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Ogaden Online: Woyane Militia Continues Destroying Ogaden Towns
published 15 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 15 hours, 2 minutes ago
Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:04:04 AM GMT Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:03:45 AM GMT
Reports reaching our service desk indicate that Ethiopian militiamen based around the towns of Dig, Jarar Province and Fardhiig, Qorahay province destroyed the most houses of the two towns and the property within it. This illegal action ... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ogaden.com tags: eprdf, ethiopia, ONLF

Bob Geldof should be held accountable
published 16 hours, 1 minute ago posted by adminadmin 16 hours, 6 minutes ago
Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:05:00 AM GMT Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:00:10 AM GMT
By Alem Mamo | March 10, 2010 Geldof's defiance amounts to saying the photo to the left never existed at all 1984/85 - Gebremedhin Araya (L), Max Peberdy (center) and Tekleweyni Assefa, a TPLF senior cadre who to this day is the director of REST, the so-called 'humanitarian wing' of the criminal TPLF group. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethiomedia.com tags: Bob Geldof, election 2002, eprdf, Food, Gebremedhin Araya, TPLF

Sir Bob Geldof – Defending the indefensible | Abbay Media
published 16 hours, 1 minute ago posted by adminadmin 16 hours, 43 minutes ago
Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:05:00 AM GMT Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:22:44 AM GMT
The year was 1984. A famine of unimaginable proportions was ravaging the northern region of Ethiopia. Besides the famine, that part of Ethiopia was also in the midst of a multi dimensional bloody civil war that took so many lives and destroyed infrastructure. The fighting parties were the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF), operating in a close alliance, launching a coordinated political and military operation against the regime in Addis Ababa. In 19... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: Bob Geldof, eprdf, Food, Meles Zenawi, TPLF

The BBC's allegations over Ethiopian aid: what is the truth?
published 16 hours, 1 minute ago posted by adminadmin 16 hours, 26 minutes ago
Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:05:00 AM GMT Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:40:29 AM GMT
Aid workers must be pragmatic - if food was getting to people, then the money was doing its job. To suggest that the TPLF never pulled a fast one and took their share would be a very foolish .... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.newstatesman.com tags: Bob Geldof, election 2002, eprdf, Food, Meles Zenawi, TPLF

PM Meles Zenawi denies 1984-85 Ethiopia aid was diverted
published 1 day, 21 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 1 day, 21 hours, 41 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:25:15 AM GMT Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:25:00 AM GMT
The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi has denied the allegation which claimed that 95% of the $100m aid raised by Live Aid and others to fight famine in rebel-held northern Ethiopian in 1985 was diverted to be spent on weapons.He said the BBC had fallen for lies put out by his political opponents on the eve of a general election in Addis Ababa next month. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.africanews.com tags: election 2002, eprdf, ethiopia, Food, Meles Zenawi, TPLF

BBC stands by its Ethiopia aid abuse report
published 2 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 2 days, 16 hours, 58 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:22:21 AM GMT Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:08:27 AM GMT
The BBC report claimed that 95 per cent of the $100m aid raised for famine in northern Ethiopia in 1985 was diverted by rebels to buy weapons. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.newstatesman.com tags: eprdf, ethiopia, Food, TPLF

BBC holds firm over Ethiopia famine funds report
published 2 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 2 days, 16 hours, 56 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:22:21 AM GMT Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:09:56 AM GMT
Bob Geldof with Ethiopian children in 1985. Geldof galvanised international aid to fight the famine. Photograph: Rex Features The BBC is standing by a report that 95% of the $100m aid raised to fight famine in northern Ethiopia in 1985 was diverted by rebels and spent on weapons, despite denials by Bob Geldof and leading charities. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.guardian.co.uk tags: Bob Geldof, eprdf, Meles Zenawi, TPLF

Woyane Blood Money
published 2 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 2 days, 16 hours, 51 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:22:21 AM GMT Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:15:29 AM GMT
The story of how the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), commonly known as Woyane, stole famine aid money in the 80's has been an open secret among Ethiopians for quite sometime. Only now it is getting the attention it deserves by the international press (see yesterday's BBC expose on the subject titled "Ethiopia famine aid 'spent on weapons"). (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.enset.org tags: eprdf, Food, Meles Zenawi, TPLF

የመለስ ዜናዊ ገደብ አልባነት
published 2 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 2 days, 16 hours, 49 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:22:21 AM GMT Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:17:36 AM GMT
መለስ የህወሓት 35ኛውን ዓመት አስመልክቶ ሲናገርና በድምፅ ወያነ ትግራይ ጥያቄዎች ቀርበውለት ሲመልስ ልዩ ክብደት የሚሰጣቸው የቅስቀሳ መልዕክቶች አሉ። አንዱ መልዕክት በሃሳቦች ላይ ሳይሆን በሰዎችና ድርጅቶች እንዲሁም በተሸፋፈነ መልክ በህዝብ ላይ ያነጣጠረ አስቀያሚ፣ መጥፎ አርኣያነት ያለውና ባህላችንን የሚበክል ስድብ ነው። ሁለተኛው ደግሞ በሃሳቦች ላይ ያተኮረ የሚመስል ነገር ግን ሃሳቡ የተቃዋሚዎች መሆኑን ማስረጃ ሳይቀርብለት በእነሱ ያልተባለን እንደተባለ አድርጎ የሚያቀርበው በውሸት ላይ የተመሰረተ ህዝብን የማወናበድና የማስፈራራት ቅስቀሳ ነው። (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiopiazare.com tags: eprdf, Meles Zenawi, TPLF

ኢህአዴግ በአሰብ ላይ አጀንዳውን አልቀየረም
published 2 days, 16 hours, 44 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 2 days, 16 hours, 46 minutes ago
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:22:21 AM GMT Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:19:54 AM GMT
የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች  ዴሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር (ኢህአዴግ)  ወደብን  የያዘው አጀንዳ እንደሌለ፣ ይልቁንም የኤርትራን ሉዐላዊ አገርነት  የፓርቲው ሥራ አስፈጻሚ ኮሚቴ  የመንግሥት ዋና ተጠሪ ሚኒስትር አቶ ኃይለ ማርያም ደሳለኝ ለሪፖርተር ጋዜጣ ተናገሩ፡፡ (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreporter.com tags: election 2002, eprdf, TPLF

Ethiopia: Munich, Germany Ginbot 7 public meeting
published 3 days, 22 hours ago posted by adminadmin 3 days, 22 hours, 3 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 1:06:09 AM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 1:03:00 AM GMT
Ethiopia: Munich, Germany Ginbot 7 public meeting (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Activists, Ginbot 7

Ethiopia: Election 2010 and the players
published 3 days, 22 hours ago posted by adminadmin 3 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 1:06:09 AM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 1:04:24 AM GMT
Say good bye to the Walwas and check out the new guys in town Election 2010 has already claimed its first victim in the Tigray State. Mr Aregawi Gebre Yohannes who is the candidate of Arena Tigray (one of the members of Medrek) for the House of Peoples Representative (HPR) has been stubbed to (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: election 2002, eprdf, Medrek

Ethiopia: Ginbot 7 book review
published 3 days, 22 hours ago posted by adminadmin 3 days, 22 hours, 1 minute ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 1:06:09 AM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 1:04:57 AM GMT
Ethiopia: Ginbot 7 book review Back to ecadforum home page (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Book, Ginbot 7

Electoral Preparations Hint Gearing up Towards Known Outcome
published 3 days, 22 hours ago posted by adminadmin 3 days, 23 hours ago
Monday, March 08, 2010 1:06:09 AM GMT Monday, March 08, 2010 12:06:12 AM GMT
The stage for this article was set by two events. Firstly, at the forefront triggering the writing was the second round inter-party debate of March 2nd in preparation for the May 23rd national election. Secondly, coincidentally (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethioquestnews.com tags: election 2002, ethiopia politics, Genet Mersha

VOA Amharic Broadcasts Jammed in Ethiopia
published 6 days, 15 hours, 48 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 6 days, 15 hours, 52 minutes ago
Friday, March 05, 2010 7:17:48 AM GMT Friday, March 05, 2010 7:14:04 AM GMT
International shortwave radio monitors have confirmed that VOA broadcasts in the Amharic language are being jammed. Amharic is the main official language and the language of commerce in Ethiopia. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www1.voanews.com tags: election 2002, eprdf, Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia Press

BBC's Ethiopia weapons report denied
published 7 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 7 days, 15 hours, 45 minutes ago
Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:25:08 AM GMT Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:21:07 AM GMT
Ethiopian officials and an aid agency have denied a BBC report that millions of dollars in aid for Ethiopian famine victims in the 1980s went to buy arms. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: news.bbc.co.uk tags: election 2002, eprdf, Food, TPLF

BBC News - Ethiopia famine aid 'spent on weapons'
published 8 days, 14 hours, 54 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 8 days, 15 hours, 1 minute ago
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:12:32 AM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:05:39 AM GMT
An investigation found claims that a rebel movement in Ethiopia diverted the aid to fund its attempt to overthrow the government of the time. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: news.bbc.co.uk tags: Eppf, Meles Zenawi, TPLF

TPLF spent aid on weapons - while millions died in 1984 starvation
published 8 days, 14 hours, 54 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 8 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:12:32 AM GMT Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:10:55 AM GMT
The BBC has evidence that millions of dollars, earmarked for victims of the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85, went to buy weapons. The investigation found claims that a rebel movement in Ethiopia diverted the aid to fund its attempt to overthrow the government of the time. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.rocketnews.com tags: eprdf, Food, Meles Zenawi, TPLF

Talk to Al Jazeera - President Isaias Afwerki
published 14 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 14 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes ago
Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:36:16 AM GMT Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:36:01 AM GMT
The President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, in conversation with al Jazeera's Jane Dutton. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.youtube.com tags: Eritrea, ethiopia, Isaias Afwerki

32 Million Voters Registered Across The Nation
published 17 days, 16 hours, 12 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 17 days, 16 hours, 24 minutes ago
Monday, February 22, 2010 6:53:43 AM GMT Monday, February 22, 2010 6:41:52 AM GMT
Some 33 million voters have been registered across the nation to cast their votes in the next May national elections in a secret ballot, the National Electoral Board has said. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.reliefweb.int tags: election 2002, eprdf, ethiopia politics
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