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U.S. Removes HIV As Bar to Visas from Ethiopia
published 865 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 865 days, 15 hours, 1 minute ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:11:47 AM GMT
HIV testing is no longer mandatory for visa application at the US Embassy, effective as of January 4, 2009. The requirement, which had been in effect since 1987, has been repealed. The US Embassy Consular Section in Addis Abeba is to contact visa applicants it turned down in the last year because [...] (more)
Digg It category: Fun | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Somaliland, Putland in border row
published 865 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 865 days, 15 hours, 2 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:10:52 AM GMT
While the rest of Somalia remains in turmoil , Puntland and Somali land regions have been enjoying relative peace. But a border dispute between Puntland and Somaliland is now threatening that peace. Yassin Juma was in the disputed region to find out just who is in control. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Somalia

German firm to design CBE headquarters in Addis Ababa
published 865 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 865 days, 15 hours, 3 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:10:13 AM GMT
Henn Architekten has won first prize in an architectural competition for the construction of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) headquarters in Addis Ababa. Once completed, the 42-storey tower will be the tallest building ever built in Ethiopia. The firm’s proposal includes, on the longer sides of the slender office tower, a gap in the facade [...] (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: Bank, CBE, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Melkam Gena Weizero Birtukan
published 865 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 865 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:09:14 AM GMT
I grew up during the reign of the Emperor. Everybody was afraid of HIM. Then came the Colonel and we had nothing but contempt for him. He was an impostor of no consequence. A rude chapter in our glorious past. Now we are stuck with yet another dictator of questionable deeds. He kills [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: Birtukan Mideksa, Burtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Fighting the ghosts of the Ethiopian private press
published 865 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 865 days, 15 hours, 5 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:07:44 AM GMT
The Ethiopian private press is in the limelight again. As part of the Prime Minister’s threat not to repeat what happened in 2005, a huge anti press campaign is well underway, resulting in countless interviews. The government is set to hit hard to any opposition in its way before the inconsequential elections slated [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Ethiopian Press, news about ethiopia

Conflicting professional obligations among government journalists in Ethiopia
published 865 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 865 days, 15 hours, 6 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:06:34 AM GMT
This paper presents research into journalism cultures in three large media organizations in Ethiopia, all state-owned: Ethiopian Television, Ethiopian News Agency and The Ethiopian Herald. Through a series of in-depth interviews the researcher set forth to analyse how journalists cope with the potential conflict between [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Ethiopian Press, news about ethiopia

Meles planning to replace UDJ with a puppet UDJ
published 867 days, 7 hours, 4 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 867 days, 7 hours, 5 minutes ago
Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:09:07 PM GMT Tuesday, January 05, 2010 4:08:07 PM GMT
•Meles is planning to replace the real UDJ with a pro-Govt UDJ faction, possibly the one led by Prof. Mesfin. The aging Professor Mesfin is being assisted by the state media ETV. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.jimmatimes.com tags: election 2002, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Traders offer up to 3mln birr for EXC membership
published 868 days, 19 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 868 days, 19 hours, 59 minutes ago
Monday, January 04, 2010 3:38:34 AM GMT Monday, January 04, 2010 3:13:47 AM GMT
Major players in the trade and agriculture industry offered up to three million birr for a full membership fee at the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, it was learnt. The larg... (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: en.ethiopianreporter.com tags: business, ECX, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

ASKY to take to the wing
published 868 days, 19 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 868 days, 20 hours, 5 minutes ago
Monday, January 04, 2010 3:38:34 AM GMT Monday, January 04, 2010 3:07:55 AM GMT
The new pan African airline, ASKy Airline, is set to start operation on January 15. The multinational private airline was established by West African investors. The airline is based in Lome, Togo. The Ethiopian Airlines... (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: en.ethiopianreporter.com tags: business, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Eritrea says attacked by Ethiopia
published 868 days, 19 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 868 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes ago
Monday, January 04, 2010 3:38:34 AM GMT Monday, January 04, 2010 3:01:01 AM GMT
Eritrea accused arch-foe Ethiopia on Sunday of launching attacks along their disputed border but said its troops had driven off the assault, killing 10 Ethiopian soldiers and capturing two. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: news.yahoo.com tags: Eritria, ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Eritrea Says It Killed 10 Ethiopian Soldiers in Clashes
published 868 days, 19 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 868 days, 20 hours, 18 minutes ago
Monday, January 04, 2010 3:38:34 AM GMT Monday, January 04, 2010 2:54:50 AM GMT
Eritrea says its forces have killed 10 Ethiopian soldiers during clashes in a border town. The Eritrean Information Ministry says soldiers from Ethiopia's TPLF party launched successive attacks on the town of Zalambesa January 1. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www1.voanews.com tags: Eritria, ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Atsede of Ethiopia wins Xiamen Marathon women's title
published 870 days, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 870 days, 33 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:48:04 PM GMT Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:40:24 PM GMT
Ethiopia's Baysa Atsede clinched the women's title at the 2010 Xiamen Internat... (more)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: english.people.com.cn tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Marathon, news about ethiopia, sport

Shameful Ethiopian Review: Ali Abdu their "Person of the Year"
published 870 days, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 870 days, 34 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:48:04 PM GMT Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:38:35 PM GMT
Ooops, they did it again! It looks like Ethiopian Review is the "Grinch of the year" that on New Year´s Day steals all our hopes for the future for the second time in a row. Have these people gone crazy or I have gone crazy myself? I can not believe it! Where are the Ethiopian and Eritrean Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons when we need them? I have never considered Ethiomedia and them as credible news sites, but they now have become beyond that. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.americanchronicle.com tags: Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopia Press, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia - Fly Away Children
published 870 days, 1 hour, 10 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 870 days, 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:03:23 PM GMT Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:01:22 PM GMT
Since Angelina Jolie adopted her daughter Zahara in 2005, the number of Americans adopting Ethiopian children has quadrupled. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: www.abc.net.au tags: Adoption, ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia to Plug-in 2,100MW Dam
published 870 days, 2 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 870 days, 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 8:23:36 PM GMT Saturday, January 02, 2010 8:21:35 PM GMT
The Ethiopian government is to build what could become the largest ever hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile River off Bure town on the road to Nekemt at Bako-Ambo area in the Oromia Regional State, close to the border with Amhara. (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: addisfortune.com tags: economy, Electric Power, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

2009 – End of Year Reviews – LONG DISTANCE, Track
published 870 days, 17 hours, 34 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 870 days, 18 hours, 9 minutes ago
Saturday, January 02, 2010 5:38:32 AM GMT Saturday, January 02, 2010 5:03:52 AM GMT
Monte Carlo (December 28, 2009) – A. Lennart Julin (SWE) and Mirko Jalava (FIN) continue with their annual look back at past season with a focus on the Long Distance action on the track. (more)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.ethiosports.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, sport

Teddy Afro World Tour
published 870 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 870 days, 23 hours, 39 minutes ago
Friday, January 01, 2010 11:41:28 PM GMT Friday, January 01, 2010 11:34:14 PM GMT
Teddy Afro 2010 World Tour (more)
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IPhone / IPod Touch App - The Ethiopian Time and Date
published 870 days, 23 hours, 32 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 870 days, 23 hours, 51 minutes ago
Friday, January 01, 2010 11:41:28 PM GMT Friday, January 01, 2010 11:21:58 PM GMT
"The Ethiopian Date" is an easy-to-use iPhone/iPod Touch app for switching between Ethiopian and Western calendars. Never miss a meeting again! For people living in both worlds, "The Ethiopian Date" is a very handy tool. (more)
Digg It category: Fun | comment | | source: members.shaw.ca tags: Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Software

The case for war
published 871 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 871 days, 20 hours, 27 minutes ago
Friday, January 01, 2010 2:48:42 AM GMT Friday, January 01, 2010 2:46:29 AM GMT
By Yilma Bekele There are three things important in real estate: location, location, location. Agents never tire mentioning this important fact. What exactly does it mean? Simply put what matters most is not the structure of the house as much as its physical location.  It is smart to buy the ugliest house in a good neighborhood [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Politics

2009 Person Of the year
published 872 days, 15 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 872 days, 15 hours, 41 minutes ago
Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:33:06 AM GMT Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:32:11 AM GMT
The Hero, Birtukan Midekesa, is 2009 Person of the Year. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.topix.com tags: Birtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia
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