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, …
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, …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Five Soldiers Defect to Eritrea and more news. Watch below:
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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) – …
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 …
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 …
EPPF Fighters attack Woyanne in Wolkait area and more News. Watch below:
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Interview with an EPPF Fighter and more News. Watch below:
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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 …
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 …
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 …