Monthly Archives: August 2007

Ethiopian 2000 celebration in Dallas, Texas!

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 …

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Thousands of Ethiopians gather in a Somali port to sail to Yemen

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, …

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Kinijit leaders granted U.S. visa, the chairman is still waiting

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 …

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Woyanne banned Medecins Sans Frontieres from Ogaden

By Andrew Cawthorne

NAIROBI, Aug 31 (Reuters) – International aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) accused Ethiopia’s [Woyanne regime] on Friday of denying it access to the remote Ogaden region where battles are raging between government troops and a rebel …

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Ethiopian immigrants rescued in the Mediterranean

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 …

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ከአቶ ኃይሉ ሻውል በስተቀር አራት የቅንጅት አመራሮች ክሊራንስ መጣላቸው

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 …

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Andargachew Tsige talks about Kinijit's past and future

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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Andargachew Tsige talks about Kinijit’s past and future

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 Millennium Song – video

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Woyanne postpones 'The Great Run' over security concerns

(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, …

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Woyanne postpones ‘The Great Run’ over security concerns

(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, …

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Norway to cut off aid to Ethiopia

(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 …

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Tariku Bekele, Kipchoge Lead 5000M Qualifying in Osaka

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.…

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Abyssinian Baptist Church of New York embarks on historical pilgrimage to Ethiopia

Abyssinian Baptist ChurchOn 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

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Woyanne evicted Lidetu Ayalew from his office

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. …

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‘ታላቁ ሩጫ’ ተላለፈ

 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 …

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Beyonce will not sing at Al Amoudi's millennium party

Beyonce KnowlesIt 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 …

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Beyonce will not sing at Al Amoudi’s millennium party

Beyonce KnowlesIt 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 …

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Somalia peace talks end, but violence continues

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 …

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Unite the people from the Red Sea to the Indian Ociean

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 …

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Meseret Defar steps ahead of 5,000 pack

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 …

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OPDO delegates chased away by Oromo youth in Minnesota

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 …

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UN to send fact-finding mission to Ogaden

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 …

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Say good bye to 'Hod Fiker Radio'

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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Say good bye to ‘Hod Fiker Radio’

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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President Girma returned to work…

President Girma Wolde-Giorgia

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ቢዮንሴ ለሚሌኒየም በኢትዮጵያ አትገኝም

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 …

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ኢዴአፓ መድኅን ቢሮውን ተቀማ

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 …

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Norway regrets Woyanne's request to reduce number of diplomats

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 …

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Norway regrets Woyanne’s request to reduce number of diplomats

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 …

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Video – Kenenisa Bekele’s power kick in Osaka

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

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The DC Kidist Mariam Church's board started to stink like Woyanne

Ethiopian Review Editorial

The crisis that has engulfed the Debre Selam Kidist Mariam (DSKM) Ethiopian Orthdox Church in Washington DC continues to worsen. The latest development is that on Sunday, the Church’s board had called police on members and officials …

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The DC Kidist Mariam Church’s board started to stink like Woyanne

Ethiopian Review Editorial

The crisis that has engulfed the Debre Selam Kidist Mariam (DSKM) Ethiopian Orthdox Church in Washington DC continues to worsen. The latest development is that on Sunday, the Church’s board had called police on members and officials …

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Homeless Tigreans being moved out of Addis Ababa

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 …

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U.N. says floods affect 100,000 Ethiopians

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 …

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Woyanne expels Norwegian diplomats

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 …

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Kenenisa Bekele's Mombasa nightmare is dispelled

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 …

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Kenenisa Bekele’s Mombasa nightmare is dispelled

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 …

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Obang Metho addresses Ogadenis in Minnesota

The following is a speech delivered by Ato Obang Metho in Minnesota at a conference organized by the Ogaden Youth Network:

Let us Break Down the Invisible Fences of Ethiopia!

August 11, 2007

It is an honor to be here …

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Symposium: Ethiopia in the dawn of the third Millennium

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 …

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Human Rights Group Seeks Accounting of Ethiopian Food Aid

By Nick Wadhams, VOA

Wadhams report – (mp3) – Download 595k audio clip

An Ethiopian human rights group is demanding that the United States and other international donors monitor the food and financial aid they give to Ethiopia for its impoverished Ogaden …

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Mesgana Dancers celebrate heritage, life

By Imani Tate
San Bernardino County Sun

Mesgana DancersThe Mesgana Dancers perform for two reasons: to celebrate the traditional customs of their Ethiopian homeland and to raise money to support other girls’ educational dreams.

The 11-member troupe will wrap up its …

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Kenenisa Bekele wins third straight world title at 10,000 meters

The Associated Press

Kenenisa Bekele, Peerless in Stockholm - Kenenisa Bekele en route to career best in the 3000m - Hasse SjogrenOSAKA, Japan: Kenenisa Bekele needs almost no practice to win at 10,000 meters.

The Ethiopian proved it again Monday in his first race at the distance this season, running 27 minutes, 05.90 seconds to claim his third …

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Dance group brings Ethiopian culture to Utah

By Alicia Greenleigh
The Salt Lake Tribune

What do you know about Ethiopia? If you’re like most people, it’s probably not much. But the Mesgana Dance Group wants to change that. Mesgana, which means gratitude in Amharic, the national language …

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Tirunesh's thrilling victory in Osaka, Japan – video

Tirunesh Dibaba’s thrilling victory in Osaka, Japan, Aug 26, 2007

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Tirunesh’s thrilling victory in Osaka, Japan – video

Tirunesh Dibaba’s thrilling victory in Osaka, Japan, Aug 26, 2007

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An Addis Ababa neighborhood honors Bertukan Mideksa

The Ferensay Legacion area residents of Addis Ababa have awared the Vice President of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) Bertukan Mideksa a brand new car on Saturday.

Bertukan MideksaFerensay Legacion is Wzt. Bertukan’s neighborhood. It is also an …

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Somali insurgents vow to step up drive against Woyanne

By Mohamed Abdi Farah

(SomaliNet) Somalia’s top Islamist Courts Union leader vowed on Saturday to wage a stronger insurgency in the capital, Mogadishu, until all Ethiopian Woyanne troops withdraw from the war-shattered Horn of Africa nation, AFP reports

Sheikh Sharif …

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የቅንጅት ምክትል ፕሬዚደንት ብርቱካን ሚደቅሳ መኪና ተሸለሙ

በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ በተለምዶ ፈረንሳይ ለጋሲዮን እየተባለ በሚጠራው አካባቢ የሚኖሩ ነዋሪዎች የአካባቢያቸው ልጅ ለሆነችው ወ/ት ብርቱካን ሚዴቅሳ መኪና በመሸለም ደስታቸውን ገለጹ፡፡ በተጨማሪም ከእስር ለተፈቱት የቅንጅት አመራሮች የምሳ ግብዣ አደረጉ፡፡ በግብዣው ላይ ፕሮፌሰር መስፍን ወ/ማሪያም እና ወ/ት ብርቱካን ንግግር አድርገዋል፡፡ ከቀኑ …

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Tirunesh Dibaba wins thrilling 10,000m in Osaka

(AFP) Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba has come from the back of the field to retain her world 10,000 metres title in a thrilling race in Osaka overnight.

Dibaba trailed by some 50 metres with three-quarters of the race run but recovered …

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Indian company eyes Ethiopia to grow tea

Commodity Online

In a giant move, the Kanan Devan Hills Plantations (KDHP) company of India has decided to invest Rs 375 crore in Ethiopia to develop 10,000 hectares of tea plantation.

KDHP officials said while the new project would have …

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Pakistan appoints new envoy to Ethiopia

Pakistan Times Wire Service

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Friday appointed Khalid Hussain its new ambassador to Ethiopia, presently serving as ambassador to Sudan since July 2004, says a press release of Foreign Office.

Khalid Hussain holds a bachelor degree of LLB and …

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Ethiopian Electric Power Corp. signs power supply contracts with Chinese firms

The state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) on Friday signed six contracts with three Chinese companies, providing for expanding electricity supply services to rural towns and villages.

The contracts amount to more than 124 million U.S. dollars, said EEPCo General …

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Over 15,000 people attended Aleqa Ayalew's funeral

Ethiopian eminent scholar and theologian Aleqa Ayalew Tamiru was buried on Thursday at Tekle Haimanot Church in Addis Ababa in the presence of over 15,000 people. Read the full report below in Amharic by an Ethiopian Review correspondent in Addis …

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Over 15,000 people attended Aleqa Ayalew’s funeral

Ethiopian eminent scholar and theologian Aleqa Ayalew Tamiru was buried on Thursday at Tekle Haimanot Church in Addis Ababa in the presence of over 15,000 people. Read the full report below in Amharic by an Ethiopian Review correspondent in Addis …

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ONLF welcomes UN Fact Finding Mission to Ogaden

ONLF Statement On UN Fact Finding Mission To Ogaden

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) welcomes the decision of the United Nations to send a fact finding mission to the Ogaden. This represents a positive first step by the United …

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Assimba.org responds to Dawey Ibrahim

Assimba.org has issued the following press release in Amharic regarding comments by Ato Dawey Ibrahim, former chairman of the Ethiopian Workers Confederaiton. (Amharic font can be downloaded here).

አቶ ዳዊ ኢብራሂም በአሲምባ የውይይት መድረክ ላይ ለሰነዘሩት አስተያየት የተሰጠ

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ለሚሌኒየሙ በመስቀል አደባባይ የሚደረጉ ዝግጅቶች ተሰረዙ

አመቱን ሙሉ ሲዘፈንለትና ሲነገርለት በነበረው የኢትዮጵያውያን ሚሌኒየም በዓል ላይ ቢያንስ ሕዝብን ሊያሳትፉ ይችላሉ ተብለው የታሰቡት የመስቀል አደባባይ ዝግጅቶች ከፀጥታ ጋር በተያያዘ ችግር ሊፈጠር ይችላል በሚል የስጋት ሰበብ ተሰረዘ፡፡ የበዓሉን ዝግጅት ያዘጋጃል በሚል ተቋቁሞ የነበረው የሚሌኒየም በዓል አከባበር ምክር ቤትም በመጨረሻ …

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የአለቃ አያሌው አስክሬን በካህናት ሳይታጀብ ቀረ

የአቡነ ጳውሎስን ስርዓት ከእምነትነቱ ይልቅ የካድሬ ስራ የሚሰራበት ነው፤ በማለት በተቃውሞ ሰማዕት ሆነው የኖሩት አለቃ አያሌው ሕይወት ካለፈ በኋላ ሐሙስ ነሐሴ 17 ቀን 1999 ዓ.ም በአቡነ ተክለ ኃይማኖት በተከናወነው የቀብር ስነ ስርዓታቸው ላይ ቁጥሩ ከ15 ሺህ በላይ የሚገመት ሕዝብ ቢገኝም …

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ወደ አሜሪካና አውሮፓ ጉዞ የሚያደርጉት የቅንጅት አመራሮች ቪዛ አላገኙም

ወደ አሜሪካና አውሮፓ ጉዞ የሚያደርጉት የቅንጅት አመራሮች ቪዛ አላገኙም
ወደ አሜሪካን አገር ጉዞ ለማድረግ በዝግጅት ላይ የነበሩት አምስት የቅንጅት አመራሮች ኢትዮጵያ ከሚገኘው የአሜሪካ ኢምባሲ የመውጫ ቪዛ ባለማግኘታቸው ጉዞአቸው ሳይዘገይ እንደማይቀር ተገምቷል፡፡ ወደ አውሮፓ የሚጓዙት ሌሎቹ አምስት አመራሮችም እስካሁን ቪዛ እንዳላገኙ …

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Ethiopian running legend Berhane Adere fundraising in run up to race

ADDIS ABABA – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and world class runner, Berhane Adere, today launched the Millennium Dream Campaign to raise one million birr ($116,000) for Ethiopian Orphans and Vulnerable Children through the Millennium Edition of the Great Ethiopia Run scheduled …

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ETN interview with Andargachew Tsige

Ethiopian Television Network interviews Kinijit senior official Ato Andargachew Tsige.

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US Announces Emergency Aid to Ethiopia's Ogaden Region

VOA News

The United States says it is providing nearly $19 million in emergency aid for Ethiopia’s volatile Ogaden region.

The State Department said Friday Washington is working with the Ethiopian government, international partners and non-governmental organizations in responding to …

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US Announces Emergency Aid to Ethiopia’s Ogaden Region

VOA News

The United States says it is providing nearly $19 million in emergency aid for Ethiopia’s volatile Ogaden region.

The State Department said Friday Washington is working with the Ethiopian government, international partners and non-governmental organizations in responding to …

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Happy to have left Gondar

The Jerusalem Post Internet Edition
The long road home

By RUTH EGLASH , THE JERUSALEM POST

Dressed in traditional Ethiopian garb, replete with long white, mock-chiffon shawls and colorful headdresses, the women gather with their children to receive their daily staple of food distributed by …

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Alarming situations in Ogaden and Oromia regions

PRESS RELEASE
Ethiopian Women for Peace and Development

In the past few weeks, conflicting reports are coming from Ethiopia. On one hand, the government released some political prisoners, mostly leaders and members of the CUD party and journalists. We had …

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The Underside of the Eritrean Issue

By Messay Kebede

These days we catch the TPLF leaders openly claiming the paternity of the Eritrean independence and boasting about their achievement. More surprisingly, as though the issue of a second reunification of Eritrea with Ethiopia was back on …

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Shotgun fired into an Ethiopian restaurant in Edmonton

By Edmonton Sun

Cops were looking for a man who fired a shotgun into a busy Ethiopian restaurant during a botched robbery attempt late last night.

“No one was hurt. He asked for money but ran out after the gun …

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Woyanne officials disturbed by legislation in U.S. Congress

By Brian Blackwell
The Washington Times

Ethiopian Woyanne officials are disturbed by legislation pending in Congress that would restrict military assistance and travel to the United States by certain Ethiopian Woyanne officials unless President Bush certifies that the Addis Ababa …

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Keeping Ethiopia's telecommunications network underdeveloped

AP reports that Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi has promised to invest in the country’s telecommunications network in a speech he gave at a technology conference that was held in Addis Ababa Wednesday. The fact of the matter is that the …

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Keeping Ethiopia’s telecommunications network underdeveloped

AP reports that Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi has promised to invest in the country’s telecommunications network in a speech he gave at a technology conference that was held in Addis Ababa Wednesday. The fact of the matter is that the …

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Woyanne shakes down Addis residents for money

Woyannes are currently distributing fund raising pledge forms to Addis Ababa residents through the EPRDF offices (see the form here) in preparation for the upcoming rigged elections.

Woyanne controls most of the Ethiopia’s heavy industries, ranging from mining …

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Prof. Alemayehu responds to DLA Piper’s grossly inaccurate statements

Professor Alemayehu Gebre-Mariam responds to a statements made by Ethiopian “government” lobbyists DLA Piper:

Mr. Gary Klein, Esq.
DLA Piper
Federal Affairs and Legislative Practice Group
1200 Nineteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036-2412

Dear Mr. Klein:

I write this letter …

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UNICEF: 344,000 Ethiopian children will die of preventable causes this year

Japan donates $1 million to UNICEF to prevent malaria in Ethiopia

Press Release – UNICEF

The Government of Japan on Monday donated US$1 Million to UNICEF for the prevention of infectious diseases among children in Ethiopia.

An estimated 344,000 children …

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Toronto gearing up for the Ethiopian Millennium celebration

On September 8th, 2007 the Christi Pits Park in Toronto is going to be decorated with hundreds of Ethiopian flag and thousands of Ethiopians and Ethio-Canadians to herald the Ethiopian Millennium celebration organized in the city of Toronto.

Ethiopian Millennium Toronto

The Ethiopian …

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Urgent advice to Beyonce Knowles, Janet Jackson and 50-Cent

Tegbar League urges American music stars Beyonce Knowles, Janet Jackson and 50-Cent to stay away from Ethiopia during next month’s millennium festival in Addis Ababa organized by the Meles regime in Ethiopia. The says:

“… it was with great shock …

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Political Violence and Democratic Uncertainty in Ethiopia

Special Report
United States Institute for Peace

Global efforts to combat terrorism and the pressure to implement democratic reforms have collided in Ethiopia in recent years. The contradictions and challenges in these objectives became even more apparent after the country …

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California man gives up house to help children in Ethiopia

By COURTNEY BACALSO
The Orange County Register

ORANGE – First lady Laura Bush turned down Tilahun “Michael” Belay. So did England’s Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. Bill Gates, too. Oprah didn’t even bother to respond to the Orange resident.

After …

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አለቃ አያሌው ታምሩ ከዚህ አለም በሞት ተለዩ

አለቃ አያሌው በአራት አመታቸው በምስራቅ ጎጃም ዞን ዲማ ጊዮርጊስ ቤ/ክርስቲያን የቤተክህነት ትምህርት የጀመሩ ሲሆን በእድሜ ዘመናቸው ቤተ ክህነትን ሲያገለግሉ የነበሩና በኋላም የሊቃውንት ጉባኤ ሰብሳቢ በነበሩበት ወቅት በ1988 ዓ.ም ከአባ ገ/መድህን (የቀድሞው አቡነ ጳውሎስ) ጋር ቤተክርስቲያኒቱን በሚመለከት ጠንካራ የሃሳብ ልዩነት በመፈጠሩ …

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Foreign Policy Magazine grills Woyanne ambassador – video

Foreign Policy Magazine interviews Samuel Assefa, the Woyanne regime envoy in Washington DC. The ‘ambassador’ exposes himself in the interview as a blathering idiot. 

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A prominent Ethiopian scholar/theologian passed away

Aleqa AyalewAleqa Ayalew Tamiru, a prominent Ethiopian theologian and scholar, passed away on Sunday at his home in Addis Ababa. He was 83 years old.

Aleqa Ayalew was an icon of the Ethiopian Orthodox church who was engaged in a running …

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Freed Ethiopians Describe Abuse, Intimidation

By Stephanie McCrummen
Washington Post Foreign Service

NAIROBI — Three Ethiopian journalists who had been held for almost two years in an Addis Ababa prison said that days after being cleared of all charges and released this spring, they each …

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In Ethiopia, four journalists released from prison

COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS

Four imprisoned Ethiopian journalists of now-defunct Amharic-language weeklies were released on conditional pardon on Saturday along with 27 opposition activists, according to news reports and local journalists. The four journalists had been given heavy prison sentences

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Arizona volunteers ship medical supplies to Ethiopia

By Heidi Rickels of Project C.U.R.E.

Local volunteers of Project Cure Arizona this month helped load a 40-foot container full of donated medical supplies and equipment that will be delivered to a Clinton Foundation-sponsored HIV/AIDS clinic in rural Ethiopia.

Nearly …

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Ethiopian Political and Civic Organizations Directory


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Wolqait-Tegede Ethiopians in Ohio resolution – Amharic

The following is a resolution passed on Aug 18, 2007, by Ethiopians of the Wolqait-Tegede region currently residing in Ohio. 

የወልቃይት-ጠገዴ ተወላጅ ኢትዮጵያውያን ተቃውሞና የአቋም መግለጫ

በ 8/18/2007 በትግራይ ሕዝብ ነፃ አውጭ ግንባር ተውካዮች (ትውልዳቸው ወልቃይት የሆኑ) የትግራይ ክልል የፀጥታ/ደህንነት …

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Karg in Africa: Gonder, 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, August 20, 2007
Gonder, Ethiopia

Sunday 19th August 2007 Belegese Pension, Gonder

Woke up very …

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With U.S. Congress in Summer recess, hot debate continues

H.R. 2003 – The Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007

78% For, 22% Against

This is the WashingtonWatch.com federal legislative update for the week of August 20, 2007.

With Congress in the middle of its August recess, hot debate …

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Ethiopian mobile phone network suffers multiple failures

The sole mobile phone network in Ethiopia has suffered its second serious outage within two weeks reports the local Ethiopian Reporter newspaper. The first outage was largely caused by a nationwide power failure, however last Friday’s failure was due to …

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Another Ethiopian maid is found hanged

Bahrain – AN Ethiopian maid hanged herself at her Bahraini sponsor’s house in Barbar at around 1pm yesterday.

The victim, who was in her 20s, was found hanging from a shower curtain rail by her sponsor, Chief Public Prosecutor Ahmed …

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Eritrea's president: U.S. must change policy in Horn of Africa

By Jack Kimball

ASMARA, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki accused the United States of fuelling conflicts in the Horn of Africa and urged Washington to change its policies in the latest round of finger-pointing between the two …

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Eritrea’s president: U.S. must change policy in Horn of Africa

By Jack Kimball

ASMARA, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki accused the United States of fuelling conflicts in the Horn of Africa and urged Washington to change its policies in the latest round of finger-pointing between the two …

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Ethiopian millennium event in Ottawa

PRESS RELEASE
Ethiopian Community Association in Ottawa, Canada

Celebrate Ethiopia’s journey of 2000 Years with love and unity

On several occasions Ethiopia’s prominence reached its climax. It inspired the world as a pioneer of early civilization. The discovery of the …

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14 Ethiopian groups call for action in Ogaden

For Immediate Release: August 17, 2007.

We, the undersigned, as members of Ethiopian human rights organizations, Ethiopian civic organizations and in the Ethiopian religious community, call for immediate action to stop the outrageous human rights abuses going on in the …

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Expelled Eritreans seek damages from Ethiopia

Lawyer Ruta Ghebremichael receives a war damage...[Lawyer Ruta Ghebremichael receives a war damage claims from a woman in her office in Asmara in this file photo from July 30, 2007. REUTERS/Jack Kimball]

By Jack Kimball

ASMARA (Reuters) – Standing in a muddy courtyard, 65-year-old Letezai Tewolde-Bahta’s …

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Ethiopians in DC say thank you to K.I.L.

Kinijit International Leadership, Washington DC - Aug 18, 2007

Hundreds of Ethiopians residing in the Washington DC Metro Area gathered on Saturday at the Unification Church to say thank you to former members of the Kinijit International Leadership (K.I.L.).

The event was organized by Netsanet LeEthiopia Radio, Addis Dimts …

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Kinijit leaders will arrive in the US on Aug. 29

A six-member delegation of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) led by the party’s chairman Ato Hailu Shawel will arrive at Washington DC’s Dulles Airport on Wednesday, August 29, at 8 AM.

Previously they were scheduled to arrive …

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Eritrean official rejects Jendayi Frazer's terrorism accusation

By VOA News

A senior Eritrean minister Saturday criticized U.S. consideration to put his country on a list of state sponsors of terrorism for providing support to Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer [who is …

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Eritrean official rejects Jendayi Frazer’s terrorism accusation

By VOA News

A senior Eritrean minister Saturday criticized U.S. consideration to put his country on a list of state sponsors of terrorism for providing support to Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Jendayi Frazer [who is …

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More opposition members freed in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Woyanne regime’s Ministry of Justice said Saturday the pardon plea of Ato Kifle Tigneh and other 31 members of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) has been approved by Ethiopian President Meles Zenawi’s puppet Girma Woldegiorgis.…

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