Monthly Archives: December 2008

Meles Zenawi declares ‘Mission Accomplished’ in Somalia

EDITOR’S NOTE: Hahahahahahahah

By Peter Heinlein | VOA

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister dictator Meles Zenawi has declared “mission accomplished” in Somalia, and told parliament Ethiopian Woyanne troops will be home from their controversial two-year military mission within weeks. Mr. Meles also …

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Israeli Defense Forces' first Ethiopian battalion commander

By Yechiel Spira

Major Tzion Shenker, who currently serves as the operations officer of the northern Gaza brigade, will soon be promoted to lt.-colonel, thereby becoming the army’s first-ever Ethiopian battalion commander.

Commander of IDF Ground Forces Major-General Avi Mizrachi …

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Virginia police shot and killed Ethiopian bank robbery suspect

By Tom Jackman and Christian Davenport | Washington Post

One after another, people began calling police yesterday, telling them a suspicious man was running through their neighborhoods in McLean and Arlington County. Their 911 calls led three Fairfax County police …

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Panel discussion on genocide report – Washington DC

Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers

A Panel Discussion on the Report of the Genocide Prevention Task Force

A public event co-sponsored with the American Academy of Diplomacy and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Date and Time
Thursday, …

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Genocide Prevention Task Force ignores Ethiopia

The U.S. Genocide Prevention Task Force chaired by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen has issued its report on December 8, 2008. In the 174-page report, there is no mention of the genocide …

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Woyanne Federal Police questions Birtukan Mideksa

The notorious Federal Police of Ethiopia (also known as Meles Zenawi’s death squad) has told the state-run Ethiopian Television (ETV) today that it is investigating Wzr. Birtukan Mideksa, chairperson of Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ).

The Woyanne Federal Police …

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South Africa among top 20 most dangerous places

By Karyn Maughan | IOL

Terror-reeling India and South Africa have something in common: both are rated as one of the world’s 20 most dangerous countries.

Backed by travel advice issued by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), London’s …

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Boston area NGO sends doctors to Ethiopia

BOSTON – Wide Horizons for Children, a nonprofit based in Waltham, Massachusetts, is sending the doctors to Ethiopia to provide medical care for children and pregnant women. The first mission went to the impoverished nation in November, according to a …

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Joke of the Day: Woyanne celebrates Int’l Human Rights Day

EDITORS NOTE: Meles Zenawi’s dictatorship in Ethiopia that is committing massive human rights violations and war crimes in Ethiopia and Somalia participates in the International Human Rights Day, as reported below by the Walta Woyanne Information Center (WIC).

Addis Ababa, …

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Lufthansa and Ethiopian Airlines expand services

Codeshare services on onward flights from Addis Ababa and Frankfurt / Lufthansa now offering all three travel classes on flights to Ethiopia

Lufthansa passengers now have a choice of four new codeshare destinations in Africa. The increase in services is …

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An Israeli Ethiopian wins spot on Knesset candidates list

By Shelly Paz | Jerusalem Post

Aleli Admasu, an unknown father of five from Rishon Lezion, surprised everyone by winning the 30th spot on the Likud Knesset candidates list in Monday’s primary, reserved for an immigrant.

“I didn’t believe the …

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Are Ethiopian eateries in DC really hurting?

By Tim Carman | City Paper

It just came to my wandering attention that News Channel 8 followed up on the Washington Post’s recent story about how the sagging economy and the city’s new meter system have affected cabbies …

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Ethiopia Reads Founder Yohannes Gebregeorgis in NJ and NY

Hear Ethiopia Reads founder and finalist for the CNN Hero 2008 Award Yohannes Gebregeorgis speak about his work in New York and New Jersey, This week.

New Jersey

Place: Maplewood Memorial Library
51 Baker Street
Maplewood, NJ 07040

Date: Saturday,

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EPPF London Chapter formed

The London Chapter of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) has been formed on Sunday, December 7, 2008, according to the Chapter’s press release. (Read more here)

EPPF is currently reorganizing itself around the world under the leadership of its …

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Teddy Afro to be sent to the notorious Ziway Prison

The Woyanne regime in Ethiopia is going to send Tewodros Kassahun (Teddy Afro) to the notorious Ziway prison camp that is located in a remote part of the country, a prison official told Awramba Times.

Ziway is a not just …

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Video: Cycling through Ethiopia

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A U.S. company to launch 100G bps Internet satellite

A California satellite technology provider has signed a deal to put a planned broadband Internet satellite into orbit above the U.S. in the first half of 2011.

The ViaSat-1 satellite will be launched on board an Arianespace rocket from the …

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Head of Russian Orthodox church Patriarch Alexy II died

Patriarch Alexy II: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has died at the age of 79.
Alexy II took stances on foreign policy issues that often matched the Kremlin line [Photo: AFP/Getty]

He died at his residence outside Moscow although here was no immediate word on the cause of death.

Patriarch Alexy II was …

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Human Rights Watch Vs. Meles Zenawi’s regime

The Attempt to Whitewash Crime Against Humanity Inside the Ogaden Region of Ethiopia

By Fekade Shewakena

A recent propaganda piece by the Ethiopian authorities masquerading as a government investigative report issued to whitewash the crimes in the Ogaden Region would …

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Can Obama help bring democracy to Ethiopia? (Amharic)

ተመራጭ ፕሬዝዳንት ኦባማ ዲሞክራሲ ለኢትዮጵያ ሊያመጡ ይችላሉን?

ከምሕረት ሰጠኝ

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ሚስተር ኦባማ የመጀመሪያው ጥቁር የአሜሪካ ፕሬዝዳንት ሆነው በመመረጣቸው ታላቅ ታሪክ ሰርተዋል። አሜሪካ ውስጥ ለዘመናት በጥቁሮች ዘር ላይ ከባርነት አንስቶ ከፍተኛ ጭቆና፣አድልዎና ንቀት እንዲሁም በርካታ ኢሰብአዊና ዘግናኝ በደሎች ሲፈጸሙባቸው …

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The unintended consequences of the ordeals of Teddy Afro

By Selam Beyene

If there were any doubters about the viciousness and callousness of Zenawi’s dictatorship, those doubts must now be dispelled by the recent conviction of Tewodros Kassahun (a.k.a. Teddy Afro) in the kangaroo court of the despot […

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Ethiopia: Woyanne sets up new bases in Somalia – VOA

By Alisha Ryu | VOA

The Ethiopian Woyanne army, which had announced it would pull out of Somalia by the end of the year, is reportedly establishing new bases in central Somalia and has yet to withdraw from key positions …

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Ethiopian Muslims observe Eid al-Adha

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (APA) – Over 20 millions Ethiopian muslims on Monday celebrated the 1428th Eid al-Adha Arafa colourfully here in Addis Ababa and other parts of the country.

In Addis Ababa where there is a big number …

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War crimes devastate Somalia population – HRW

Nairobi, Kenya (HRW) – All parties  in the escalating conflict in Somalia  have regularly committed war crimes and other serious abuses during the past year that have contributed to the country’s humanitarian catastrophe, Human Rights Watch said in a report

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Petition demanding the release of Teddy Afro

The regime in Ethiopia has imprisoned the renowned artist Tewodros Kasahun (Teddy Afro) on the pretext of a traffic accident that is supposed to have happened some 2 years ago. The vindictive regime had filed a pile of fabricated charges …

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Dwindling elephant herd in Ethiopia opened to tourists

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Ethiopia began inviting tourists to visit its dwindling elephant herd on Monday as part of efforts to boost income from tourism.

The Babile wildlife sanctuary near Harar, 560 km (350 miles) east of Addis Ababa, …

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To catch an election thief

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

Thief! Thief! Catch the election thief! The Constitutional Court of Thailand caught a boatload of election thieves last week. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and his six-party governing coalition were convicted of theft of the December 2007 …

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Regarding heroes and cowards

By yilma bekele

He is in our face. We cannot avoid his gaze. The report said that he looked serene as he left that hellhole of a room they call ‘Court House’. Does he know something we don’t? Why is …

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Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede wins Fukuoka marathon in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan (AFP) — Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia has won the Fukuoka international men’s marathon, setting a personal best time as well as a new record.

The 21-year-old Ethiopian picked up the pace and never looked …

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Meles Zenawi and his Kangaroo court comedians

By Abebe Gelaw

Where justice has lost its meaning, where prosecutors are blunt instruments of a tyrant, where courts are abattoirs of vendetta, where the rule of law means nothing but the rule of a tyrant, trials are too farcical …

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The 10 Poorest Countries Of The World; Ethiopia 10th place

The level of economy in countries around the globe is not even. It is somewhere very high and somewhere very low. GDP, literacy rate and employment rate are several parameters of a country to determine the level of its …

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Ethiopians in Washington DC to blockade Woyanne embassy

Frustrated over the continued injustice of the ruling Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne) against the people of Ethiopia, several Ethiopian groups in the Washington DC area are coming together to take strong actions. The decision to take action, which will …

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For Catholic delegation, Ethiopia trip was a humbling experience

By Johnnie Dorsey | Austin American-Statesman

I recently had a humbling experience on a trip to Ethiopia with Catholic Relief Services. It was a trip that helped me realize that the words of the Our Father can bring us together …

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Ethiopian restaurants in Washington DC suffering

WASHINGTON (News 8) – While economic woes are hurting many businesses, one group of restaurateurs are suffering particularly badly.

Owners of restaurants in the D.C. neighborhood known as Little Ethiopia, centered around 9th and U streets, say they …

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An Ethiopian national defends refugees in Yemen

YEMEN – Habebah Hussein Mohamed, an Ethiopian national residing in Yemen as a refugee for more than 26 years has been a long-time volunteer to defend other Ethiopians in need of someone to report their daily sufferings to the Yemeni …

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Ethiopia inspires so many different feelings

By Ryan Rowe

This visit to Ethiopia has been absolutely amazing, inspiring, saddening, heart-wrenching and humbling all at the same time. It’s hard to describe these experiences, but I’m going to try my best. Telling you how I feel about …

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Ethiopia: Humans 80,000 years older than previously thought

By Kate Ravilious | National Geographic News

Modern humans may have evolved more than 80,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study of sophisticated stone tools found in Ethiopia.

The tools were uncovered in the 1970s at …

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Teddy Afro railroaded to prison for 6 years by kangaroo court

The Woyanne kangaroo court in Ethiopia has sentenced popular Ethiopian singer Tewodros Kassahun (Teddy Afro) to 6 years in prison today after convicting him of hit-and-run and manslaughter. He is also ordered to pay 18,000 birr in fines.

Judge Leul …

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Ethiopian comedy show in Seattle Sat. and Sun.

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Ethiopian Fiction – Doctor and Nun

Let me entice you with yet another book that I cannot put down despite the busy schedule toward the end of the semester. Cutting For Stone is the debut novel of Dr. Abraham Verghese, who is a Professor for the …

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Ex-NFL star O.J. Simpson sentenced up to 33 years in jail

Las Vegas (ASSOCIATED PRESS) – A broken O.J. Simpson was sentenced Friday to as much as 33 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery after a judge rejected his apology and said, “It was much more than stupidity.”

The …

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Woyanne troops shell Mogadishu, 16 civilians killed

(Aljazeera.net) – At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured from suspected shelling by Ethiopian Woyanne troops in the north of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, witnesses say.

Residents said they believed Friday’s shelling had been aimed at …

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Ethiopia: Teddy Afro gets a 6-year jail sentence

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s best-known pop star, Teddy Afro, was sentenced to six years in jail on Friday for killing a homeless man when driving his BMW in the capital Addis Ababa.

The 31-year-old singer, whose real name …

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Republican Congresswoman hangs up on Obama

BBC

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ms Ros-Lehtinen thought the call was a prank

US Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen thought she was being hoaxed when a man who sounded a lot like Barack Obama called her – so she hung up on him.

In fact, the …

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The Great Ethiopian Run raises fund for orphans

UNICEF

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 4 December 2008 – At the crack of dawn, 32,000 registered participants came together in Maskal Square to participate in Africa’s biggest 10 km road race – the Great Ethiopian Run. UNICEF and the Great Ethiopian …

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UN Security Council backs idea to indict Sudan leader

By NEIL MACFARQUHAR | The New York Times

UNITED NATIONS — Members of the Security Council generally expressed support on Wednesday for the International Criminal Court’s moving ahead with the possible indictment of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan for …

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There are only 300 broadband internet subscribers in Ethiopia

By Beles

According to Internet Worlds Statistics, Internet usage in Ethiopia is the lowest in Africa and the world.

While countries in Africa and around the world enjoy unprecedented growth in information technology (IT) and telecoms growth and reaping …

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IFRC chief Bekele Geleta warns of famine in Ethiopia

POZNAN, Poland (AFP) — The food crisis in Ethiopia and other countries in the Horn of Africa region is severe and could rapidly turn into famine, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warned …

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Ethiopia: Alemitu Girma's parents thank Gulf News

Alemitu Girma Hailu’s father Mamo Kacha and mother Sale Mankocha were finally able to give their daughter a proper funeral. The maid’s body was kept at a morgue for 62 days after her sponsor refused to bear the repatriation costs.
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Ethiopia population risen to near 77 million

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopia’s population has risen by a staggering 23.4 million people over the past 14 years, to its current 76.9 million, according to a census approved by parliament Thursday.

The census dates from May 2007 and includes …

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Obama 1961 birth announcement from a Hawaii newspaper

This Honolulu Advertiser announcement of Barack Obama’s Aug 4, 1961 birth was published August 13, 1961 on page B-6. It is available only on microfilm in Hawaii libraries. The announcement is 4th from the bottom of the left hand column. …

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Woyanne to delay troop pullout from Somalia

By Peter Heinlein | VOA

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – [The Woyanne regime in] Ethiopia has agreed to a brief delay in its troop pullout from Somalia to allow the international community time to organize a replacement force. VOA’s Peter Heinlein …

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There Is No Justice In Ethiopia – The Teddy Afro show trial

By Joe Michael | Commentary

The Kangaroo court of Ethiopia has delivered yet another unmerited verdict. This time, it is against the most popular singer Teddy Afro, who was falsely, based on the evidence submitted by the prosecutor, accused of …

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Meles Zenawi acting like a cornered rat in Somalia

FINANCIAL TIMES EDITORIAL

Somalia’s jihad

This poses near-term dangers not only for long-suffering Somalis, whose plight is barely recorded, but for the world. Somalia is a failed state that has been without effective government now for 17 years. International trade …

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Ethiopia: Susan Rice is bad news for Africa

“Rice revealed herself to be an apostle of George Bush’s War on Somalia.”

By Glen Ford | BAR

If you believe that Barack Obama will pursue a policy in the Horn of Africa that is substantially different than that of …

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AIDS killed 67,000 Ethiopians last year

Inside a Scientist’s Mission to Study HIV in Ethiopia

Some HIV patients suffer from terrible neurological disease. Then, there are others that never have any cognitive problems at all. The same virus, but very different responses. That’s why most days …

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New Hampshire doctors volunteer in Ethiopia

By Casey Farrar | The Keene Sentinel

PETERBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA) – On Dr. Fletcher R. Wilson’s first trip to Ethiopia, he decided he wouldn’t let it be his last.

Wilson, an obstetrician and gynecologist at Monadnock OB GYN Associates …

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Sudan politicians say Obama has Sudanese root

By Andrew Heavens

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese politicians claimed Barack Obama as one of their own on Saturday as they belatedly celebrated his election as U.S. president, hailing his family roots in their country.

Much has been made of Obama’s …

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Ethiopian runners to participate in Pune Marathon

Pune, India (UNI) – Ethiopian runners, popular for their long distance running, will be taking part along with the top runners from Kenya and Tanzania in the 23rd edition of the Vodafone Pune international marathon, to be flagged off here …

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24 Ethiopian and Somali refugees perish off Yemen coast

Teams from Doctors Without Borders (MSF) treated 164 refugees from Ethiopia and Somalia who arrived on a beach in southern Yemen on December 1, after they made a harrowing two-day journey in smuggler boats launched from northern Somalia.

At least …

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Ethiopian Parliament revokes immunity of a member

By Simegnish Yekoye

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia- The Ethiopian parliament has lifted the immunity from criminal prosecution of Shewaferahu Yitina, elected member of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) after a request from Addis Ababa City Administration saying he is …

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Newsweek special report on U.S. elections 2008 (Part 7)

This is PART 7 of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the

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Newsweek special report on U.S. elections 2008 (Part 6)

This is PART 6 of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the

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Newsweek special report on U.S. elections 2008 (Part 5)

This is PART 5 of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the

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Newsweek special report on U.S. elections 2008 (Part 4)

This is PART 4 of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the

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Interlocking crises in the Horn of Africa (must read)

This research paper (authored by the British House of Commons Library) looks at recent developments in the Horn of Africa, where there are a number of protracted and interlocking crises at work, and briefly discusses some of the main factors …

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Ethiopian pop star convicted – BBC

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopian superstar singer Teddy Afro has been convicted of the manslaughter of a homeless man killed in a hit-and-run incident in Addis Ababa in 2006.

The singer was found guilty of running the man down in …

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Newsweek special report on U.S. elections 2008 (Part 3)

This is PART 3 of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the

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8,000 Ethiopian Jews demand repatriation to Israel

By Dagnachew Teklu

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (APA) Thousands of Ethiopian Jews (Falashas) still continue their demand to be repatriated to Israel-their promised land-to unite with their relatives already there.

There are still a good number of Falashas camping outside the …

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Newsweek special report on U.S. elections 2008 (Part 2)

This is PART 2 of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the

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Addis Ababa hosts 12th African Union Summit

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Journalists are hereby informed that the next Ordinary Sessions of the decision-making organs of the African Union will take place in Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The AU Summit will hold according to the …

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OFDM, OPC accuse Woyanne federal police of defamation

By Bruck Shewareged | EthioPolitics.com

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Two Ethiopian opposition parties, the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (OFDM) and Oromo People’s Congress (OPC), said in a joint statement that the National Information Security Service (NISS) and the Federal Police …

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Ethiopia: Flower export doubles, while people starve

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Income from Ethiopia’s flower exports will more than double to $150 million this year, but future expansion may be hit by the global financial crisis, the head of a private industry body [that is affiliated …

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18 Ethiopians, Somalis drown off Yemeni coast

Sana’a, Yemen – At least 18 Somalis and Ethiopians drowned off Yemen on Monday, and 73 were still missing after smugglers forced them to jump overboard from two boats, rescuers said.

They told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa the smugglers ordered 236 …

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Kangaroo court in Ethiopia convicts Teddy Afro

The Woyanne regime’s kangaroo court in Ethiopia has convicted popular Ethiopian singer Tewodros Kassahun (Tedy Afro) of hit-and-run and man slaughter during a hearing held today.

Ethiopia Zare reported that after the conviction, Judge Leul asked Tedy and his attorney …

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Window Dressing the Star Chamber

Alemayehu G. Mariam

Lipstick and Fingernail Polish

In July, 2008, the Zenawi regime commissioned an official report on riot control entitled “Modernizing Internal Security in Ethiopia”[1]. That report, prepared by retired British Colonel Michael Dewars, made “recommendations designed to create …

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Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Ethiopia

Algeria Algerian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Embassy of Algeria in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia send edits
Nifas Silk Lafto K. Ketema
05 Addis Ababa
City: Addis Ababa
Phone: 251 1 71 96 66, 251 1 20 57 57
Fax: 251 1
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Mobile internet users in S. Africa 15 milllion, in Ethiopia 0

In contrast, there are only about 20,000 Internet service subscribers in Ethiopia, and 0 mobile Internet (accessing the Internet on cellphones) users under a policy instituted by the dictatorial regime of Meles Zenawi that is intended to keep the people

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