(Press TV) — Ethiopian Woyanne army moves toward the capital town of Somalia’s Shabeellaha Dhexe region to fight Islamic Courts Union (ICU) forces in the area.

The soldiers, numbering to thousands, headed for Jowhar some 90 km (55 …

By Rebecca Wanjiku, IDG News Service

Google has kicked off the inaugural gadget competition for students in East Africa and will announce a winner in August.

In the next four months, Google expects students enrolled at universities in Kenya, Uganda, …

(The Associated Press) UNITED NATIONS: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed veteran U.N. troubleshooter Taye-Brook Zerihoun to head the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Cyprus and oversee newly restarted talks to reunify the divided Mediterranean island, the U.N. announced Thursday.

Zerihoun, an …

(Reuters) — Twice Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie will run in the 10,000 metres at the Beijing Olympics.

Gebrselassie, who suffers from asthma and has pulled out of the Olympic marathon over about pollution in Beijing, will also be the standard …

By Carl Hessler Jr. , North Penn Life

Yeshtila Awoke Ameshe, a resident of Maryland, will not face the death penalty if convicted of murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of his aunt in Towamencin, Pennsylvania, eight years …

PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama has gained support in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking report for April 4-6, and now leads Hillary Clinton by a statistically significant margin, 52% to 43%. Obama’s current 52% support level matches his highest …

Way before the sun peeks over the horizon, a few chosen people awaken from their slumber and dive head first into their day. These chosen few accomplish a ton before the rest of us would ever consider rising from our …

Two weeks hence, the results of the all-important Pennsylvania primary will be in and poor Hillary Clinton will have to once again put those big goalposts on her itty-bitty shoulders and carry them on to the next round of primaries. …

Internet search giant Google Inc. unveiled a new feature Tuesday for its popular mapping programs that shines a spotlight on the movement of refugees around the world. The maps will aid humanitarian operations as well as help inform the public …

ethiopiansforbarackobama.com

Ethiopians for Barack Obama will be making a return trip to Philadelphia on Saturday April 19th from the Washington, DC metro area and returning on Sunday April 20th. The aim of the road trip to Philadelphia is to canvass …

Police Intercept Container With 155 Illegal Immigrants

(Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique) Maputo — The Mozambican police on Sunday intercepted a truck carrying a container in which 155 foreigners, from Ethiopia and Somalia, were traveling, reports Wednesday’s issue of the …

By Abdi Shekih and Aweys Yusuf

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Insurgents in Somalia seized a strategic town north of Mogadishu on Wednesday for the second time in two weeks, a spokesman for the insurgents said.

Jowhar is the most significant of …

(Press TV) – At least 10 Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers have been killed and 13 others injured in a landmine explosion in south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

The Ethiopian Woyanne troops were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in …

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, U.K. — Nine foreign journalists have been awarded John S. Knight Fellowships for the 2008-09 academic year at Stanford.

The international fellows include two journalists in exile—an Ethiopian online editor who is currently in exile in London, and …

By Emma Stone, coventrytelegraph.net

AN ETHIOPIAN ASYLUM SEEKER who used a forged document to get a job in a Coventry crisp factory has been jailed for nine months.

Alazar Gebrezgiabhetr, aged 24, of Tarquin Close, Willenhall, pleaded guilty at Warwick …

Statement from the Association of Ethiopian Air Force Officers on the death sentence by the Woyanne kangaroo court against air force officer.

ቂም በቀል ወይስ ፍትህ ?

በአለም አቀፉ መድረክ የተባበሩት መንግስታትን አርማ አጥልቆ በኮንጎ ለተሰለፈው ሰራዊት ከፍተኛ የሎጅስቲክ አቅርቦት …

The Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (Andinet) has completed its signature collection project this week, according to the party’s North America support group.

Andinet Party had dispatched 70 high level delegates all over Ethiopia last week to collect a …

By DAVID LAZARUS, cjnews.com

Israel’s Council for Ethiopian Jewry is suing the Israeli government as part of a stepped-up effort to help the remaining Jews of Ethiopia get to Israel.

Mount Royal MP Irwin Cotler, right, said the lawsuit is …

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Colombia spent less than a million dollars for a trade deal with U.S. while Woyanne spent several millions ($50,000 per month) to defeat H.R. 2003, and still failed to get a single vote in House. See the New York …

(Press TV) Thousands of Somali citizens flee their homes as more than 14,000 Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers have entered the East African nation’s territories.

Over 9,000 of the troops with armored vehicles are heading to the Capital, Mogadishu after …

By ASHRAF SWEILAM, Associated Press

EL-ARISH, Egypt – An Egyptian security official says police have arrested three Africans accused of trying to cross illegally into Israel.

The official says an Ethiopian couple and a Nigerian man were arrested early Monday …

(DPA) – Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia won the Paris Marathon on Sunday while the women’s race went to Kenyan Martha Komu.

Tsegaye ran away from Moses Arusei of Kenya after the 40-kilometres mark and with a time of 2 hours …

The Woyanne kangaroo court has instructed the Federal Police that the death sentence against the former Ethiopian air force pilots must be carried out humanly inside Qaliti prison compound.

“በሞት እንዲቀጡ ውሳኔ የተላለፈባቸው ተከሳሾች በአገሪቱ ርዕሰ ብሔር ከፀደቀ በኋላ በማረሚያ …

(The Times) — If and when — and only when — a representative, internationally legitimate government has been installed in Zimbabwe, it will receive the support from donors and investors necessary for economic recovery to begin.

Zimbabwe today …

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አዲስ አበባ, መጋቢት 26 ቀን 2000 (አዲስ አበባ)

የፌዴራሉ ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት በዘር ማጥፋት ወንጀል ክስ ከተመሠረተባቸው 20 ግለሰቦች አምስቱን በሞት ሲቀጣ በቀሪዎቹ ላይ ደግሞ የዕድሜ ልክና የተለያዩ ውሳኔዎች ዛሬ አሳለፈ፡፡ ከተከሳሾች መካከል በተመሳሳይ ወንጀል በሌላ መዝገብ …

By Yilma Bekele

Robert Mugabe is on his way out. May be not. They say cats have nine lives. We have no idea which life this cat is on. For the sake of the people of Zimbabwe we hope it …

Kinijit North America will host a press conference with officials of the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (Andinet) on Saturday, April 5, at 2 PM EDT. The press conference will be aired live via Ethiopian Review Radio Network.…

(Press TV) — Enraged Ethiopians Woyannes open fire at Somali civilians following a massive explosion in the south of Mogadishu which killed 10 Ethiopians Woyannes soldiers.

The blast which occurred early on Thursday somewhere between the Somali capital …

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of Islamic insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-guns briefly seized control of a central Somali town after government soldiers abandoned their post, residents said Thursday. It is the seventh town they have taken …

By Carl Hessler Jr., North Penn Life

PENNSYLVANIA — A Maryland man is headed to trial for allegedly fatally shooting his aunt in Towamencin nearly eight years ago. Yeshtila Awoke Ameshe, 34, of Adelphi, faces a trial on charges of …

(APA) – Ethiopia is expected to export tens of thousands of kilos of honey and honey products to the European Union countries and this is expected to generate a huge amount of foreign currency to the country, Ethiopian …

This is a good idea for Ethiopian human rights groups.

Kagame’s fury at Spanish warrants

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has said a Spanish judge who issued arrest warrants for 40 Rwandan army officers can “go to hell”.

Mr Kagame described …

By Heidi Mehltretter

Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia — Ruth and I are sitting in her kitchen enjoying the music Shelley sent to us. There is so much to share about today that I don’t think it is possible to get it …

By Jonathan Clayton, Africa Correspondent
Times Online

A power-sharing deal between President Mugabe’s Zanu (PF) and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change would be a very “African solution to an African problem”.

If, as was expected last night, a deal …

َ(ST) NAIROBI – Ethiopia’s Ogaden rebels who carried out a raid against a Chinese-run oilfield last year denied the arrest of eight of their members in connection with that attack as it was announced by the government.

The Ogaden National …

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader and President Mugabe’s government deny behind-the-scenes talks about a power-sharing deal in the wake of Saturday’s elections.

By Scott Baldauf, The Christian Science Monitor

Behind-the-scenes negotiations between Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the main opposition party of …

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DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY

Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides a maximum of up to 55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to permit immigration opportunities for persons from countries other than the principal sources of current immigration …

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Zimbabwe Teeters: With the help of its neighbors, a country could be rescued from autocracy.

(The Washington Post) — ZIMBABWE IS at a familiar tipping point. There is growing evidence that a presidential and parliamentary election held Saturday …

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By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, The New York Times

NAIROBI, Kenya — Islamist insurgents overpowered Somali government troops on Monday, seizing a strategic town and continuing their steady march across the country.

According to witnesses, several truckloads of Islamist fighters stormed Bulo …

By Chantal Anderson

(The Daily) – Inside Washington Hall, located in the South Central District of Seattle, 500 people sing prayers in unison. Sounds of Amharic spill from the auditorium into the basement below as volunteers pack traditional …

To get popular support for next month’s local elections in Ethiopia, Woyanne cadres have started to force farmers in Oromia Region (Killil) to sell teff and other crops below the market value. Those who refused to sell at prices set …

(DPA) – The Islamic Courts Union (ICU) fighters have seized control of the central Somali town of Bula Burde, north of the capital Mogadishu.

Residents have confirmed that nearly 200 fighters armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns have been …

በቀጣዩ ሚያዝያ ለሚካሄደው የአከባቢና የማሟያ ምርጫ ለቅስቀሳነት ይረዳኛል በሚል በተመረጡ የኦሮሚያ ክልሎች የወያኔ ካድሬዎች በገበያ ስፍራዎች በመዘዋወር የምግብ እህል ዋጋዎችን ዋጋ በማውጣትና ከዚያ በላይ የሚሸጡ ነጋዴዎችን ምርት በመውረስ እንዲሁም ባለንብረቶቹን በማሰር ‘የወያኔ የቁርጥ ቀን ደራሽ’ መሆኑን ለማመልከት በመጣር ላይ ይገኛል፡፡…

In other countries, the first lady is the wife of the president who is the head of state. So why are Woyannes calling Azeb Mesfin, the prime minister’s wife ‘first lady’? This picture below is only for satire purpose.

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By Laura Wiessen | Israel21c.org

As a baby, diplomat Beylanesh Zevadia’s first word was neither “mama” nor “papa.” It was “Jerusalem.”

“That’s how our parents directed us,” the Ethiopian-born Zevadia explains. “[As children] our play was to go to Jerusalem. …

By Aweys Yusuf and Mohamed Abdi

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Hospitals in Mogadishu overflowed with the wounded on Sunday and the death toll from mortar strikes on the city’s sprawling main market reached at least 17.

Scores of civilians at the …

By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times

HARARE, ZIMBABWE — The main opposition party and independent observers said today that President Robert Mugabe was suffering a resounding defeat as election results were tallied, but no official returns were released and capital …

(Reuters) EDINBURGH – Tirunesh Dibaba won the women’s cross country world championship gold medal for the third time on Sunday when she led home Mestawet Tufa for an Ethiopian one-two.

Tirunesh Dibaba

Dibaba, winner in 2005 and 2006 but upset …

Edinburgh World Cross Country Title, Sunday, March 30, 2008
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Andinet Party officials are currently collecting the 1,500 signatures that are required for registration with the Electoral Board of Ethiopia. In some Woredas, Andinet officials who have been collecting signatures have been arrested by Woyanne cadres… Read more by zikkir …

የቅንጅት ስያሜ ለአንድ ግለሰብ ከተሰጠና ህዝባዊ ባለቤትነቱ በወያኔ ከጠነጠቀ በኋላ ፓርቲው የተነሳለትን አላማ በስያሜ ሰበብ ላለማደናቀፍ በሚል ከአገር ውስጥና ከአገር ውጭ ያሉ ደጋፊዎችንና አባላትን በማወያየት “አንድነት ለዴሞክራሲና ለፍትህ” በሚል ስያሜ ፓርቲ ለመመስረት የመስራች አባላት ፊርማ በማሰባሰብ በመላ አገሪቱ በመንቀሳቀስ ላይ …

EDINBURGH (AFP) — Sibling rivalry helped the Dibaba household gather a further two golds at the world cross-country championships with victories for sisters Tirunesh and Genzebe in the senior and junior women’s events.

For Tirunesh, the win was a third …

Twelve United Nations organizations have developed a Joint UN Programme of Support on AIDS in Ethiopia. The Joint Programme of Support is the entirety of the UN’s support to the national response to AIDS in Ethiopia… read here [pdf]…

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USCIS needs to investigate those Woyanne members who are applying for political asylum in the U.S. These are the people who made it impossible for Ethiopians to live and work in their own country freely.

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By Kristin Owens
The Salt Lake Tribune

A former Utah Valley State College student was sentenced Thursday to serve one more month in jail and three years of probation for felony theft. The 20-year-old will likely be deported to Ethiopia …

(Reuters) – Kenenisa Bekele will be out to erase the one blemish on his extraordinary resume on Sunday by reclaiming the world cross country crown he unexpectedly relinquished last year.

The Ethiopian won both the long and short races at …

Construction on the fibre-optics East African Submarine Cable System (EASSY) project has been launched on Thursday to connect 21 African countries to each other and the rest of the world with high-quality Internet and international communications services.

It is reported …

By: Christy van der Merwe
Engineering News

Construction on the fibre-optics East African Submarine Cable System (Eassy) project, which would connect 21 African countries to each other and the rest of the world with high-quality Internet and international communications services …