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ፋብሪካዎች ማታ ማታ መብራት እንዲያጠፉ ደብዳቤ ተጻፈላቸው

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በአዲስ አበባ መብራት ሙሉ ቀን መጥፋት ጀምሯ ኢትዮጵያ ኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል ኮርፖሬሽን ባጋጠመው የኃይል እጥረት ምክንያት፣ ትላልቅ ፋብሪካዎች ማታ ማታ መብራት እንዲያጠፉ የሚያስገድድ ደብዳቤ እንደጻፈላቸው ምንጮች ለሪፖርተር ጋዜጣ ገለጹ፡፡ ኮርፖሬሽኑ በበኩሉ ከሲስተም ውጭ ያለ ኃይል እንዳይጠቀሙ ለማድረግ መሆኑን ገልጿል፡፡ (more)

Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreporter.com tags: Addis Ababa, Electric Power

Ethiopia plane crash: Airline dismisses pilot error report

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The Ethiopian Airlines on Friday dismissed as 'speculative', reports that pilot error was behind the Beirut crash that killed 90 people in January, saying investigations were likely to take long to reach conclusions into the possible reasons behind the crash. (more)

Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.afriquejet.com tags: Addis Ababa, ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Plane Crash: co-pilot did not follow instructions

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A preliminary report said "human error" was the cause of the deadly Ethiopian Airlines plane crash into the Mediterranean Sea last month and that the last words the pilot said to his co-pilot: "We're finished … God have mercy on us." (more)

Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.sawtbeirut.com tags: Addis Ababa, ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines

Preliminary report: Human error behind Ethiopian plane crash

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Flight 409 bound for Addis Ababa crashed into sea off the coast of Naameh, south of Beirut minutes after takeoff from Beirut Airport early in the morning of January 25, killing all 90 people on board. (more)

Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.accidents.com tags: Addis Ababa, ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines

Kenya, Ethiopia to inter-connect Power Grids

published 36 days, 16 hours, 36 minutes ago posted by

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President Mwai Kibaki, who is attending the 14th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Tuesday met and held talks with the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi. (more)

Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.topix.com tags: Addis Ababa, EEPCO, Electric Power

The Ethiopian dream: come to America then go back home

published 44 days, 17 hours, 20 minutes ago posted by

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I’ve been told that some Ethiopian men living in America return to Ethiopia for a few weeks just to find a wife and bring her back to the U.S., even though they barely know each other. The man gets a young pretty woman who shares his culture, and the woman gets to come to America. (more)

Digg It category: Fun | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: Addis Ababa, ethiopia

Earthquake Risks in Addis Ababa and other Major Ethiopian Cities

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According to a report published in 1999, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake, which seismologist say could happen in areas of close proximity to Addis Ababa, the country’s major city, could cause as many as 4000-5000 deaths, 8000-10,000 injuries and a displacement of as many as [...] (more)

Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Addis Ababa

Buckle Bustle Under New Safety Laws

published 75 days, 17 hours, 5 minutes ago posted by

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Demmelle Asmamaw was going through his personal belongings on Thursday, looking for something in particular that he might use to get himself out of the dilemma he faced. After a 'to make' or 'to buy' analysis on his part, he figured there was no point in spending money on something as simple but apparently not as serious as finding material that could pass for a safety belt for his Peugeot taxi cab. (more)

Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.addisfortune.com tags: Addis Ababa, Law

Prostitution plagues Ethiopia’s capital

published 78 days, 19 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by

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The streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia bustle with activity during the day. Shoppers crowd markets, taxi cabs dash across busy streets and Arabian-style music booms from office towers. For the most part, Addis seems to be an ordinary city. But as the sun sets, remaining illusions of normalcy disappear. Young girls, some between the ages of 12 and 15, line city streets in hopes of finding a customer or two for the night. What makes A... (more)

Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreview.com tags: Addis Ababa, ethiopia

Revised Traffic Regulation - About Time, Now for Details

published 78 days, 19 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by

admin 78 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes ago

The city administration believes that the new law will go a long way in curbing traffic accidents in the city. Bruh Yihunbelay, deputy editor-in-chief, spoke to Assefa Mezgebu (Sgt.), public relations officer for the Addis Abeba Traffic Police Accident Control and Inspection Department, on the new law t... (more)

Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: allafrica.com tags: Addis Ababa

Little Addis in South Africa (video)

published 99 days, 17 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by

admin 99 days, 17 hours, 54 minutes ago

A visit to Little Addis, Johannesburg, South Africa The Ethiopian district in town is affectionally known as Little Addis. Amazing cheap food can be enjoyed. But we’re talking amazing, and amazingly cheap. We’re slowly starting to explore the area more. One place to start is Joburg Mall accessible on Jeppe Street. The first place we recommend [...] Related posts:South Africa and Mozambique to build $1.3 bln power station48 hours in Addis AbabaItalian soprano in Addis Ababa (more)

Digg It category: Fun | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreview.com tags: Addis Ababa

Tilahun Regassa & Koreni Jelila win at Great Ethiopian Run

published 113 days, 20 hours, 17 minutes ago posted by

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Addis Ababa (November 22, 2009) - Koreni Jelila and Tilahun Regassa stole the honours at the Ethiopian Airlines 2009 Great Ethiopian Run 10km in Addis Ababa earlier today, both winning in new course records. Jelila reproduced her winning form of one week earlier when she had won the season’s first domestic cross-country race of 2009 by breaking [...] (more)

Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.goodnewsethiopia.com tags: Addis Ababa, Great run

Former Commercial Bank of Ethiopia manager gets 9 years

published 113 days, 20 hours, 17 minutes ago posted by

admin 108 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes ago

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — The state-controlled news service, WIC, reports that a former general manager of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and two other individuals received stiff prison sentence for corruption. (WIC) – The Federal High Court sentenced three corrupt offenders on November 16 and 17 to rigorous imprisonment ranging from 5-9 years and ordered them [...] (more)

Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.ethioplanet.com tags: Addis Ababa, Bank, ethiopia

Richard Nerurkar: Great Ethiopian Run – Nine years and counting

published 156 days, 4 hours, 21 minutes ago posted by

admin 160 days, 19 hours, 22 minutes ago

By Kae Daniels, Special to GoodNewsEthiopia.com - Addis Ababa (October 1, 2009) – Richard David Nerurkar is a former track & field athlete from Great Britain, who competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He is also the author of the book Marathon Running: From Beginning to Elite. Today, he is general manager of [...] (more)