Monthly Archives: April 2009

First 100 Days – Obama African Report Card: D

By Oromsis Adula

November 4th, 2008, marked a great milestone in American history and the history of people of African descent. For the first time in the history of mankind, a junior senator of African heritage got elected to the …

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Senate Committee Reviews U.S.-Africa Relationship

By Charles W. Corey | America.org

Washington — Piracy and maritime security, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ethiopia, corruption, and freedom of the press — all important issues in the U.S.-Africa relationship — were addressed April 29 by Assistant Secretary of State …

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Today’s problem yesterday’s solution

By Yilma Bekele

Barack Obama told the American people that you couldn’t solve a 21st. century problem using a 19th. Century mind set. The old prescription by Bush and company weren’t working. He promised that he would look at the …

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Canadian detained in Ethiopia to defend against charges

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — A Canadian man facing terrorism-related charges in Ethiopia and in detention since 2006 will take the defence stand next month, a judge said on Thursday.

Bashir Makhtal, an Ethiopian-born Canadian citizen, is accused of inciting rebellion …

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Home-cooked Ethiopian food in Maryland

By Richard Gorelick | The Baltimore Sun

Owner Emu Kidanewolde displays some of the entrees on the menu. [Baltimore Sun photo by Barbara Haddock Taylor]

Elfegne Ethiopian Cafe is a peach. Owned and operated, pretty much single-handedly, by former mortgage …

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More officers are being arrested in Ethiopia

The Woyanne regime in Ethiopia is currently on a witch-hunt, arresting several military officers whom it is suspecting of supporting Ginbot 7.

Shocked by the level of infiltration in the military by Ginbot 7, Meles Zenawi’s tribal junta seems to …

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Ethiopian student in Maryland charged with murder plot

By Dan Morse and Aaron C. Davis | Washington Post

Yonatan Getachew, 18, was arrested Tuesday, April 28. Charges against him include attempted first-degree murder and three counts of first-degree arson.

WASHINGTON DC — Two Montgomery County teenagers have been …

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An epidemic of waterborne diseases in Addis Ababa

By Desalegn Sisay | Afrik.com

A new consultancy firm that recently took administrative control of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, has expressed concern over a looming water related epidemic. The outbreak, which is expected between now and 2013, could hinder …

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Woyanne: A Government that deserves a coup

By Utubo

I think the count down to Woyanne’s demise has just started if the coup attempt, that, they claimed has occurred is to be believed, and that should be something that we Ethiopians have to be proud of and …

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Kenyan govt investigates OLF militia claims

Kenya (KBC) – The government has launched investigations into reports that heavily armed militias from Ethiopia have been sighted in Merti division of Isiolo district.

District Commissioner Waweru Kimani confirmed claims that some 60 members of the Oromo

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Swine flu main topic at Ethiopia health conference

ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Health officials from seven African countries are discussing a response to swine flu at a conference in Ethiopia, organisers said on Wednesday.

The conference, involving Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania, was planned six …

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South Africa’s election: An example for the rest of Africa

Since 1994, South Africa underwent three national elections with remarkable success free from incidents that often mar elections in much of Africa.

In spite of the fact that the country was under a peculiar form of racialist tyrannical rule before …

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Dubai: Defending the indefensible

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ethiopian Review is interested in this topic because it relates to the thousands of Ethiopian immigrants in Dubai who report of horrible abuses at the hands of their employers.

By Surat S.

A response to journalist Sultan Sooud …

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Ethiopian immigrants follow a new epic route to the U.S.

Jailed repeatedly for his political views, Ethiopian immigrant Sharew paid smugglers around $10,000 to move him through a dozen countries and leave him a year later in the grubby southern Mexican city of Tapachula.

Once on Mexico’s southern border, which …

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A tribute to Tilahun Gessesse, a cultural asset

By Maru Gubena
Some of my readers may think that my tribute upon the untimely death of the phenomenal, the irreplaceable asset of Ethiopia, the unchallenged cultural and musical symbol and the undisputed role model for Ethiopian musicians of my …

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Ginbot 7 will hold public meeting on May 3, Sunday

ANNOUNCEMENT

Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy will hold a town hall meeting in Washington DC next Sunday, May 3, 2009. Click here for more information.…

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I’m Woyanne’s worst nightmare

By Netsanet Habtu

This commentary concerns a recent article written by the “Ethiopian” Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) under the name Adal Isaw, and was published on Aigaforum. In the article, MoFA calls for the extradition of Berhanu Nega, leader …

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If you think Dubai is bad, just look at U.K.

Dear Ethiopian Review, I was interviewed for the “Dark Side of Dubai” article from Britain’s The Independent newspaper that you have posted on the Ethiopian Review and would like to submit my rebuttal that also appeared in The

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The life-and-death struggle for freedom in Ethiopia

(The Daily Item) Berhanu Nega’s story is a frightening testament that in some parts of the world, people are still enmeshed in life-and-death struggles for freedom.

Ethiopia’s regime recently announced that Berhanu Nega and other opposition leaders had …

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Ethiopia coup leader identified as Gen. Teferra Mammo

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The state-controlled Ethiopian Television (ETV) reported that the military leader of the alleged coup plot by Ginbot 7 is General Teferra Mammo.

It is alleged that a military committee that is headed by General Teferra, who …

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Message in a Bottle

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

Patriots and Tyrants

Dr. Hailu Araya: Ethiopian patriot. Political prisoner. Educator. Poet. I am not writing to talk about Dr. Hailu, the Ethiopian patriot, the man who gave the brutal former military dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam …

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Ethiopia opposition leader’s father arrested

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — The father of Ginbot 7 high ranking official Andargachew Tsige has been roughed up and taken to Maekelawi prison by Meles Zenawi’s gunmen, according to Ethiopian Review sources.

On Friday, April 24, several gunmen surrounded Ato …

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A Colorado library honors Ethiopia's Yohannes Gebregiorgis

By Christin Fynewever | Examiner.com

Ethiopia — What do you get when you cross a donkey and a book? A mobile library! Yes, thanks to Liberian Yohannes Gebregeorgis, tens of thousands of Ethiopian children have learned to read.

Gebregiorgis, …

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Leading Kenyan law scholar dies in Ethiopia

By By DAVE OPIYOP | Sunday Nation

One of Kenya’s most respected law scholars, Prof Hastings Winston Opinya Okoth-Ogendo, is dead.

Prof Ogendo, a former vice-chairman of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission, died on Friday night in Addis Ababa, …

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Yemen security forces arrest 101 Ethiopians

Yemen police arrest 101 migrants from Ethiopia SANA’A, YEMEN (Saba) – Interior Ministry of Yemen has given orders to close sea outlets to Ethiopian migrants, al-motamar.net reported on Saturday.

The minister asked the security forces in coastline area to close sea regions in front of the Ethiopians …

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Wzr. Sinedu Gebru’s legacy

Woyanne ambassador to Washington DC Samuel Assefa at his mother’s funeral in Addis Ababa (Photo: Addis Journal)

The funeral of Ethiopia’s first woman parliamentarian Wzr. Sinedu Gebru took place two days ago at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church in Addis …

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Pennsylvania prof. denies leading alleged Ethiopia coup plot

By MARK SCOLFORO

Pennsylvania, USA (AP). – An economics professor at a Pennsylvania university said Saturday he supports efforts to spread democracy in his native Ethiopia, but denied backing an alleged coup attempt there that led to the arrests of …

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Ethiopian and Somali refugees received asylum in Norway

NORWAY (Epoch Times) — Droves of African families recently received asylum status from the Norwegian quasi-judicial Appeals Board (UNE), which handles appeals of rejections by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI).

If these families were not allowed to remain in …

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Ethiopia's regime arrests 35 for coup plot

By ANITA POWELL | The Associated Press

The Woyanne-led Ethiopian government has arrested 35 people suspected of a coup attempt allegedly backed by an Ethiopian economist now teaching at a Pennsylvania university, a government spokesman said Saturday.

Government spokesman Ermias …

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Berhanu Nega family’s home in Ethiopia surrounded

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — The family home of Dr Berhanu Nega, leader of the Ethiopian opposition, Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice and Democracy (Ginbot 7), has been surrounded and his parents have been roughed up by Woyanne gunmen, according to …

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Woyanne claims it has foiled Ginbot 7 activities in Ethiopia

Ginbot 7 has issued its own press released regarding the Woyanne cliam. Click here the statement. Below is a report by the Woyanne-controlled Ethiopian News Agency (ENA).

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ENA) – Terrorist operation being advanced by a terrorist group …

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Clarification from the EPPF leadership

The top leadership of Ethiopian People Patriotic Front (EPPF) has issued a statement regarding accusations that was posted on an anti-EPPF web site against Ato Sileshi Tilahun, head of EPPF International Committee’s organizational affairs.

The statement, which is signed by …

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Watch Eri-Tv live

EastAfro.com has started to carry Eri-Tv live. Eri-Tv’s Amharic program is being watched by more people than the Woyanne-controlled ETV in Ethiopia. Click here to watch.…

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Who the hell is Tilahun?

By Kiflu Hussain

Lately, in the past four years, I learned the hard way how deep pain and grief can penetrate due to the loss of someone you love or admire. Although I’ve always felt sad when someone I know …

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Scientists find a new species of tree in Ethiopia

By Alister Doyle

OSLO (Reuters) – A tree that covers a large area of eastern Ethiopia but has only recently been categorized by botanists raises hope for finding new species elsewhere, experts said.

The acacia fumosa tree, which grows in …

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Ottawa city donates used ambulance to Ethiopia

By Louisa Taylor, The Ottawa Citizen

OTTAWA, CANADA -A decommissioned ambulance dedicated to former Ottawa mayor Marion Dewar will soon be in service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

At a handover ceremony outside City Hall yesterday, Councillor Diane Deans gave the …

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The dark side of Dubai, UAE

By Johann Hari | The Independent

Dubai was meant to be a Middle-Eastern Shangri-La, a glittering monument to Arab enterprise and western capitalism. But as hard times arrive in the city state that rose from the desert sands, an uglier …

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Ethiopia mourns legendary singer at state funeral

By Peter Heinlein | VOA

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have attended a state funeral for legendary singer Tilahun Gessesse, considered a symbol of national unity since the time of Emperor Haile Selassie. Many of Tilahun’s songs were considered anthems, …

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Speaking of our Artists

By Yilma Bekele

We are very lucky here in the Bay Area. We have an Avenue dedicated to Ethiopian cuisine. There are groceries, boutiques and convenient stores. Injera, refined butter, berbere and mitimita cost less here than in Addis.

Most …

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U.S. Govt reports on human rights and its implication

By Habtamu Girma

Since the release of the 2008 U.S. Department of State Annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices on February 2009, it has been a critical agenda in the local media and newspapers regarding its content and …

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MSF finds 35 Ethiopians, Somalis dead on Yemen coast

Awhar, Yemen (MSF) A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) mobile team found 35 Somalis and Ethiopians dead on the Yemen coast on the night of April 22. The dead were among a group who had departed two days prior …

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Ethiopia's Kenenisa to begin comeback in The Netherlands

Hengelo, The Netherlands (IAAF)- Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia will make his come back on the track on 1 June during the FBK-Games in Hengelo.

The Fanny Blankers-Koen Games is a Grand Prix status meeting as part of the IAAF World …

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Three Woyanne regime soldiers defect to Eritrea

ASMARA — Three Woyanne regime soldiers in Ethiopia have defected and arrived in Eritrea. Upon arriving in Asmara, the soldiers said that that the Woyanne regime’s divisive ploys and atrocities against members of the armed forces is intensifying.

The defecting …

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Ethiopians and Somalis drown as boat capsizes

GENEVA (AFP) — Thirty-five Ethiopian and Somali migrants have drowned after a smugglers’ boat crossing the Gulf of Aden from Somalia capsized, the United Nations refugee agency said in a statement Thursday.

“By midday Thursday, 35 bodies had been recovered …

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Teddy Afro’s mother places flower on Tilahun’s coffin

Tilahun Gessesse funeral in Addis Ababa. The photo below shows Teddy Afro’s mother Wzr. Tilaye Arage placing a flower wreath near Tilahun’s coffin during the funeral procession Thursday at Mesqel Square. Click here to see more photos. [Exclusive photos by …

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Ethiopia's Tsegaye will take on London Marathon next Sunday

London, UK (IAAF) – Olympic bronze medallist Tsegaye Kebede is hoping to bring Ethiopia its second major marathon victory in the space of a week when he takes on one of the best marathon fields ever assembled in …

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U.S. Govt takes new look at Somalia strategy

By Sue Pleming

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Piracy off its shores has made Somalia an early challenge for the Obama administration, which is grappling to devise a new strategy that will not replicate past failed U.S. policies in the Horn of …

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Ethiopian Airlines cuts fare

Ethiopian Airlines has announced a promotional drive to make travel cheaper in the current global economic distress.

Ermajechew Regassa, the Airline’s Uganda manager, announced recently that the promotional drive that started on April 4 would last up to May 31 …

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Tilahun Gessesse funeral procession – Video

A massive funeral procession was held for Ethiopia’s legendary artist Tilahun Gessesse today in Addis Ababa, a city where he died unable to get the most basic emergency medical care. Tens of thousands of people participated in the procession as …

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Somali leader returns, completing Woyanne defeat

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys returned to Somalia on Thursday in his first known trip back to the Horn of Africa nation since being ousted two years ago, an Islamist group said.

Aweys, who is on the U.S. …

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Reported U.S. threat against Eritrea was fabricated news

The “U.S. threatens Eritrea over support for al-Qaeda-linked terrorists” article is obviously based on a catchy tittle with no substance of truth. The thought of America invading Eritrea is really poor journalism at it’s best. The reason why other major …

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Ethiopian man arrested in San Diego on suspicion of assault

SAN DIEGO (San Diego Union-Tribune) – Police detectives on Wednesday arrested a 24-year-old man as a suspect in an attack Saturday on a 38-year-old woman in Linda Vista.

Detectives from the sex-crimes unit arrested Mulugeta Hagos, an immigrant

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Western diplomats boycott Bashir state dinner in Ethiopia

By ARGAW ASHINE | The Daily Nation NATION

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Western diplomats based in one of the world’s largest diplomatic hubs, Addis Ababa boycotted a dinner party organized by the Ethiopian government to honor Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir.…

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Tilahun Gessesse's funeral services program released

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ENA) – Funeral procession program for Ethiopia’s renowned artiste Tilahun Gesesse has been issued. The funeral is due to be conducted on Thursday.

Accordingly, a requiem service would be held overnight at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in …

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West Virginia State University hosts 'Taste of Ethopia'

The Ethiopian Student Association at West Virginia State University will host its third annual “Taste of Ethiopia” from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Student Union Grand Hall.

Community will have the opportunity to taste injera (Ethiopian bread), doro …

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How Somalia's Fishermen Became Pirates

By Ishaan Tharoor | Time Magazine

Amid the current media frenzy about Somali pirates, it’s hard not to imagine them as characters in some dystopian Horn of Africa version of Waterworld. We see wily corsairs in ragged clothing swarming out …

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Public meeting in Rome on Italy's invasion of Ethiopia

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Criminal Colonialism
Ethiopia 1935-1941: Voyage to the shadowy heart of Italy

“Looking back on the war in Ethiopia today means having to deal with the way we are today: with the myth that is the popular saying, …

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62 Ethiopians arrested in Malawi

MALAWI (Nyasa Times) — Just under a month after police arrested over 100 Ethiopians for trying to illegally flee the country, another contingent of 62 Ethiopians has been nabbed in Mwanza district as it attempted to do likewise.…

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Wives of African dictators meet in Los Angeles, except Azeb

EDITOR’S NOTE: The self-proclaimed ‘first lady’ of Ethiopia, Azeb Mesfin, did not attend the meeting even though she is the vice chairwomen of “African First Ladies for Against HIV”. Azeb is worse than the HIV. She and her husband are

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Atlanta area jury deliberates in Ethiopian man murder trial

By Josh Green | Gwinnett Daily Post

ATLANTA – Defense attorneys for Quincy Jackson argued Tuesday that a popular premise of modern-day prosecution is flawed: It’s wrong, they said, to convict a man based on evidence that his cell phone …

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Sudan's president Al-Bashir taunts ICC while visiting Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AFP) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir yesterday taunted the international community by arguing that an arrest warrant against him for war crimes had earned him more support than ever.

Bashir made his statement after meeting Ethiopian …

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A collection of Tilahun Gessesse songs

  1. Min Yilalu Sewoch
  2. Setihed Siketelat
  3. Alchalkum
  4. Tiz Alegene Yetintu
  5. Bemishit Chereka
  6. Yezenbaba Mar Nesh
  7. Engudaye Neshi
  8. Ewedish Nebere
  9. Kifu Anyinkash
  10. Kulun Mankwalat
  11. Yezenbaba Mar Nesh
  12. Akal Aynishin
  13. Fikir Lebechaye
  14. Ene Yalanchi Alnorem
  15. Ouota Ayaskefam
  16. Min largachew
  17. Bemishit chereka
  18. Ere min
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Ethiopians in Washington DC take on DLA Piper

By Kashmir Hill | Above the Law

Some of our DC-based readers may have spotted this anti-DLA Piper (a law firm) ad making its way around town via taxi. A reader sent us this photo, saying: :I saw this …

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Gim Legim Abro Yazgim!

By Yilma Bekele

A very crude translation will be ‘trash finds its own kind’. That is what went in my mind when I heard the butcher of Darfur met the butcher of Mogashio, Gambella, Ogaden, Awasa and many other sites …

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Fitawrari Amede Lemma passed away

(EMF) — Fitawrari Amede Lema, a member of parliament during the HaileSelassie government, and renowned Ethiopian businessman who owns shopping centers, has passed away yesterday, family source in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa told EMF.

Fitawrari Amede was a member of …

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An expert opinion on what caused Tilahun’s death

Dear Editor,

I read your piece entitled “Could Tilahun’s death have been prevented.” Thank you very much for your inquisitive mind and thought provocative curiosity!

I would like to pass my deepest condolences to Tilahun’s family and to …

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28-year-old Ethiopian pulled off an impressive upset in Boston

By John Powers | Boston Globe

BOSTON, USA — He had been among the leaders in the middle of the hills in Boston three years ago, but couldn’t finish. He had the Olympic bronze medal in hand coming into the …

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Lavish dinner for al-Bashir by a beggar regime

Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has received a warm welcome on his arrival in neighboring Ethiopia for a two-day state visit. VOA’s Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports Ethiopian and other African officials greeted Mr. Bashir with full honors, while …

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Al-Bashir visits Ethiopia despite war-crime warrant

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan’s president made his sixth foreign trip since his indictment on charges of war crimes in Darfur, traveling Tuesday to Ethiopia despite the international warrant for his arrest.

An Ethiopian foreign ministry spokesman said President Omar …

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The price of polygamy in Ethiopia

The price of polygamy in Ethiopia
OROMIYA, Ethiopia (UNFPA) — If you were to visit 65-year-old Ayatu Nure and his family at their compound in the Oromiya region of Ethiopia, you would probably find eight of Ayatu’s 12 wives harvesting banana roots for dinner, while chasing …

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Tilahun’s passing away: End of an era

By Fekade Shewakena

It is Monday morning after Ethiopian Easter Sunday. I was driving to work in a juicy Washington spring weather. It was raining heavily and I was in a crowded traffic when the ring tone of my cellular …

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Could Tilahun’s death have been prevented?

An interview with Tilahun Gessesse’s wife Wzr. Roman Bezu indicates that his life could have been spared on Sunday had he received timely medical care in Addis Ababa.

Tilahun Gessesse arrived in Ethiopia from the U.S., where he was receiving …

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Remembering Tilahun Gessesse

Tilahun Gessesse, Minneapolis 2006

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The dark side of Dubai

By Johann Hari | The Independent

Dubai was meant to be a Middle-Eastern Shangri-La, a glittering monument to Arab enterprise and western capitalism. But as hard times arrive in the city state that rose from the desert sands, an uglier …

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Ethiopia's Deriba Merga wins Boston Marathon

BOSTON MARATHON (AP) – Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya’s Salina Kosgei won the closest women’s race in the 113-year history of the event while Americans took …

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Tilahun Gessesse passed away

News sources in Addis Ababa are reporting that legendary Ethiopian singer Tilahun Gessesse has passed away at midnight last night.

Tilahun, 69, had been receiving medical treatment in the U.S. for several months and returned to Ethiopia a few days …

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EPPF launches a radio program

The Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) has launched a radio program that is broadcast to Ethiopia 4 times per week. Arbegnoch Voice Radio transmitted its first program successfully on April 14 on both short wave and medium wave frequencies… […

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Exhibition on reconstruction of Ethiopia's Aksum obelisk

(UNESCO) — An exhibition – photographs and a video installation – at UNESCO will celebrate the reinstallation of the Aksum obelisk. The show will give visitors a chance to learn about the history of the Ethiopian site and to view …

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Ethiopia's Ministry of Health says health sector needs $2.6 bln

Andualem Sisay | AfricaNews

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (EMOH) announced that there was a USD$ 2.6 billion financing gap to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the health sector of that country.

At the …

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Sudan's president al-Bashir to visit Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (AFP) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was set to visit Ethiopia on his latest foreign trip since an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes was issued against him, diplomats said on Monday.

“President Bashir will arrive …

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Ethiopia's Abebu Gelan wins Vancouver 10k race

By Gary Kingston | Vancouver Sun

Sun Run women’s race winner Abebu Gelan hits the finish line with a time of 34:05, followed by second-place finisher Chantell Widney of Edmonton (below left; 34:24) and third place New Zealander Fiona Docherty
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The Arc of Justice

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

“We Shall Overcome…”

In 1965, in a commencement address at Oberlin College, Ohio, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke about the ultimate victory of good over evil, justice over injustice, right over might, truth over …

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Boston will have to wait for Ethiopia's Haile Gebreselassie

By Dave Ungrady | Universal Sports

Marathon world record holder Haile Gebreselassie has never competed in the Boston Marathon, the most revered of all 26.2 mile races. But he says he plans in the near future to run the worlds …

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Legendary Ethiopian singer Tilahun Gessesse passed away

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — News sources in Addis Ababa are reporting that legendary Ethiopian singer Tilahun Gessesse has passed away at midnight last night.

Tilahun, 69, had been receiving medical treatment in the U.S. for several months and returned to …

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Sebhat Nega clarifies TPLF’s stand on Eritrea

The following is an interview Woyanne Godfather Sebhat Nega gave to a Woyanne Radio:

Shaebia (EPLF) was… showing signs of compromising on the independence of the Eritrean people. The power-sharing deal EPLF held with the Derg in an East German …

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Ethiopian children get second chance in Idaho

By PAMELA ROBEL – The Olympian

IDAHO, USA — Nesradine Schumaker wears a bright orange helmet while he rides his training-wheeled bike up and down the street. He is sturdy and curious about the world around him, which has changed …

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Ethiopian murder trial in Atlanta continues next week

By Josh Green | Gwinnett Daily Post

LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA – Quincy Jackson‘s murder trial will spill into a second week but could end as early as Monday, prosecutors said after a fourth day of testimony Friday.

First on the …

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Haile Gebreselassie gives advice on how to run marathon fast

By Roman Mica | Examiner.com

With the Boston marathon just around the corner, I thought you might appreciate a few tips on how to run your fastest marathon ever.

So I asked somebody who should know.

As you may be …

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Over 240 Ethiopians entered Yemen illegally last month

SANA’A, Yeman (Saba News) – Interior Ministry of Yemen has reported that about 247 Ethiopians, including 24 women and children, entered the Yemeni territories illegally last month.

Nearly 190 Ethiopians have arrived to the coasts of Abyan and …

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Ethiopian member of Israeli Parliament to speak in New York

UNION COLLEGE, NEW YORK — Shlomo Molla, the sole Ethiopian Jewish member of the Israeli Knesset, will speak at Union College on Sunday, April 19, at 11:30 AM in the Nott Memorial.

Molla will discuss his rise to international power …

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One problem, two solutions

By Yilma Bekele

We are all aware that the global economy is in not in good shape. Both rich industrialized countries and dirt-poor subsistence economies are in a free fall. No one knows where the bottom is. Governments that are …

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80 Ethiopian women languish in Lebanon jail

BEIRUT, LEBANON (IRIN) – Eighty Ethiopian women have been in Tripoli Women’s Prison in north Lebanon for over a year, accused of not having a passport which was either taken from them when they started as domestic workers, or which …

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Japan may resume coffee imports from Ethiopia

By Jason McLure | Bloomberg

Japanese trading houses are in talks with Ethiopian coffee exporters to resume purchases of beans from the Horn of Africa country, a year after imports were slashed when several contaminated shipments were discovered.

“Some Japanese …

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Ethiopia received $389 million in remittances in 6 months

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (APA) – Ethiopia has received a record of $389 million in remittances over a six months period from September to February 2009, reflecting an increase of 19.4 percent.

According to the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, the increase …

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Ethiopia's Tekeste and Elfenesh added to Boston elite field

By John Connolly | Boston Herald

The men’s and women’s elite fields for Monday’s 113th edition of the Boston Marathon were bolstered yesterday with the addition of top respective contenders Tekeste Kebede and Elfenesh Alemu. Both hail from Ethiopia and …

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UDJ holds a fake protest rally in Ethiopia

EDITOR’S NOTE: The so-called “opposition” Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ) held a demonstration in Addis Ababa today in which 250 carefully screened individuals participated. The UDJ leaders said that the protest was held to demand the release of …

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Ethiopia, USA, Somali pirates’ cover-up

By Thomas C. Mountain | Online Journal

One of the best kept secrets in the international media these days is the link between the USA, Ethiopia and the Somali pirates. First, a little reliable background from someone on the ground …

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Japan donates $6 million to UNICEF Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (UNICEF) – The Government of Japan today announced a $6 million donation to UNICEF Ethiopia for reducing the vulnerability of children to the impact of rising food prices.

This contribution, one of the largest from the Government …

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Woyanne regime arrests 100 businessmen in Addis Ababa

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (APA) – The Tigray People Liberation Front (Woyanne)-led Ethiopian regime’s revenue authorities have arrested about 100 business owners in connection with Value Added Tax (VAT) fraud in Addis Ababa, APA learns here on Wednesday.

The Ethiopian Revenue …

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TPLF crimes in Tigray as told by a survivor

According to many of your request, here is the English translation of the Tigringa/Amharic version interview of Fitawrari Gezai Reda, a resident of Tigray region, northern Ethiopia.

Let me start my view by quoting from an article I read a …

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