ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) — More than seven years after most of the world marked the start of the 21st century, Ethiopia is putting the finishing touches to its own millennium bash.
A screen in Addis Ababa counts down the …
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Ethiopia set for millennium party – Reuters
Ethiopia set for millennium party – Reuters
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) — More than seven years after most of the world marked the start of the 21st century, Ethiopia is putting the finishing touches to its own millennium bash.
A screen in Addis Ababa counts down the …
The Meles regime is sprinting toward total collapse
By Ahmed Osman, Jijiga
Galbeed editorial
Leadership Crisis in Somali Region
From the oil fields of Somali Region, to the diamond and copper fields of Gambelas, to the rich mineral deposits of the Great Awash lake region of Afar, to …
Ethiopians in Ohio give Woyanne delegates the boot
Woyanne mission of manipulating Ethiopians fom Wolqait and Tegede failed miserably in Columbus, Ohio.
Two Woyanne officials — Ato Ferede Yeshiwondim, Administrator of Wolqait, and Ato Tsegaye Asamamaw, a Tigray region security representative — who called for a meeting on …
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Eritrean diaspora heads home for ‘beles’ time
ASMARA (AFP) — Nimbly peeling a spiky cactus fruit, eight-year-old Kibrab offers its sweet orange flesh to a sharp-suited young Eritrean.
It is “beles” time in Asmara — the annual return of Eritrea’s scattered diaspora and harvest time for the …
Posted in Ethiopia News
31 Kinijit Party leaders released from prison
Addis Ababa (ENA) – The Ministry of Justice said Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis approved the pardon plea of other 31 members and leaders of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD).Some 38 of the 71 members and leaders of CUD, …
Ethiopian Airlines plans more flights to China and India
(Reuters) – Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines hopes to tap surging growth in China and India by opening new flights aimed at making Addis Ababa their gateway to Africa, chief executive Girma Wake said.
“Even one per cent of that market …
Ethiopians in Washington DC express appreciation to former members Kinijit Internatinal Leadership
Ethiopian civic and media groups in Washington DC are organizing a public gathering today, August 18, to honor and express appreciation to members of the former Kinijit International Leadership.
Several Ethiopian civic and media groups are sponsoring this special event …
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World Bank appoints new director for Ethiopia
The World Bank recently appointed Ken Ohashi as a country director for the World Bank regional offices in Ethiopia and Sudan. Mr. Ohashi, a Japanese national, will replace the outgoing Ishac Diwan, head of the World Bank regional office in …
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EPRP conspiracy against Ethiopian workers – Dawey Ibrahim
Ato Dawey Ibrahim, former President of the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions, currently living in exile in the Netherlands, writes this 6-page article (Amharic) about the EPRP conspiracy against Ethiopian workers and their unions. Click here to read.…
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Issayas Afeworki says he stands for a united Ethiopia
Issayas said this in a recent interview, according to ETN. To help promote Ethiopia’s unity, the Eritrean government said that it has launched a new magazine named “One Ethiopia.” This is further confirmation of what Professor Ephrem Isaac had told …
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Gete Wami Will Defend Berlin Marathon Title
PRESS RELEASE August 17th, 2007
Defending champion Gete Wami returns BERLIN-MARATHON
Defending champion Gete Wami (Ethiopia) will return to the 34th real,- BERLIN-MARATHON on 30th September. That means that both champions will come back to Germany’s biggest marathon race. Wami’s …
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The height of hypocracy: U.S. considers putting Eritrea on terrorism list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States [that is backing the Woyanne terrorist regime in Ethiopia] is considering putting Eritrea on its list of state sponsors of terrorism, which would impose some sanctions, for allowing arms to flow into …
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History File: Atse Haile-Selassie and Etege Menen – video
Atse Haile-Selassie and Etege Menen – video file
What a contrast to the current chigaram thugs in power who turned Ethiopia into a beggar republic!
…
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Abba Gebremedhin says 'we were Christians before Christ'
By Gamal Nkrumah, Al-Haram
“We were Christian for over a thousand years before Christ,” Abba Gebremedhin [formerly known as Abba Paulos], the [illegitimate] Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, declared nonplused.
“We have been Christian since Queen Makeda [the …
Abba Gebremedhin says ‘we were Christians before Christ’
By Gamal Nkrumah, Al-Haram
“We were Christian for over a thousand years before Christ,” Abba Gebremedhin [formerly known as Abba Paulos], the [illegitimate] Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, declared nonplused.
“We have been Christian since Queen Makeda [the …
Electricity in Africa: The dark continent
From The Economist print edition
Aug 16th 2007 | DAR ES SALAAM — SEEN from space, Africa at night is unlit—as dark as all-but empty Siberia. With nearly 1 billion people, Africa accounts for over a sixth of the world’s …
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Electricity in Africa: The dark continent
From The Economist print edition
MW. The World Bank reckons that 500m sub-Saharan Africans are without what it calls “modern energy”.
The situation is bound to get worse as the demand for power continues to grow. Africa’s relatively healthy economic …
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Foreign Exchange luminary Fikre Bizuneh gives webinar
Press Release
Join Former Alcatel-Lucent Treasury Manager for Webinar on Effective Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Industry Luminary Fikre Bizuneh and FiREapps CFO/COO Corey Edens Provide Insight Into Foreign Exchange Best Practices
SCOTTSDALE, AZ–(MARKET WIRE)–Aug 16, 2007 — FiREapps, the leading …
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Oromo protestors flock Minnesota state capitol
A demonstration in St. Paul against the Ethiopian government. Photo: Abdiaziz Ahmed/Mshale
The United States should stop supporting the Ethiopian Woyanne government’s aggression against its opposition if there is to be peace in the Horn …
Ethiopian History on display at the Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago
New Exhibit Celebrates One of Ethiopia’s Finest Living Artists
The Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) in Chicago,- announces the opening of Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw. On display from Saturday, September 1 to Sunday, …
Ethiopian maid in UAE commits suicide
By Nasouh Nazzal, Gulf News
(Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates) – An Ethiopian maid committed suicide on Tuesday in Al Rams area leaving a note addressed to her mother asking for her prayers.
The 26-year-old Ethiopian maid identified as …
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Taye Woldesemayat suspension statement
Ethiopian Review has obtained a statement issued by the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA) announcing and explaining its decision to suspend its president, Dr Taye Woldesemayat. Read it here [pdf, Amharic]…
Posted in Ethiopia News
The threat of Tigrean Nationalism
By Kallacha Dubbi
In my previous writing entitled “TPLF and Tigrean Identity Politics” dated May 25, 2007, I expressed a view that Tigrean nationalism is overtly discriminatory, and it is therefore distinguished by negative manifestations of the Ethiopian integrative power. …
ONLF leaders meet with U.S. officials in Washington
The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) chairman, Ato Mohamed Omar Osman, and head of foreign affairs, Ato Abdirahman Mahdi, are currently in Washington DC on a working visit.
A source close to the ONLF told Ethiopian Review that the two …
Posted in Ethiopia News
In the shadow of Ethiopia's rebels – BBC
By Elizabeth Blunt
BBC News, Jijiga
Once a dusty outpost in eastern Ethiopia, close to the Somali border, Jijiga town is now growing fast.
Since the government started devolving power and money to the component parts of the Ethiopian …
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In the shadow of Ethiopia’s rebels – BBC
By Elizabeth Blunt
BBC News, Jijiga
Once a dusty outpost in eastern Ethiopia, close to the Somali border, Jijiga town is now growing fast.
Since the government started devolving power and money to the component parts of the Ethiopian …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Woyanne claims it foiled OLF attack
The Chinese News Agency, Xinhua, reports that the Woyanne regime claims to have stopped the Oromo Liberation Front from carrying out attacks against the regime. Read the news below >>>
This latest attempt was targeted at bombing infrastructures and public …
Volcano erupts in Ethiopia's Afar region
(Reuters) A volcano has erupted in Ethiopia’s remote Afar region, leaving two people missing and forcing hundreds to leave the area, the state news agency said on Wednesday.
People living on the mountain range fled their homes after hot lava …
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Volcano erupts in Ethiopia’s Afar region
(Reuters) A volcano has erupted in Ethiopia’s remote Afar region, leaving two people missing and forcing hundreds to leave the area, the state news agency said on Wednesday.
People living on the mountain range fled their homes after hot lava …
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U.S. Policy in the Horn of Africa – James Swan
By James Swan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
4th International Conference on Ethiopian Development Studies
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
August 4, 2007
As Delivered
Good afternoon, and thank you, professor for inviting me to join you in Kalamazoo. …
Woyanne soldiers opened fire on a passenger bus, killing 12, wounding 93
Ninty three Somali civilians suffer from bullet wounds after Ethiopian [Woyanne] forces opened fire on passenger bus.
MOGADISHU – Six more Somali civilians died Tuesday after being seriously wounded when Woyanne forces opened fire on a passenger bus the previous …
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Alienation: A result of the impact of Western education on Ethiopian intellectuals
By Fikre Tolossa
It is my contention that Western education has alienated Ethiopian intellectuals by uprooting them from their history, culture, language and society. This paper, which was presented at an Ethiopian studies conference at the University of Dayton, Ohio, …
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City of Denver issues proclamation on Ethiopian Millenium
City of Denver, Colorado, issued a proclamation naming September 11, 2007, “Ethiopian Millennium Day” in Denver. The proclamation was signed by Mayor John Hickenlooper and presented to Dagmawit Gishet Kidist Mariam Church of the Denver Metro area.Click here to …
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Signifying the new Ethiopian Millennium
By Selam Beyene, Ph.D.
The dawn of the new Ethiopian Millennium, which will be observed by Ethiopians at home and those in the Diaspora with immense pride and well-founded hope for the future, will bear different significances to different groups.…
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Can we have political civility when dealing with liars?
By Yared Nerayo
Having been inundated by the political civility, ‘shimgelena’, ‘mechachal’, etc. propaganda in the last few weeks, I was grudgingly looking for positive things to appreciate about the minority regime in Addis. My search has accidentally revealed a …
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Tefera Walwa shows off his accomplishment
Ethiopia’s Information Highway: Capacity Building Minister Tefera Walwa shows off his accomplishment (satire)
[actually the photo is taken in India]…
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Ethiopian Millennium Cup in Calgary, Canada
The Calgary Ethiopian Community Association, in collaboration with the Calgary EthioStar Soccer team, is organizing the 12th Annual North-Western USA and Canada Ethiopian Soccer Tournament.
The name of the event is Ethiopian Millennium Cup in Calgary.
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U.S. orders Eritrea to close its consulate in California
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. State Department said Monday it had ordered Eritrea to close its consulate in Oakland, California, the latest salvo in an escalating diplomatic conflict with the impoverished Red Sea state.
The department informed Eritrea last week …
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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 …
Posted in Ethiopia News
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 …
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)
Sunday 12th August 2007 Greenland Hotel, Dessie.
We have been warned that internet peters out a …
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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
Listen to Kohli report audio clip
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 …
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
World 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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
A 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), …
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) …
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 …
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 …
Meles bonding with Mengistu
Ethiopia’s current and former gangsters (satire)
…
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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Kinijit town hall meeting in Dallas report
By Kinijit Dallas
The 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.)
Monday 6th August 2007 Baro Hotel – Addis Ababa
We proceeded back to Addis to the …
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 …
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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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 …
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. …
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. …
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 …