Monthly Archives: November 2009

Ethiopian Emperor Menelik’s pocket watch on auction

Menelik pocket watch GENEVA (AP) — A historical pocket watch made for Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II (1844 – 1913), “The Negus Watch”, dating from 1893, is displayed during an auction preview for the media at Sotheby’s in Geneva, Switzerland, this week.

The auction, …

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የግል ሚዲያ የዴሞክራሲ ዋስትና እንጂ ጠላት አይደለም

ከአውራምባ ታይምስ ዝግጅት ክፍል

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ኢትዮጵያ ፈርማ ከተቀበለቻቸው የተባበሩት መንግስታት የሰብአዊ መብት ሰነዶች አንዱ በዓለም አቀፍ የሲቪልና የፖለቲካ መብቶች ቃል ኪዳን አንቀጽ 19 ስር የሚገኘውና ማንኛውም ሰው ያለምንም ጣልቃ ገብነት የራሱን አስተሳሰብ ስለመያዝ መብቱ የሚደነግገው ክፍል ነው:: ድንጋጌው …

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Ethiopia: ONLF forces attack multiple Woyanne targets

An Ethiopian rebel group, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), is reporting that it has carried out a massive military campaign against forces of the Woyanne tribal junta in eastern Ethiopia in the past few days and occupied 7 towns. …

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Ethiopia: A senior AEUP leader resigned in protest

A senior leader of the All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP), Major Argaw Kabtamu, has resigned from the party after protesting the party chairman Hailu Shawel’s agreement with head of the Woyanne regime, Meles Zenawi, on the upcoming general elections.

Major …

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HRW honors Ethiopian human rights activist Daniel Bekele

An Ethiopian human rights activist who was jailed for 2 1/2 years said Friday that his country is less free today than it was during its disputed 2005 election.

Daniel Bekele, 42, is crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada on a …

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A book about Gen. Demissie Bulto released in DC

CRYSTAL CITY, VIRGINIA — On November 9, 2009, a crowd of over 120 gathered for a book signing event at the Double Tree Hotel in Crystal City, Virginia.

Ato Neamin Zeleke, the lead organizer and publisher, opened the event with …

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Ethiopian-American vote delivers in Virginia 09 elections

VIRGINIA, USA (ea4c.org) — Creigh Deeds and the Democratic ticket suffered a sweeping defeat, turning what Obama turned into a “Blue State” back into the red column of the Republican Party. The loss suffered by the Democrats was …

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Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie returns to Dubai

By Pat Butcher

Dubai, UAE (IAAF) –Although Haile Gebrselassie won both previous Dubai races easily, an overenthusiastic first half ruined his first record attempt, in 2008; and turning into the teeth of a rainstorm at 30k washed out 2009. So …

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Ethiopia Member of Parliament resigns in disgust

By Belete Etana Disassa

I am a member of parliament (MP) and deputy chairman of Public Account Standing Committee (PAC) of the House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia, elected as a representative of Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO) from Limu …

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Ethiopia: ONLF fighters take over military base in Dufan

The Ogaden Liberation Front (ONLF) officials yesterday said that they took over control of more Woyanne regime military basses in eastern Ethiopia.

Abdukadir Hassan Hirmoge, deputy chairman of ONLF, claimed victory over Woyanne forces following clashes in the past few …

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Ethiopian lawyer Daniel Bekele to speak at HRW event in Toronto

By Sonia Verma | The Globe and Mail

When Daniel Bekele, an Ethiopian lawyer, takes the stage at a Human Rights Watch dinner Friday in Toronto honouring his bravery, he will give a speech but he won’t tell his story.…

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Meles blames U.S. for Ethiopia’s economic problems

By Peter Heinlein

ADDIS ABABA (VOA) — Ethiopia’s Prime Crime Minister Meles Zenawi says failures in the U.S. financial system are largely to blame for Africa’s economic crisis, and pointed to China as a possible key to recovery. Our correspondent …

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Ethiopian man gets 32 years in prison for killing sister

MINNEAPOLIS (Star Tribune) — A 25-year-old Richfield, Minnesota, resident will spend at least 32 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing his sister and assaulting her infant.

Guuci Beyena Mekonnen, an Ethiopia native, entered his plea …

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Schools to teach Amarigna, Tigrigna as Hieroglyphic languages

Since the release of the new book, “Amarigna & Tigrigna Qal Hieroglyphs for Beginners” (ancientgebts.org), Ethiopian and Eritrean adults have been familiarizing themselves with the controversial subject of the book. Now their children will have the opportunity to …

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Message to Memher Zebene

ሥልጣነ-ክህነት የቂም መወጫ በትር አይደለም!

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ከምትኩ ይመር፣ ዋሽንግተን ዲሲ

ዘበነ (መምህር) መንገድህን ፈትን ራስህንም ጠይቅ፤ ሥጋ ከባድ ነው፣ ትእቢትም ያሳፍናል። በእምነትና በሥራ እንጅ በቲፎዞ ገነት አትወረስም፣ መጽሃፉም አላለም። በአንጋፋው የሜሪላንድ ደብረ ገነት መድኃኔ ዓለም የኢትዮጵያ

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Ethiopians in Israel struggle to succeed – video

Ybase Chekol, an Ethiopian Christian man, says his ancestors were among a group of Jews known as the Falash Mura who were forced to convert to Christianity more than 100 years ago.

Now, he and his family have moved to …

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Woyanne selling out Ethiopian farmers

BAKO, Ethiopia — For centuries, farmers like Berhanu Gudina have eked out a living in Ethiopia’s central lowlands, tending tiny plots of maize, wheat or barley amid the vastness of the lush green plains.

Now, they find themselves working cheek …

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The joy and sadness of November

By Yilma Bekele

November 9, 1989, is a special day for the German people, in particular, and for the rest of humanity, in general. It is a day that one more system designed to treat fellow humans as lesser beings …

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North Carolina: Senseless murder of Ethiopian girl

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr

CHARLOTTE, NC (Charlotte Observer) — Staying in Ethiopia was a death sentence for the pretty, thin 17-year-old girl with a heart defect.

Tigist Yemane was weak. She couldn’t walk more than a few …

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Solutions for some common Windows 7 problems

Windows 7 is faster than Vista, makes better use of your system resources, is packed with interesting features, and looks great. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. If you’ve moved to Windows 7 recently then you might have noticed various …

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Five Soldiers Defect to Eritrea

Five Soldiers Defect to Eritrea and more news. Watch below:

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Warlord Meles says Africa can give world clean energy

EDITOR’S NOTE: It seems the mental condition of Ethiopia’s khat addicted tyrant is deteriorating by the day. He doesn’t have food to feed 6 million people and yet he talks about giving the world clean energy.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – …

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Liya Kebede on challenges facing mothers in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, 94 percent of women deliver their babies at home, without the aid of a trained birth attendant.

Follow Liya Kebede, the World Health Organization’s Global Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and a native of Ethiopia, as …

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2 Ethiopian men charged with fraud in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Bartow County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have arrested two Atlanta men — who are natives of Ethiopia — in connection with more than $2,000 worth of fraudulent purchases.

According to Sheriff’s Office reports Asaye H. Tewolde, 33, of Atlanta …

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EPPF Fighters attack Woyanne in Wolkait area

EPPF Fighters attack Woyanne in Wolkait area and more News. Watch below:

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Tecola Hagos on Hailu Shawel’s betrayal

By Tecola W. Hagos

The events of the last two week in Ethiopia has been painful, but a great example of political betrayal and opportunism of the worst kind. I watched on video the depiction of an open platform of …

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North Carolina man shot Ethiopian girlfriend

By Ely Portillo | Charlotte Observer

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — A man accused of murdering his girlfriend Saturday turned himself in to authorities Monday night, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.

Investigators say Davon Londell Thomas, 27, shot his girlfriend, 23-year-old Tigist …

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Ethiopia’s delusional tyrant

By Isaac Ugbabe

Echoing the Ethiopian government’s recent call for food aid, British diplomat, Paddy Ashdown, has requested the international community’s urgent assistance in preventing a looming humanitarian crisis. Reuters reports that 160,000 tons of food are required if the …

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Ethiopians in the Diaspora overestimate U.S. leverage in Ethiopia

By David H. Shinn

As a reader during the past 25 years of political commentary by the Ethiopian diaspora and based on my own contacts with that community, I am struck by the prevailing belief that the U.S. government has …

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4 Ethiopian women killed themselves in Lebanon

By Hayeon Lee |NowLebanon

Over the last two weeks, four Ethiopian women in Lebanon were found dead, probably from suicide.

From the moment she arrived in Lebanon, Martha (not her real name), an Ethiopian woman in her twenties, was …

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American man suing FBI over wrongful detention in Ethiopia

NEW JERSEY (BBC) — An American man residing in New Jersey is suing the FBI for mistreatment while he was held in jail in Kenya and Ethiopia in 2007.

Amir Meshal was arrested on the Kenyan border as …

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Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele nominated for IAAF Athlete of the Year

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) announced the nominations for the 2009 Athlete of the Year awards. The finalists were selected using a poll of IAAF members.

For the men, the finalists for the Athlete of the Year include …

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40 tonnes of gold discovered in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s Ministry of Mines on Tuesday announced the discovery of a mine containing more than 40 tonnes of gold deposit worth 1.7 billion dollars (1.1 billion euros).

The state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported that the new find, …

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J’Accuse!

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

“No alternative in the opposition,” they whispered anonymously. What a disgusting phrase to use in justifying support for a ruthless dictatorship? That is apparently the scuttlebutt on Embassy Row in Addis Abeba. Reuters’ Barry Malone reported …

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Yemen police arrested 72 Ethiopians

SANA’A, YEMEN (Saba) — Yemen police detained 72 Ethiopians, including 15 women, who have entered the country illegally by boat, Interior Ministry has reported.

Security authorities have said that the migrants who landed off Ahwar Coast in Abyan Governorate tried …

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Hailu Shawl comes full circle

By Alem Mamo

“He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.” – Publilius Syrus

The term ‘honor’ comes from the Latin honos in which a person is assessed based on the individual’s actions, mainly his or her honesty, dignity …

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Straightening out coffee facts in Ethiopia

By Wondwossen Mezlekia

The recent article by Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, founder and CEO of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), titled “Will The Real Poor Farmer Rise” is a praiseworthy contribution to a serious public dialogue on matters of …

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Keep your eyes on the prize

Keep your eyes on the prize By yilma bekele
Psychologist Ellen McGrath calls it ‘the rumination rut’…. a style of thinking in which, like a hamster in a cage, you run in tight circles on a treadmill in your brain. …

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Interview with an EPPF Fighter

Interview with an EPPF Fighter and more News. Watch below:

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Famine and the Noisome Beast in Ethiopia

Alemayehu G. Mariam

It is hard to talk about Ethiopia these days in non-apocalyptic terms. Millions of Ethiopians are facing their old enemy again for the third time in nearly forty years. The Black Horseman of famine is stalking that …

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The other handshake

While sellouts like Hailu Shawel are shaking hands with a blood thirsty tribal warlord, genuine patriotic Ethiopians like EPPF fighters are in the bushes and jungles of Ethiopia fighting to liberate our country from the Woyanne vampire regime. The photo …

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Why are we surprised by Hailu Shawel’s betrayal?

When Ethiopian Review published a series of articles 2 years ago about Hailu Shawel’s corruption and treachery, his supporters were up in arms. It took them 2 years to find out that this man is a pathological traitor.

It is …

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