By Assta B. Gettu
African leaders gangsters have come in great numbers with great enthusiasm to Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to get some more training in the art of robbery from the master of swindle, Meles Zenawi and his wife …
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African leaders meet the master swindler in Addis Ababa
Yemen police arrests 95 Ethiopians
ABYAN, YEMEN (Saba) — Yemen law enforcement sources in the Abyan and Lahj provinces have arrested 95 Ethiopians, including 20 women, who have entered the country illegally, according to Interior Ministry.
In Ahwar, security forces have captured 89 Ethiopians and …
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Undeterred
By Teddy Fikre | Ethiopian-Americans For Change
I want to believe, I truly do. I want to believe that Ethiopians, Eritreans, the African Diaspora can throw off the collective chains of self imposed poverty and work together to a collective …
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The crew of Ethiopian Flight 409 (update)
* Captain Habtamu Benti Negasa
* Co-pilot Alula Tamerat
* Flight Attendant Seble Gebretsadik
* Flight Attendant Helen Addissie
* Flight Attendant Netsanet Yifru
* Flight Attendant Gelila Gedion
* Flight Lead Attendant Seblewengel Seyoum
R.I.P.
– – – – …
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4,000 thieves are headed for Addis Ababa
EDITOR’S NOTE: The ruling Woyanne junta in Ethiopia is hosting some 4,000 African heads of state and ministers looters and murderers in Addis Ababa for the African Union summit this week.
ADDIS ABABA (APA) — Ethiopia’s regime said …
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Ethiopian Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Chad
NDJAMENA (AFP) — An Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet which made an emergency landing in Chad due to a radar problem took off again today, but 120 of its 150 passengers refused to board, airport authorities said.
The plane, a Boeing …
Mortgage crisis to hit Ethiopia
The housing market bubble in Ethiopia is about to burst as mortgage holders, including many of those in the Diaspora, fail to make payments to the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), an investigation by the Ethiopian Review Intelligence Unit reveals. …
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Ethiopian families grieve
Ethiopian families mourn for their loved ones who died in Monday’s plane crash (video)
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Ethiopian, Lebanese relations sour
By Dalila Mahdawi and Wassim Mroueh | The Daily Star
As investigations continue into the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Monday, relations between the Ethiopian and Lebanese communities seem to be under strain.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET409 crashed into the …
Crashed Ethiopian Airlines black boxes have been found, not yet recovered
Search teams on Thursday sought to recover the black boxes from an Ethiopian aircraft that crashed off Lebanon’s coast, with hope the data would provide answers to the mystery surrounding the tragedy.
“We expect to have them some time today,” …
EPPF in London holds historic meetings
The U.K. chapter of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) held a historic meeting in London Sunday, January 24 where for the first time Ethiopians and Eritreans came together under one roof to discuss about their common interests.
The public meeting …
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Meles writes Obama
By Yilma Bekele
To my dear friend Barack Obama. I hope this letter finds you well. We are doing fine here in this location that will stay nameless. Except for that little matter of famine, deflation and inflation most things …
Tagged with: Africa, ethio, Ethiopia News, ginbot7, Kenya, Meles Zenawi, Obama, Woyanne
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U.S. Navy locates Ethiopian flight 409 black boxes
By Yara Bayoumy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S. navy vessel located on Wednesday the flight recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed off the coast of Lebanon two days ago with 90 people aboard, a security official said.
“The …
The truth must be told about Ethiopian Flight 409
By Mengistu Adugna
Over the last few days, most of us have been in sombre sadness disheartened by the disaster of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight FT-409 destined Beirut to Addis Ababa – leading to the death of 90 people onboard …
AI calls on Ethiopia’s dictator not to execute Melaku Tefera
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Ethiopian authorities not to execute Melaku Tefera, a member of the Union for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ), the only one of five men sentenced to death on 22 December 2009 who remains in …
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The kidnapping of Awassa University students
It’s been more than a week since anyone has heard from three students kidnapped from the Awassa University campus in southern Ethiopia by government security forces, according to the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa …
Ethiopian Flight 409 black box found
(BBC) — The “black box” flight recorders from a passenger jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon two days ago have been found, officials say.
A search team located the recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines flight just over 1.3km …
Correction: Captain originally assigned to fly ET-409 escapes crash
Ethiopian Airlines sources have revealed that the captain who was originally assigned to fly Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was not on board when the plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
According to Ethiopian Review sources, Captain Amaha Fisseha went to …
Lebanon’s mistreatment of grief-stricken Ethiopians
By Patrick Galey
Even though there were nine nationalities aboard the Boeing 737 jet which burst into flames and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off in a violent thunderstorm on Monday morning, the Lebanese, naturally enough, only concerned …
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Lightning reported in the path of crashed Ethiopian plane
(AccuWeather) — Frequent lightning was in the area of Monday morning’s Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crash into the Mediterranean Sea, according to data compiled by AccuWeather.com.
“A significant bolt was detected at 2:37 a.m., local time, 10 miles …
Ethiopian billionaire’s daughter faces stoning in Saudi
The identity of the alleged Saudi Princess given secret asylum in the United Kingdom early last year has now been revealed. The young woman, who is in her late 20s is reported to be Sarah Mohammed Al-Amoudi, originally from …
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Flight 409 pilot flew into violent storms
By Charles Bremner | Times Online
The crew of an Ethiopian airliner that crashed off Lebanon on Monday apparently flew into violent storms after failing to follow controllers’ instructions to avoid them, it emerged today.
“A traffic control recording shows …
China’s massive investment in Ethiopia at what cost?
By Mary Fitzgerald | Irish Times
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — China’s minister for commerce says trade with Ethiopia will reach $3 billion by 2015
ASK AN Addis Ababa taxi driver to take you to Ethio-China Friendship Road and he might …
The mystery of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
By Charles Bremner | TimesOnline
Stormy weather or sabotage are being cited in the aviation world as possible factors in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 off Beirut.
There is no evidence yet to suggest what caused the modern …
Names of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 passengers
All the Ethiopians are women whom the Woyanne junta exploits by exporting them to Arab countries as domestic workers.
Names of passengers aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409:
1) Addis Abera Demise (Ethiopia)
2) Bahrnesh Megersa (Ethiopia)
3) Kidist Wolde Mariam …
No survivors found in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash (video)
Update
BEIRUT, Lebanon (Los Angeles Times) Airlines flight that crashed into the sea early Monday during a fierce winter storm.
The Boeing 737-800 bound for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, was carrying eight crew members and 82 passengers when it crashed …
Notice to Ethiopians: You are Being Evicted from Ethiopia
By Obang Metho
Imagine this notice being posted in Ethiopia:
People of Ethiopia:
You are hereby warned; you are being given notice of your eviction from the country. You are no longer welcome here. Find a new place to live. …
Ethiopian Airline flight crashes, no word on survivors
An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut in stormy weather early on Monday. The airline’s chief executive said there was no word of survivors.
The Boeing 737-800, heading …
U.S. Part of Lebanon Search
We're told the US Navy is part of an international effort to find any survivors of the Ethiopian Air Lines crash off Beirut Lebanon. The 6th Fleet guided missile destroyer USS Ramage which was on maneuvers in the area is …
Rescue teams search for survivors in Ethiopian plane crash (video)
Lebanese rescue teams Monday recovered 10 bodies from the wreckage of an Ethiopian airliner that plunged into the Mediterranean Sea minutes after takeoff in heavy rains and storms from the Beirut International Airport earlier in the day.
“We have so …
Worries growing about Ethiopia elections – The Economist
ADDIS ABABA (The Economist) — Worries about Ethiopia’s election, due in May, are growing. Aid-giving Western governments hope it will pass off without the strife that followed the last one, in 2005, when 200 people were killed, thousands …
Storm appears to have caused the crash of Ethiopian Airlines jet
A fierce storm appears to have caused the crash of an Ethiopian Airline jet that plunged in a ball of fire into the sea with 90 people on board, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said yesterday.
“Bad weather was apparently …
Ethiopian plane crash should not sully success story
When news of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash broke this morning my heart sank at the thought of covering yet another negative story about Ethiopia.
It’s particularly galling for Ethiopians that the airline is one of the few international success …
The Democracy Before Democracy in Africa
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Since the dawn of African independence from colonialism in the early 1960s, African liberation leaders and founding fathers qua dictators, military junta and “new breed” leaders have sought to justify the one-man, one-party state — and avoid …
Ethiopian Airlines jet crashes after taking off from Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 85 passengers on board crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut international airport in the early hours of Monday, airport sources said. The plane, said to be a …
Ethiopia on a deteriorating human rights trajectory
(HRW) — Ethiopia is on a deteriorating human rights trajectory as parliamentary elections approach in 2010. These will be the first national elections since 2005, when post-election protests resulted in the deaths of at least 200 protesters, many …
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Ogaden civilians fight back Woyanne death squads
(Ogaden Online) — Reports reaching the Ogaden Online service desk from the city of Diridhaba in the province of Shiniile confirm the existence of a recent pitched battle that took place between the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) troops stationed …
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How will Chinese culture influence Africa?
So far, media coverage of China’s involvement in Africa has mostly been about investment. Stories of Chinese engineers in hard hats standing by roads up mountains in Ethiopia. Stories of Chinese farmers moving to Zambia.
But, in a push to …
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Others democratic senators join Jim Webb in calling for a moratorium
Virginia Democratic Senator Jim Webb said the upper chamber shouldn’t move forward with healthcare or any other bills until Brown is sworn in.
“In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but …
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Scott Brown's truck
Neil Cavuto blasts President Obama for attacking Scott Brown’s truck. Republican Scott Brown had been running ads in Massachusetts where he is out driving around in his 2005 GMC Canyon pickup truck while campaigning for US Senator.
Scott Brown’s Fair …
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Controls on military assistance to Somalia must be tightened
Amnesty International has called for arms transfers to the Somali government to be suspended until there are adequate safeguards to prevent weapons from being used to commit war crimes and human rights abuses.
In its latest briefing paper on the…
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Google Vs China – lessons for Ethiopia
By Yilma Bekele
Google is at war with the Peoples Republic of China. Google is a worthy adversary. If I was a betting person I will put all my money on Google. There is no question Google will win. The …
Poll shows Berhanu Nega is the undisputed front runner
By Elias Kifle
The poll conducted by Ethiopian Review during the past 7 days indicates that most Ethiopians would choose, by a wide margin, Dr Berhanu Nega of Ginbot 7 to be the next president of Ethiopia if a free …
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The Future of the Future Country, Part II
Alemayheu G. Mariam
Reinventing Ethiopian Politics
Aristotle wrote that “man is a political animal” to suggest that the defining characteristic of human beings is involvement in the civic life of their communities. Today, many Ethiopians across the board are strangely …
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The Faking of Tigrean Nationalism
By Messay Kebede
I have read with great interest Jawar’s well thought and skillfully articulated piece on Tigrean nationalism. It has inspired me to present my own view, not so much to contradict Jawar as to present an alternative …
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Conveying Ethiopia’s horror (Book Review)
Beneath the Lion’s Gaze, a book by Maaza Mengiste
Review by Mike Fisher | JSonline.com
If you’re lucky enough to escape the indiscriminate rage unleashed during a bloody reign of terror, the rest of your days are likely to …
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Earthquake risks in Ethiopia
By Samuel Kinde
According to a report published in 1999, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake, which seismologist say could happen in areas of close proximity to Addis Ababa, the country’s major city, could cause as many as 4000-5000 deaths, 8000-10,000 injuries …
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A clear winner is emerging – Vote for the President of Ethiopia
Voting will end tomorrow, Sunday. Please vote now.
Listed alphabetically:
Ethiopian Review has been collecting suggestions on potential candidates for the next president of Ethiopia, if there is a free and fair election, and system is presidential, and not the …
Ethiopians in Washington to honor Pastor Daniel Mekonnen
Ethiopians in the Washington DC Metro area will hold a special event honoring Pastor Daniel Mekonnen, in appreciation of his 40 years of service.
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: Sheraton National Hotel
Address: 900 S. Orme …
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Africa-Asia ties flying high
Investment from China and other Asian countries was an important factor in several years of unprecedented growth in Africa before the global downturn hit.
It is very much seen as a critical driver for Africa’s future growth prospects as well.…
U.S. policy on Ethiopia does not reflect American values
A message to President Barack Obama
By Obang Metho
Dear President Obama: I am writing this to you on behalf of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE), a grassroots social justice movement whose mission is to mobilize Ethiopians …
Forum on Ethiopian Politics Beyond Ethnicity – Washington DC
Ethiopian Politics Beyond Ethnicity: Ethiopian Dialogue for Peace and common ground
Date: January 24, 2010, at Unification Church in Washington DC.
Dr. Aregawi Berhe, co-founder and former chairman of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), will make a presentation on …
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Ethiopia launches new power plant
A new hydroelectric plant has been inaugurated in Ethiopia – part of a controversial project on the Omo River.
Ethiopia hopes the cascade of dams will turn it from a country suffering crippling power cuts to a major electricity exporter.…
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Tigrean Nationalism: A Weapon of Repression
By Jawar Siraj Mohammed
Browse through any Ethiopian websites, and you will discover that almost every article or commentary says something about the Tigrean domination of the country. The cyber world is crammed with statistics, testimonies, conspiracy theories and condemnations. …
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Ethiopians turn to EPPF for leadership
By Elias Kifle
After 10 years of obscurity, the Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) is now emerging as a leading political force to be reckoned with in Ethiopia. To find out how much impact EPPF is making, one needs only …
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President Isaias Afwerki’s new year message (video)
… EPPF chapters resolution and other news. Watch below:
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Ethiopia’s “Silently” Creeping Famine
By Alemayehu G. Mariam
“Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive,” said Sir Walter Scott, the novelist and poet. Is there “famine” in Ethiopia, or not? Are large numbers of people “starving” there, or …
Reflection Brings Questions
By Obang Metho
As we celebrate this New Year and reflect back on 2009, it draws me to examine myself and my purposes for my life. I invite you, meaning all Ethiopians—including Woyane or EPRDF supporters to do the same.…
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EPPF public meeting in London (Jan 24, 2010)
The Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) will hold a big rally and public meeting in London on January 24, 2010.
Date/Time: SUNDAY, 24 JANUARY 2010, From 15:00 – 19:00
Place: Holloway Resource Center, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 7PA UK…
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The Massawa Epic Battle (Book Review)
Book Review: Tadesse Tele Salvano’s Ay Massawa!
Reviewed by Messay Kebede
The book presents an encircled army defending with courage and determination the port of Massawa against the ferocious attacks of the EPLF’s military forces assisted with units of the …
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US suspect in Pakistan defends 'jihad' plans
SARGODHA, Pakistan – Five Americans detained in Pakistan told a court Monday they intended to cross the border into Afghanistan to wage jihad against Western forces but denied any links to al-Qaida or plans to carry out terrorist attacks in …
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Political leanings of the different Ethiopian media
Political leanings of the top 10 Ethiopian media look as follows:
Listed by EMAI‘s rank:
1. EthiopianReview.com – Editor: Elias Kifle; supports EPPF, Ginbot 7
2. Nazret.com – Editor: Unknown; Claims to be neutral, but leans toward Woyanne
3. …
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VOA reports on Woyanne propaganda against EPPF (audio)
Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Service today has reported about the Woyanne propaganda claim that it has arrested several fighters of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) in southwestern Ethiopia yesterday.
VOA’s Tizita Belachew interviewed EPPF-UK representative Ato Sileshi Tilahun and …
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In defense of Prof. Ephraim Isaac
By Elias Kifle
A holiday greetings that was posted here earlier this week from Prof. Ephraim Isaac, a world renowned Ethiopian scholar, has generated some harsh criticisms and even insults. Many of the criticisms point out that the professor has …
Vote for Ethiopa’s next president
If the upcoming elections in Ethiopia were legitimate, and there is a presidential system (instead of the current fake parliamentary system where the prime minister is a dictator), who would you vote to be next president and vice-president of Ethiopia. …
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Support EPPF, Our Liberation Fighters
By Hirut Habte
Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) is in the forefront of the battle to end the Tigray Liberation Front’s tyranny against millions of Ethiopians. Our young and brave EPPF fighters are operating under tremendous difficulties to bring freedom …
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Woyanne claims it arrested EPPF fighters in Gonder (video)
The Woyanne-run ETV in Ethiopia that is run by Hailu Shawel’s new friend Bereket Simon is reporting that the regime has arrested several Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) fighters in Gonder. Watch the video here.
Nothing that comes out …
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Bloomberg News reporter detained in Ethiopia
Bloomberg News correspondent for Africa, Jason McClure, has been detained in the northern Ethiopian town of Mekele by Woyanne regime security forces and was ordered to leave Ethiopia in 48 hours, according to Ethiopian Review sources.
Mr McLure has been …
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Melkam Gena Weizero Birtukan
By Yilma Bekele
I grew up during the reign of the Emperor. Everybody was afraid of HIM. Then came the Colonel and we had nothing but contempt for him. He was an impostor of no consequence. A rude chapter in …
EPPF chapters affirm solidarity with Eritrea
Representatives of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) chapters in Europe and the U.S. held a worldwide teleconference on Sunday and decided on a resolution affirming their solidarity with the people and government of Eritrea.
EPPF representatives from Washington DC, London, …
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President Isaias Afwerki’s Christmas message for Ethiopians (video)
… and other news from EriTv. Watch below:
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The scramble for land in Ethiopia
(Ginbot 7 Editorial) — The World Bank, the IMF and the Ethiopian regime annual development reports have highlighted on Ethiopia’s higher GDP growth rate over the past 10 years, yet the UN development index and other indices [Misery Index] that …
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Ethiopia: The Future of the Future Country, Part I
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Looking Through the Glass, Brightly
“Ethiopia is the country of the future,” Birtukan Midekssa would often say epigrammatically. Ethiopia’s No. 1 political prisoner is always preoccupied with her country’s future and destiny. Her deep concern for Ethiopia …
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Woyanne troops crossed Eritrean border, 10 killed
Eritrean authorities are reporting that yesterday morning, January 1st 2010, several soldiers under the Woyanne regime in Ethiopia launched attacks on Eritrean forces at Zalambesa.
The Woyanne forces were driven back after 10 of their soldiers were killed and two …
Greetings from Prof. Ephraim Isaac
New Year 2010 Greetings to my Ethiopian Brothers and Sisters.
This message is also for my Eritrean brothers and sisters.
By Prof. Ephraim Isaac
Amharic (pdf)
Oromifa (pdf)
Tigrigna (pdf)
To my Fellow Ethiopians at home and abroad: Happy Ethiopian …
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Gebrselassie wins the Trier Corrida
Ethiopian champion runner Haile Gebrselassie has won the Trier Corrida. The 36-year-old runner is now preparing for next month’s marathon in Dubai.
Two-time Ethiopian Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie has won the Trier Corrida in Germany. The 36-year-old runner finished the …
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2009 Person of the Year
Choosing “Person of the Year” at the end of every year has been Ethiopian Review’s tradition since 1995. This year other Ethiopian media have joined in the tradition and made their own choices. Ethiopian Review’s choice, however, remains the most …
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The case for war
…This new year fills us with hope that at longlast we are ready to take matters into our own hands. It is a new year, It is a new day. It is a new begining. It is the time to
Eric Gates of TV show "Mythbusters" killed in an accident
Discovery Channel’s “Mythbusters” TV show regular Erik Gates dies from a tragic 30 feet fall. Gates owned the electric company “Gateco Electric” and he and his CFO appeared on a few episodes of the popular Discovery Channel TV show, “Mythbusters”.…
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Ethiopia’s ruling junta gives Egypt 20,000 hectares of land
CAIRO (apa) — Egypt announced on Tuesday preparations to invest on 20,000 hectares of land in Ethiopia, with a multimillion-dollar investment.
The announcement was made by the visiting Egyptian Prime Minister, Dr.Ahmed Nazif who is on a working …
Why did Copenhagen fail to deliver a climate deal?
About 45,000 travelled to the UN climate summit in Copenhagen – the vast majority convinced of the need for a new global agreement on climate change.
So why did the summit end without one, just an acknowledgement of a deal …
Woyanne prepares to attack Eritrea
It is an open secret that the U.N. sanction against Eritrea, which was pushed by the Woyanne regime in Ethiopia with the help of the U.S. State Department, is in preparation for launching military attacks on Eritrea. Today, AFP reports …
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Ethiopian art exhibition in Atlanta (Saturday, Jan 2)
Hanatzeb Ethiopian Art Gallery is hosting an art exhibition in Atlanta this coming weekend.
The exhibition will feature the works of distinguished Ethiopian artists Eskender Seyoum, Alex Girma, Muluken Asfaw and Yosef Berta. The artists will be present in person …
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Ethiopia: Birtukan, Invictus! (Unconquered)
By Alemayehu G. Mariam
Birtukan Midekssa condemned to life in prison by a vengeful dictator, but unconquered.
Birtukan thrown into the dungeon of wrath and tears, but defiant.
Birtukan beaten, bludgeoned and bloodied, but unbowed.
Birtukan mocked, ridiculed and disrespected, …
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Tadias Magazine’s List of Top 10 Ethiopian Web Sites
New York (Tadias) – Tadias Magazine announces its second annual list of top Ethiopia related websites. In addition to our traditional listing of the most visited websites (based on Alexa’s traffic ranking), we have included our “Favorite Charitable Organizations” (published …
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EPPF chapters worldwide teleconference (Sunday)
Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) chapters around the world will hold another worldwide teleconference on Sunday, January 3, 2010, starting at 2:00 PM Washington DC time.
The teleconference is open to the public. Any one can participate by calling the …
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Yemen to deport 2,000 Ethiopians
SANA’A, Yemen (Saba) – Yemen is about to deport 2,000 Ethiopians who have been charged with illegally entering the country.
A well-informed Saba News Agency source has pointed out that the deportation process comes under the agreement signed between Yemen …
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Visiting freedom fighters in the field (video)
After attending a 2-day meeting of the Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) in October, I was invited by other Ethiopian freedom fighters to visit their training camps. One of these groups is the Benishangul People’s Democratic Front.
While those who …
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Ethiopia’s Top 25 Most Popular Media of 2009
Every year the Ethiopian Media Association International (EMAI) recognizes the 25 most influential and popular Ethiopian media outlets in the world. This year, the two top websites, Ethiopian Review and Nazret.com, squared off and left the field behind …
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Short list of Ethiopian Review’s “Person of the Year”
The following is a short list of the Ethiopian Review “2009 Person of the Year.” The choice will be made from among these five individuals on December 31.
Listed in alphabetical order:
Ali Abdu, Ministry of Information, Eritrea, for …
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Eritrean Government’s reaction to U.N. sanction
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday voted to impose sanctions on Eritrea for supporting the Somali Islamist group Al-Shabab. First of all, the U.S. State Department, which pushed the resolution on behalf of Woyanne — its puppet regime in …
Why Meles Zenawi Betrayed Africa in Copenhagen
By Selam Beyene
African diplomats, most of whom had brashly stood by Ethiopia’s tyrant Meles Zenawi when he violently crushed a pro-democracy movement in 2005, naively expressed shock and incredulity at his betrayal of their trust at the recent Copenhagen …
Siphoning off Ethiopian Airlines’ profit (video)
Foreign Minister of Ethiopia’s tribal regime, Seyoum Mesfin, is reportedly siphoning off tens of millions of dollars from Ethiopian Airlines’ profit… and other news. Watch below:
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Worldwide EPPF fund raising campaign launched
Six chapters of the Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) held a meeting Sunday and decided to launch a worldwide fund raising campaign to assist the organization’s political and humanitarian efforts.
The six chapters include Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, London, and …
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80-year old father of Ethiopia opposition official gets life in prison
The 80-year old father of Ginbot 7 Movement Secretary General Andargachew Tsige is among the 33 individuals who received life in prison sentence yesterday in Ethiopia. Ato Tsige Habatemariam had a heart-bypass surgery recently and suffers from a number of …
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Dutch resident sentenced to death in Ethiopia
By Lula Ahrens | ROI
A resident of the Dutch town of Haarlem was sentenced to death by an Ethiopian court on Tuesday. He was found guilty of disrespect for the Ethiopian constitution and, along with four other people, for …
ER “2009 Person of the Year” to be announced
The much anticipated Ethiopian Review’s annual “Person of the Year” will be announced shortly. Clear choices are emerging. The short list will be posted tomorrow.
Ethiopian Review is still accepting nominations for the “2009 Person of the Year.” Please post …
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United States Among Countries Called Out For Jailing Journalists
From China to Iran to Cuba, 136 journalists were jailed worldwide this year — a dozen more than last year. China comes in at the top for the 11th year running, with 24 people jailed this year, but was almost …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Interview with OLF chairman Mr. Dawud Ebsa
Interview with OLF chairman Mr. Dawud Ebsa and more news. Watch below;
…
Posted in Ethiopia News
Ato Melaku, Dr Berhanu, 3 others sentenced to death
ADDIS ABABA (BBC) — An Ethiopian court has sentenced five people to death and 33 others to life in prison for planning to assassinate government officials.
Prosecutors had said the convicted were part of the Ginbot 7 (15 May) group …