Monthly Archives: April 2008

Ethiopia’s Lucy defines Arizona professor’s life

By Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic

TEMPE, Ariz. — The man who found Lucy, the world’s most famous fossil, is never far from her. Just steps from Donald Johanson’s office at Arizona State University is a tiny skeleton made of …

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World Bank rewards Woyanne for its atrocities

The only difference between the World Bank and Al Qaeda is that Al Qaeda carries out its own terrorist actions, whereas World Bank commits its evil deeds through blood thirsty gangs such as Woyanne whose soldiers just today have gunned

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Ethiopians sweep the 10,000-meter race

(Associated Press) — ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia swept the men’s 10,000-meter race Wednesday on the opening day of the African Athletics Championships.

Gebregziabher Gebremariam won in 28 minutes, 17 seconds after pulling away from the pack halfway through the …

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Woyanne troops gun down 13 Somali civilians (AP)

(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) MOGADISHU — Ethiopian Woyanne troops allied to Somalia’s shaky government opened fire on civilians in a street in southwestern Somalia, killing 13 on Wednesday after an explosion there killed two soldiers, witnesses said.

Witness Mohamud Ahmed Nur …

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Days of celebration and march for a new Ethiopia

A suggested schedule with a daily emphasis for the Ethiopian Days of Focus on the future of all of us Ethiopians coming up on May 15 –18, 2008:

Summary:

These are the days we celebrate peace and renew our commitment …

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Kenenisa Bekele quits African Championships

(Eurosport) –According to sources, the Ethiopian has not yet fully recovered after competing in the World Cross Country Championships.

Abraham Jeylan, Eshetu Wondimu and Gebregziabher Gebremariam will represent Ethiopia in the discipline on the opening day of the event.

Bekele …

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Running – an Ethiopian obsession (BBC)

By Alex Capstick
BBC News, Addis Ababa

Ethiopia is staging its first major international athletics event – the African Athletics Championships – giving sports fans a rare chance to see close up the athletes carrying the country’s hopes for …

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Woyanne’s U.S. lawyers to do pro bono work in Ethiopia

DLA Piper law firm represents the fascist Woyanne regime’s interest in the U.S. for $50,000 per month.

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By Ben Moshinsky

(thelawyer.com) — DLA Piper is teaming up with Northwestern University School of Law and Accenture to donate …

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Video: Woyanne atrocities in Somalia, other news

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Judge tells Teddy Afro to return to court after 30 days

Popular singer Teddy Afro had appeared in court today and was told to come back after 30 days. He was then taken back to his dark prison cell in Kality. Hundreds of the notorious Federal Police troopers had surrounded the …

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Somalia is doing better in Internet usage than Ethiopia

According to Internet World Stats, Ethiopia with a population of 80 million has only 164,000 Internet users (0.2% of the population), compared to 750,000 in Uganda, 2,770,300 in Kenya, and 3,500,000 in Sudan. The chigaram Woyanne regime is purposely …

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AAF president arrives in Addis Ababa to attend CAA Championships

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 28, 2008 (ENA) – The President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lamine Diack on Saturday evening arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the opening ceremony of the 16th CAA African Athletics Championships in …

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Vatican appoints new envoy to Ethiopia

VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org) — Benedict XVI appointed the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples to represent him in Ethiopia at ceremonies commemorating the new Christian millennium and the national Eucharistic congress.

A Latin-language letter to …

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54 Nigerian athletes fly to Addis Ababa

(PM News) — Fifty four athletes and 10 officials will fly the colours of Nigeria at the African Athletics Championship in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African meet holds from tomorrow, Wednesday 30 April to 4 May, 2008.

Some …

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Ethiopians in DC held rally demanding freedom for Teddy Afro

Several Ethiopians had gathered in front of the Woyanne-occupied Ethiopian embassy in Washington DC on Monday to demand freedom for Teddy Afro, a popular singer who appears to have been thrown in jail on trumped up charges. The protesters chanted …

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A bridge over Red Sea is being planned

(AFP) — Moses once parted the Red Sea and now Osama bin Laden’s half-brother is planning to build a bridge over it.The proposed bridge would link Yemen to Djibouti, creating a man-made link between the Middle East and Africa.

Costing …

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ICU controls 90% of South Somalia, its leader says

(Press TV) — The Islamic Courts Union (ICU) has captured ninety percent of south Somalia, a leader of the body, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says.

In an interview with Aljazeera TV on Monday, he said that the union …

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Teddy Afro is held in isolation, in dark room

Ethiopia’s popular singer Teddy Afro is held in isolation inside a dark room at Kaliti prison. Also, unlike other prisoners, he is not allowed to go outside of his cell for fresh air, according to close family members who have …

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Namibia supreme court rules in favor of an Ethiopian immigrant

Government of the Republic of Namibia v Getachew (SA 21/2006) [2008] NASC 4; (15 April 2008): The appeal followed a High Court case in which an immigration officer committed perjury during his testimony in court resulted in N$65 000 being …

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Kenyans set to conquer Africa in Ethiopia

By Mutwiri Mutuota, The Standard –The national team to the 16th Africa Championships in Athletics left for Addis Ababa with a promise to get the job done at the home of their fiercest rivals.

“So far, we have trained well …

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Ethiopian couple wins George Washington Parkway 10-mile

By Steve Nearman, The Washington Times – Ethiopians Worku Beyi and Bizunesh Deba were married three years ago. They train together in the Bronx borough of New York City, where they live with other competitive Ethiopian runners. The couple frequently …

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Kinijit-U.K. to hold its general assembly on May 11

Kinijit-U.K. will hold its general assembly on May 11. See the flier below for details.

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Top US diplomat for Africa calls for UN sanctions on Zimbabawe

This same shameless diplomat did not utter a word of condemnation when her friend Meles Zenawi unleashd his death squads on unarmed civilians following the May 2005 elections.

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(BBC) – The top US diplomat for Africa, Jendayi …

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Elections, Qatar, commodity exchange and Teddy Afro

By Yilma Bekele

All these far flung concept, country, system and a celebrity have one thing in common. The current Ethiopian regime is the unifying factor here. It is a well-planned and calculated move by the princess of darkness from …

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Sudanese army burns Ethiopian villages

Ethio-Sudan Border Committee reports that last week the Sudanese army entered Ethiopian territory and has burned at least 24 farming communities. The Sudanese have also rounded up and taken away several Ethiopians from the villages. The Woyanne army in the …

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ከኢትዮጵያና ሱዳን ድንበር ጉዳይ ኮሚቴ የተሰጠ መግለጫ

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ሚያዚያ 18 ቀን 2000 ዓ. ም. (April 26, 2008)

ሀ) ሰኞ ሚያዚያ 13 ቀን 2000 ዓ. ም. ከጥዋቱ አራት ሰዓት (April 21. 2008 @ 10:00 A.M.) ላይ ከፍተኛ ቁጥር ያለው …

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Bush’s ‘anti-terror’ ally beheads Somali civilians

By Chris Floyd

(The Baltimore Chronicle) — Earlier this week, we noted reports that Ethiopian Woyanne invaders in Somalia had killed several clerics and other unarmed people in a mosque north of Mogadishu during the recent bloody reprisals …

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Video: Teddy Afro – ‘alamin ale libe’

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Free Teddy Afro rally in DC, Monday, April 28

Free Teday Afro
Protest rally at the Woyanne occupied Ethiopian embassy in Washington DC
3506 International Drive NW, Washington DC

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Amnesty urges investigation of Mogadishu mosque executions

NAIROBI (AFP) — Amnesty International on Friday called on [the Woyanne regime in] Ethiopia to investigate allegations that its troops killed at least 21 people, including 11 unarmed civilians, in a mosque in the Somali capital.

The rights group cited …

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Government’s PR machine hides many brutal truths

COMMENTARY

By DULA ABDU, Houston Chronicle

The Houston International Festival and the Lucy exhibition at the Museum of Natural Science highlight the positive aspects of the African nation of Ethiopia. Knowingly or not, however, both iFest and the museum have …

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Mugabe adopts Zenawi’s tactics: Opposition HQ surrounded

Why do the people of Africa tolerate these parasite dictators that keep the continent poor, miserable and backward?

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Zimbabwe Rounds Up Opposition Members

By CELIA W. DUGGER, The New York Times

JOHANNESBURG — Truckloads of heavily armed police officers …

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Ethiopian local elections signal hegemonic state

By Melaku Tegegne

Many Ethiopian politicians are describing the present national drive by the regime as signaling the beginning of the “Developmental State” in Ethiopia as prescribed by the Prime Minister a year ago. The politicians have expressed their fear …

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Video: Woyanne fake development report exposed

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Interview with Birtukan Mideksa – today

Former CUD now UDJ Vice Chairperson Wzt Birtukan Mideksa, and executive committee member Ato Temesgen Zewde will be Ethiopian Current Affairs Discussion Forum’s (ECADF) guests on Sunday, April 27, 2008, Time 2:00PM EST, or 20:00 CET. The interview will also …

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Eritrea denies Djibouti incursion charge

NAIROBI (AFP) — Eritrea on Friday denied accusations that its troops had crossed the border into neighbouring Djibouti and begun building defences.

“We are baffled by the accusations from Djibouti,” an official close to Eritrean president told AFP.

“We have …

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ONLF condemn the arrest of two of its top leaders

(AFP) – Ethiopia’s Ogaden rebels on Thursday condemned the arrest of two of their top leaders by the authorities of Somalia’s northern breakaway Puntland region.

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) said its leaders were arrested on Tuesday. “The two …

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President Girma back on his feet

He also gets protection from the Agazi death squad.

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Ethiopians in Dallas confront Meles Zenawi’s agents

Meles Zenawi’s surrogates were in Dallas today to address a hand picked audience from the Ethiopian Diaspora. The local Woyane/EPDRF operatives have been preparing for this meeting in “secret” for some time now. Tipped by insiders and similar event participants …

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Response to May 15 rally

By Obang Metho

The response to the call for an Ethiopian rally for Freedom and Justice on May 15-18, 2008 has been overwhelming! I have heard from Ethiopians in thirteen countries and in over thirty cities within these countries, all …

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Why is the TPLF regime picking on Qatar?

By Yilma Bekele

This expression normally refers to clumsy or reckless people who should not be allowed near expensive and delicate items or to insensitive individuals. That saying came to mind when I read the big headline “Ethiopia severs ties …

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Berhanu, Andargachew and others resign from Kinijit

Four prominent leaders of Kinijit have issued a joint statement today announcing their resignation from the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit). Read their joint press release here Press release [pdf, Amharic]

This is a necessary and important step …

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Berhanu Nega in Vancouver, May 10

On May 10, 2008, Dr Berhanu Nega will be in Vancouver, Canada, for a town hall meeting. The meeting is organized by former students of Dr Berhanu who are now students of University of British Colombia (UBC).

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Project “Yechalal” Indiana

ethiopiansforbarackobama.com

The phone-banking effort we completed in Pennsylvania last month made a difference in Pennsylvania. Although our numbers in Pennsylvania was not significant enough to deliver a victory to Senator Obama, our collective efforts to collect a database of Ethiopian-American …

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Woyanne kidnaps 40 children after mosque attack (BBC)

The rights group condemned the killing of more than 20 people, including some …

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Egyptian police arrest 14 Ethiopian migrants

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) – Egyptian police have arrested 109 African migrants hoping to cross illegally into Israel from Egypt, an Egyptian security official said Wednesday.

95 migrants from Eritrea and 14 from Ethiopia were caught Wednesday in the city of Aswan, …

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Woyanne troops slit throats in Somali mosque (Reuters)

By Andrew Cawthorne

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Amnesty International accused Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers on Wednesday of killing 21 people, including an imam and several Islamic scholars, at a Mogadishu mosque and said seven of the victims had their throats slit.

The …

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Ethiopians in Qatar worried over diplomatic row

By K T Chacko

(Gulf Times) — Members of the Ethiopian community in Qatar yesterday said they hoped that political relations between Doha and Addis Ababa Woyanne would improve and ties return to normal as early as possible.…

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Protests in Addis Ababa over Teddy Afro’s arrest

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By Elizabeth Blunt

(BBC) Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s most popular pop singer, Teddy Afro, has pleaded not guilty to causing the death of a young man in a hit and run incident 18 months ago.

Thousands of young people mounted …

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Woyanne assassinates prominent Somali religious leader

By Alisha Ryu

(VOA) – Residents in the Somali capital Mogadishu are expressing outrage and anger against Ethiopian Woyanne troops in the capital, whom they say massacred at least 10 people, including a senior religious leader, inside a mosque on …

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A child dies on a Lufthansa flight from Addis Ababa to NY

(AFP) – A transatlantic flight from Germany to the United States was diverted to Ireland after a two-year-old girl died on board, police said late on Tuesday.

The Lufthansa flight was en route from Frankfurt to JFK airport in New …

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UNHCR to resume repatriation of Sudanese from Ethiopia’s Bonga camp

UN News Service

The UN refugee agency and its partners expect to resume the repatriation of Sudanese refugees from Ethiopia on 15 December with a first group of 613 leaving Bonga camp in western Ethiopia for their homeland.

Organized repatriation …

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Video: A week in the life of a loser

Who does this guy remind you of?

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Yemeni community in Ethiopia: A history of integration

By Mahmoud Assamiee

(Yemeni Times) — Yemeni-Ethiopian relations date back to ancient times. References such as wall inscriptions confirm that the kingdom of Saba extended throughout Yemen to Ethiopia, known at that time as the kingdom of Axum, …

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Ethiopian refugees chased out of a South Africa town

The night mob violence tore lives apart

(The Sunday Independent) – Thomas Chamiso, 32, an Ethiopian refugee, ran the Thembikosi Trading Store in Zwelethemba township, Worcester, South Africa.

A month ago, he was one of 50 foreigners who …

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Woyanne cuts diplomatic ties with Qatar

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopian rebels denied on Tuesday government allegations that Qatar was supporting them, after Addis Ababa Woyanne cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf State and accused it of backing terrorism and destabilising the region.

Ethiopia Woyanne, a U.S. …

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Ethiopian, Kenyan are victorious in Boston Marathon

By JIMMY GOLEN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — Dire Tune outkicked Alevtina Biktimirova after a back-and-forth last mile to win by 2 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the women’s race. Robert Cheruiyot, of Kenya, and Tune, …

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Former World Bank employee sentenced for taking kickbacks

U.S. Department of Justice
Press Release

WASHINGTON – On April 22, 2008, former World Bank employee, Ramendra Basu, a national of
India and a permanent legal resident alien of the United States, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for …

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Bodies lie in Mogadishu streets

(SA) Mogadishu – Nine more bodies have been found in Somalia’s war-riven capital after a weekend of clashes. Eight decomposing corpses lay near Al-Hidaya Mosque in northern Mogadishu and another was spotted near a stadium in the south of the …

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Video: Hailu Shawel supporters in Toronto protest

About ten supporters of the disgraced former opposition leader Hailu Shawel held a protest rally outside a hall where Dr Berhanu Nega was meeting with Ethiopians in Toronto, Canada. A bunch of dumb asses. Why don’t they protest against Woyanne …

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Lest we forget how shameless banda Woyannes are

“We fought for Eritrean independence from the colonial rule of Ethiopia. Even now, if Eritrea is attacked, EPRDF would jump into Eritrea, join the Eritrean people and engage the enemy.”
– TPLF boss Sebhat Nega on Radio Woyane (May 28, …

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Ethiopian-Americans campaign for Obama in Philadelphia

By Teddy Fikre

(ethiopiansforbarackobama.com) — Ethiopians for Barack Obama concluded our trip to Philadelphia to support the Barack Obama campaign. Eight of our fellow Ethiopian-Americans took it upon ourselves to be a part of the change and drove …

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The root cause of the food crises in Ethiopia

By Mammo Muchie
Network of Ethiopian Scholars (NES)

In Ethiopia food aid/dependency continues to persist for over three decades now since the 1974 famine! Food security and independence continue to recede. Schemes like the food security strategy by the regime …

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81 killed in Mogadishu violence

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Clashes between insurgents and allied Ethiopian Woyanne troops have killed 81 people in Mogadishu since Saturday, a prominent local human rights group said on Sunday.

“Eighty-one people were killed and 119 more were wounded in the violence …

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4 dead Woyannes dragged through Mogadishu streets (AP)

These coward Woyanne mercenaries abandon their comrades and run. They are brave only when it comes to shooting down unarmed Ethiopian civilians.

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By Mohamed Sheikh Nor (ASSOCIATED PRESS), MOGADISHU, Somalia – Islamic insurgents clashed with Ethiopian Woyanne …

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More good news: Mogadishu blasts kill 12 Woyannes

(Press TV) — Heavy explosions strike Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers in southern Mogadishu, leaving at least a dozen people killed and some 24 others injured.

The blasts targeted Ethiopian Woyanne military convoys as they were heading for Radar district of Deynile …

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Ethiopian iFest performers go AWOL on opening day in Houston

By LESLIE CASIMIR, Houston Chronicle — This year’s theme for Houston International Festival is “Out of Africa: The Three Journeys” and apparently a couple of the Ethiopian performers headed here this week decided to do just that: They went missing …

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Meles is arrested in New York

This may be a satire, but it is also a wish of every Ethiopian. The day will come when the butcher of East Africa Meles Zenawi will be dragged to justice like this.

Meles arrested

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Elections and designated losers

The Epidemic of Election Stealing in Africa

By Fekade Shewakena

There is an epidemic of election rigging and stealing in Africa but the most virulent form of the disease appears to be sitting in Ethiopia. The current sick regional and …

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Malawi authorities frustrated by illegal Ethiopian immigrants

Gud naw. Tewaredin eko. Even the stupid little poor Malawi doesn’t want us.

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By Shalom Mkandawire

Nayasa Times — Malawi’s Department of Immigration says some Malawians are frustrating its efforts to contain the influx of illegal immigrants into the …

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The butcher of East Africa is in New York

Meles Zenawi, the butcher of East Africa, is currently in New York to attend a United Nations meeting.…

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Ethiopia inflation accelerates to 29.6% in march

By Jason McLure

(Bloomberg) — Ethiopia’s annual inflation rate increased to 29.6 percent in March, the highest in over a decade, as rising food costs continued to push up consumer prices.

Inflation expanded from 22.9 percent in February, …

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Interview: Zenaneh Mekonnen on Addis Dimts

Listen to Addis Dimts Radio’s host Abebe Belew interview with renowned Ethiopian journalist Zenaneh Mekonnen who is currently residing in Israel click here to listen

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Woyanne soldiers killed in Somalia rocket fire

MOGADISHU (Garowe Online) – Ethiopian Woyanne troops bolstering Somalia’s weak interim government were targeted in a rocket attack Thursday in the capital Mogadishu, witnesses said.

An insurgent rocket propelled grenade hit a convoy of Ethiopian Woyanne army trucks …

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Ethiopian models on their way to IFest in Houston defected

Among the 25 Ethiopian fashion models who were sent to Houston, Texas, to participate in International Festival 2008 (IFest), three have defected yesterday and are seeking asylum, according to ER sources in Houston. The rest of them are held up …

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Tedy Afro’s new song ‘Haleluya’

Recently released beautiful religious song by Teddy. Click here to play Haleluya

Or watch the video below:

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The ameliorating and deteriorating aspects of Addis Ababa

A Personal Memoir

By Getachew Belaineh

According to historians, in November 1886, while Menelik was away in a distant corner of the country, his wife, Taytu, decided to move the encampment from Entoto down onto the current site of Addis …

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U.S. donates 1.5 million textbooks to schools in Ethiopia

What Ethiopians want is not a handout from the U.S., but for the Bush Administration to stop supporting and financing the fascist tribal junta that is pillaging and plundering our country. Most of these books will not even reach the

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Military legal advisers briefed on int’l humanitarian law

The Red Cross is wasting its time and money. Woyanne gunmen are not interested in the rule of law. They don’t even abide by their own constitution that they swore to uphold. They follow the law of the jungle.

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A brother and sister from Ethiopia found a home in Canada

Sad story, but a happy ending for the two kids. How could we Ethiopians as a society fail to provide for the most basic needs of our children? It’s shame on us all.

A brother and sister from Ethiopia found

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Ethiopia’s Electoral Board, opposition trade accusations

By Peter Heinlein, VOA
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Ethiopia’s electoral board and several opposition parties are trading accusations of illegal actions as the country prepares for the second phase of municipal council and parliamentary by-elections. VOA’s Peter Heinlein in Addis …

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Egypt’s Pope Shenouda chides Ato Gebremedhin

The Patriarch of Egypt’s Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, had visited Ethiopia over the weekend and told Ato Gebremedhin (formerly Aba Paulos) that he and other officials of the church are holding office to serve the people, to be responsible …

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Ethiopians in London pay tribute to Steve Sinnott

PRESS RELEASE – Kinijit UK

It is with profound sadness that we learned the death of Steve Sinnott, General Secretary of The National Union of Teachers in England and Wales, and a great friend of Ethiopia on 5th April 2008, …

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Woyanne throws Teddy Afro in jail

Addis Fortune reports that singer Teddy Afro was sent to Kaliti jail today. There is no doubt that the whole thing has been orchestrated by Woyanne to silence Teddy. Read the full report below:

(Addis Fortune) – Ethiopia’s …

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China secretly executes around 22 prisoners every day

An estimated 374 people will be executed in China during this summer’s Olympic games in Beijing, Amnesty International has claimed. A new league table of the world’s most frequent executioners showed China officially used capital punishment 470 times last year. …

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Video: ONLF’s female fighters

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3 kids who sneaked into cargo ship arrive in UAE

By Sebugwaawo Ismail, Khaleej Times

RAS AL KHAIMAH — The three children, who reportedly tried to escape from Ethiopia by hiding in a cargo ship’s engine room last month, finally reached the Mina Al Saqr port in Ras Al Khaimah …

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U.S. Election: Bitterness and Hope

By Teddy Fikre

The past couple of days have witnessed an incessant maelstrom emanating from the Clinton and McCain camps, seizing on the statements that Barack Obama made about the frustrations felt by many Americans in towns across American. While …

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Man fatally shot at a Dallas convenience store

By MATTHEW HAAG / The Dallas Morning News

Sam Ghebreyesus’ father called his son’s cellphone several times Friday night to set a time to pick him up from work at a southeast Dallas gas station and convenience store.

Each time, …

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From Gondar to Mevasseret, for perhaps the last time

By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz

ADDIS ABABA – Holoager Kasa gathers her older children around her. Subalo is 7 and Bainchjlem is 5. The three-month old, Dastayo, is fastened in a carrier on her back. They are dressed for the final …

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Second opposition party preparing boycott of Ethiopia vote

By Peter Heinlein, VOA

The biggest opposition party that participated in Ethiopia’s nationwide elections Sunday is planning to boycott the second part of the voting, charging the first half was rigged. Another, larger opposition group had pulled out even before …

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Two bombs exploded in Addis Ababa killing 3 people

By Barry Malone

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia Woyanne blamed rebels backed by arch-foe Eritrea on Tuesday after two bombs killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in the capital.

The attacks in Addis Ababa late on Monday …

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Eritrea cuts diesel supplies to U.N. agencies

ASMARA, April 15 (Reuters) – Eritrea has cut off diesel supplies to U.N. agencies in the Red Sea state, but the move may not be politically-motivated, the world body said on Tuesday.

The step comes just weeks after U.N. peacekeepers …

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The establishment of the Joint UN Teams on AIDS in Ethiopia

The establishment of the Joint UN Teams on AIDS in Ethiopia has emerged within the larger context of both UN reform and international efforts to improve aid effectiveness. The imperative to create Joint UN Teams on AIDS comes directly from …

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Video: the worsening poverty in Ethiopia

… and other news from EriTV

EDITOR’S NOTE
The correct definition of ‘chigaram’ is not ‘beggar’. ‘Chigaram’ means ‘ravenous’ in English, i.e, some one who is extremely greedy, and always begs without any self-pride, or steals and robs when possible, …

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Comedy Video: Ababi’s hip-hop daughters

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Sun halo wows Ethiopia amid poll

BBC NEWS

A halo around the sun startled people in Ethiopia during Sunday’s local elections, with many seeing it as a miracle or a sign from God.

The ring of light caused by sunlight refracted by ice crystals hung in …

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‘Ethiopians for Obama’ launch a web site

PRESS RELEASE: Ethiopians for Obama

We have set up a new website where Ethiopian-Americans can go to a central location to find out about events that we are planning, efforts that you can take part in, and also learn a …

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Public meeting with Berhanu Nega in Toronto, April 19

Dr Berhanu Nega will discuss the current situation in Ethiopia with Ethiopians in Toronto on April 19, 2008.
Place: 40 Donald Ave., Toronto
Time: 2:00 PM
More info: 416 422 2962

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Rights group says it is ‘too late to salvage’ upcoming Ethiopian elections

The Associated Press

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: A human rights group said Friday that attacks on opposition candidates in Ethiopia had doomed hopes for fair elections this month and it was now “too late to salvage” the vote.

Human Rights Watch …

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