Monthly Archives: July 2013

ለዚህ መንግሥት ታላቅ ክብር አለኝ — ሻለቃ ሃይሌ ገ/ሥላሴ

By Goolgule.com

July 24, 2013

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የዛሬ 10 ወር የሻለቃ ሃይሌ ገ/ሥላሴ ወደ ፖለቲካ የመምጣት ሁኔታን አስመልክቶ ጎልጉል የድረገጽ ጋዜጣ ሃተታ አቅርቦ ነበር፡፡ (እዚህ ላይ ይመልከቱት) ሰሞኑን አትሌቱ ወደ ፖለቲካው የመግባት ፍላጎቱንና “በምርጫ” ለመወዳደር መፈለጉ ብዙ እየተባለበት ይገኛል፡፡ …

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ጴጥሮስ ያቺን ቃል!

By Goolgule.com

July 30, 2013

ፋሺስቶች ያገራችንን አርበኞች ሽፍታ ቢሏቸው እውነት እንዳይመስላችሁ፡፡ ሸፍታ ማለት ያለ አገሩ መጥቶ የሰውን አገር የሚወር ይህ በመካከላችሁ መጥቶ የቆመ አረመኔው የኢጣሊያ ፋሺስት ነው፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ ለእርሱ እንዳይገዛ ውጉዝ ነው፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ መሬት እንዳትቀበለው የተገዘተች ትሁን

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Why develop your English speaking and writing skills

English becomes language of the world for problem solving as 2 billion people around the world are tying to learn it. If you don’t want to be left behind, develop your English language. Watch the video below about Englishmania in …

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Power Africa? Empower Africans!

youth powerPower, power, power…

When President Obama recently visited Africa, he announced a “Power Africa” initiative.  In his Cape Town University speech, he proclaimed, “I am proud to announce a new initiative. We’ve been dealing with agriculture.  We’ve been dealing with …

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Woyanne’s Anti-Ethiopianism and the Italo-Ethiopian War

The history of Ethiopia is replete with contradictions and paradoxes. There are accounts galore of heroism and meekness, patriotism and treachery, devotion and apathy, and, above all, fear of God and acts of brutality in that ancient country. These chronicles …

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Pentagon to Ethiopians: your suffering is not important to us

Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter Discusses Security Partnership With Leaders in Ethiopia

By Cheryl Pellerin | American Forces Press Service

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 25, 2013 – Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with senior government and military leaders here …

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Letter From Ethiopia’s Gulag: New York Times features Eskinder Nega

By Eskinder Nega | The New York Times

July 24, 2013

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — I AM jailed, with around 200 other inmates, in a wide hall that looks like a warehouse. For all of us, there are only three …

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ESFNA festival is testimony to a new, united Ethiopia: Obang

The 30th anniversary celebration of the annual Ethiopian soccer and cultural festival that just concluded in Washington  is a rejection of division along ethnic lines and an affirmation of Ethiopian unity and nationalism.

“I saw Ethiopians, who did not know

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Ethiopian Muslims to hold a worldwide protest rally on Friday, July 26

(PRESS RELEASE) — The Ethiopian government is treading in narrow and treacherous waters replete with religious identities. It is breaching international covenants with regard to freedom of religion by engaging in the religious persecution of the Muslims who are half …

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For the 2nd time in a week, fire breaks out on Ethiopian Airlines

By Sudan Tribune

July 18, 2013

Addis Ababa– An Ethiopian Airline plane from the capital Addis Ababa to the northern tourist town of Axum was forced to make a rough landing on Wednesday after its smoke sensors went off minutes …

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Deconstructing Construction Corruption in Ethiopia

corruption ahead In my fifth commentary on corruption in Ethiopia this year, I focus on the construction sector. The other commentaries are available at my blogsite.

The cancer of corruption in the construction sector the World Bank (WB) documented in its …

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US Deputy Defense Secretary Travels to Israel, Ethiopia

By Cheryl Pellerin | American Forces Press Service

July 20, 2013

 

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ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT, July 20, 2013 – Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter began a weeklong trip today that will take him first to Israel and …

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The Grand Scam: Spinning Egypt’s Military Coup

By  Esam Al-Amin | counterpunch.org
July 21, 2013

Every coup d’état in history begins with a military General announcing the overthrow and arrest of the country’s leader, the suspension of the constitution, and the dissolution of the legislature. If people

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The last Ethiopian standing.

The last Ethiopian standing. By Yilma Bekele
That is exactly what I feel like now. Who died and left me with this burden is not clear to me but believe me I feel like I am all alone and it …

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BBC reports on the shocking treatment of Ethiopian refugees in Yemen

By Yalda Hakim | BBC News

July 18, 2013

Click here for the full story:   Ethiopian migrants tell of torture and rape in Yemen

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UK colludes with Ethiopian officials to steal aid to the poor: The Telegraph

British aid money flows into offshore fund

By Robert Mendick | The Telegraph

July 7, 2013

More than £160 million of British foreign aid is being channelled through an offshore investment fund used to buy Boeing jets for an African

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ኢህአዴግ በሩን እንዲከፍት የዓለም ባንክ አዘዘ

የማነቂያው ገመድ ከርሯል፤ “ትግሉ ይቀጥላል” ኦባንግ ሜቶ

By Goolgule.com

July 18, 2013

ኢህአዴግ ለሚገዛት ኢትዮጵያ ከፍተኛ መጠን ያለው ዕርዳታ የሚሠጠው የዓለም ባንክ፤ ለዕርዳታና ልማት የሚልከው ገንዘብ ኢህአዴግ የሕዝቡን ሰብዓዊ መብት ለመጣስ ተጠቅሞበታል በሚል ሙሉ ምርመራ እንዲካሄድ አዘዘ፡፡ የባንኩ ውሳኔ ኢህአዴግን …

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World Bank to investigate Ethiopia’s use of loans to abuse human rights

World Bank Board approves investigation into allegations of bankrolling human rights abuses in Ethiopia

July 16, 2013

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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a full investigation into whether the Bank has breached its policies in Ethiopia …

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Fingerprints of International Aid on Forced Relocation, Repression, and Human Rights Abuse in Ethiopia

July 17, 2013

By the Oakland Institute

OAKLAND, CA—Two new reports from the Oakland Institute, Development Aid to Ethiopia: Overlooking Violence, Marginalization, and Political Repression and Ignoring Abuse in Ethiopia: DFID and USAID in the Lower Omo Valley, show

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Today’s Ethiopia is colonized by foreign aid – Alex Martinez, Sanford University

EDITOR’S NOTE: Stanford University grad Alex Martinez concludes after visiting Ethiopia and working with USAID for over a month that Ethiopia, a country that has never been colonized, is now a colony of foreign aid. The architect of such colonization

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Exponential Population Growth and Carrying Capacity of the Ethiopian Economy

By Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD

On July 5, 2013 the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia announced that the Ethiopian population has reached 86 million people. Seizing the occasion I would like to warn about the consequences of exponential population growth in …

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Ethiopia’s Fragmented Elites: Origins and Syndromes

By Messay Kebede

One question that regularly and intensely consumes the mind of many Ethiopians is the question of knowing why Ethiopian elites are unable to work together. Especially those opposing the TPLF regime, even though they are well aware …

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ENTC spreading its message in Ethiopia

While the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) was hosting a consultative conference on transitional government during the first week of July 2013, its chapters in Ethiopia were busy spreading the organization’s message.

Watch Clip here

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Thus spoke Eskinder, the drum major for Ethiopian democracy

By Alemayehu Gebremariam

Still drumming for democracy

Eskinder Nega is still drumming for democracy in Ethiopia. From inside the belly of the infamous Meles Zenawi Prison in Kality, just outside the capital Addis Ababa. Until recently, Eskinder was in solitary

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Obama laying the foundations of a fearful and dehumanized America: Financial Times

The US leader’s successors will be able to target anyone

By Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick | Financial Times

July 10, 2013

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On the campaign trail, Barack Obama lambasted the policies of George W Bush that had made the

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BOOK REVIEW: Tower in the Sky by Hiwot Teffera

By Selam Beyene, PhD

Following the publication of Hiwot Teffera’s widely acclaimed book, Tower in the Sky (AAU Press, 2012), several reviews have been posted in the Internet and other media, both by government propagandists [1] and others in the …

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Proving them wrong – the Ethiopian way.

Proving them wrong – the Ethiopian way. By Yilma Bekele
They say all kinds of bad stuff about us. It is said so many times and so often some of us start to believe the lie. That is always the …

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Bloomberg: Fire on Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner “Highly Significant”

By Businessweek.com

July 12, 2013

Mary Schiavo, a former U.S. Transportation Department inspector general, talks about a fire at London’s Heathrow airport today involving a Boeing Co. 787 jet operated by Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise. A second Dreamliner, operated by Thomson

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Ethiopia: We will continue flying Boeing 787s inspite of fire

Heathrow fire: Ethiopia Dreamliner fleet to stay flying

By BBC

July 13, 2013

Heathrow airport
Smoke was detected from the aircraft after it had been parked at Heathrow for more than eight hours
Ethiopian Airlines says it is to continue operating its
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What Different Languages Think Different Animals Sound Like

By Casey Chan | Gizmodo.com

July 9, 2013

Hello. Hola. Bonjour. Ni Hao. We all say things differently because each language has their own words. Like, duh. But what about how different languages think animals sound? We’re not exactly saying …

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US appoints career diplomat Patricia Haslach as new ambassador to Ethiopia

By Matt Bewig | allgov.com

July 29, 2013

 

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The next ambassador to the northeast African nation of Ethiopia, which was the only African nation to successfully maintain its independence during the Age of Empire, will be Patricia …

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The plight of the Ogaden

Walking From the Ogaden:  Seeking Peace in Dadaab

by Graham Peebles | Counterpunch.org
July 9, 2013
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Many people living outside Africa, most perhaps, have never heard of the Ogaden (or Somali) region of Ethiopia, they know nothing of the murders

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ENTC press release about the July 2013 conference on the process of formation of transitional government

Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has released a Press Release on the July 2-3 consultative conference on the process of formation of transitional government after removing the brutal regime.

Read the Press Release – Amharic

Read the Press Release – …

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Obama came and saw but did he conquer Africa?

Alemayehu G Mariam


Obama UCT(This week my regular Monday commentary is presented for the second time in the form of a “flash drama” on Obama (a sub-genre of theatrical play sometimes described as a “ten minute one-act play”).  The first “act” 

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ENTC report on the July 2-3 conference on the process of formation of transitional government

ENTC has released the report on the July 2-3 consultative conference on the process of formation of transitional government after removing the brutal regime.

Read the report – Amharic    (PDF)

Read the report – English     (PDF)…

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ENTC – Ato Sileshi Tilahun’s interview on VOA

ENTC conducted a successful consultative conference July 2-3 on the process of the removal of the oppressive Ethiopian regime and replacing it with an all-inclusive transitional government. Listen to the VOA interview with Ato Sileshi Tilahun (Afe Gubae) below as …

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The July 2013 conference on Ethiopian transitional government concluded with agreements on key points

The two-day conference that was convened by the Ethiopian National Transitional Conference (ENTC) in Washington DC to discuss the formation of an all inclusive Ethiopian transitional government has been adjourned on July 3 after participants agreeing on major issues and …

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The Oromo issue on Al Jazeera

The Oromo issue on Al Jazeera. By Yilma Bekele
There was a half hour discussion on the Oromo issue in Ethiopia on Al Jazeera Television Network. It was one of those situations where you go ‘what just happened’ after an …

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Conference on Ethiopian transitional government formation – Day 2 Update

ENTC conference on Ethiopian transitional government

ENTC conference on Ethiopian transitional government

ENTC conference on Ethiopian transitional government
The historic conference called by the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) to discuss the removal of the Woyanne junta in Ethiopia and replacement with an all-inclusive transitional government is in its second day of session.

Today’s session will follow up …

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Commercial Colonisation of Africa

By Graham Peebles |Nationofchange.org

June 28, 2013

Driven overwhelmingly by self-interest and profit, the current crop of “investors” differ little from their colonial ancestors.

The New Wild West

Dancing to the tune of their corporate benefactors, governments of the ruling …

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Conference on Ethiopian transitional government formation underway in Washington DC – update

UPDATE: July 2, 2013, 8:00 PM
Today’s session has ended with presentations by Dr Messay Kebede and Wzr. Lemlem Tsegaw in the afternoon.

Tomorrow morning, representatives from various organizations will present their proposals and share their ideas on removing and …

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Ethiopia’s world cup hopes dim as FIFA imposes penalty

Ethiopia stripped of qualifying win

By Al_jazeera.com

July 2, 2013

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Ethiopia were stripped of three points in World Cup qualifying by FIFA on Monday for fielding an ineligible player in a game against Botswana, handing South Africa a lifeline …

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