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California police shoot Ethiopian woman
published 955 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 960 days, 10 hours, 33 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Friday, October 02, 2009 3:38:05 AM GMT
DAVIS, CALIFORNIA (CBS) — A woman was shot during a confrontation with Yolo County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday morning, but is expected to survive her injuries. The Davis Police Department says a deputy was enforcing an eviction noticed at an apartment on Hanover Drive in Davis when 46-year-old Eleni Bekele came to the front door with a [...] (more)
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Egypt blocking Ethiopia funding for Nile projects Abbay Media: ‘The Ethiopian Information Bank’
published 955 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 961 days, 8 hours, 34 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Thursday, October 01, 2009 5:36:41 AM GMT
East africa is in the midst of a devastating drought–in Ethiopia, the dry spell has left close to 14 million people dependent on food aid. When assigning blame, aid workers and politicians finger the usual suspects: lack of rain, climate change, and an underdeveloped agricultural sector. But they’re forgetting one: Egypt. (more)
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Press encounter with Meles Zenawi highlights dire need for new vision for Ethiopia
published 955 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 961 days, 8 hours, 37 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Thursday, October 01, 2009 5:34:07 AM GMT
Meles Zenawi addresses the media inside his office in the capital Addis Ababa September 16, 2009. In the wake of his involuntary anointment as chief executive of the state and the ruling party, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has once again shifted to a high gear with a new five-year term securely under his belt. Although his decision was not unexpected, his 360 deg... (more)
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The prisoner worthy of a liberty award
published 955 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 962 days, 8 hours, 27 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:44:02 AM GMT
The Cato Institute, a respected libertarian public policy foundation in the United States, has been searching for the fifth recipient of its liberty award. Named after the late Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman [1912-2006], the award is “presented every other year to an individual who has made a significant contribution to advance human freedom.” [...] (more)
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የመንግሥት ባለሥልጣናት የጅማ ዩኒቨርስቲ ተማሪዎችን እያደራደሩ ነው
published 955 days, 19 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 965 days, 18 hours, 42 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:29:21 PM GMT
በጅማ ዩኒቨርስቲ ጥቅምት 28 ቀን 1998 ዓ.ም. የተከሰተውን የተማሪዎች ችግር ለመፍታት እና ትምህርት እንዲጀመር ለማድረግ የኦሮሚያ ክልል የፀጥታና አስተዳደር ጉዳዮች ኃላፊ እና የትምህርት ሚኒስቴር ም/ሚኒስትር በስፍራው በመገኘት ተማሪዎችን ለማደራደር እየጣሩ መሆኑ ተሰማ። (more)
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Protesters to leaders: Stay true to Africa
published 959 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 963 days, 8 hours, 18 minutes ago
Saturday, October 03, 2009 6:03:56 AM GMT Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:53:05 AM GMT
Ethiopian activist Mekdese Kassa Editor's note - Ethiopian activists denounced G-20 nations on Friday for sustaining the life of African dictators despite the latter's public record of commiting crimes that range from corruption to serious human rights violations. The activists particulary were enraged because of the presence of Meles ... (more)
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How Ghana did it
published 959 days, 8 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 963 days, 8 hours, 22 minutes ago
Saturday, October 03, 2009 6:03:56 AM GMT Tuesday, September 29, 2009 5:49:00 AM GMT
Noted economist George Ayittey is a vocal critic of corrupt African governments and their financiers Editor's Note - The following paper by noted economist George Ayittey was presented to Addis Dimts Radio Annual Fest at Washington Marriott on September 27, 2009. George Ayittey, one of the guests of honor at the highly successful Addis Dimts Radio event, was accorded a standing ovation by the hall packed with Ethiopian Americans and friends. (more)
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Ethiopia Meles on ICG report, obama administration and Medrek
published 962 days, 8 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 962 days, 10 hours, 45 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:44:32 AM GMT Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:25:46 AM GMT
In a two-and-a-half-hour meeting with reporters, prime minister Meles Zenawi had harsh words for the authors of a new report that warns of the potential for ethnic violence ahead of next year’s national elections. The report by the International Crisis Group describes Ethiopia as a de facto one-party state where the lack of political space “incites opposition groups to consider armed ... (more)
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Police disperses Ethiopian protest rally in Pittsburgh
published 962 days, 8 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 962 days, 11 hours, 35 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:44:32 AM GMT Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:35:41 AM GMT
Obama cannot protect Ethiopian's right to stage protest rally even in his own country. Watch the video (more)
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In Contempt of. . . the Truth!
published 962 days, 8 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 962 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 5:44:32 AM GMT Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:39:27 AM GMT
In Contempt … Commenting recently on an International Crisis Group (ICG) study dealing with rising ethnic tensions and dissent in advance of the “May 2010” elections, Ethiopia’s arch dictator wisecracked, “This happens as some people have too many billions of dollars to spend and they feel that dictating how, particularly, the developing countries manage their affairs is their God given right and (more)
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Ethiopians protest for jailed leader
published 962 days, 10 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 965 days, 14 hours, 21 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:14:42 AM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 11:50:21 PM GMT
PITTSBURGH - Ethiopian activists took to the streets of Pittsburgh on Thursday and urged G-20 to stop supporting Meles Zenawi, and rather join the struggle to bring the dictator to justice for genocide and crimes against humanity. Meles Zenawi, who was attending the G-20 Summit, has during his nearly 20-year rule, reduced Ethiopia into the most famished and impoverished nation on Earth. Mark ... (more)
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በጐጃም የአንድነት አስተባባሪዎች ተደበደቡ፤ በደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ለፓርቲው የሚሆን ቢሮ ያከራዩ ግለሰብ ታሰሩ
published 962 days, 10 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 965 days, 18 hours, 34 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:14:42 AM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:37:10 PM GMT
በሲያትል ተደመምን፤ በካልግሪም ኮራን፤ በፖርትላንድም ተደነቅን ነፍስና ስጋ፤ ትናንት ለስጋችን ነበር ዛሬ ደግሞ ለነፍሳችን እኛና ጠላት፣ ሰልፍና ሰይፍ፤ ሰይፍ አልመዘዝንም እስኪ ሰልፍ እንውጣ፤ ሴፕቴምበር 13፣ 2009 በእውኑ እኛ ከብርቱካን ም... (more)
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ያልተማረው ዲያስፖራ
published 962 days, 11 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 965 days, 18 hours, 53 minutes ago
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:21:04 AM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:17:50 PM GMT
ዲያስፖራው በልማት፣ በዴሞክራሲና በተለያዩ አገራዊ ጉዳዮች የበኩሉን አስተዋፅኦ እየተወጣ ነው አይደለም በሚሉ ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ ብዙ ክርክሮች ይነሳሉ፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ ዲያስፖራ እንደ ሌሎች አገራት ዲያስፖራ በተለይ በልማት ዘርፍ የሚጠበቅበትን አልተወጣም የሚሉ ሲኖሩ ዲያስፖራው በአገሩ ልማት እንዳይሳተፍ በቂ ማበረታቻ አልተደረገለትም... (more)
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Egypt police kill Eritrean migrant at Israel border
published 962 days, 16 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 965 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:36:33 PM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:03:47 PM GMT
Egypt police kill Eritrean migrant at Israel border SMAILIA, Egypt, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Egyptian police shot dead an Eritrean migrant as he tried to slip across the border into Israel in an upsurge of violence that has left seven migrants dead this month, security sources said on Wednesday. One other Eritrean migrant was wounded and in [...] (more)
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Australian citizen tortured in Ethiopia
published 962 days, 19 hours, 10 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 965 days, 19 hours, 9 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:00:54 PM GMT Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:02:06 PM GMT
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (Bartamaha) — A GOODWILL mission has turned into a nightmare for a Melbourne man who has been imprisoned and tortured in Ethiopia, according to his family. Sadiq Ahmed, 46, a food inspector from Heidelberg who is an Australian citizen, has been detained since May, his brother Abdalla said yesterday. The father of four has been [...] (more)
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Ethiopia – Déjà vu: Much ado about an already won election!
published 963 days, 7 hours, 52 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 968 days, 7 hours, 40 minutes ago
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 6:18:58 AM GMT Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:30:48 AM GMT
Alemayehu G. Mariam, is an Ethiopian professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino, and an attorney based in Los Angeles Ethiopia – Déjà vu: Much ado about an already won election! By Alemayehu G. Mariam | September 21, 2009 Déjà Vu: Here We Go Again With the Charade Last April, we commented that the whole business [...] (more)
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Ethiopian rebels deny helping Somali Islamists
published 965 days, 6 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 968 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes ago
Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:15:04 AM GMT Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:27:05 AM GMT
Ethiopian rebels deny helping Somali Islamists ADDIS ABABA, Sept 22 (Reuters) – An Ethiopian rebel group denied on Tuesday it is helping Islamist militants in neighbouring Somalia who are waging a violent rebellion against the country’s U.N.-backed government. Al Shaabab, the main rebel group that Washington says is al Qaeda’s proxy in Somalia, on Sunday seized control [...] (more)
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