ADDIS ABABA (ethiopolitics.com) — Beyoncé Knowles, the 28-year old world famous R&B singer and Hollywood actress, will not be coming to perform in Addis Abeba, reliable sources disclosed.
The sensational performer, honored as Billboard Woman of the Year …
Addis Ababa (AllAfrica) — The last nine months of its existence has been challenging for Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX). It saw decline in coffee production and felt impact of global financial depression, among others, ECX disclosed.
Transformation from …
ADDIS ABABA (Addis Journal) — A new prize named after the acclaimed Ethiopian playwright and poet Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin was launched in Addis at the National Theater on Monday, September 7.
Established by the playwright’s family members and friends, …
By Mamo Gebrehiwot | GoodNewsEthiopia
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s superstar athlete Haile Gebrselassie has presented a check to the National Eye Bank of Ethiopia to cover the cost of 10 cornea transplant operations at the Menelik II Hospital here yesterday. …
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, has lauded priority given by President His …
This is how over 90 percent of Ethiopians make their living. Where is the billions of dollars the khat-chewing dictator in Ethiopia received from the U.S. Government, the World Bank, the IMF, and other donors so far? (Photo by Pervez …
[Editor’s Note: The following article do not necessarily reflect the views of Ethiopian Review.]
By Messay Kebede
I am reacting to Jawar Siraj Mohammed’s article, titled “The Failed Journey of the OLF,” in which he mercilessly dissects the …
One may wonder if Meles Zenawi will ever wish the people of Ethiopia happiness, freedom from his endless tyrannical rule and a future of hope. At a time when Ethiopians have been preoccupied with efforts to receive the new Ethiopian …
Victims of the Wonji and Metahara sugar factories in Ethiopia have launched a new web site.
A brief History of the Wonji victims
Dr. Ashagere Germow
In 1950’s, HVA International NV started to pioneer the sugar industry in Ethiopia. …
Ethiopian Review wishes the new year will bring Ethiopia’s tensae. Happy Ethiopian New Year. Enjoy this video.
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By Barry Malone
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A coalition of opposition parties accused the Ethiopian authorities the Woyanne tribal junta on Thursday of arresting some of its members on trumped up charges to stop them running in an election scheduled …
I had myself a promising Week 1, going 5-2. And of course with any predictions, there was the cash; picking Oklahoma State to win by two touchdowns against Georgia, and the rash; taking Virginia Tech to upset Alabama.
As always, …
Derek Jeter tied the New York Yankees all-time career hit mark as his Major League-best team rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Wednesday.
The Yankees captain made three hits to join Lou Gehrig with 2,721 for his …
The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.
Top story overnight: A suicide truck bomber attacked a Kurdish village …
The New York Knicks are apparently getting very close to signing restricted free agents David Lee(notes) and Nate Robinson(notes) to one-year deals, according to New York Newsday. Team president Donnie Walsh would only say that things are “at the point …
By ARGAW ASHINE
ADDIS ABABA (NMG) — Ethiopia Prime Minster Head of the brutal tribal junta in Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, will run for a new five-year term, his ruling party announced on Tuesday.
The 54 year-old former [Marxist] …
So how worried should you be about swine flu, and how do you prepare? Here, the mass of information is boiled down into 10 things you should know to be flu-savvy:
1 There’s no cause for panic. So far, swine …
By Jonathan White | The Beijinger
Anyone intrepid enough to venture out to the Lido incarnation of Ras was rewarded with some traditional dancing and tasty, authentic Ethiopian food. Manager Danny had the good fortune to move to Sanlitun …
By Douglas McGill | TC Daily Planet
Immigrants to Minnesota from eastern Ethiopia are being forced to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom payments to support an Ethiopian security force that tortures and kills thousands of innocent Ethiopians.…
The AP Top 25 college football rankings are now out, as the AP college football poll has a few notable shakeups.
The AP top 25 college football poll mostly looks the same from last week, but the college football rankings …
Selling citizens, selling children and selling land – Yilma Bekele
The late Democratic Republic of Germany (GDR) commonly known as East Germany was a very sad country. It was a place where the state elevated the art of coercion into …
CAMAS, Washington (KPTV) — Camas police are searching for a 27-year-old woman who was reported missing Friday.
Merseret Belay, who worked as a nanny in Camas, was last seen on Northwest 19th Circle at 11 p.m. on Thursday. …
LONDON (AP) — British police charged a man with attempted murder Saturday in connection with a $65 million jewelry robbery in London last month.
Aman Kassaye, 24, an immigrant from Ethiopia, faces the most serious charge so far in the …
In a news release issued on Friday, the British National Party (BNP) calls Ethiopian political asylum seeks parasites. BNP is angry at the Ethiopian athletes who have recently defected and sought political asylum in the U.K. The ignorant BNP officials …
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) — Ethiopia could suffer ethnic violence next year ahead of its first national elections since a 2005 poll triggered street clashes following a disputed victory for the government, a think tank has said.
In a study released …
WASHINGTON (Africa Insight) — The Kenyan government has reportedly retained a top Washington public relations firm to improve its image in the United States at a reported cost of Sh129 million ($1.7 million) over the next two years. According to …
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (UN) — Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) cases have been reported from all ten sub-cities in Addis Ababa, with the highest caseload recorded from Akaki/Kaliti, Addis Ketema, Arada and Kolfe, according to official reports from the Federal Ministry …
By Alemayehu G. Mariam
Remember H.R. 2003?
Do you remember H.R. 2003 (“Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act”)? That was a bill sponsored by Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.) to promote the “advancement of human rights, democracy, independence of the judiciary, freedom …
By Robin Esrock | Toronto Star
OMO VALLEY, ETHIOPIA –- It’s the traveler’s Catch-22. We want to explore and interact with exotic people from exotic lands, but the fact that we’re interacting changes the dynamics of the encounter. This unfortunate …
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (DPA) — American Sanya Richards, Russian Jelena Isinbayeva and Ethiopian Kenenanisa Bekele Friday shared the one million dollar jackpot on offer at the Golden League series.
The …
By Scott A Morgan
While Most Advocates for African Issues and Pundits were focused on other things such as the Visit to Africa by Secretary Clinton and the Comprehensive Policy Review towards Sudan,an Internal Investigation by the State Department into …
This study may also apply to Ethiopia.
(ScienceDaily) — Central Asian ethnic groups are more defined by societal rules than ancestry. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genetics found that overall there are more genetic differences …
Dent shows he’s ‘back’ with five-set victory
“You can’t beat this, Taylor Dent said. And he proceeded to take a victory lap around the Grandstand court, slapping hands with fans who repeatedly were chanting, “Dent! Dent! Dent! Dent!” during his …
The following is a 45-page report that is issued today by International Crisis Group on ethnic politics in Ethiopia
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) [a cover organization for tribalist Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne)], led …
(Strotty) — If you have been watching ESPN at any time over the past two weeks or so, you knew that yesterday marked the beginning of the 2009 NCAA Football season. I’m more of an NFL man myself but over …
Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount straight lost his mind Thursday night, sucker punching a Boise State player and requiring physical restraint to leave the stadium after the Ducks’ embarrassing 19-8 loss. Boise State’s Byron Hout appeared to tap Blount on …
BRUSSELS (AP) — Who is track’s greatest runner? Long-distance star Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia wonders what it would be like to race sprinting great Usain Bolt.
“If Usain agrees, if someone wants to organize this, I am ready,” Bekele said …
Reported by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
For decades, Ethiopia has been affected by famine and conflict. In 2009, there have been various reports of internal displacement resulting from conflicts and human rights violations perpetrated by the army and groups opposed …
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — World and Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele is driven by the prospect of breaking his 10,000 and 5,000 meters records and is also is considering an attempt at the 3,000 world best set 13 years ago.
The 27-year-old …
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (AFP) — African nations dictators will walk out of climate change talks in Copenhagen if their demands, including hefty compensations from the West, are not met, Ethiopian Prime Minister warlord Meles Zenawi said Thursday.
[Meles, who has …
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters ) – An Ethiopian [kangaroo] court has sentenced six members of the Benishangule-Gumuz community ethnic group to death and another 97 to prison terms for the massacre of Oromo villagers last year, a state agency reported on …
ADDIS ABABA (MSF) — Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has also reported patients suffering from acute watery diarrhea in several other regions of the country.
Since August 19, joint Ministry of Health and MSF teams have been providing medical …
By Abe Selig , THE JERUSALEM POST
More than a dozen pupils of Ethiopian origin had yet to be accepted by any school in Petah Tikva on Wednesday, despite a widely praised, last-minute agreement between the Education Ministry and the …
Kenenisa Bekele may receive a huge check this Friday at the sixth and final meet of the IAAF Golden League. Bekele will be racing the 5000 meters at the Memorial Van Damme meet in Brussels. Should …
By BRAD RHEN
LEBANNON, PA (LDNews) — Two Ethiopian doctors visited several local medical facilities as part of an ongoing partnership with a Lebanon-based charity.
Since arriving in the United States on Monday, Dr. Abraham Asnake and Dr. …
By FRANK NAMANGALE | Nation Online
Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Immigration Department has deported two remaining Ethiopians whose arrest caused controversy after a defense lawyer was allegedly beaten up and thrown into custody by police over the weekend.
The …
By Mark Thompson | HartelpoolMail
HARTLEPOOL, UK — IMMIGRATION officials are set to join the search for three Africans who went missing during an exchange trip.
The Ethiopian trio disappeared while visiting Hartlepool as part of the Global Xchange programme, …
By Or Kashti | Haaretz
ISRAEL — Dozens of children of Ethiopian origin in Petah Tikva did not begin studies Tuesday as schools appeared to take pains to accept as few such students as possible. Education officials, however, said the …
Stratex International PLC (AIM: STI) announced a move into Ethiopia via acquiring a stake in a PLUS-listed company that holds an exclusive exploration license (EEL) in the north of the country and entering a joint venture with its new partner …
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Egyptian government must be held accountable for such savage act. They keep shooting at poor Ethiopians seeking refugees as stray dogs. It is immoral and also against international rules on protecting the rights of refugees.
ISMAILIA, Egypt …
WINDSOR, CANADA (Windsor Star) — A former Windsor truck driver has pleaded guilty to attempting to smuggle 165 kilograms of khat into Canada but received a suspended sentence Thursday because he was trying to raise money to visit …
ADDIS ABABA (Daily Nation) — Ethiopia’s government ruling tribal junta has defended its plan to offer 2.7 million hectares of farmland to foreign companies despite millions of citizens who need food aid from the international community.
According to …
West Bethlehem, PA (mcall.com) — When he fled his native Ethiopia with images of dead bodies in the streets burned into his mind, Abraham Zegeye thought he’d never return.
But nearly 30 years later, the Lehigh Valley businessman …
By Doug McGill | TC Daily Planet
The first time I heard Fatima tell her story, I answered in the natural way.
“They killed my husband,” she said.
“I’m sorry for your loss,” I said.
“And they killed my son,” …
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Capital) — Starlight Roses Flower Farm was the last surviving subsidiary of the troubled Star Business Group, set up by three Addis Ababa businessmen. Despite its resilience, it has not been able to survive the …
By Ayenew Haileselassie
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA — North Korea keeps shooting its long range missiles now and then. These missiles do not just reach all important targets; they can also deliver a nuclear message. Its leaders, or rather leader, has …
By Jason McLure
ADDIS ABABA (Bloomberg) — At least 34 people died in Ethiopia following a suspected cholera outbreak, with more than 4,000 sickened in the capital, Addis Ababa, in the past two weeks.
The disease has infected …
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (The Independent) — International aid agencies fear that the levels of death and starvation last seen 24 years ago, are set to return to the Horn of Africa. Paul Rodgers reports
The spectre of famine …
By Alemayehu G. Mariam
Rent-a-Thug Against Democracy
In a recent piece entitled “Mob Disrupts Political Meeting in Adama,” former Ethiopian President Dr. Negasso Gidada described how “an organized mob disturbed a public political meeting of the Unity for Democracy and …
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday condemned three Jewish religious schools for what he termed their immoral refusal to admit 100 Ethiopian Jewish students.
Spokesmen for Israel’s 100,000-strong Ethiopian community described the schools’ decision as discriminatory. …
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — Two days before the opening of the school year, a compromise reached between Petah Tikvah Mayor Itzik Ohayoun and principals of the city’s schools will enable 109 students of Ethiopian origin will to enroll in religious schools.…
Kidist Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s new building in Lithonia, a suburb of Atlanta [Photo: Ethiopian Review].
Kidist Mariam (St. Mary) Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Atlanta inaugurated a new building on Saturday, August 29, 2009, in the presence of …
It’s getting awfully close to the start of the season and there is apparently still not a whole lot going on in talks between the tenth overall pick in this year’s draft, Michael Crabtree(notes), and the San Francisco …
Mark Sanchez, the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft, will be the opening day starter for the New York Jets. Rex Ryan told his quarterbacks this morning that Sanchez was the guy, ending the ongoing battle with …
Blogger Derek Felska’s annual ranking of the NHL’s 30 fan bases rates somewhere between reasonably fair to utter garbage. But he’s just so darn earnest about the whole experiment, applying his formula (arena capacity plus online presence plus editorial bias) …
LONDON – David Murray is stepping down as Rangers chairman, the Scottish Premier League champions announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Murray, 57, who joined the club in 1988, will also resign as a board director and will be succeeded …
Actually, Zack Greinke(notes) never really went anywhere, but his team record 15-strikeout performance in a 6-2 win over the Indians on Tuesday was reminiscent of earlier this season, when the Royals pitcher dominated magazine covers and it seemed as …
TJ Duckett(notes) is now a serious problem.
Under normal circumstances, any player cut by the Seahawks is a non-factor, fantasy-wise. But Duckett is the worst sort of NFL free agent. He’s a rogue touchdown vulture, free to sign anywhere. …
LONDON – British authorities vowed Wednesday to clamp down hard on hooligans following “large-scale” violence at a London derby in some of the country’s worst football-related thuggery in years.
A 44-year-old man was stabbed in the chest and two others …
No matter how good things seem to be going, nearly all contenders are forced to worry about a weak spot as the season winds down and the playoffs approach.
For the Phillies, who lead the NL East by seven games, …
I don’t know why there’s any ongoing controversy or discussion about moving the video screen at the new Cowboys stadium. It’s in the way. Punts hit it. So move it.
Call me a purist if you want to, but …
If you haven’t yet seen the clip of Ray Rice’s(notes) gimmicky first quarter touchdown against the Jets on Monday, check the video. We’ll wait. That thing is straight from the Boise State playbook.
From a fantasy perspective, …
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – Tiger Woods aims to ease the sting of a rare season without a major title when he launches his bid on Thursday for the FedExCup series title and the $10 million bonus it awards the …
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori became only the eighth player in history to achieve the double of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets as Sri Lanka made a steady start in the second Test on Wednesday.
The left-arm spinner, who has …
John Danks(notes) says he feels better ever since he loosened his grip on the dip.
Danks, a White Sox lefty, had been experiencing circulation problems and blisters with his left index finger earlier this season. He underwent several tests …
Four months after securing one-day international status, Afghanistan on Wednesday celebrated their maiden first-class victory with a one-wicket victory over the Netherlands.
In the four-day match, part of the Intercontinental Cup tournament, Afghanistan began the final day needing 168 to …
ROME – Italy coach Marcello Lippi was rebuked by one of Italy’s leading gay associations on Wednesday for saying two members of the national team could not have an open homosexual relationship.
“Why, dear Lippi, couldn’t footballers openly experience gay …
QUITO – Ecuador international Paul Ambrossi has agreed to join Rosario Central of Argentina from LDU Quito, the Ecuadorean Football Federation said on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old defender, who has played for LDU since 1997 and helped them win the South …
Australian driver Will Power remained in hospital on Wednesday in the wake of his IndyCar practice crash with French driver Nelson Philippe on Saturday.
The 28-year-old Queenslander has been fitted with a back brace and is expected to be transported …
VANCOUVER, Canada – Despite dark economic clouds, the International Olympic Committee declared Vancouver ‘ready’ Wednesday, following its final inspection of the host of the 2010 Games.
“We are extremely happy with what we have seen and heard,” Rene Fasel, chairman …
Ricky Hatton welcomed Muhammad Ali to his gym on Wednesday and admitted not even a meeting with The Greatest could convince him to get back in the ring again.
Hatton, the former world light-welterweight champion, hasn’t fought since a second-round …
OAKLAND, California – Serb Jelena Jankovic has rediscovered her form in time for the U.S. Open, while compatriot and fellow former world number one Ana Ivanovic is still looking to turn her season round.
Jankovic, who ended last year at …
OAKLAND, California – For a woman who honed her tennis skills on hardcourts in California and Florida, the U.S. Open has not been a happy hunting ground for Venus Williams since 2001.
That was the last time she picked up …
LONDON – A tactical switch by Arsene Wenger has made free-scoring Arsenal look like title contenders before Saturday’s Premier League trip to champions Manchester United (1615 GMT).
Arsenal’s attack-minded squad have been complemented by Wenger’s change from a 4-4-1-1 to …
MIAMI —Even with less than his best, Josh Johnson(notes) can still beat the New York Mets.
The Florida Marlins ace gave up nine hits in six innings Wednesday night, but that was enough to keep him undefeated against …
SYDNEY – Fiji’s three-time major winner Vijay Singh has agreed to play at this year’s Australian PGA.
Singh has not played in Australia since the 1998 Presidents Cup but will join fellow major winners John Daly and Geoff Ogilvy at …
Australian world champion Danny Green has called on Anthony Mundine to stop fighting chumps and step up with the big boys of world boxing.
Green won the IBO cruiserweight title when he defeated Julio Cesar Dominguez in Mississippi earlier this …
By Muluken Yewondwossen | Capital Ethiopia
The global financial crisis, originating from economically empowered countries, is hammering the economy of developing countries like Ethiopia due to a drop in exports and remittances.
According to a Ministry of Trade and Industry …
By Mike Collett
MONACO (Reuters) — Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva could be banned for two European matches if UEFA decides he was guilty of diving to win a penalty against Celtic in Wednesday’s Champions League qualifier.
The Brazilian-born Croat …
MONACO (Reuters) – Lionel Messi of European champions Barcelona was named the European Club Player of the Year on Thursday for helping his side lift the Champions League trophy last season.
Argentine Messi was also named forward of the year …
It may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump. If Bolt comes close to the standards he has set in the sprints, the world record of 8.95 metres could be in danger, …
England’s Ashes celebrations almost came to an embarrassing end when they narrowly avoided defeat against Ireland, claiming a three-run victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method in a one-day international in Belfast.
Just five days after regaining the famous urn with a …
MIAMI (Reuters) – Sportswear company Nike Inc (NKE.N) have sold their ownership stake in the United Soccer Leagues, the sport’s second organisation in the United States.
Nike inherited the USL structure when they bought British company Umbro in 2007. On …
(South Africa’s Caster Semenya, right, wins the gold medal in the women’s 800 m final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin)
BERLIN (Time) — Caster Semenya was greeted by a rapturous crowd on Tuesday when she returned …
NEW YORK (AP)—It happened so fast, Eric Bruntlett needed a few moments before he realized he had just ended a game with an unassisted triple play.
Bruntlett became the second player in major league history to get the final three …
(JTA) — The Ethiopian-Israeli community is protesting discrimination by three Orthodox schools in Petach Tikvah.
The Israeli Association for Ethiopian Jews called Thursday for action against three private religious schools in the Tel Aviv suburb that have refused …
UK (BBC) — A fourth member of an Ethiopian exchange programme has gone missing from Hartlepool, UK.
Police have launched a missing persons inquiry following the disappearance of Konjit Assefa, 22, who was last seen in the town …
Asmara, Eritrea — Two Ethiopian religious leaders arrived in Eritrea opposing the ongoing conflict and anarchy within the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOC) that is being instigated by Ato GebreMedhin (formerly Abune Paulos).
The two religious leaders are Aba Abiy …
South Africa’s SABC interviews Ethiopia’s ex-fashion model Anna Getaneh on her recent showing at Arise Africa Fashion Week. In the video, Anna discusses her label African Mosaique, making an impact on Ethiopia, relocating from abroad to South Africa and her …
EDITOR’S NOTE: IMF keeps the dying genocidal dictatorship in Ethiopia alive by an infusion of a quarter of a billion dollars. The junta had just a few days of hard currency reserve left as remittances from abroad declined. This blood …