Monthly Archives: December 2007

Ethiopian Somalia advocacy council support H.R. 2003

The H.R 2003 is not something to be afraid of. If you allow these changes in your country, then a peacful life will follow. It will help lead you to the truth.

The bill was introduced: April 23, 2007

Mr. …

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Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice

Meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister dictator Meles Zenawi

Statement by Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
December 5, 2007

Today, I met with Ethiopian Prime Minister brutal dictator Meles Zenawi and representatives of the Ethiopian Woyanne government to discuss issues …

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Starbucks agreed to buy aprons from a Woyanne company, Almeda

The Reporter (Addis Ababa)
By Kaleyesus Bekele

Executives of the US coffee company Starbucks are negotiating with Almeda Textile Factory to manufacture its black aprons here in Ethiopia. [Almeda is one of the many companies controlled by the ruling Tigrean …

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Rice arrives in Ethiopia for Africa crisis talks

By Sue Pleming

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for talks with African leaders aimed at tackling long-running conflicts in the volatile Great Lakes region, Somalia and Sudan.

On only her second …

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Meles says will not shoot even if Eritrea shoots

Baby killer Meles Zenawi told Al Jazeera that his troops will not shoot back even if the Eritrean army shoots at them. But when unarmed civilians hold protest demonstrations in Addis Ababa and other cities, his special forces use high …

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Risking all for a new life in Yemen

OSASSO, 4 December 2007 (IRIN) – Genet Mengesha left her home in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to undertake the uncertain, often treacherous, journey to Yemen shortly after the 2005 elections.

“I was tired of the violence; my brother …

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CPJ asks Condoleeza Rice to discuss Ethiopian press freedom

December 4, 2007
The Hon. Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20520

Via Facsimile: 202 647-2283

Dear Secretary Rice:

In advance of your meeting with Ethiopian officials in Addis Ababa, the …

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Somali rebels are now controlling some 30 percent of Somalia

Turkish Weekly

By Abdel Qadir Mohammad, IOL Correspondent

The Islamic Courts fighters have grown more powerful in recent months, regaining control of at least one-third of Somalia thanks to sophisticated attacks and unified ranks in the face of a weak government, Somali …

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Rate of Ethiopians joining Israeli Defence Forces higher than average

Ruth Eglash, THE JERUSALEM POST

The rate of Ethiopian Israelis joining the Israel Defense Forces is higher than that of the general population, the Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs was told Monday.

The committee was holding an …

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Israeli school segregated Ethiopian students

Jerusalem Post

THE JERUSALEM POST

The placement of four Ethiopian girls in a separate class from their peers at a Petah Tikva grade school has sparked accusations of segregation on Tuesday morning following a report in Yediot Aharonot.

According to ‘Hamerhav’ principal, …

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Muslim Students of Mekelle University Returned to their Campus

By Negashi

It was already reported that Mekelle University issued a final call for Muslim Students to return back to the campus and start with their studies. At the back of this letter which carried a final ultimatum for students, …

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The Ethiopian economy and the way forward

The past 30 years have been remarkable for many developing countries while disappointing for countries such as Ethiopia. In the late 1970s China emerged from Cultural Revolution and embarked on reform. As a result more than 1 billion people – …

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Berhanu Nega reassures Kinijit supporters

Berhanu Nega reassures Kinijit supporters

Addis Ababa Mayor-Elect, Dr Berhanu Nega, gave reassurances to Kinijit supporters today that the party will take the necessary steps to get back on the right track.

In a 2-hour interview with the Ethiopian Current …

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Woyanne’s scorched-earth tactic to depopulate Ogaden – HRW

Human Rights Watch

UN Security Council should press Ethiopian Woyanne and Somalia to put an end to abuses

(New York, December 3, 2007) – The United Nations Security Council should urgently press the Ethiopian Woyanne and Somali governments to end …

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Tegbar and the Ethiopian Patriotic Youth League merge

PRESS RELEASE

The executive committees of Ethiopian Democratic Action League (Tegbar) and the Ethiopian People Patriotic Front’s Youth League (Youth League) have agreed to merge their organizations and create a unified political movement.

The primary objective of the merged group …

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‘Humanitarian crisis’ facing Ethiopia, says UN

By Steve Bloomfield, Africa Correspondent
The Independent

Ethiopia’s remote Ogaden region is facing a “major humanitarian crisis”, a senior United Nations official has warned. Speaking after a visit to the region, Sir John Holmes, the UN’s emergency relief co-ordinator, said …

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Live interview with Berhanu Nega

ANNOUNCEMENT

Dr Berhanu Nega, Mayor-Elect of Addis Abeba and Kinijit Council Member, will be in the ECADF paltalk room on Monday, December 03, 2007 at 2:00pm EST, or 20:00 HR CET.

Those who do not have access to ECADF can …

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Confront the butcher of Addis in Lisbone, Portugal

The butcher of Addis Ababa, Meles Zenawi, is going to Lisbone, Portugal, on December 7 to attend the second EU African summit.

Ethiopians in Europe have organized a protest demonstration in front of the meeting hall to show the participant …

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Missouri professor writes to U.S. officials about Ethiopia

From: Donald L Fischer, PhD
Psychologist and Professor, Missouri State University

To: Senators Biden and Lugar, Secretary Rice, and others

I am writing to express my concern about the widespread violations of human rights which the Meles-led Ethiopian government is …

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Another dimension of disrespect to the people of Ethiopia

By Alemayehu Zemedkun

If you happened to have watched a video clip recently posted on Aigaforum.com or Waltainfo.com on November 27, 2007, the ruling party chairman and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Meles Zenawie responded to question directed to him …

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Ethiopia-Eritrea commission ends, border unresolved

By Alexandra Hudson

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An international commission charged with setting the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea dissolved itself on Friday, leaving the two states who fought a border war that killed some 70,000 people to work it out …

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