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Human Rights Watch accuses Woyanne of committing war crimes in Somalia

Somalia: War Crimes in Mogadishu
UN Should Address Civilian Protection

(Human Rights Watch – Nairobi, August 13, 2007) – Ethiopian [Woyanne], Somali and insurgent forces are all responsible for rampant violations of the laws of war in Mogadishu, causing …

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Liya Kebede revealed – video

Follow the hectic schedule of one of the world’s most beautiful women as she juggles photoshoots, motherhood and charity events

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Taye Woldesemayat is kicked out of ETA

The Ethiopian Teachers Assocation (ETA) has dismissed its long-time chairman, Dr Taye Woldesemayat last week, according to Addis Dimts Radio reporter in Addis Ababa.

ETA’s 7-member executive committee reportedly made the decision to fire Dr Taye after he failed to …

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Woyanne threatens Human Rights Watch

The Woyanne dictatorship has warned Human Rights Watch to stop reporting abuses in Ethiopia and Somalia, including war crimes. The following is a report by the Woyanne-controlled ‘Ethiopian News Agency.’
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(ENA) Ethiopia has urged on Human Rights Watch the …

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Karg in Africa: Dessie, Ethiopia

(The story of our adventure through the eastern and northern sides of Africa overland in our Landrover in 2007)

By Lorraine and Neville Karg

Sunday 12th August 2007 Greenland Hotel, Dessie.

We have been warned that internet peters out a …

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Addisa Ababa in 4 minutes – short video

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ሞቃዲሾ፤ የዕለት ከዕለት ግድያና ርሸናው ቀጥሏል

(DW) ግድያና ጥቃት ዕለታዊ ድርጊት ሆኖ በቀጠለባት በሶማሊያ ርዕሰ-ከተማ በሞቃዲሾ ካለፈው ሌሊት ወዲህ አንድ ጋዜጠኛና አራት የመንግሥት ባለሥልጣናት መረሸናቸው ተነገረ። የፈረንሣይ ዜና አገልግሎት ከስፍራው እንደዘገበው ጋዜጠኛው ማሃድ-አሕመድ-ኤልሚ በሁለት ታጣቂዎች ተተኩሶበት የተገደለው ዛሬ ማለዳ ወደ ሥራው በማምራት ላይ እንዳለ ነው። አሕመድ-ኤልሚ …

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Woyannes focuses on oil deals despite resistance from rebels

By Arjun Kohli – VOA

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The minister for Mining and Energy in Ethiopia says the recent oil deals signed with international companies for exploration and mining across the country will bring much needed development …

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ONLF calls for immediate international intervention in Ogaden

ONLF Press Release

The fact that international journalists and human rights groups are now banned from entering Ogaden coupled with the expulsion of the ICRC on baseless grounds should be a clear warning sign to the world that yet another …

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የኢትዮጵያ የነዳጅ ዘይት ፍለጋ ስምምነት

ኢትዮጵያ ከአንድ ነዳጅ አውጭ ድርጅት ጋር በኦጋዴን አካባቢ የተፈጥሮ ጋዝ ማውጣት የሚያስችል የአንድ ነጥብ ዘጠኝ ሚሊዮን ዶላር ስምምነት ተፈራረመች ። አንድ ስማቸው እንዲጠቀስ ያልፈለጉ የማዕድንና የኤነርጂ ሚኒስቴር ባለስልጣን ለሮይተርስ ዜና ወኪል እንደተናገሩት ፔትሮናስ በተባለው የማሌዥያ ኩባንያና በኢትዮጵያ መካከል የተፈረመው ስምምነት …

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Five police stations attacked overnight in Mogadishu


Photo: Ahmed Yusuf Mohamed/IRIN
A Somali soldier near a building destroyed in recent fighting

MOGADISHU (IRIN) – Armed opponents of Somalia’s transitional government attacked the police in the capital, Mogadishu, on 9 August, carrying out raids on five …

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Some Somalis believe that it is the Amharas who invaded them

It seems that the Woyanne regime is telling Somalis that it is the Amharas who are occupying their country, as the article below by Time Magazine shows. Ethiopians must inform the people of Somali that it is the Woyanne terrorist …

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Ethiopia’s Woyanne regime signs Ogaden gas deal with Petronas

Rebels have warned oil companies to stay away from the region. The Ogaden Basin, a gas-prolific area covering 350,000 square kilometres, is believed to contain gas reserves of some 4 trillion cubic feet.

Ethiopia’s dictatorship has signed a $1.9 million …

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Ethiopia's Woyanne regime signs Ogaden gas deal with Petronas

Rebels have warned oil companies to stay away from the region. The Ogaden Basin, a gas-prolific area covering 350,000 square kilometres, is believed to contain gas reserves of some 4 trillion cubic feet.

Ethiopia’s dictatorship has signed a $1.9 million …

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Ethiopia’s TPLF regime – the mother and father of all lies

A Bogus Victory Declaration of the TPLF/EPRDF Tyrannical Regime

The Oromo Liberation Front’s statement regarding the August 7, 2007, TPLF/EPRDF regime’s claim of victory

In our recent statement we have correctly stated that “the TPLF regime has shown itself to …

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Tirunesh Dibaba, Kenenisa Bekele lead squad to Osaka, Japan

Tirunesh Dibaba � Getty ImagesWorld 5,000 and 10,000 metres women’s champion Tirunesh Dibaba will lead a 33-strong Ethiopian squad to the world athletics championships in Osaka, Japan, this month, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) said on Friday.Olympic 10 000 metres champion Kenenisa Bekele will …

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R&B, jazz to fuel a 1960s golden age in Ethiopian music

By Robin Denselow
The Guardian

It’s a scorching hot afternoon in a recording studio on the outskirts of the southern French city of Toulouse, and the talk is of music and Ethiopia. Inspired by the Ethiopiques albums compiled by French …

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R&B, jazz to fuel a 1960s golden age in Ethiopian music

By Robin Denselow
The Guardian

It’s a scorching hot afternoon in a recording studio on the outskirts of the southern French city of Toulouse, and the talk is of music and Ethiopia. Inspired by the Ethiopiques albums compiled by French …

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R&B, jazz to fuel a 1960s golden age in Ethiopian music

By Robin Denselow
The Guardian

It’s a scorching hot afternoon in a recording studio on the outskirts of the southern French city of Toulouse, and the talk is of music and Ethiopia. Inspired by the Ethiopiques albums compiled by French …

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A paleontologist calls Lucy skeleton tour ‘prostitution’

The Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya: Ethiopia’s dispatching of the Lucy skeleton on a six-year-tour of the United States is akin to prostituting the fragile, 3.2 million year-old fossil, paleontologist Richard Leakey said Friday.

The Lucy skeleton — one of the …

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A paleontologist calls Lucy skeleton tour 'prostitution'

The Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya: Ethiopia’s dispatching of the Lucy skeleton on a six-year-tour of the United States is akin to prostituting the fragile, 3.2 million year-old fossil, paleontologist Richard Leakey said Friday.

The Lucy skeleton — one of the …

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Divide and hit policy of TPLF in action in Ogaden: Why are we so indifferent?

By Ewnetu Ashenafi

Our indifference towards Ethiopia Somalis in Ogaden who suffer from the barbaric acts of genocide perpetrated by the TPLF regime is likely to have a long-term impact on freedom, democracy and Ethiopia’s unity

It is a sad …

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A DC Church files $1 million lawsuit against three Ethiopians

The Washington DC Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church’s board has filed $1 million lawsuit against three Ethiopians.

The board is accusing the Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Idir officials of stealing $300,000.

In a Washington DC court on July 30, the …

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Type Amharic, Oromigna, Tigrigna, Guragigna, etc online

Ethiopian Review introduces a new tool for its readers. You can now type Amharigna, Oromigna, Guragigna, Tigrigna and all the other Ethiopian languages on any computer with an Internet connection and Ge’ez Unicode fonts. All you have to do is …

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Ethiopian Scientists – poem by Getachew Abera

የኢትዮጵያ ሊቃውንቶች


ዶክተር፣ ፕሮፌሰር፣ ጠቢብ ኢንጂነሮች. . .
ባለ ሁለት ዲግሪ፣ ባለ “ሦስት” እውቀቶች፣
ባለም ዙሪያ ያላችሁ እናንት የ”ጨው ዘሮች”…!
እስኪ ተሰብስቡ ባንድጋ ምከሩ፤
የኢትዮጵያን እጣ እድሏን ቀምሩ፤
“ሙጃሌ” ለማውጭያ፣ ለእሾኽ መመንገያ…
እስኪ “መርፌ” ስሩ!

እናንት ምሁራን የኢትዮጵያ ሊቆች፤
መሰረተ-ግኝት …

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Ethiopians demand explanations on land giveaway to Sudan

OPEN LETTER TO THE ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MR. MELES ZENAWI
[በኣማርኛ, pdf]

Mr. Meles Zenawi,
Prime Minister
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
August 8, 2007

Mr. Prime Minister,

The characteristic peculiar to our country, which distinguishes it from other countries, …

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An Ethiopian Dilemma – Donald Levine

By Donald N. Levine, University of Chicago

My title “An Ethiopian Dilemma” stands to evoke an association to the book by Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrdal, An American Dilemma, which played a signal role in helping Americans resolve their longstanding conflict …

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A second group of Kinijit delegates will tour Europe

Another high-level delegation of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) led by Ato Muluneh Eyoel will tour Europe starting on August 20.

The five-member delegation includes Ato Muluneh Eyoel, Secretary General, and executive committee members Dr Yacho Hailemariam, …

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Insurgency escalates in Mogadishu

The Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia: Mohamed Hussein heard the grenade explode and he froze. Hussein, 39, knew what was coming next, because he has been through it before: gunfire coming from every direction as soldiers frantically tried to kill the …

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Kinijit delegation to visit the United States starting Aug 20

Kinijit VP Bertukan Mideksa talking with colleages in Addis AbabaA six-member high-level delegation of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) headed by Ato Hailu Shawel will depart Ethiopia for the United States on August 20, according to Ethiopian Review sources.

The delegates include Ato Hailu Shawel (president), …

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መቅዲሾ ከባድ ውጊያ

(DW) በሶማሊያ መዲና መቅዲሾ ዛሬ በተቀሰቀሰ ከባድ ውጊያ ቢያንስ አራት ሰዎች ሳይሞቱ እንዳልቀረ ተዘገበ ። ፖሊስና የዓይን ምስክሮች እንደተናገሩት ውጊያው የተካሄደው በደፈጣ ተዋጊዎችና በኢትዮጵያ በሚታገዙት የመንግስት ኃይሎች መካከል ነው ። መቅዲሾ የሚገኘው የፈረንሳይ ዜና አገልግሎት ዘጋቢ የዛሬው ዓይነት ከባድ ውጊያ …

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Woyane says 502 Ogaden rebels killed

(Reuters) The Woyanne regime in Ethiopia said it had killed more than 500 rebels and captured 170 in the past two months during an offensive in the volatile but energy-rich Ogaden region bordering Somalia.

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) …

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ESAC condemns the deliberate attack on Civilian and Religious place In Jigjiga

The Ethiopian Somali Advocacy Council (ESAC)
Washington, Dc

Press Release

The inhuman attack on a market and religious place, a church, in Jigjiga, in the capital of Somali Region shows that the authoritarian regime of Meles Zenawi is on his …

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ONLF discounts Woyanne claim of victory in Ogaden

ONLF Press Release

Recent sensational claims by the Woyanne regime in Ethiopia that it has been able to realize military gains in Ogaden have no basis in reality and are designed to give a false sense of security to oil …

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Woyanne regime says export income falls short of target

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia earned more than $1.3 billion from exports in 2006/07, missing its $1.5 billion target owing to price fluctuations in international markets, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Tuesday. [How much of it went …

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Meles bonding with Mengistu

Ethiopia’s current and former gangsters (satire)

Meles and Mengistu

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Ogaden’s downward spiral

By Simon Tisdall
The Guardian

Rising tensions in the Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia, combined with chronic instability in neighbouring Somalia, Eritrean enmity, and human rights concerns, are testing US support for the Addis Ababa government led by Clinton-era good …

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Ogaden's downward spiral

By Simon Tisdall
The Guardian

Rising tensions in the Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia, combined with chronic instability in neighbouring Somalia, Eritrean enmity, and human rights concerns, are testing US support for the Addis Ababa government led by Clinton-era good …

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Woyanne says 200 ONLF rebels killed in crackdown

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) – Ethiopia’s defence ministry [the Woyanne junta] Tuesday said government troops had killed 200 rebels and captured hundreds in the restive predominantly Somali southern region of Ogaden over the past month.

“Over 200 anti-peace …

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የ «ሉሲ» የድብቅ ጉዞ

 የቅድመ ሰው ቅሪተ አካል « ሉሲ» ወይም  ድንቅነሽ ለዓለም አቀፍ ትርዒት ወደ ዩኤስ አሜሪካ ተወሰደች። እንዳትፈራርስ በጥንቃቄ ልትያዝ ድንቅነሽ ይህንኑ አከራካሪ ጉዞዋን የጀመረችው ትናንት መሆኑን የኢትዮጵያ ብሄራዊ የታሪክ ቤተ መዘክር ሰራተኞች አስታውቀዋል። ድንቅነሽ በዚህ ወር ወደ ዩኤስ አሜሪካ እንደምትጓዝ ቀደም

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Haile Gebrselassie sets sights on marathon record in Berlin

By Adam Williams

BERLIN, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Ethiopian distance champion Haile Gebrselassie will again attempt to break the world marathon record in Berlin next month after his narrow miss last year.

“My aim is to break the record”, the …

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Ethiopia earned $40 million from gold exports

Ethiopia earned $40 million from the export of gold supplied by traditional small-scale miners during the past 11 months, Ethiopian Mines and Energy Minister said on Monday.

Alemayehu Tegenu told journalists in Addis Ababa that close two tons of gold …

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Kinijit spokesperson clears confusion

The spokesperson of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit), Dr Hailu Araya, has cleared the confusion about the party’s decision regarding Kinijit Diaspora. In an interview with VOA’s Addisu Abebe today, Dr Hailu said that both groups that …

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የአቶ ክንፈ /መድህን ገዳይ በሞት መቀጣት

የቀድሞውን የኢትዮጵያ የሀገር ውስጥ ሚንስትር አቶ ክንፈ ገብረመድህንን በጥይት የገደሉት ሻለቃ ጸሀየ ወልደስላሴ በጠቅላይ ፍርድ የተበየነባቸው የሞት ቅጣት ዛሬ መፈጸሙን የኢትዮጵያ ማረሚያ ቤቶች አስተዳደር አስታወቀ። ሻለቃ ጸሀየ ወልደስላሴ  የሞቱ ቅጣት እንዴት እንደተፈጸመባቸው ግን አስተዳደሩ አእገለጸም። የቀድሞውን የኢትዮጵያ የሀገር ውስጥ ሚንስትር …

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ፍንዳታ በኦጋዴን

በምስራቅ ኢትዮጵያ በኦጋዴን ሁለት ቦምቦች በፈነዱበት ጥቃት አንድ ሲቭል መገደሉንና ሌሎች ስምንት መቁሰላቸውን ዜና ምንጭ ሮይተርስ አስታወቀ። የኢትዮጵያ መንግስትና የኦጋዴን ብሄራዊ ነጻ አውጪ ግንባር ለፍንዳታው ጥቃት እርስበርስ ተወቃቅሰዋል። አንድ ስማቸው እንዲጠቀስ ያልፈለጉ የኢትዮጵያ ማስታወቂያ ሚንስቴር ቃል አቀባይን ጠቅሶ እንደዘገበው፡ በኦጋዴን …

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Woyanne executes Kinfe Gebremedhin’s killer

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) — The Woyanne regime in Ethiopia executed a military officer convicted of killing the country’s former head of security and immigration, the federal prison service said.

Major Tsehai Wolde Selassie was convicted of shooting dead Kinfe …

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Woyanne executes Kinfe Gebremedhin's killer

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) — The Woyanne regime in Ethiopia executed a military officer convicted of killing the country’s former head of security and immigration, the federal prison service said.

Major Tsehai Wolde Selassie was convicted of shooting dead Kinfe …

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Lishan Akuma arraigned at a DC court

Kinijit supporter Lishan Akuma was arraigned at a Washington DC court today. Wzr. Lishan was arrested last month in front of the White House while protesting the sentencing of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) leaders to life …

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Tesfaye Yirga of the Ethiopian Treachers Association is released

On Saturday, we reported that the Ethiopian Teachers Association’s (ETA) office in Addis Ababa was surrounded and the head of the Addis Ababa chapter of the ETA, Ato Tesfaye Yirga, has been arrested.

We have now been informed that Ato …

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Kinijit town hall meeting in Dallas report

By Kinijit Dallas

Dr Moges Gebremariam and Ato Andargachew Tsige in Dallas, Aug 4, 2007The townhall meeting was held on Saturday, August 4. It was organized by Dallas/Forth Worth chapter of Kinijit. Former Kinijit International Leadership (K.I.L.) members, Dr Moges Gebremariam and Ato Andargachew Tsige were guest speakers. Before the main …

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Karg in Africa: Blue Nile Gorge, Ethiopia

(The story of our adventure through the eastern and northern sides of Africa overland in our Landrover in 2007.)

By Lorraine and Neville Karg

Monday 6th August 2007 Baro Hotel – Addis Ababa

We proceeded back to Addis to the …

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Mekele, Tigray: the UN, guns and the army

By Andy Lewis

I suddenly realised that I had written little about some of the things that shock you a little in Mekele at first, but you become very used to in a short space of time. In fact, I …

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Siphoning off the Ethiopian Airlines’ profit?

The Ethiopian Airlines CEO last Friday announced that the airline has made an annual profit of 129 million birr (see below). When that amount is converted to U.S. dollar, it amounts to only $14 million. EAL (referred to by some …

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Siphoning off the Ethiopian Airlines' profit?

The Ethiopian Airlines CEO last Friday announced that the airline has made an annual profit of 129 million birr (see below). When that amount is converted to U.S. dollar, it amounts to only $14 million. EAL (referred to by some …

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Ethiopian Review is now optimized for mobile phones

We have finished optimizing Ethiopian Review to be readable on BlackBerry, PDA and all other types of mobile phones with Internet access.

Click here to read the latest news and articles using your mobile phone.

ER is currently the highest …

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ONLF statement on explosions in Jijiga

Yesterday’s attack on a Jijiga market and church represent a despicable act of desperation by cronies of the Ethiopian Woyanne regime tasked with misrepresenting the just struggle of the people of Ogaden. Similar to the deliberate attack by the regime …

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Two bombs in eastern Ethiopia kill 1, wound 8

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – One civilian was killed and eight wounded in two bomb blasts in Ethiopia’s Ogaden region, officials said on Monday, as Ogaden rebels and the government blamed each other for the explosions.

“Two suspects have …

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Of Lies, Promised Joy, “Shimagles,” Pardons and Bananas

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

“If they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.”

Note to the reader: The following analysis may appear be a bit long for the casual reader of internet literature. …

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Of Lies, Promised Joy, "Shimagles," Pardons and Bananas

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

“If they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.”

Note to the reader: The following analysis may appear be a bit long for the casual reader of internet literature. …

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World Economic Forum ranks Ethiopia 123rd out of 128 countries

Ethiopia under the corrupt dictatorship of Meles Zenawi ranks 123rd out of 128 countries in economic competitiveness, according to a report released by the World Economic Forum’s 2007 report. No matter how much the state-controlled media talk about fake

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የህውሃት ወታደሮች ኩብለላ ቀጥሏል

የህውሃት ወያኔ ሰራዊት በአሁኑ የታሪክ ወቅት ከታጠቁ የተለያዩ አማፅያን ጋር በተለያዩ የሀገሪቱ አካባቢዎች በሚያደርጉት የተራዘመ ጦርነተና ግጭት ሳቢያ በአካልና በሞራል ረገድ ከፍተኛ ውድቀትና የተስፋ መቁረጥ ሁኔተ እየገጠማቸው በመሆኑ፣ በአገኙት አጋጣሚ ሁሉ የአምባገነኑን አገዛዝ ወታደራዊ ሕይወት እየሸሹ መሄድን ከዕለት ወደ ዕለት

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Somali insurgents attack Woyanne forces in Mogadishu

By Mohamed Abdi Farah

(SomaliNet) – Local Islamic militants have launched ambush rocket attack on the Ethiopian [Woyanne] forces stationing in the former pasta factory in north of the capital Mogadishu late on Sunday, residents said.

The attack …

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Vague promise of finding oil drives violence in Ethiopia

Deadly battle for quixotic prize: Vague promise of finding oil drives violence in Ethiopia, complicating a region already embroiled in civil war, as nation’s real natural gas reserves attract global attention

Chicago Tribune

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Petroleum nearly killed …

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Woyanne forces raided houses and businesses in Mogadishu

By Mohamed Abdi Farah

(SomaliNet) Somalia’s government troops backed by Ethiopian [Woyanne] forces carried out massive security operations in southern part of the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, officials and residents said.

The forces raided houses and businesses in …

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Woyanne’s dirty war in eastern Ethiopia

By Tom Porteous
Guardian

In June, the Ethiopian [Woyanne] government launched a major military campaign in the Ogaden, a sparsely populated and remote region on Ethiopia’s border with Somalia. The counter insurgency operation was aimed at eliminating the Ogaden National …

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Woyanne's dirty war in eastern Ethiopia

By Tom Porteous
Guardian

In June, the Ethiopian [Woyanne] government launched a major military campaign in the Ogaden, a sparsely populated and remote region on Ethiopia’s border with Somalia. The counter insurgency operation was aimed at eliminating the Ogaden National …

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Haile Gebrselassie wins New York City Half Marathon in 59:24

New York (AP): Haile Gebrselassie won the New York City Half Marathon in 59 minutes, 24 seconds on Sunday, cruising away two-thirds through the race to win his eighth half marathon in eight attempts.

Gebrselassie, a two-time Olympic gold medalist …

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Woyanne convoy escapes bomb attack, fired on civilians

By Mohamed Abdi Farah

(SomaliNet) An Ethiopian [Woyanne] convoy escorting the body of the slain Yaqshid district commissioner has escaped a roadside bomb in north of the Somalia capital Mogadishu on Saturday.

Soon after the blast the Woyanne …

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Ethiopian Teachers Association under attack

By Wondimu Mekonnen

There is a disturbing new development in the premises of the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA) in Addis Ababa, this week. The time is a summer break for teachers in Ethiopia. Using this opportunity, the Addis Ababa branch …

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በኢትዮጵያ ጋዜጠኞች ላይ የተላለፈው የእሥራት ብያኔ ተኮነነ

ዓለምአቀፉ ድንበር የለሽ የጋዜጠኞች መብት ተሟጋች ድርጅት “Reporters sans frontieres” የኢትዮጵያ ከፍተኛ ፍርድቤት በሶሥት ጋዜጠኞች ላይ የእሥራት ብያኔ በማስተላለፍ የወሰደውን ዕርምጃ አጥብቆ ኮነነ። ድርጅቱ መንግሥት በመገናኛው አውታር ሠራተኞች ላይ ከባድ ቅጣት በመፈጸም በመቀጠሉ ያደረበትን ቁጣ በመግለጽ ጋዜጠኞቹ ነጻ እንዲለቀቁ ጠይቋል። …

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Lift-off to a new life – the story of Abebe Fekadu

By Natascha Mirosch
The Sunday Mail

HE MIGHT not have been able to stand when the national anthem was played in Darwin at the Arafura games in May this year, but you couldn’t find a prouder Australian than Abebe Fekadu.…

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The big lie of foreign aid and international charity

Michael Maren went to Kenya in 1977 to work for the Peace Corps, and has spent about twenty years in Africa, first as a development and aid worker, and later as a journalist. He has witnessed a wide range of …

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Obang Metho addresses Oromo community in Minnesota

I was invited by our Oromo brothers and sisters through the Oromo-American Citizens Council to speak at the Second Annual International Oromo Human Rights Conference on “Conflict in East Africa and the Current Human Rights Situation.” I was to address …

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Haile Gebreselassie: The distance-running king isn’t resting on his laurels

By LYNN ZINSER
The New York Times

Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia walked through Manhattan on a sweltering afternoon, a slight man in a simple khaki outfit, drawing attention only because two burly bodyguards cleared a path for him. Gebrselassie’s trademark …

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Haile Gebreselassie: The distance-running king isn't resting on his laurels

By LYNN ZINSER
The New York Times

Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia walked through Manhattan on a sweltering afternoon, a slight man in a simple khaki outfit, drawing attention only because two burly bodyguards cleared a path for him. Gebrselassie’s trademark …

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Looking at the effects of the Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute

By Maru Gubena

(This paper was written in early 2000, and was published in Ethiopian Review Magazine and other Ethiopian newsletters at that time. Although the text is almost a decade old, the issues analyzed are still current and

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Members of the Ethiopian Parliament on lunch break

Members of the Woyanne-controlled Ethiopian Parliament on lunch break
[l. to r. Beyene, Merera, Lidetu]
Members of the Ethiopian Parliament on Luch Break

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Senator Patrick Leahy on Ethiopia assistance

Statement by Senator Leahy on the the Senate floor today.

After the overthrow of Ethiopia’s brutal former Prime Minister Mengistu, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ushered in a period of hope and optimism. On May 15, 2005, Ethiopia held its …

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Jailed anti-poverty campaigners face two-month wait for verdict

Source: ActionAid – UK

Judges trying the case of two anti-poverty campaigners in Ethiopia yesterday (Thursday) adjourned the trial until 8 October, when the court will give judgement.

Daniel Bekele, 40, policy manager of ActionAid Ethiopia, and Netsanet Demissie, 29, …

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Explosion kills one person and injures three in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) One person was killed and three others injured when a mortar exploded in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, APA learnt here on Friday.

Police said the mortar exploded in Merkato, one of the largest open markets in …

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Big favourites and strong challengers to contest NYC Half-Marathon

By Richard Finn for the IAAF

New York, USA – Two big-name favourites with near-matchless credentials – Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya – head the men’s and women’s fields for Sunday’s NYC Half-Marathon. But those fields …

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Israeli minister in Ethiopian racism row

By Tim Butcher in Jerusalem
Telegraph

Israel’s interior minister faces accusations of racism after he suggested suspending the policy of allowing Ethiopians with Jewish ancestry to move to the country.

While rabbinical authorities judge the so-called Falash Mura to be …

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Mediation and the mazes of a dictator

By Messay Kebede

Various Ethiopian websites exhibit articles that highly congratulate and praise the achievements of mediators in the long-drawn-out attempt to free the CUD leaders. According to these articles, thanks to the aggressive and unrelenting effort of the mediators, …

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U.S. Senator Feingold writes to Secretary Rice on abuses in Ogaden

U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on African Affairs, and a bipartisan group of his senate colleagues, sent this letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice regarding human rights abuses committed by the Meles regime’s military in …

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Four more Ethiopian journalists sentenced; pardon anticipated

Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, August 2, 2007—Ethiopia’s High Court handed down heavy prison sentences to four journalists jailed in connection with their coverage of deadly post-election unrest in 2005, after the journalists waived their defense and pleaded guilty …

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50 000 Somalis flee to Ethiopia

Addis Ababa (Reuters) – About 50 000 Somalis have crossed into neighbouring Ethiopia in the past six months of instability in their homeland, and most are living without humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

The UN High Commissioner …

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Obituary: Shimeles Gessesse

Shimeles Gessesse (August 06, 1954 – July 23, 2007)

Shimeles GessesseKEIZER, OREGON – Shimeles Gessesse (Shimmy) was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on August 6, 1954. He came to the United States in 1975 to attend Oregon College of Education (now …

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Obituary: Shimeles Gessesse

Shimeles Gessesse (August 06, 1954 – July 23, 2007)

Shimeles GessesseKEIZER, OREGON – Shimeles Gessesse (Shimmy) was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on August 6, 1954. He came to the United States in 1975 to attend Oregon College of Education (now …

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Red Cross confirms pullout from Ethiopian region

GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has pulled out from Ethiopia’s restive Ogaden region following a government order, but still hopes to return, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Authorities in Ethiopia last week gave the …

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Woyanne forces bomb residential areas killing civilians, including a pregnant woman

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Mortars slammed into a residential area of the Somali capital overnight, killing eight people _ including a pregnant woman _ and wounding more than 20, witnesses said Thursday.

The mortars were launched after a 30-minute gunbattle …

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Ethiopian advocacy groups outraged at Israeli Interior Minister’s remarks on Falash Mura

Israel Insider

Ethiopian rights groups have expressed outrage at Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit’s calls to halt the aliya of the Falash Mura, Ethiopians whose ancestors were forced to convert to Christianity centuries ago.

Sheetrit said that Israel should focus on …

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Ethiopian advocacy groups outraged at Israeli Interior Minister's remarks on Falash Mura

Israel Insider

Ethiopian rights groups have expressed outrage at Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit’s calls to halt the aliya of the Falash Mura, Ethiopians whose ancestors were forced to convert to Christianity centuries ago.

Sheetrit said that Israel should focus on …

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Kinijit public meeting in Dallas

The Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of Kinijit North America support group will hold a public meeting on Saturday, August 4.

Guest speakers include former Kinijit International Leadership officials Dr Moges Gebremariam and Ato Andargachew Tsige.

Place: The Radisson Hotel …

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Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa’s future – a must see video

This grab-you-by-the-throat speech by Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes an almost breathtaking torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders and the complacency that allows them to thrive. These “Hippos” (lazy, slow, ornery) have ruined postcolonial Africa, he says. Why, then, …

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Cheetahs vs. Hippos for Africa's future – a must see video

This grab-you-by-the-throat speech by Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes an almost breathtaking torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders and the complacency that allows them to thrive. These “Hippos” (lazy, slow, ornery) have ruined postcolonial Africa, he says. Why, then, …

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Israeli schools refuse to accept 80 Ethiopian immigrants

By Ayanawo Farada Sanbatu
Haaretz

Eighty Ethiopian immigrant children, whose families transferred in recent months from absorption centers to permanent homes in Petah Tikvah, are still looking for schools that will agree to accept them for the upcoming school year …

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Corruption engulfing Kinijit exposed further

Ethiopian Review and EMF conducted a press conference with Kinijit North America auditor, Ato Tesfaye Asmamaw. Ato Tesfaye, a senior accountant with the U.S. Federal Elections Commission, has also served as the auditor of Kinijit North America. Ato Tesfaye has …

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An Ethiopian store-owner survives in a crime-infested DC neighborhood

NW DC Community Fights Back With Heist Video on YouTube

By Clarence Williams and Elissa Silverman
Washington Post

The two masked robbers saunter into a corner market in LeDroit Park, each pointing a gun at the store clerk. The clerk …

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Kangaroo court in Ethiopia sentenced opposition members

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia August 1, 2007 (ENA – state controlled) – The Federal High Court [kangaroo court] has sentenced five leaders and members of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) from four to 16-year rigorous jail terms.

In …

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A Battle in the U.S. Congress: Lobbyists vs. Human Rights Advocates for Ethiopia

By Scott A. Morgan
American Chronicle

We all noticed last fall when the American Voters decidely threw out a Republican Congress and replaced it with the Democrats. But it is becoming clear that if WE expected a change in how …

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