Ethiopia’s isolated Ogaden: refugees tell tale of repression

BOSASO, Somalia (AFP) — Tales of rape and murder from refugees fleeing Ethiopia’s Ogaden region offer a glimpse of the violence wracking the hermetic rebel zone, off limits now even …

A Manchester scientist will be returning to his continent of birth in a bid to help train young eye specialists in one of the world’s poorest countries.

Dr Vincent Nourrit, a visual optics expert at The University of Manchester, will …

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Tonight there is a free concert going on at the Washington Monument given by several Ethiopian musicians to celebrate the new Ethiopian millennium.

[photo by Tewodros Mekebeb]

Ato Abebe Belew of Addis Dimts radio told Ethiopian …

Kinijit Spokesperson Dr Hailu Araya
addressing a rally in front of the
U.S. Congress [photo: Tewodros Mekebeb]

Hundreds of Ethiopians have participated in a rally today in front of the United States Congress to urge members of Congress to pass …

Report by Abugida TV – Tuesday, Sep 11

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Click on photo to enlarge [photo by Kinijit-DC]

Kinijit top leaders who arrived in Washington DC on Sunday for a working visit to the U.S. rolled their sleeves and got to work the very afternoon of their arrival despite the …

By Ayalneh Ferede
San Jose, California

The once-in-a-lifetime Ethiopian millennium celebration—held on September 8th and 9th, 2007 in San Jose, California—was a success story. The two-day event was attended by a large crowed of about 3.5 thousand people each day; …

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Kinijit leaders at their hotel in Downtown Washington DC pose for photo with Ato Aklog Lemeneh and his Kinijit North America leadership team that sponsored and financed the leaders’ USA tour. [photo by Tewodros Mekebeb]

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By Tilahun B. Selassie Bete

Are Ethiopians behind or Europeans ahead by 7 years to celebrate 2nd Millennium?

When the 1st Millennium was celebrated exactly 1000 years ago this year Ethiopian Calendar existed but Gregorian calendar did not. Gregorian calendar …

Bertukan Mideksa and members of the Kinijit delegation have just boarded Ethiopian Airlines plane at
the Bole Airport in Addis Ababa.

Earlier today, before heading to the airport, the executive committee held a brief meeting to discuss outstanding issues that …

BY JOE PYRAH – Daily Herald

A former UVSC student arrested in June on charges that he illegally bought guns is competent to stand trial.

In a brief hearing Thursday in 4th District Court, Kidus Yohannes was declared competent. His …

By Zoi Constantine, Gulf News

Dubai: Like many women before her, 28-year-old Zaitouneh arrived in the UAE in search of a life better than her poverty-stricken upbringing in southern Ethiopia.

Initially she hoped to pay-off the Dh5,000 loan that she …

(AP) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — As Ethiopia prepares to celebrate the third millennium, the most popular joke in the capital goes like this: How do you say “millennium” in Amharic?

The pun of an answer — “menem yellem” (ምንም የለም), …

(AP) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — As Ethiopia prepares to celebrate the third millennium, the most popular joke in the capital goes like this: How do you say “millennium” in Amharic?

The pun of an answer — “menem yellem” (ምንም የለም), …

Mogadishu – Somali insurgents attacked the Woyanne military base in the national stadium today. The dwellers around the national stadium have informed Shabelle that the fighting went on for more than 10 minutes and the rattles of both heavy and …

Kinijit delegation headed by Secretary General Muluneh Eyoel and involving executive committee members Ato Abayneh Berhanu, Ato Kifle Tigneh, Ato Ashcalew Ketema, and Dr Yacob Hailemariam will arrive at London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday, Sept. 9, at 3:30 PM.

Kinijit’s …

PREVENTING THE NEXT DARFUR

By the Alliance for Democracy and Freedom

In 2004, memorial ceremonies for the victims of the Rwandan genocide caused the world to begin to awaken to the slaughter of innocent civilians in Darfur. “Never again,” became …

Amnesty International Urgent Action

Arbitrary detention/possible prisoners of conscience/risk of torture or ill-treatment

Fekadu Negeri (m), teacher, Ethiopian Human Rights Council local official
Ibsa Wake (m), lawyer, Ethiopian Human Rights Council local official
Tesfa Burayu (m), teacher, Ethiopian Human Rights …

Group Offers to Help City Develop an Effective, Humane Programme to Control Strays

For Immediate Release:
6 September 2007
Contact:
Teresa Chagrin 1-757-622-7382

Addis Ababa – Today, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) — the world’s largest animal …

Kinijit supporters from several cities in the United States are on their way to Washington DC to welcome Kinijit
Vice President Bertukan Mideksa and her delegation when they arrive Sunday morning.

One of those who is heading to DC is …

Secretary general of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit), Ato Muluneh Eyoel, gave a press conference to Ethiopian Review, Ethiopian Media Forum, Addis Dimts Radio and Netsenet LeEthiopia Radio yesterday. During the 1-hour press conference, Ato Muluneh discussed …

(eitb24) – Police officials could not be reached for comment and repeated calls to other government officials went unanswered. Ethiopian law provides that any one arrested should appear in court within 48 hours and be charged.

Ethiopia the Woyanne regime …

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.N. aid officials and human rights investigators ended a week-long mission to Ethiopia’s troubled Ogaden region on Thursday and said they would present their findings to the government next week.

The mission primarily assessed the food, …

By Donald N. Levine

When invited by the Ethiopian community of San Jose, California, to compose a short millennial piece celebrating something distinctive about Ethiopia’s heritage, I decided for a variation on the theme of many of my previous writings, …

By Donald N. Levine

When invited by the Ethiopian community of San Jose, California, to compose a short millennial piece celebrating something distinctive about Ethiopia’s heritage, I decided for a variation on the theme of many of my previous writings, …

በሚሊኒየሙ ምክንያት ድሆቹን ጠራርገው ከአዲስ አበባ ሊያስወጧቸው ነው ማለትን አንብቤ አዝኜ የኔን ድምጽ የድሆቹ አድርጌ ወዲያውኑ የገጠምኩት ነው:: ለማንበብ እዚህ ላይ ይጫኑ::…

በሚሊኒየሙ ምክንያት ድሆቹን ጠራርገው ከአዲስ አበባ ሊያስወጧቸው ነው ማለትን አንብቤ አዝኜ የኔን ድምጽ የድሆቹ አድርጌ ወዲያውኑ የገጠምኩት ነው:: ለማንበብ እዚህ ላይ ይጫኑ::…

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — A human rights organisation in Ethiopia said Wednesday that the government has been holding three of its members without charge for more than two weeks in the west of the country.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Council …

By Xan Rice in Nairobi
The Guardian

A humanitarian crisis has developed in Ethiopia’s remote Ogaden region, where government [Woyanne] forces are trying to quell a rebel insurgency, according to a leading international aid agency.

Médecins Sans Frontières said 400,000 …

This captivating 13-page article in Amharic by Tegaye Yifter asks whose blood Zenawi’s “democratic revolution” will spill next.

የሚቀጥለው ደም…

ከጠጋዬ ይፍጠር

የመለስ ዜናዊ ነጻ አውጭ “አብዮት” — ደም የተገበረበት አብዮት — በእርግጥ አመለጣቸው:: ምክንያቱም የሚቀጥለው “ደም” የሌላ ሰው ሊሆን …

By Andrew Cawthorne

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A senior Somali Islamist leader said on Tuesday the Islamic Courts movement ousted from Mogadishu in a brief war at the end of 2006 remained unbroken and better-supported than before among the population.

“The …

By Andrew Cawthorne

NAIROBI (Reuters) – A senior Somali Islamist leader said on Tuesday the Islamic Courts movement ousted from Mogadishu in a brief war at the end of 2006 remained unbroken and better-supported than before among the population.

“The …

Ethiopian Review now can be read in 11 languages — French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian and English.

To chose a language, click on one of the flags above.

We hope to include Amharic soon.

We …

Press Release
Doctors Without Borders

Nairobi, September 4, 2007 – Violence and displacement are threatening the lives of the civilian population in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected Somali region, the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. Despite urgent …

Nashville, Tennessee, the City of Country Music, has issued a proclamation declaring September 12 Ethiopian Millennium Day.

Nashville is a beautiful city where over three thousand Ethiopians reside.

The Mayor of Nashville, Mr. Bill Purcell, stated that “The city of …

Nashville, Tennessee, the City of Country Music, has issued a proclamation declaring September 12 Ethiopian Millennium Day.

Nashville is a beautiful city where over three thousand Ethiopians reside.

The Mayor of Nashville, Mr. Bill Purcell, stated that “The city of …

A high-level delegation of the Coalition for Unity & Democracy Party (Kinijit) will depart Addis Ababa for Washington DC on Saturday, Sept. 8, according to Ethiopian Review’s reporter in Addis Ababa.

It has now been confirmed that members of the …

Press Release
Ethiopian Community Association in Ottawa

Ethiopia continues to inspire the world with its magnificent history, culture, religion, flora and fauna, as diverse as its captivating history and landscape. Ethiopia’s lone millennium due to be celebrated this month inspires …

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 2 — A powerful rebel group in the Ogaden desert of Ethiopia has declared a temporary cease-fire to allow a United Nations fact-finding team to gain access to the war-torn region, a rebel spokesman …

(AFP) Bahrain’s Maryam Yusuf Jamal has grabbed her first world gold medal in women’s 1,500 meters after beating her Russian rival Yelena Soboleva.

The Ethiopian-born Jamal struck for home with 300 meters to go but Soboleva stayed with her; however, …

(AFP) Bahrain’s Maryam Yusuf Jamal has grabbed her first world gold medal in women’s 1,500 meters after beating her Russian rival Yelena Soboleva.

The Ethiopian-born Jamal struck for home with 300 meters to go but Soboleva stayed with her; however, …

Ethiopian Review Editorial

It was reported on Saturday that the Debre Selam Kidist Mariam (DSKM) church’s board had sent a letter to officials of the Kidist Mariam Idir informing them that their church membership has been revoked. The letter also …

Ethiopian Review Editorial

It was reported on Saturday that the Debre Selam Kidist Mariam (DSKM) church’s board had sent a letter to officials of the Kidist Mariam Idir informing them that their church membership has been revoked. The letter also …

Meseret Defar wins gold in 5,000m, Osaka, Japan, Sep 1, 2007

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A group of exiled leaders of Ethiopian trade unions respond to a recent article by former chairman of the Confederation of Ethiopian Workers Associations, Ato Dawey Ibrahim.

Click here to read [Amharic, 6pp.]
Attachment: Petition…

OSAKA, Japan (AFP) — Ethiopia’s Olympic champion Meseret Defar timed her run to perfection to win her first world title in the women’s 5,000 metres on Saturday.

The world record holder stalked the front runner for most of the race …

በአዲስ አበባ እና በክልል ከተሞች የመንግሥት መስሪያ ቤቶች ለሚሰሩ ሰራተኞች ከ37-38 በመቶ የደሞዝ ጭማሪ ይደረጋል ሲል የገንዘብና ኢኮኖሚ ልማት ሚኒስቴር አስታወቀ፡፡

ባለፉት ሁለት ዓመታት በኢትዮጵያ በታየው ከፍተኛ የኑሮ ውድነት ከተወሰኑት በስተቀር ሁሉንም ሕዝብ የጎዳ ነበር፡፡ በተለይ አነስተኛ የኑሮ ደረጃ ላይ …

The Washington DC Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church’s (DSKM) board has  sent a letter  to officials of the Kidist Mariam Idir informing them that their church membership has been revoked and that they are prohibited from coming to the church …

The Washington DC Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church’s (DSKM) board has  sent a letter  to officials of the Kidist Mariam Idir informing them that their church membership has been revoked and that they are prohibited from coming to the church …

Press Release

The purpose of celebrating the upcoming Ethiopian 2000 New Year (Ethiopian Millennium the Julian calendar) at the City of Dallas in a dignified way is to introduce Ethiopia’s unique culture and its contribution to the world civilization to …

Just a few decades ago Yemenis used to migrate to Ethiopia fleeing war and poverty.

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By Catherine Weibel in Bossaso, Somalia
Source: UNHCR

BOSSASO, Somalia — Some 3,000 Ethiopians have gathered in the dusty northern Somalia port of Bossaso, …

Four of the six Kinijit top leaders who are preparing to come to the United States for a working visit have been granted visas from the American embassy in Addis Ababa today. The chairman, Ato Hailu Shawel, expects to get …

Brussels, Belgium – Some 59 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia were rescued by Italian boats in the Mediterranean Wednesday night, according to an EU spoke s man.

The spokesman told PANA here Friday that the migrants were rescued following a distress …

ወደ አሜሪካ ጉዞ የሚያደርጉት አራት የቅንጅት አመራሮች ከስቴት ዲፓርትመንት ክሊራንስ መጣላቸው፡፡ ለፓርቲው መሪ አቶ ኃይሉ ሻውል ግን ክሊራንሱ እንዳልመጣላቸው ታውቋል፡፡

በትናንትናው እለት አዲስ አበባ ከሚገኘው አሜሪካን ኢምባሲ ተደውሎ ወ/ት ብርቱኳን ሚዴቅሳ: ዶር ኃይሉ አርአያ: አቶ ግዛቸው ሽፈራው እና አቶ ብሩክ …

Ato Andargachew Tsige is considered to be one of the brightest and the most visionary politicians we have today. In this 13-page article (in Amharic) he talks about his observations of the Kinijit movement in the past two years and …

Ato Andargachew Tsige is considered to be one of the brightest and the most visionary politicians we have today. In this 13-page article (in Amharic) he talks about his observations of the Kinijit movement in the past two years and …

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(The Associated Press) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The Great Ethiopia Run has been postponed because of unspecified security concerns ahead of next month’s millennium celebrations.

The 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) race, which draws 30,000 runners and is organized by distance great Haile Gebrselassie, …

(The Associated Press) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: The Great Ethiopia Run has been postponed because of unspecified security concerns ahead of next month’s millennium celebrations.

The 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) race, which draws 30,000 runners and is organized by distance great Haile Gebrselassie, …

(Aftenposten) Ethiopia’s decision to expel six of nine Norwegian diplomats from the country means Ethiopia will lose around NOK 30 million in Norwegian development aid.

“This isn’t a punishment, but a consequence of the fact that so many …

By David Monti, RaceResultsWeekly.com

OSAKA – Tariku Bekele of Ethiopia, the younger brother of Kenenisa, and Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, won their respective heats of the 5000m as the 11th IAAF World Championships finished its sixth day at Nagai Stadium.…

On September 15, The Abyssinian Baptist Church in the City of New York, one of the oldest African-American institutions impacting America, and the nation’s first mega-church, continues its 18-month bicentennial celebration, Abyssinian 200: True to Our God, True to Our …

Last week it was Negussie Woldemariam of ‘Hod Fiker Radio’ who was told by Woyanne to take a hike. This week, Woyanne told Lidetu Ayalew of UEDP-Medhin to hit the road after evicting him and his friends from their office. …

 የሚሌኒየሙን በዓል በማስመልከት በጳጉሜ ወር ይደረጋል ተብሎ ሲጠበቅ የነበረው ታላቁ ሩጫ ተሰርዞ ለሕዳር ወር ተላለፈ፡፡ 

ታላቁ ሩጫ ከተጀመረበት ጊዜ አንስቶ በርካታ የአዲስ አበባ ነዋሪዎች በሩጫው ላይ ሢሳተፉ ይስተዋሉ ነበር፡፡ በተለይ በ1999 ዓ.ም ሕዳር ወር ላይ በተደረገው ሩጫ ‹‹የታሰሩት ይፈቱ›› በሚል …

It is reported that Beyonce Knowles will not perform at Al Amoudi’s millennium party in Addis Ababa. Instead, the Black Eyed Peas band from the U.S. will perform, according to the organizers. The Black Eyed Peas web site has also …

It is reported that Beyonce Knowles will not perform at Al Amoudi’s millennium party in Addis Ababa. Instead, the Black Eyed Peas band from the U.S. will perform, according to the organizers. The Black Eyed Peas web site has also …

By Ibrahim Mohamed and Abdi Sheikh

MOGADISHU, Aug 30 (Reuters) – A Somali reconciliation conference seen by many as the best hope for peace in the Horn of Africa nation ended on Thursday with a raft of resolutions but no …

NES COMMENTARY. No.10
Network of Ethiopian Scholars (NES)

August 29, 2007

Unite the people from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean
Division and fragmentation has not and will never work!

I. Inspiration“As long as boundaries inherited… drawn arbitrarily …

Bob Ramsak / Special to The Daily Yomiuri

OSAKA–Going through the motions. That’s about the best way to describe Olympic champion Meseret Defar’s journey to the 5,000 meters final at the IAAF world championships.

Biding her time in a lead …

Source: oromoindex.com

On Saturday August 27, 2007, there was a secret meeting scheduled to take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The delegates of the “Oromian Regional Government” were supposed to speak at that meeting. Although the meeting was claimed to be …

By Barry Malone

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The United Nations plans to send a fact-finding mission to Ethiopia’s Ogaden region.

The mission, due to start on Aug. 30, will assess allegations by the rebels and rights groups of …

The host of the Washington DC-based Hager Fiker Radio has announced that he is shutting down his weekly radio program due to lack of funds.

Ato Negussie Woldemariam said on his program (aka Hod Fiker Radio) last Sunday that he …

The host of the Washington DC-based Hager Fiker Radio has announced that he is shutting down his weekly radio program due to lack of funds.

Ato Negussie Woldemariam said on his program (aka Hod Fiker Radio) last Sunday that he …

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ለኢትዮጵያውያን ዕስራ ዓመት (ሚሌኒየም) በአል አልአሙዲ ቦሌ ባስገነባው ማስጨፈሪያ ላይ መጥታ ትዘፍናለች ተብሎ ሲነገርላት የነበረችው ቢዮንሴ እንደማትገኝ ታወቀ፡፡ በምትኩ “ብላክ አይድፒስ” የተባሉ አቀንቃኞች እንደሚመጡም ተነግሯል፡፡

ከቦሌ መንገድ ወደ አውሮፕላን ማረፊያ ሲገባ በስተ ግራ በኩል ባለው የተንጣለለ መሬት ላይ ከስድስት ወራት …

በምርጫ 97 ቢሮው የቅንጅት ሆኖ ነበር፡፡ በምርጫ 97 ቅንጅት ለአንድነትና ለዲሞክራሲ ፓርቲ ለመጨረሻ ጊዜ ፓርላማ እንግባ/ አንግባ የሚለውን ውይይት ያደረገበትና መግለጫ የሰጠበት ቢሮ በዛሬው እለት ከኢዴአፓ – መድኅን ቀምቶ ለኪራይ ቤቶች ተሰጠ፡፡

በምርጫ 97 ቅንጅቱ በተለምዶ ቴሌ መድኃኒያለም እየተባለ በሚጠራው …

Norway expressed “surprised and regret” over Ethiopian Woyanne authorities’ decision to request Norway to withdraw six diplomats by 15 September, said reports from Oslo on Tuesday.

Ethiopian authorities have expressed dissatisfaction with Norway’s conduct in relation to Ethiopian Woyanne interests …

Norway expressed “surprised and regret” over Ethiopian Woyanne authorities’ decision to request Norway to withdraw six diplomats by 15 September, said reports from Oslo on Tuesday.

Ethiopian authorities have expressed dissatisfaction with Norway’s conduct in relation to Ethiopian Woyanne interests …

Kenenisa Bekele winning the 10,000m at the World Track and Field Championship in Osaka, Japan, Aug 28, 2007

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – Thousands of homeless people will be moved from the capital to the countryside before next month’s millennium celebration and provided help with food, shelter and medicine, a development group said Tuesday.

Homelessness is a huge …

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 28 (Reuters) – More than 100,000 people have been affected by floods in Ethiopia and 17 have died of waterborne disease, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

“Approximately 103,000 people in Amhara, Tigray, South Sudan Nations and …

The Woyanne regime in Ethiopia has told six Norwegian envoys to leave the country, citing “dissatisfaction” over Norway’s conduct in the Horn of Africa region, a Norwegian official says.

Norway was given a month’s notice to withdraw the diplomats by …

By Paul Gains for the IAAF

Watch video here.

Osaka, Japan – With the awful memories of his Mombasa debacle no doubt lingering somewhere in the back of his mind Kenenisa Bekele withstood the repeated surges of the man who …

By Paul Gains for the IAAF

Watch video here.

Osaka, Japan – With the awful memories of his Mombasa debacle no doubt lingering somewhere in the back of his mind Kenenisa Bekele withstood the repeated surges of the man who …

ANNOUNCEMENT
Council for the Celebration of Ethiopian Millennium

Ethiopia in the dawn of the third Millennium: Reflections on our Country’s Past and its Future – Challenges and Opportunities.

As part of the events organized by the Council for Ethiopian Millennium …