreement with Kinijit

Source: Kinijit North America

Forty members of parliament have signed an agreement with the executive committee of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) on Monday to work under to the bylaws and manifesto of the party.

Though the …

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More arrest of opposition members

The Woyanne regime in Ethiopia continues to arrest members and leaders of opposition leaders ahead of the April local elections. Read more by zikkir News Service

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Al Amoudi plans to produce $1.6 billion worth of gold

Source: ENA

Al Amoudi’s company, MIDROC-Ethiopia (one the Woyanne vampire corporations that are sucking the blood of Ethiopians), announces plan to tap over 70 tons of gold valued at 1.6 billion USD (yes, BILLION) until 2020, its Chief Executive Officer …

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Murder charge filed in killing of an Ethiopian man in Seattle

By TRACY JOHNSON
P-I REPORTER

Seattle — A man accused of killing the owner of a Central District sandwich shop and wounding a customer was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and three attempted-murder charges.

Rey Alberto Davis-Bell, 23, is accused …

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Lifting up the political culture

By Network of Ethiopian Scholars (NES)

There is a pervasive and corrosive phenomenon characterised by the gratuitous trading of insults that we believe has been disorientating the Ethiopian opposition lately. Though the opposition is passing through a difficult phase at …

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Coalition for H.R. 2003 endorses Barack Obama

PRESS RELEASE

American foreign policy in Africa over the past one-half decade has vacillated on a pendulum of confusion and ineptitude. Nowhere has this fact been more magnified than in the Horn of Africa. The irrefutable evidence is that the …

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Video: Obama now leads in California (Reuters)

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Ground breaking ceremony held for 1.5 billion Birr hotel

In a city where over 100,000 children sleep in the street (watch this video), Woyanne business partners (the vampires) plan to build $200 million hotel as reported below by the Woyanne-controlled Ethiopian News Agency (ENA)

(ENA) – A …

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Eritrea opposition to set up government in exile

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Eritrean opposition groups trying to bring down President Isaias Afwerki plan to set up a government in exile for the Red Sea state, an opposition leader said on Monday from the Ethiopian capital.

A …

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Video: Ethiopians for Obama raise funds in DC

By Ethiopian-American News Serivce

On Saturday, February 2, 2008, Ethiopians for Obama held a successful fundraising event in Washington DC in support of U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. The event was attended by a cross section of the Ethiopian community …

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Video: National Bank of Ethiopia paid $10m for fake gold

Five senior executives from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) and three chemists from the Ethiopian Geological Survey were arrested last week for their alleged involvement in a gold fraud scandal. The NBE, which exports gold, reportedly bought 300 kilograms …

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Ethiopian student speaks at Obama rally in New York

By Jennifer 8. Lee, The New York Times

For all the rhetoric of national unity and bipartisanship, presidential political strategy is still centered around coalitions of various constituencies: labor, religious groups, youth, retirees, African Americans, Latinos — and women. Women, …

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Meseret Defer breaks record in Stuttgart

(AFP) Olympic champion Meseret Defar finished more than ten seconds ahead of her nearest rival to run the world’s fastest 3000 metres time in Stuttgart.

The Ethiopian 5,000 metres Olympic gold medalist blitzed the field with a world best time …

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Few Ethiopians confident in their institutions (Gallup)

By Magali Rheault, Gallup

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the Horn of Africa, democracy is rather scarce. But in 2005, Ethiopian voters went to the polls in the country’s first multiparty parliamentary elections to pave the way for establishing democratic values. …

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Guna to export 17 mln usd worth sesame

Source: Ethiopian Woyanne News Agency

Guna Trading Houses [owned by the Meles crime family] envisaged to export 13,000 tons of sesame valued at 17 million US dollars to global market this Ethiopian Fiscal Year, its General Manager (GM) …

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DLP Piper contributes $403,420 to Hillary Clinton

DLA Piper — a lobbying firm in Washington DC that is hired by the Woyanne mass murderers in Ethiopia for $50,000 per month — has contributed $403,420 to U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton (see the list of Hillary

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Hailu Shawel Los Angeles meeting cancelled

A public meeting organized by Ato Moges Bruck in Los Angeles for Ato Hailu Shawel this coming weekend has been cancelled because of growing disagreement over Dr Taye Woldesemayat’s role, among other things.

Ato Moges is the former chairman of …

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Birtukan and Abayneh to meet on Monday

Ato Hailu Shawel’s personal “envoy” in Addis Ababa Ato Abayneh Berhanu has invited Vice chairperson of Kinijit Wzt. Bertukan Mideksa for a secret meeting on Monday. It is reported that Wzt. Birtukan has accepted the invitation. Ato Abayneh decided to …

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Video dedicated to the AU meeting in Addis Ababa

This speech by Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes an almost breathtaking torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders (ER calls them parasites) and the complacency of Africans that allows them to thrive. Click below to play the video.

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HRW says the Meles regime committed mass murder, torture, rape

Human Rights Watch 2008 Report

The Ethiopian government’s Woyanne human rights record remains poor, both within the country and in neighboring Somalia, where since early 2007 thousands of Ethiopian Woyanne troops have been fighting an insurgency alongside the Transitional Federal

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Obama cuts down Clinton lead in California

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in California shows Hillary Clinton with a very narrow three-percentage point lead over Barack Obama. The survey was conducted in the hours immediately following Florida’s Presidential Primary and before John Edwards dropped out of …

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Avion completes purchase of gold exploration licences in Ethiopia

TORONTO, ONTARIO — Avion Resources Corp. (“Avion Resources” or “the Company”) (TSX VENTURE:AVR) is pleased to announce that it has completed its purchase of exploration assets in the North and West regions of Ethiopia from Aberdeen International Inc. (“Aberdeen”). Avion …

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H.R. 2003: A Cause that Unifies the Fragmented Diaspora!

By Tefferi Mengistie

My compatriots from Dallas flocked in a bunch to Oklahoma on January 29, 2008 to stage their protest against Senator Inhofe’s intransigence to listen to the voice of the voiceless. Oklahoma City has become a point of …

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Arrest made in shooting of an Ethiopian in Seattle

SOURCE: NBC-K5

SEATTLE – A suspect has been arrested in connection with a double shooting at a Seattle restaurant that left the owner dead and another person wounded Wednesday in the Central District.

The Associated Press is reporting that 23-year-old …

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U.N. extends Ethiopia-Eritrea force mandate 6 months

By Patrick Worsnip, Reuters

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Security Council renewed the mandate of the struggling U.N. peace force on the Eritrea-Ethiopia border for six months on Wednesday despite a request from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for just one month.…

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Interview with OFDM leader Bulcha Demeksa

Listen to Ethiopian Review interview with chairman of the Oromo Federal Democratic Movement Ato Bulcha Demeksa, Jan. 31, 2008. Several OFDM candidates have been arrested as they campaigned for the April 2008 local elections in Ethiopia. Click here to listen.

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Several OFDM candidates arrested

Woyanne gunmen rounded up and arrested eight candidates who were campaigning for the April 08 local elections representing the Oromo Federal Democratic Movement… Read more by zikkir News Service

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Egyptian police kill two Africans during bid to cross into Israel

(Reuters) Egyptian police shot dead two migrants from the Ivory Coast and arrested six other Africans as they tried to slip across the border into Israel illegally overnight, Egyptian security sources said Wednesday.

“An Egyptian security patrol saw a youth …

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Making exceptions for Ethiopia

Meles Zenawi thinks the west’s attitude to Africa is unbalanced and unfair. But his country is being torn apart by human rights abuses

By Tom Porteous, Guardian Unlimited

Western policy towards Africa is ill-informed and inconsistent. That’s the message of …

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CPJ urged Woyanne to grant publishing licenses

Letter from Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, to Woyanne’s boss:

We are writing to express our great concern about the government’s denial of publishing licenses to five independent Ethiopian journalists freed last year from prison. …

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African parasites gather in Addis Ababa

African ‘leaders’ (mass murderers, thieves, and tyrants) are gathering in Addis Ababa for an AU summit. Agazi killers (well-fed Woyanne gunmen) and Federal Police are patrolling every corner of the city to guarantee the saftey of Meles Zenawi’s fellow tyrants. …

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The fertile mind of Bereket Simon

By Yilma Bekele

I got home and powered my computer. First thing is first; I always check the usual Ethiopian Web sites when I get home. When you are an Ethiopian you have to do that because you never know …

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Isreali High Court nixes plan to stop Falashmura immigration

Haaretz – Israel News

By Anshel Pfeffer

The government must reexamine the eligibility for immigration of thousands of Falashmura and allow an additional 1,500 to move to Israel, the High Court of Justice ruled last week.

This decision constitutes a …

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UN’s Ethiopia-Eritrea mission might be forced to evacuate

By Harvey Morris at the United Nations
Financial Times

The United Nations might be forced to evacuate its peacekeepers next month from the tense border zone between Ethiopia and Eritrea, removing the most visible deterrent to renewed warfare between the …

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Video: More soldiers defect, and other news

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Blen Tamrat Layne’s Open Letter to Meles Zenawi

I am Blen Tamrat Layne, and I am writing on behalf of my family. My father, Tamrat Layne, was the former prime minister, and he has been in prison for more than eleven years. He got arrested when I was …

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Ethiopians for Obama event in DC

You are invited to a fundraising event in Washington DC organized by Ethiopians for Obama in support of Senator Barack Obama’s historic candidacy for president of the United State of America. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in this …

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Video: Ethiopian Mesgana Dancers

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2 Woyanne soldier, 17 civilians killed in Mogadishu

(AP) MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali [freedom fighters[ firing rockets and mortars clashed with [Woyanne occupying forces] in fighting that killed at least 17 civilians and two Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers in the capital, witnesses said Tuesday.

The fighting occurred late Monday …

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Video: 100,000 homeless children in Addis Ababa alone

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Woyanne generals complain about Somalia’s new PM

MOGADISHU, Somalia Jan 29 (Garowe Online) – Ethiopia’s Woyanne’s top military commanders serving in Somalia have dispatched a letter to the country’s interim president, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, expressing their dissatisfaction with the policies of new Prime Minister Nur …

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Police arrests those refusing to register for the April elections

The Woyanne fascist regime has started to arrest people who refuse to register for the April 2008 local elections… Read more by zikkir News Service.…

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Kinijit NA statement on the arrest of party officials

Kinijit North America issues a statement on the arrest of Kinijit officials Ato Alemayehu Yeneneh and Ato Girma Amare on Monday in Addis Ababa.
Click here to read.…

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Berhanu Nega in Los Angeles Feb. 2

Kinijit-Los Angeles is organizing a discussion forum with Dr Berhanu Nega for this coming Saturday, Feb. 2. Artist Shambel Belayneh will introduce his new CD at the event.

Berhanu Nega

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A call for reconfiguring the federal structure of Ethiopia

By Melaku Tegegne

This call or plea is made following the statement made by Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia in which he dubbed the country’s entry into the third millennium as a Period of Renaissance. He made this statement …

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Woyanne claims it attempts to negotiate with ONLF (AFP)

JIJIGA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Ahmed Nour Abdi sighs heavily when asked to describe his futile attempts at mediation, a customary practice among elders in the restive Ogaden region of Ethiopia.

“The other side refused to meet us,” he says, referring …

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Bill introduced in U.S. Senate to demands action in Kenya

By Scott A Morgan

Despite various Efforts of Mediation the situation within Kenya continues to Decline. Since the outbreak of violence days after the Highly Controversial Elections on December 27th at least 800 people have perished and thousands have been …

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Woyanne troops abandon key military base in central Somalia

BELETWEIN, Somalia Jan 28 (Garowe Online) – Ethiopian Woyanne troops backing Somalia’s transitional federal government withdrew from a key military base in the central regions on Monday, witnesses and residents said.

Since early 2007, the Ethiopian Woyanne army …

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Joke of the day: A Street named after Meles Zenawi in Merhabete

Source: Ethiopian Woyanne News Agency

Merahabete, January 28, 2008 (Addis Ababa) – Two streets in Alem town of the Merhabete Woreda, North Shoa Zone of the Amhara State, are named after Prime Minister Monster Meles Zenawi and Founder and Chairman …

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Interview with OLF spokesperson – listen

Ethiopian Review conducted an interview with Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) spokesperson Dr Beyan Asoba on Saturday, January 26. Listen the interview here.. …

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The stowaways were persecuted in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Review has learned that the two individuals who had been found hidden inside the storage compartment of an Ethiopian Airlines (EAL) jet at Dulles Airport in Virginia are members of the Oromo National Congress. According to ER sources, Ato …

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Arrest and intimidation of Kinijit officials

Intimidation and arrest of officials of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) intensifies. Today, Ato Alemayehu Yeneneh, Kinijit coordinator for the Southern Ethiopia, and Ato Girma Amare, an office staff member, have been arrested and taken to Woreda …

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Panel discussion on Kinijit

Kinijit-Switzerland Paltalk Room will hold a panel discussion today (Monday), Jan 28 at 2:00 PM EST on the problems faced by Kinijit. The discussion will be aired live via Ethiopian Review Broadcasting Network starting at 2:00 PM. …

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Meseret Defar shatters indoor two-mile record in Boston

The Press Association

Meseret Defar shattered the world indoor two-mile record with a superb display of front-running in Saturday’s Reebok Boston Indoor Games.

The Ethiopian, who already owns the outdoor version, recorded a time of nine minutes 10.50 seconds in blitzing the field …

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Kinijit past, present, future – Andargachew Tsege

Ato Andargachew Tsege writes about learning from Kinijit’s past and planning for the party’s future. Click here to read (Amharic, pdf).…

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Press conference with Kinijit leaders on Sunday

Kinijit North America has scheduled a press conference with Kinijit executives from Ethiopia on Sunday, January 27 at 1:00 PM EST. The press conference can be heard live at Ethiopian Review Broadcasting Network.

Also Sunday
Interview with Ato Andargachew …

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Ethiopian Orthodox Church to be formed in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua Sun

A group of Antiguans and Barbudans who want to fully experience and express their emancipation both “spiritually and culturally” have moved towards developing an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Diocese here.

According to a press release, “We, people of …

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Man sentenced to life in prison for killing an Ethiopian in Canada

Richard Watts, Times Colonist

Randal (Randy) Bailey was sentenced yesterday to life in prison with no parole for 12 years for the knife attack that left two men injured and Bruk Abera dead.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Macaulay noted …

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Three Woyannes killed in Mogadishu after a heavy fight

(PressTV) – North Mogadishu is the scene of heavy fighting after an attack on an Ethiopian Woyanne military convoy killed three soldiers and injured nine.

The fighting broke out between Pasta and Heyle Barrise bases on Friday, after …

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White Nile Ltd. to explore southwestern Ethiopia

By Uchenna Izundu
Oil and Gas Journal

LONDON, Jan. 25 — White Nile Ltd. will explore and develop a 29,000-sq-km block on the southern Rift basin in southwestern Ethiopia under a production-sharing agreement signed with that country. Seismic data collection …

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Sheik Mohamed Al Amoudi vows to intensify investment in Tigray, honored with martyrs’ medal

MEKELE, TIGRAY (ENA) – Sheik Mohamed Hussein Al Amoudi, the renowned businessman operating in Ethiopia, and the Tigray State Administration signed an accord on Thursday that enable the former to launch various investment projects in the state.

Signing the agreement, …

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The paintings of Tesfaye Negusse to be shown in Louisiana

As part of the recognition of African American History Month, the Multi-Cultural Center of the South in Shreveport, Louisiana, will present the work of Ethopian artist Tesfaye Negusse, says Valarie Gunn. The exhibit is called “Impression-Man on Canvas.”…

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Ethiopia and Eritrea must de-escalate border row, says Ban Ki-moon

UN News Centre – Warning that the continuing military build-up by Ethiopia and Eritrea in their border areas, where the two countries fought a deadly two-year war that ended in 2000, creates the risk of reigniting hostilities, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon …

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Ethiopian acid attack stalker

By Marijke van der Meer, Radio Netherlands

Audio

One of our most fundamental rights is the right to privacy, the right to solitude and anonymity, the right to be left alone, in a space of our own. Privacy begins with …

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Al Amoudi to intensify investment in Tigray

Source: EWNA (Woyanne News Agency)

Sheik Mohamed Hussein Al Amoudi, the renowned parasite businessman, and the Tigray State Administration signed an accord on Thursday that enable the former to launch various investment projects in the state.

Signing the agreement, …

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Ethiopia’s place in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking improves

Fifa.com

Ethiopia may not have had a title to celebrate in December, but their performances in the Cecafa Cup were enough to propel them back into the top 100 on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. Indeed, Ethiopia moved up 15 places …

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The motive of Siye Abraha

By Ebissa Ragassa

A shocking event occurred within the last months: Siye Abraha was released from prison all of sudden. That was indeed a surprising event. Our justice system must have been working for a man that was denied a …

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Violence erupts in Kenya despite talks

reuters

By Andrew Cawthorne and Helen Nyambura-Mwaura

NAIROBI, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Ethnic fighting killed at least 12 people in Kenya’s Rift Valley and forced thousands from their homes on Friday, undermining hopes of an end to weeks of unrest.

The …

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Western world cannot impose democracy in Africa: Ethiopian dictator

LONDON (AFP) — Trying to impose democracy in Africa is wrong, Ethiopia’s prime minister dictator said Friday, contrasting Western attitudes to countries like Kenya and Zimbabwe to policies towards oil-rich Gulf states.

In a rare British newspaper interview, Meles Zenawi …

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Somali freedom fighters briefly seize control of airbase

MOGADISHU (AFP) — Three Somali soldiers were killed Friday when Somali insurgents attacked a military air base south of Mogadishu and made away with weapons, an army official and an insurgent leader told AFP.

A group of insurgents attacked and …

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Few people are registering for the April local elections

Woyanne is intensifying its repression against opposition parties in preparation for the upcoming local elections. It is also reported that very few people are registering to vote. Read more by zikkir News Service.

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EHRCO Report: The plight of people of Arbaminch Zuria Wereda

In this 105th Special Report, Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) presents details of its findings on human rights violations perpetrated against members of the Wolayita ethnic group living in Arbaminch zuria wereda, Lante farmers’association in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and …

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Al Amoudi vows to intensify investment in Tigray

Mekelle, TIGRAY (ENA) – Sheik Mohamed Hussein Al Amoudi, the renowned businessman operating in Ethiopia, and the Tigray State Administration signed an accord on Thursday that enable the former to launch various investment projects in the state.

Signing the agreement, …

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JPMorgan urged to reject loan for Ethiopian dam

(Environmental Finance, London) — JPMorgan Chase has come under pressure to refuse to provide a loan for the controversial Gilgel Gibe III hydropower dam in Ethiopia.

Three NGOs – Campagna per la Riforma della Banca Mondiale in Italy, …

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Report of the U.N. Secretary-General on Ethiopia and Eritrea

I. Introduction

1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 1320 (2000) of 15 September 2000, by which the Council requested me to keep it closely and regularly informed of progress towards the implementation …

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Ethiopian Stowaways Land at Dulles Airport

DULLES AIRPORT, Va. (WUSA) — Investigators are looking into what can only be described as a major security breach.

Two stowaways were discovered Wednesday on an Ethiopian Airlines flight that landed at Dulles International Airport.

Even so, the …

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Somali insurgents killed 48 Woyanne troops

(Press TV) Dozens of Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers are killed in ongoing clashes with Islamic Courts Union forces in the central region of Hiraan in Somalia.

The fighting broke out early on Thursday morning in the town of Kalaber …

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Tariku Bekele and Craig Mottram to face off in Melbourne

PA Sport – Craig Mottram is expecting another rough ride when he faces Tariku Bekele over 5000 metres at the IAAF World Athletics Tour meeting in Melbourne on February 21.

The Commonwealth silver medalist has fought some exciting battles with …

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Woyanne turning peasants into millionaires!!

Woyanne propaganda has reached a new low — lower than Nazi propaganda — when this week one of its web sites reported that 3,000 peasants have become millionaires. The next thing WIC will report is “The economy under Woyanne is …

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ESFNA 25th Tournament to be held in D.C.

Press Release

EFSNA announces that its 25th year anniversary will be held in Washington D.C. in 2008. ESFNA board members were given the opportunity to assess the various venues including 5-star Gaylord Hotel, RFK Stadium, D.C. Armory and the Convention …

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1.4 billion Birr cement project launched

The 1.4 billion Birr cement expansion project launched by Muger Cement Enterprise with an objective of minimizing the growing shortage of cement in Ethiopia would begin production by in March 2009, Enterprise Acting General Manager said.

In an interview with …

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Compare the ‘Kenya mafia’ with the ‘Woyanne mafia’

Take a note of the stark similarities between the “Mount Kenya Mafia” and the ‘Woyanne mafia (EFFORT)’ that currently controls almost every major industry in Ethiopia. Ethiopian freedom fighters such as ONLF need to stop confronting the Woyanne military directly,

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Is Siye a changed person? (Amharic)

ስዬ አብርሃ – አዲስ ወይን ጠጅ ባዲስ አቁማዳ ወይስ አሮጌ ወይን ጠጅ ባዲስ አቁማዳ?

ከተስፋሚካኤል ሳህለስላሴ

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አቶ ስዬ አብርሃ በፈረንጆቹ አዲስ ዓመት መግቢያ ላይ በዋሽንግተን አካባቢ ያደረጉትን ውይይት ለመካፈል ስሄድ፣ ማንም የሚረዳውና የሚገምተው ጥርጣሬና …

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Statement from Kinijit-San Jose

Kinijit-San Jose (California) has issued the following statement regarding Hailu Shawel’s visit to the Bay Area next weekend. Click here to read [pdf, Amharic]

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Chines Buses Arrive in Ethiopia


The first 100 batch of 500 medium-sized passenger buses imported from China with a loan secured from HSBC, arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday January 17, 2008.

The buses, which are imported with a view to alleviating the acute …

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U.N. Ethiopia/Eritrea force may have to pull back

UNITED NATIONS Reuters – U.N. peacekeepers monitoring the disputed border between Ethiopia and Eritrea may have to halt operations within weeks because Eritrea has cut diesel fuel supplies, said U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

In letters dated Monday to Eritrean President …

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Woyanne’s Dirty War (Newsweek)

By Jason McLure, Newsweek

It was early one morning in July when 400 Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers came to Ridwan Hassan Zahid’s village of Qorile, 120 miles southeast of this dusty market town. The small settlement of ethnic Somalis in eastern …

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Video: Gruesome ordeal of Ethiopians fleeing to Yemen

A must see video of how Ethiopians are risking their lives and facing horrifying ordeals to escape from the Woyanne parasitic regime in Ethiopia. It is in French, but the message is clear.

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