Monthly Archives: March 2014

ኢህአዴግና አሜሪካ — የፍቅረኞች ኩርፍያ?

ኢህአዴግ የአፍሪካ ቀንድ ስጋት?

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ለአፍሪካ ቀንድ ሰላም ብቸኛ ተዋናይና ፊት አውራሪ አድርጎ ራሱን የሾመው ኢህአዴግ ለቀጠናው ስጋት እንደሚሆን ተጠቆመ። አልሸባብንና አልቃይዳን ከምንጩ እናጠፋለን በሚል ስትራቴጂ መለስ ከቆፈሩት ጉድጓድ ውስጥ ሰምጣ የነበረችው አሜሪካ ከጉድጓዱ ለመውጣት ወስናለች። ኢትዮጵያዊያን የሚያምኑትና የሚቀበሉትን …

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Georgia Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man who killed an Ethiopian immigrant

The Georgia Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the conviction and life prison sentence given to Demarcus “Money Marc” Crawford for his role in the brutal 2008 killing of an Ethiopian immigrant who was residing in Lilburn, a suburb of …

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“Nineteen Eighty-Four” in 2014 Ethiopiana

Big Brother Meles“Big Brother is Watching You!” secretly: The snooping thug state in 2014 Ethiopiana 

The secrecy-obsessed regime in Ethiopia has a huge creepy dragnet of secret electronic surveillance programs to sniff out the deeply-buried secrets of the people of Ethiopia.

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Semayawi Party leaders in Wolayta, southern Ethiopia, arrested

Semayawi PartyThe TPLF junta has arrested 5 members of Semayawi Party’s leadership in Wolayta, southern Ethiopia, on Friday.

The detained individuals are: 1) Wochefo Sadamo, 2) Tademe Fekadu, 3) Tsadiku W. Selassie, 4) Tewodros Geta, 5) Bogale (?).

Police has prevented …

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ኢህአዴግ የእምነት ተቋማትን በጥብቅ የሚቆጣጠርበት ህግ ሊያጸድቅ ነው

ህጉ ጣጣ እንዳያመጣ የሰጉ ኢህአዴግን እየመከሩ ነው

ከጎልጉል ድረገድ

religions ኢትዮጵያን ከሁለት አስርተ ዓመታት በላይ እየገዛ ያለው ኢህአዴግ የሃይማኖት ተቋማትንና ምዕመናኑን በጥብቅ የሚቆጣጠርበትን ህግ ለማጽደቅ በዝግጅት ላይ መሆኑ ተሰማ። የህጉ ረቂቅ የደረሳቸው ከፍተኛ ዲፕሎማቶች ኢህአዴግን አበክረው እየመከሩና በሚያመጣው አጠቃላይ መዘዝ ዙሪያ …

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Nile dam an issue of no compromise – Egypt Foreign Ministry

News Release by State Information Service of Egypt

The issue of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam is linked to Egypt’s water security which is an integral part of Egypt’s national security, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Atti said in a

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Ethiopian Orthodox Church takes roots in Ghana

Ghana FlagThe Ethiopia Orthodox Tewahedo Church will take roots in Ghana with the establishment of a branch of the church in Ghana after the acceptance of a fact-finding report that recommends that it is apt to have the church in the …

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11 Ethiopians arrested in northeastern Kenya

11 Ethiopians arrested in Embu, KenyaPolice in Embu, Kenya, have arrested 11 immigrants of Ethiopian origin who were being taken from Isiolo to Nairobi.

Police said that the 11 were intercepted at a road block when police flagged down a Toyota Probox for over loading …

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Some policy considerations regarding the Ethiopian outmigration

By Seid Hassan and Minga Negash

In our December 19, 2013 article entitled “Explaining the Ethiopian outmigration: incentives or constrains” we alerted readers and policy makers in Ethiopia about the push, pull and mediating factors of outmigration in general and …

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እውነተኛው አ.ኢ.ግ.ተ. (EITI) ወይስ የማዳም ክላሬ የሙስና ማጋበሻ ቡድን?

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

Deception 3 ማዳም ክላሬ አሸንፈዋል! እንኳን ደስ ያለዎት፣ ማዳም ክላሬ!

 

ባለፈው ሳምንት የ “አምራች ኢንዱስትሪዎች የግልጽነት ተነሳሽነት/Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) ሊቀ መንበር የሆኑት ማዳም ክላሬ ሾርት ስልጣናቸውን ከህግ አግባብ ውጭ በመጠቀም …

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Kenya arrests 39 Ethiopians

Police have arrested 39 undocumented immigrants and two human traffickers from Ethiopia near the frontier town of Merille in Kenya’s Samburu County. “They will be charged by Wednesday for being in the country illegally,” Samburu Police Chief Samuel Muthamia told …

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EITI or Clare’s Corruption Club?

Clare Short Clare Short has won! Congratulations, Clare! Brava!

Last week, Clare Short, Chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), succeeded in bullying the EITI Board members into voting to admit the ruling regime in Ethiopia into her Club.  She did …

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Ethiopian woman in Kuwait attempted to commit suicide

KUWAIT CITY (ARAB TIMES) – An Ethiopian woman tried to commit suicide in her sponsor’s residence by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room with an electrical cable, reports Al-Rai daily. Security men from Abdullah Al- Mubarak Police Station …

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Miss Ethiopia chosen as Miss Africa Utah

Miss Ethiopia Muluwerk Hale

By Sheena McFarland | The Salt Lake Tribune

Miss Africa Utah reigned in the Beehive State for only about two weeks. Winnet Murahwa, who entered the March 8 competition as Miss Zimbabwe, beat out eight other contestants to win the …

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Zambia court convicts 18 Ethiopians


A court in Zambia has convicted 18 Ethiopians and fined K4,500 each or in default nine months simple imprisonment for unlawful entry into the country.

The Nakonde magistrate’s court has also discharged 13 other Ethiopian juveniles who were charged with …

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Although Ethiopians face severe food shortage, government is leasing fertile land to foreign investors – Deutsche Welle

Gambela farm
Although one in 10 Ethiopians is going hungry, the government is leasing fertile land to foreign investors. Deutsche Welle spoke with Essayas Kebede from the Ethiopian government about so-called land grabbing. Continue reading……

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Dr Segenet Kelemu receives L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science award

Dr Segenet Kelemu
Ethiopian scientist is one of the five exceptional women honored for scientific excellence L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science today. Each woman represents a unique career path combining exceptional talent, a deep commitment to her profession and remarkable courage in a …

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ENTC Weekly Radio – March 17

Listen to ENTC radio program – March 17

News and analysis, Crimea’s annexation from Ukraine

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የኢትዮጵያ ተተኪ ሴቶች ትውልድ መነሳሳት!

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

“ከዚህ በኋላ ትዕግስታችን ተሟጧል!”

ሰማያዊ ፓርቲ በኢትዮጵያ እንደገና ወኔ የተሞላበት የትግል መንፈሱን በማደስ ጥንካሬውን አሳየ !

Semayawi Women  Demonstrationእ.ኤ.አ ማርች 9/2014 የተከበረውን ዓለም አቀፍ የሴቶች በዓል ምክንያት በማድረግ በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ተዘጋጀቶ በነበረው የ5 ኪሎ ሜትር …

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Addis Ababa in the 1960s (photos)

Photographs of Addis Ababa 1963 – 1967

March 18, 2014

Addis in 1960s

Addis Ababa 1960s 1

Addis Ababa 1960s 2

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The Hypocrisy of the West Messay Kebede

The West is deploring the referendum in Crimea and threatening to apply economic sanctions against Russia, believed to be the instigator of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis. Some Western politicians even go the extent of advocating direct military aid so that …

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‘The Ethiopian Wolf’: An adventure tale with a heroic goal


The Ethiopian wolf, one of only two wolf species in Africa, is seriously endangered, with only 450 individuals left. However, hope remains among the conservationists who are doing heroic work to preserve this fascinating species for future generations. Success would …

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ENTC Public Meeting in Washinton DC

Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) will be holding a public meeting in Washington DC on April 13, 2014. Refer to the flyer for more information.

Public Meeting Flyer

ENTC 13 April 2014

ENTC public meeting poster 13Apr2014

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Ethiopian man in Atlanta busted for trying to steal the identity of US Attorney General

Yafait Tadesse (WXIA) – A Georgia man has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for filing fraudulent income tax returns under several stolen identities, including that of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Yafait Tadesse pleaded …

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Rise of the Daughters of Ethiopia!

Semayawi Women“We can’t take it anymore!”
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Nazret in the 1940s

Color photographs of Nazret 1946 – 1950

 

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Click here for color photos of Nazret in the 1940s

 

 

 

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Reeyot Alemu spends 1000th day in prison

Reeyot AlemuIn a month when we are celebrating women, today, Sunday March 16th is Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu’s 1000th day of imprisonment for simply doing her job. A columnist for several Amharic-language newspapers, Reeyot Alemu was one of the first journalists …

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Pushback against Ethiopia’s campaign to infiltrate the EITI

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)

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March 14, 2014

An Open Letter to African Steering Committee Members for Publish What You Pay (PWYP)[i]

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board Members from PWYP

 

Dear Ali Idrissa, Jean-Claude Katende

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Ethiopian mushrooms hold antioxidant potential, researchers say

ethiopian musroomEthiopian mushrooms hold antioxidant potential, with wild mushrooms proving stronger than cultivated, according to the first research looking at country’s edible offerings. The researchers from Addis Ababa University and Pennsylvanian State University collected the samples from the Addis Ababa, Kaffa …

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Police arrest a suspect in slaying of Ethiopian immigrant in Ohio

Dinkisra MengistuCOLUMBUS, OHIO (THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH) – A Delaware County man charged with killing an Ethiopian immigrant on the Far North Side on Sunday was arrested by Columbus SWAT officers yesterday.

Anthony M. Monaco, 19, of 3714 Perennial Lane …

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Ethiopia’s cave churches: An inverse reality

Lalibela All other great religious structures towered over the surrounding landscape when built, in order to create a lasting impression on the visitor. Digging one out upside down must surely be the most time-consuming method imaginable. Perhaps the Ethiopians did this …

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የማዕድን ሙስና በኢትዮጵያ፡ ለማዳም ክሌር ሾርት የተሰጠ መልስ

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

Clare_Shortግልጽ ደብዳቤ ወይስ ግልጽ የሙስና ተባባሪነት?

“የአምራች ኢንዱስትሪዎች የግልጽነት ተነሳሽነት/Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) የተባለውን ድርጅት የመሰረቱትን አገሮች ሁኔታ ቀረብ በማለት በምመለከትበት ጊዜ  በኢትዮጵያ ያለው  የሲቪል ማህበረሰብ ሁኔታ ከእነዚህ አገሮች ከበርካታዎቹ የባሰ መጥፎ ነው …

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Ethiopian scientist at University of Texas receives achievement award

Dereje AgonaferProfessor Dereje Agonafer, Jenkins Garrett Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, was selected as the 2014 NSBE Golden Torch Award honoree for Golden Torch Legacy Award and will be saluted at the 17th Annual Golden Torch Awards …

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ENTC weekly radio – March 10

Listen to ENTC radio program – March 10

News and analysis, Adwa 118th year

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Husband and wife arrested for beating to death Ethiopian woman in Abu Dhabi

Ethiopian woman beaten to death in Abu Dhabi, UAEABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – A couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering their employee and throwing her body in the desert.

Col Rashid Mohammed Bourshid, the head of Abu Dhabi Police CID, said the body of a …

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Mining Corruption in Ethiopia: A Reply to Clare Short

Clare ShortOpen letter or open pandering to corruption?

“As I look around the EITI implementing countries, I do not accept that the situation for civil society in Ethiopia is worse than a great many of them.” That was the didactic pronouncement …

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Our response on Nile will be decisive – Egyptian foreign minister

Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy

EGYPT INDEPENDENT – Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy gave Ethiopia the harshest Egyptian warning to Ethiopia in relation to the dispute over Adis Ababa’s dam on the Nile River.

In an interview with Tahrir satellite channel late Friday, Fahmy waved “a …

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በግድቡ ሕይወታቸው የተገደበ ኢትዮጵያውያንን ለማትረፍ የሚደረገው እርብርብ

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

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ከሁለት ዓመታት በፊት በዚህ በያዝነው ወር “ግድቡ እና አደጋው፡ ግልገል ጊቤ ሦስት በኢትዮጵያ“ በሚል ርዕስ በደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ በኦሞ ወንዝ ሸለቆ ከሚካሄደው ልማት ጋር በተያያዘ መልኩ ግድቡ ሊያስከትል በሚችለው እንደምታ ላይ ትኩረት በማድረግ ትንታኔ …

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ENTC announced a public meeting in Washington DC

ENTC has released a Press Release announcing a town hall meeting in Washington DC to facilitate the discussion on an all-inclusive transitional government in Ethiopia.

 

Read the full statement here (pdf)

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አስተያየት በሻምበል ፍቅረስላሴ ወግደረስ “እኛና አብዮቱ” ላይ

ከፈቃደ ሸዋቀና

የሻምበል ፍቅረ ስላሴን ባለ 440 ገጽ መጽሐፍ ላነብ ስነሳ ጸሐፊው በሃያ ዓመታት የእስር ቤት ቆይታቸው በስልጣንና የሃላፊነት ዘመናቸው የነበሩትን ብዙ ክንዋኔዎች ፣ ውሳኔዎችና ተዋናዮችን አስመልክቶ የነበራቸውን እይታ እንደገና ለማጤንና ለማሰላሰል (Reflect ለማድረግ) እድል አግኝተው የጻፉት ሊሆን ስለሚችል ሚዛናዊ

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Whole Foods started carrying Ethiopian food in Miami, Florida

Image: Whole FoodsWhole Foods, an American foods supermarket chain, has started carrying Ethiopian food in its Miami, Florida, stores.

MIAMI NEW TIMES: Rejoice, lovers of Ethiopian eats! The East African cuisine has finally made its way back to Miami. For a …

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ENTC radio special program

Listen to ENTC radio program – March 3

Hailemedhin Abera and ET related news and analysis

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Road accident claimed the lives of 16 people on Addis Ababa – Mekele road

Sixteen people died after a bus traveling from Mekele to Addis Ababa slammed into a car today.
Ethiopia road accident

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በኢንቨስትመንት ስም የመሬት ነጠቃ

በኢንቨስትመንት ስም አፍሪካ ውስጥ የሚደረገውን የመሬት ቅርምት አስመልክቶ የካናዳ የፓርላማ አባላትና እውቅ ምሁራንን ያሳተፈ ውይይት በኦታዋ ተደረገ

Ottawa, Canada

February 25, 2014

Coalition for Equitable Land Acquisitions and Development in Africa በምህጻረ ቃል CELADA በመባል የሚታወቀው በካናዳ ኦታዋ ውስጥ የተቋቋመ …

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The Race to Save Ethiopians Damned by the Dam

 alison m jones omo riverPeople of Omo River Basin sold down the river 

Exactly two years ago to the month, I wrote a commentary entitled, “The Dam and the Damned: Gilgel Gibe III Ethiopia” focusing on the impact of   “development” in the

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The shameful act of OPDO

The shameful act of OPDO. By Yilma Bekele

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I came across a clip of a VOA interview from Ethiopia. It is about the unveiling of a new statue in Oromia Kilil (Bantustan), Arsi Zone, Hitosa Wereda named Anole Statue and …

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Anniversary of the Battle of Adwa

 

Ethiopian forces led by Emperor Menelik annihilated invading Italian colonial troops on March 2, 1896 at the Battle of Adwa.  Ethiopians killed over 6,000,  wounded and captured thousands more in a mere eight hours.

The Ethiopian camp was ably …

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The Battle of Adwa as a “Historic” Event

By Donald N. Levine

There are three reasons why we commonly refer to some happening as a historic event: either it occurs for the first time; it has significant consequences; or it is symbolically important. As a first time event, …

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Ethiopian Airlines VP, head of Flight Operations resigned

ENTC cited credible sources inside Ethiopian Airlines that the Vice President and Head of Flight Operations has resigned.

Please read the details here (pdf)

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Ethiopians return home to a bleak future

More than 150,000 Ethiopians have been deported from Saudi Arabia in recent months

By Rebecca Murray | Aljazeera

February 28, 2014

Ahmed woke up in a Riyadh hospital with his kidney removed 

 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ahmed, 20 years …

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Violence in the Ogaden Rages On

Ethiopian Persecution, Threats and Kidnapping

By Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org
February 28, 2014
Hidden and isolated from the world the armed conflict raging in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia goes unnoticed. The killing and raping of innocent civilians at the
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The Battle of Adwa Changed Ethiopia and the World

By Abebe Hailu

Adwa battleEthiopia has a significant history reaching over 3,000 years into the past. The word “Ethiopia” has become a term for the idea of African solidarity and freedom, not just the name of a nation or a region. …

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