Monthly Archives: March 2008

Woyanne arrests money exchangers

The recent arrest of money exchangers in Ethiopia and the seizure of their money by Woyanne thugs is a day-light robbery of innocent store owners who are trying to make a living.

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APA (Addis Ababa) – The Woyanne regime …

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U.K. police probe death of Ethiopian couple

Halifax Today – Police are investigating the deaths of a young mother and father whose bodies were discovered in their Leeds home in northern England. The couple, both aged 28, were discovered at a property in Beeston, on Sunday morning.…

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Video: Made in Ethiopia (Reuters)

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Poll: Should Kinijit change its ‘peaceful’ method?

Following the recent article by Andargachew Tsige, which has revisited Kinijit’s method of peaceful struggle, there is a growing debate within the Kinijit family about whether it is possible to wage a peaceful struggle in Ethiopia in the face …

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Video: Interview with Kinijit MPs – Part 6

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Ethiopian Marathoner Puts Smoggy Beijing on Spot

Commentary by William Pesek

(Bloomberg) — Beijing has spent more than Ethiopia’s $13 billion economy improving its air quality. The marathon world-record holder, an Ethiopian, isn’t impressed. He’s taking a pass on running 26 miles (42 kilometers) in …

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Ethiopia seeks inspiration from India’s fashion growth

(The Economic Times) – NEW DELHI: India’s growing fashion design industry is now seen as a role model by countries like Ethiopia, which is nowhere on the global fashion radar and hence keen to emulate its growth and …

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Haile expects more athletes to bow out of Beijing Olympics

(Associated Press) MADRID, Spain — Haile Gebrselassie expects more athletes to follow his lead and drop out of some events at the Beijing Olympics because of the air pollution.

The two-time Olympic 10,000-meter champion said Monday he was disappointed about …

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የወያኔ እጩዎች ህገ-መንግስታዊ መብታችን ተጥሷል እያሉ ነው

በቀጣዩ ሚያዝያ ለሚካሄደው የአከባቢና የማሟያ ምርጫ ያለፈቃዳቸው በወያኔ መልማዮች ለምርጫው የታጩ ዜጎች ህገ መንግስታዊ መብትን በመጠቀም ሽፋን ያለፍላጎታቸው በመመዝገብ መብታቸው እየተጣሰ መሆኑን በመግለጽ ላይ ይገኛሉ፡፡

በሰሜን ሸዋ ዞን ኦሮሚያ ክልል አሌልቱ ወረዳ ኦህዴድን በመወከል ከቀረቡት 300 የቀበሌ ም/ቤት እጩዎች ሁለት …

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Election board makes yet another excuse

The Electoral Board of Ethiopia continues to play dirty game with the newly named Unity for Democracy and Justice (Andinet) party officials… Read more by zikkir News Service

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Life under Tigrayan troglodytes

By Abdullahi Dahir Moge*

Disclaimer: It is true people from Tigray are not all beneficiaries of the loot or participants of the crimes perpetrated by Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF). Sadly, it is also true all current power-wielders in Ethiopia

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የምርጫ ቦርድ ጨዋታ ዛሬም ቀጥሏል

የቀድሞው ቅንጅት አመራሮች አዲስ የፓርቲ ስያሜ በመያዝ የመስራች አባላት ማሰባሰቢያ ፈቃድ ለማኘት ለዛሬ የተቀጠሩ ቢሆንም የምርጫ ቦርድ ጽ/ቤት ሰራተኞች ጉዳዩ የሚወሰነው የቦርድ አባላት ተሰብስበው በሚያሳልፉት ውሳኔ ብቻ ነው የሚል ምላሽ እንደሰጧቸው ተወክለው የሄዱት የአንድነት ፓርቲ ሃላፊዎች ለዜና አገልግሎቱ ገለጹ፡፡

በህጉ …

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Video: Awesome acrobat!

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Haile Gebrselassie wins Lisbon Half Marathon

(IAAF) Lisbon, Portugal – Haile Gebrselassie dominated the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon from the start and made a solitary race after the 10th kilometre en route to his victory in 59:15 In the women’s field the race had …

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Obama expands lead by picking up Edwards’ delegates

By MIKE GLOVER

Democrat Barack Obama expanded his fragile lead in delegates over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday, picking up at least seven delegates as Iowa activists took the next step in picking delegates to the national convention.

Half …

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U.N. ‘helps’ Sudan to arrest Ethiopian refugees

(ST) BERLIN – An Ethiopian rights group based in Berlin, Germany has accused the United Nations refugee body (UNHCR) of delivering Ethiopian refugees in Khartoum to the Sudanese authorities.

Different rights advocacy groups denounced in the past months …

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President Girma goes to Germany

(ENA) – On Monday, March 17, 2008, the Federal President of Ethiopia, H.E. Mr. Woyanne puppet Girma Woldegiorgis will be received in Berlin, Germany by the Federal President of Germany, H.E. Mr. Horst Köhler.

The Ethiopian President is off to …

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Al Amoudi offers to buy expensive South Africa land

(The Times) – Randlord-to-be? Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi, who has apparently already made an offer for the Elchim Estate

Kidnap drama: The Sunday Times of April 17 1966 tells the story of the Glazer family’s ordeal. The stolen baby, …

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An Ethiopian Album: A Photographic Journey

By David Tannenbaum

I have the distinct pleasure of announcing that my photographic book on Ethiopia is now in print. The book is entitled:

An Ethiopian Album: A Photographic Journey Through Nature and Culture

In 248 pages and nearly 400 …

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How to make convincing fake-gold bars

By Theo Gray, Popular Science

On Wednesday, the BBC reported that millions of dollars in gold at the central bank of Ethiopia has turned out to be fake: What were supposed to be bars of solid gold turned out to …

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Woyanne forces Haile to run Beijing marathon

The Woyanne-controlled EAF is trying to force Haile Gebreselassie to run the Beijing Olympics marathon risking his health just to make the Chinese communists happy.

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Haile Gebrselassie told to obey rules

(Reuters) – WORLD record-holder Haile Gebrselassie cannot opt …

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Return to the Source: Aleqa Asres Yenesew and the West

By Messay Kebede

Opening Remarks

I originally intended to send this paper to a professional journal. I changed my mind because its message deserves to be read by a wider public. And since the best way to reach a wider …

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Ethiopian health care system in total disarray

Ethiopian Review Editorial

Ethiopian hospitals are currently causing more suffering and death than healing. People who go to hospital for minor ailments end up gravely sick or dead. It is common to see patients, even infants, die in hospital emergency …

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Deadly explosion on Ethiopia-Eritrea border

bbc

There has been a deadly explosion in a bus on the disputed border between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Ethiopian [Woyanne] officials said at least seven people were killed and 10 wounded when the bus exploded in the Ethiopian-controlled town of Humera.…

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More fake gold found in Ethiopian bank

Why doesn’t BBC investigate the illegal shipment of tones of gold bars from Ethiopian gold mines directly to London by Al Amoudi, in collaboration with his business partners, Azeb Mesfin, Sebhat Nega and other members of the Woyanne crime family?

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Video: Senate hearing on the Horn of Africa

(Uploaded on Youtube by an American friend of Ethiopia)

Senator Feingold’s opening statement (1 of 15 video clips)

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Woyanne named in Internet Enemies list

Meles Zenawi was preaching about the need to expand telecommunications technology in Africa at a recent conference, while his regime is known as one of the worst obstacles for the growth of technology in Ethiopia, as the report below shows.

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Ethiopians for Obama drive to Philadelphia

Ethiopians for Obama is reaching out to the Ethiopian community and looking for volunteers to drive to Philadelphia this Sunday March 16th to help register Ethiopian-Americans to vote in the Pennsylvania Primary, which is being held on April 22nd. The …

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Program to raise awareness, diagnose and treat breast cancer in Ethiopia

Clinical Oncology Publishes Findings from First-Ever Initiative on Sustainable Breast Cancer Treatment in the Developing World

(Science Direct) – In response to the growing burden of cancer in the developing world, AstraZeneca, in partnership with Tikur Anbessa Hospital, …

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Ethiopian artists in Maryland connect to homeland

By Mike Meno, The Gazette

The aromas of incense and freshly ground coffee filled the Takoma Park Community Center on Saturday during a reception for the city’s first art exhibit to exclusively showcase local Ethiopian artists.

The exhibit, which will …

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Election Board continues to play its dirty game

The Woyanne-controlled Electoral Board of Ethiopia continues to play its dirty game against Kinijit, which renamed itself “Unity for Justice and Democracy Party.” After demanding that Kinijit leaders get a new name, this week, the board started to raise new …

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ምርጫ ቦርድ የአንድነት ፓርቲ አመራሮችን በሰበቦች ማመላለስ ጀመረ

በወ/ሪት ብርቱካን ሚደቅሳ የሚመራው የቀድሞው የቅንጅት አመራር ‹አንድነት ለዴሞክራሲና ለፍትህ› በሚል አዲስ ስያሜ ፓርቲ ለማቋቋም ከምርጫ ቦርድ ህግ ውጭ በቅድሚያ ስያሜውን እንዲያቀርብ በተጠየቀው መሰረት ከትናንት በስቲያ ማመልከቻውን ቢያቀርብም እስከዛሬ ባሉት ቀናት ‹በደብዳቤው ላይ የሚፈርም ሰው የለም› በሚል ሰበብ የመስራች አባላት …

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State Dept releases its annual Human Rights report

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Released by the Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

March 11, 2008

Human rights abuses reported during the year included: limitation on citizens’ right to change their government during the …

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US policy objectives, options on the Horn (Theresa Whelan)

Evaluating U.S. Policy Objectives and Options on the Horn of Africa

Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on African Affairs

March 11, 2008

Theresa Whelan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs
Office of the …

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Human Rights and US Policy on the Horn (Lynn Fredriksson)

Centering Human Rights in U.S. Policy on Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea

Subcommittee on African Affairs, Committee on Foreign Relations
United States Senate

Testimony by Lynn Fredriksson, Advocacy Director for Africa, Amnesty International USA

March 11, 2008

I would like to …

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Evaluating US Policy on Horn of Africa (David Shinn)

Evaluating U.S. Policy Objectives and Options on the Horn of Africa
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on African Affairs

March 11, 2008

Testimony by David H. Shinn
Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University

I thank …

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Obama wins in Mississippi, CNN projects

(CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama will win Mississippi’s Democratic primary, CNN projects. Obama will also finish first in the Texas Democratic caucuses, which were held last week. He will get more delegates out of the state than rival Sen. Hillary …

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EFJA at 16th Anniversary: Breaking the Dead Silence

EFJA’s Anniversary Message

While almost all of its heroic journalists living currently in exile in the four-corners of the globe, the Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Association (EFJA) is again obliged to mark its anniversary in the wilderness!

EFJA is today …

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Chinese buses arrive in Addis Ababa

(APA) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – One hundred of the 500 city service buses which Ethiopia has purchased from China at an estimated 20 million dollars, have begun arriving in the country, APA observed here on Wednesday.

The buses are intended …

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President Bush nominates Mimi Alemayehou to the U.S. Director of African Development Bank

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
The White House

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate three individuals and appoint two individuals to serve in his Administration.

The President intends to nominate Mimi Alemayehou, of …

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Video footage from Mogadishu shows devastating effects

Human Rights Watch
Press release

(New York, March 11, 2008) – The UN Security Council should strongly condemn serious abuses of civilians in Somalia and establish a commission of inquiry to identify individuals responsible for these crimes, Human Rights Watch …

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The daily survival routine of Mogadishu’s street children

MOGADISHU (AFP) — Stray bullets and molestors are only some of the dangers 11-year-old Abdi Mohamed Abdusamad faces when he chooses a place to sleep in the streets of Mogadishu.

War and poverty have thrown thousands of children into the …

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Strange bedfellows: WFP and the army in Ogaden

By Abdullahi Dahir Moge

“I have no intention of jeopardising WFP’s good relations with the government of Ethiopia,” Ms Ingeborg told Abshir. She threw her hands wildly, in frustration. Then, she switched on the intercom in front of her. Gazing …

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9 million Ethiopians to need food aid in 2008

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Nearly 9 million people in Ethiopia’s pastoral regions will need food aid this year despite a projected bumper harvest for 2007/08, a U.S.-funded research group said on Tuesday.

“About eight million chronically food insecure people and …

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Video: Interview with Kinijit MPs who are currently in Asmara

Interview with Kinijit members of parliament Ato Assefa Hailu and Ato Amaha Aba Mecha who are currently in Asmara after escaping persecution by the Woyanne regime in Ethiopia (Part 5).

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Discouragement has taken a toll on our movement

Open Letter to Ethiopians: Concerning the discouragement that has taken such a huge toll on our movement for freedom, justice and equality.

By Obang Metho

Dear Fellow Ethiopian,

I am writing this letter to you to address the problem of …

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Aksum obelisk 'ready to go up'

Official sees September unveiling after wrinkles ironed out

(ANSA) – Addis Ababa – A holy monument returned to Ethiopia after years of foot-dragging is to be re-erected later this year after the final technical wrinkles are ironed out, …

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Aksum obelisk ‘ready to go up’

Official sees September unveiling after wrinkles ironed out

(ANSA) – Addis Ababa – A holy monument returned to Ethiopia after years of foot-dragging is to be re-erected later this year after the final technical wrinkles are ironed out, …

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Woyanne’s solution for inflation: Arrest businessmen!

For the Woyanne tribal thugs, it seems every solution comes from the barrel of the gun. If they want to bring down the price of commodities, they go out and arrest vendors. The irony here is that most business activities

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Ethiopia plans 5,000 km railway line

ADDIS ABABA, March 10 (Reuters) – Ethiopia plans to build a railway network spanning 5,000 km (3,107 miles) to connect different parts of the vast Horn of Africa nation as it develops its energy and mineral resources, a minister said …

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Egyptian police kill Sudanese, detain Ethiopians trying to cross into Israel

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) – Egyptian authorities shot and killed a Sudanese man trying to cross into Israel for work and detained eight other Africans early Monday, a security and hospital officials said.

Border guards opened fire at a group of …

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Grisly Scenes as Woyannt troops vacate Mogadishu market

(Garowe Online) – Five dead bodies were discovered and buried Sunday in the Somali capital after Ethiopian troops vacated 30th Avenue, a major thoroughfare that runs adjacent to Mogadishu’s main Bakara market.

The Ethiopian [Woyanne] army contingent had been stationed …

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Haile Gebreselassie pulls out of Beijing Olympic marathon

(AP) VALENCIA, Spain — World-record holder Haile Gebrselassie is almost certain to miss the marathon at the Beijing Olympics because of the city’s poor air quality.

The Ethiopian long-distance star has asthma and he fears damage to his health running …

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Somalia brigade commander quits, cites lack of resources

BAIDOA, Somalia (Garowe Online) – The commander of the Somali army’s 17th Brigade said he quit and left the town of Dinsor Monday, citing lack of resources and the presence of a formidable enemy in the region.

Col. Osman Ahmed …

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Ethnic obsession and its Futility

COMMENTARY

By Teddy Fikre

As an Ethiopian, and a person of the African Diaspora in general, it saddens me to see my people–our people–keep routing for our individual differences instead of coming together for our collective enrichment. I don’t know …

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What can Ethiopians learn from Obama? (Donald Levine)

By Donald Levine

Whatever else Barack Obama’s presidential campaign signifies, it represents a concerted effort to transcend partisan animosities for the sake of solving problems–both domestic problems like unemployment, housing, education, healthcare, infrastructure, and environment, and a foreign policy that …

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Tariku and Meseret victorious in Spain

By Bob Ramsak for the IAAF

Ethiopian Tariku Bekele won the title in the men’s 3,000-meter race on Sunday at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Valencia, Spain.

It shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone that …

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Interview with Bedru Adem at 2:00 PM EST

Ethio Kinijit Switzerland Forum interviews Ato Bedru Adem today starting at 2:00 PM. It can be heard live at Ethiopian Broadcasting Network.…

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Kinijit council chooses a new name

The supreme council of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) chose a new name today: “Unity for Justice and Democracy” (አንድነት ለለፍትህና ዴሞክራሲ).

Kinijit was forced to take this action today after the Woyanne-controlled Electoral Board of Ethiopia …

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U.S. Senate schedules hearing on Horn of Africa

Senate African Affairs Subcommittee Schedules Hearing on U.S. Policy Options on the Horn of Africa

Dirksen Senate Office Building – SD 419
Tuesday, March 11 at 10:15 a.m.

COALTION FOR H.R. 2003 URGES ALL ETHIOPIANS IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METRO …

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Barack is back: wins Wyoming

By MEAD GRUVER

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – Sen. Barack Obama captured the Wyoming Democratic caucuses Saturday, seizing a bit of momentum in the close, hard-fought race with rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the party’s presidential nomination.

Obama generally has …

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The land of widows, and orphans: The land of Ogaden

First Lieutenant Abraha’s ‘Decisive’ Measures

By Abdullahi Dahir Moge

First Lieutenant Abraha, the commander of the army in Ogaden, was in no mood for mercy or compromise. If they had to celebrate their ‘silly Eid’ of the end of Ramadan, …

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Andargachew Tsige revisits peaceful struggle in Ethiopia

In a 23-page article, Kinijit strategist Andargachew Tsige discusses whether it is possible to wage peaceful struggle in Ethiopia under the current dark political climate created by WoyanneClick here to read.…

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Kinijit will change its name tomorrow

The Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) will change its name tomorrow to meet the requirement imposed on it by the Woyanne-controlled Electoral Board of Ethiopia. The Kinijit leadership will travel to Gonder and other cities starting next week …

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Press conference with Kinijit officials today at 2 PM

Kinijit North America will host a press conference with Kinijit executives Dr. Yakob HaileMariam and Ato Seleshi Tena from Ethiopia on Saturday, March 8 at 2:00 PM EST.

The interview will be aired live via Ethiopian Review Broadcasting Network

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የቅንጅት ስራ አስፈጻሚ አዲሱን የፓርቲ ስያሜ ነገ ያወጣል

የመስራች አባላት የፊርማ ማሰባሰቢያ ቅጽ ሰነድ እንዲሰጣቸው ምርጫ ቦርድን ቢጠይቁም የምርጫ ቦርድ አዋጁ ከሚያዘው በተለየ መንገድ በቅድሚያ ስያሜውን ይዘው እንዲቀርቡ የታዘዙት የቅንጅት ስራ አስፈጻሚ አባላት በነገው እለት በመሰባሰብ አዲሱን ስያሜ እንደሚወስኑ አንድ የአመራር አባል ለዜና አገልግሎቱ ገለጹ፡፡ ብዙዎች አመራሩ ፈቃዱን …

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PHOTOS: Lifestyle of the super rich in Ethiopia

There are two ways to be rich or super rich in Ethiopia: 1) Be a member of the Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne); or 2) Be a Woyanne butt-kisser. There is no other way. The photos below show how one …

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Ambassadors thanked Woyanne for releasing 18,000 prisoners

Why don’t the ambassadors also talk about the tens of thousands of political prisoners still in jail?

Addis Ababa (ENA) – Ambassadors to Ethiopia of five countries have commended the Ethiopian government’s Woyanne’s measures to have pardoned 18,000 …

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Path to the nomination for Obama

Because Barack Obama failed to dispatch Hillary Clinton Tuesday, some in the traditional media are flipping out with talk about how this throws the nomination up in the air, how things are different, “Democrats in disarray” and plenty of other …

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The delegate calculus just got worse for Hillary

Hopefully, this will not make Obama supporters complacent.

Hillary’s New Math Problem: Tuesday’s big wins? The delegate calculus just got worse.

By Jonathan Alter
Newsweek Web Exclusive

Hillary Clinton won big victories Tuesday night in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. …

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Hailu Shawel’s qilet (shame)

Hailu Shawel and his stooge, Donkoro Taye, once again have embarrassd themselves and disgraced the Ethiopian people’s struggle for democracy on the Washington DC-based WAMU Radio’s Koji Nnamdi show yesterday. It would have been a total disaster had it not …

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JOKE OF THE DAY: Woyanne to observe Zimbabwe elections

(Sapa) Johannesburg, South Africa — Zimbabwe has invited 47 regional and sub-regional organisations as well as countries from Africa, Asia, the Americas and one European country — Russia — to observe this month’s election, the government mouthpiece Herald …

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Ethiopian man in PA gets jail time for khat possession

(AP) – A judge in Luzerne Country, Pennsylvania, has issued what is believed to be the first sentence in Pennsylvania for possession of khat, a drug commonly used in parts of Africa and the Middle East.

Judge Chester Muroski gave …

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14 Woyanne soldiers killed in Somalia

(Press TV) – Heavy clashes between Ethiopian Woyanne forces and insurgents in central Somalia have left at least 14 soldiers dead and many others wounded.

The soldiers were killed late on Thursday as anti-Ethiopian anti-Woyanne insurgents raided newly …

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Woyanne court frees British teacher convicted of defamation

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) – A court on Friday ruled a British teacher need serve no time following her conviction for defamation stemming from comments she made in exposing pedophiles at a children’s charity in Ethiopia.

Swiss charity Terre Des …

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Finally, an all-you-can-eat Ethiopian buffet

By KRISTIN DIZON
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Until I stepped into Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant, there was a concept in Seattle dining I hadn’t come across before: an all-you-can-eat Ethiopian buffet. Brilliant! I can only hope the idea will be replicated by others.…

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There are more Ethiopian doctors in U.S. than in Ethiopia

Africa Hard Hit by Health Worker Gap

By KATY POWNALL

(AP) KAMPALA, Uganda – Every week, Charity Kiconco drives hundreds of miles down some of the world’s worst roads on a motorbike, bringing drugs and counseling to hundreds of AIDS …

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Two newspaper editors, publisher arrested for libel

New York, March 6, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the recent arrest and two-week imprisonment of three journalists from Muslim-oriented newspapers on criminal defamation charges in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Editor Ezedin Mohamed and Publisher Maria Kadim of Al Kidus …

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Mulatu Astatke performs at Harvard Univ.

By Corydon Ireland, Harvard News Office

It’s not easy to be a musician in most of the Third World, said legendary Ethiopian composer and musician Mulatu Astatke, who is a 2007-08 Radcliffe Fellow. Music is not typically taught in elementary …

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Woyanne’s Somali mercenaries loot Mogadishu market

By Alisha Ryu, VOA

Residents in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, say the city is on the brink of starvation and economic collapse, following what they describe as a massive looting spree of the city’s main Bakara market by government forces …

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Ethiopian community in Israel rallies against domestic violence

(ynetnews) – The Immigrant Absorption Ministry and the Ethiopian National Project have launched a joint project aimed at fighting domestic violence and enhancing the Ethiopian community’s standing in Israeli society.

The project was introduced by the ministry and …

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Ethiopians Unite for Obama

By Teddy Fikre

In large numbers, Ethiopians from Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. united to support Barack Obama for President on March 4th. Overall, Ethiopian-Americans and Americans from DC and beyond—including German visitors who are inspired by Obama’s message of change—gathered …

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Newspaper editor jailed

The chief editor of the newly launched Awramba newspaper, Ato Dawit Kebede, was taken to the 6th police station by Woyanne gunmen in Addis Ababa this morning.

Ato Dawit was recently released from jail along with the Kinijit leaders. Ato …

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Kinijit submits application to the election board

The Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) has submitted an application to the Woyanne-controlled Electoral Board of Ethiopia to operate under a new name… Read more at zikkir News Service

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አዲስ ፓርቲ የማቋቋም ማመልከቻ ለምርጫ ቦርድ ቀረበ

የቅንጅት የስራ አስፈጻሚ ኮሚቴ በአዲስ ፓርቲ ለመንቀሳቀስ የሚያስችለውን የፊርማ ማሰባሰቢያ ፈቃድ ለማግኘት በዛሬው እለት ለምርጫ ቦርድ ማመልከቻ አቀረበ፡፡

አመራሩ ባለፈው ሳምንት የላእላይ ም/ቤቱን 33 አባላት በማወያየት አዲስ ፓርቲ የመመስረት ሃላፊነቱን እንደተረከበ የሚታወስ ሲሆን በጉዳዩ ላይ በተለያዩ የአገሪቱ ክልሎች ያሉ ወኪሎቹን …

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Obama wins delegate fight in Texas

By Sam Graham-Felsen

AUSTIN — Obama Texas State Director Adrian Saenz issued a statement on the projected primary and caucus results that show Senator Obama won more Texas delegates than Senator Clinton.

“By fighting the primary to a near-draw and …

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Addis Ababa ranks the 6th dirtiest city in the world

Addis Ababa ranks the 6th dirtiest city in the world
Addis Ababa ranks the 6th dirtiest city in the world

Run by a corrupt, violent government, Addis Ababa ranks the 6th dirtiest city in the world, according to Mercer Health and Sanitation Index. Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, faces …

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Tigrean opposition group quits election

MEKELLE (ST) — The only legal opposition party in the Tigray region, Arena Tigray for democracy and sovereignty (ATDS) today said it won’t contest on the next month’s national election.

“Our party won’t take part in the coming …

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ONLF on United Nations drought aid appeal for Ogaden

PRESS RELEASE
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) welcomes today’s United Nations (UN) appeal for $4 million in drought related aid partly intended for the people of Ogaden.

While appeals for aid are welcome, UN …

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Berdru Adem turns against Hailu Shawel

“ከኢንጂነር ኃይሉ ተለይቻለሁ” አቶ በድሩ አደም

Wednesday, 05 March 2008
Source: The Reporter

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ኢንጂነር ኃይሉ ሻውል ቅንጅት እንዲያንሰራራ የማድረግ አቅም እንደሌላቸው፣ በሰሩት ተደጋጋሚ ጥፋት ቢመከሩም ሊያዳምጡ ባለመቻላቸው አሜሪካ ጥላዋቸው እንደመጡ፣ በሃሳብም እንደተለዩዋቸው አቶ በድሩ አደም ከሪፖርተር

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Ethiopians in Pennsylvania: Your help is needed

The primary elections continue to be tight, although Senator Obama continues to enjoy a lead. However, Clinton has vowed to fight on. Therefore it is very important for all Ethiopian-Americans who support Obama and who live in Pennsylvania to make …

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Ethiopian Farmers Have New Market for Products

By Peter Heinlein, VOA

Addis Ababa — Ethiopian agriculture is about to take a giant step forward from the age of the donkey cart to the digital age. At least that is the hope of a group of visionaries who …

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Japan Inaugurates Education Facilities, Market Center

The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) – Three inauguration ceremonies took place over the weekend for the construction of two Primary Schools in the SNNPRS, and Oromia regional states and a market centre in the same regional state which altogether cost …

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UN calls for $4 million to fight Ethiopia drought

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday called for $4 million to help over one million people suffering drought in Ethiopia’s Somali and Borena regions.

“More than one million people are currently facing critical water shortages due to …

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An Ethiopian solution to costly food aid

JOHANNESBURG, 5 March 2008 (IRIN) – As food prices hit record highs, analysts warn that a re-think of food aid strategies is needed – and Ethiopia, a traditionally food insecure country, could offer some answers.

Globally, the World Food Programme’s …

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One million Ethiopians face water shortage

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – More than one million people in eastern Ethiopia’s drought-hit Somali region face critical water shortages, the United Nations said Wednesday.

“A joint multi-sectoral Drought Emergency Response Plan… has been released by the regional government. The plan …

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Oromo youth to hold a protest rally in Washington D.C

PRESS RELEASE

(Washington, DC) – Deeply concerned about the turmoil in the Horn of Africa, the gross human rights violations and incalculable material destruction inflicted by the Ethiopian government, Oromo Youth from across the nation in collaboration with other youth …

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Ethiopia wins US trademark rights for coffee brand

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has won trademark rights for its specialty Sidamo coffee in the United States, the country’s intellectual property office said on Wednesday.

Africa’s largest coffee producer had a protracted tussle with Starbucks Corp last year over …

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First group of UN peacekeepers temporarily relocate out of Eritrea

UN NEWS CENTER

The first group of United Nations peacekeepers left Eritrea today, travelling by plane out of the capital, Asmara, as part of the temporary relocation of the mission personnel after the force’s operations were paralyzed when the Horn …

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Clinton wins OH, TX, RI; Obama wins VT

Estimated Democratic Delegate Scorecard click here
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Primaries and Caucuses update click here
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Fox News and CNN call Texas for Clinton. Obama leads in Texas Caucuses. He could still come up with more delegates in Texas… More
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