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Ethiopia: Life sentenced leader freed
published 593 days, 53 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 593 days, 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:22:30 PM GMT Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:11:27 PM GMT
Life sentenced leader freed Ethiopian officials have released an opposition leader Birtukan Medeksa who had been jailed for life.According to the AFP, Medeksa arrived at her Addis Ababa home on Wednesday morning. She had been jailed for violating the terms of a pardon agreement. She and other opposition politicians had signed the agreement to obtain their release after ... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.africanews.com tags: Birtukan Mideksa, Burtukan Mideksa, Ethiopian news

Ethiopia's freed opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa
published 593 days, 53 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 593 days, 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:22:30 PM GMT Wednesday, October 06, 2010 10:09:44 PM GMT
Oct 6 (Reuters) - Ethiopia released the country's most prominent opposition leader from jail on Wednesday, four months after the government's landslide win in elections criticised by Western powers. Here are some key facts about Birtukan Mideksa: * Birtukan is a 36-year-old former judge and single mother to a five-year-old girl, who was first jailed with other opposition leaders accused of sparking riots after Ethiopia's last elections in 2005. They were... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: af.reuters.com tags: Birtukan Mideksa, Burtukan Mideksa, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

በቀልድ ምርጫ መሳተፍ ትርጉሙ ምንድን ነው?
published 745 days, 21 hours, 39 minutes ago posted by yilma57yilma57 745 days, 21 hours, 44 minutes ago
Friday, May 07, 2010 1:36:03 AM GMT Friday, May 07, 2010 1:32:02 AM GMT
ከይልማ በቀለ PDF ውድ ወንድሜ አቶ ግርማ ካሳ ያቀረቡትን ጽሁፍ በአዲስ ቮይስ ድረ ገጽ ላይ አንብቤዋለሁ፡1 አቶ ግርማ ካሳ በየጊዜው በዳያስፖራ ድረ ገፆች ላይ በአለው የአገራችን ሁኔታ የሚጽፉትን ተከታትዬ አነበዋለሁ። ጊዜአቸውን ውስደው፤ በጥሞና አስበው የሚአወጡት ጽሁፍ አንባቢዎቸቸውን ስለ ውድ አገራችን እንድናስብ ያበረታታናል ብየ አምናለሁ። ዛሬ ግን አኔ ማተኮር የፈለጉት ሰሞኑን በጻፉት “የፊታችን ምርጫ ቀልድ ነው – መድረኩ ግን መሳተፍ ይበጀዋል” በተባለው ላይ ነው ። (ይህን ሊንክ ቢጫኑ የአቶ ግርማን ጽሁፍ ለማንበብ ይችላሉ) ጽሁፉን የሚጀምሩት ‘ሕወሃት ነፃና ፍትሃዊ ምርጫ ለማድረግይዘጋጃል ታዛቢዎች አዲስ አበባ ገብተዋል፣ መድርክ፣ መኢአድ፣ ኢዳፓ፣ የምርጫ ዘመቻው አጧጥፈውታል ብለው ነው። አስደሳች ጉዳይ ነው። ስለ ዳያስፖራው ደ ግሞ ሲናገሩ ግንቦት ... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiopianreview.com tags: election 2002, ethiopia, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia, Yilma Bekele

የፖለቲካዊ ተቃውሞ በአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርስቲ
published 747 days, 17 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 747 days, 18 hours, 7 minutes ago
Wednesday, May 05, 2010 5:29:18 AM GMT Wednesday, May 05, 2010 5:08:31 AM GMT
አውራምባ ታይምስ (አዲስ አበባ) በአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርስቲ ስድስት ኪሎ ካምፓስ ትምህርታቸውን በመከታተል ላይ የሚገኙ ተማሪዎች ከምርጫው ትኩሳት ጋር በተያያዘ ከገዢው ፓርቲ አባት ጋር መጋጨታቸውን የአይን ምስክሮች ገለጹ፡፡ ሰሞኑን በኢትዮጵያ ቴሌቭዥን በተከታታይ ሲተላለፍ በነበረው የቴሌቭዥን ክርክር ገዢው ፓርቲ ‹‹ተቃዋሚዎች አገር መምራት አይችሉም›› ሲል በተደጋጋሚ መግለጹ የሚታወስ ሲሆን በዩኒቨርስቲው ያሉ የገዢው ፓርቲ ደጋፊዎች የመድረክ ደጋፊ ለሆኑ ተማሪዎች [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: awramba.com tags: Addis Ababa, addis ababa in ethiopia, addis ethiopia, election 2002, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

VOA Launches News on Arabsat for Ethiopia
published 752 days, 16 hours, 9 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 752 days, 16 hours, 12 minutes ago
Friday, April 30, 2010 7:06:28 AM GMT Friday, April 30, 2010 7:03:10 AM GMT
Voice of America announced Wednesday the start-up of a new satellite transmission of many of its Africa language broadcasts, giving the Horn of Africa broadcasts in Afan Oromo, Amharic and Tigrigna prime evening listening time on the 24-hour schedule. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian news, Ethiopian Press, news about ethiopia

Father of Ethiopia, Ababa Janhoye
published 775 days, 17 hours, 22 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 775 days, 17 hours, 23 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:53:31 AM GMT Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:52:40 AM GMT
I read Dr. Abebe Ambatchew one hundred thirty pages book titled, “A Glimpse of Greatness, Emperor Haile Selassie First:The Person” on this Easter weekend. From the start I was in hurry attracted by a title “The Person” ” Ababa Janhoye ” from a people who know him, working closely. Ababa Janhoye, the closest I came [...] (more)
Digg It category: Fun | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Emperor haile Selassie, ethiopia history, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Young leaders call for Birtukan’s unconditional release
published 775 days, 17 hours, 22 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 775 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes ago
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:53:31 AM GMT Wednesday, April 07, 2010 5:46:48 AM GMT
Fifty-nine young leaders from around the world have collectively called on Meles Zenawi to release Birtukan Mideksa unconditionally and allow her to have access to proper medical care. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Birtukan Mideksa, Burtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Chicago IT Company to Commence Call Centre in City
published 793 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 793 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes ago
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:28:24 AM GMT Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:26:39 AM GMT
Offshoring 2.0 Technology Services Plc, a local representative of eVentive LLC, a Chicago based consulting and outsourcing firm, is to launch a call centre in Addis Abeba after three weeks, an investment which required seven million dollars, a source disclosed anonymously. (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.addisfortune.com tags: Addis Ababa, addis ababa in ethiopia, addis ethiopia, business, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Breaking news: Band Aid Director confirms Aid Abuse
published 793 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 793 days, 18 hours, 51 minutes ago
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:28:24 AM GMT Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:24:54 AM GMT
>> Meles Zenawi lies exposed (Video by Ethio tube) >> Meles speaks about the diverted money (Audio by EMF) Download Sorry Bob, Band Aid millions DID pay for guns: Charity’s man in Ethiopia tells his disturbing story.. Will Bob Geldof eat his hat - and keep his promise to sue the Ethiopian government? dailymail.co.uk By Zoe Brennan, [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: election 2002, eprdf, Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Food, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia

Doha 2010 – Gezahegne becomes youngest ever female champion
published 793 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 793 days, 18 hours, 58 minutes ago
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:28:24 AM GMT Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:17:54 AM GMT
Kalkidan Gezahegne takes the gold, and defending champion Gelete Burka takes the bronze in the Women's 1500m Final. (more)
Digg It category: Sport | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: athletics, Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Kalkidan Gezahegne, news about ethiopia, sport

Election Update: PM Says Ethiopia Plans to Jam VOA Broadcasts
published 793 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 793 days, 18 hours, 59 minutes ago
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:28:24 AM GMT Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:16:18 AM GMT
Ethiopia is preparing to jam the Amharic-language broadcasts of the U.S. government-funded Voice of America (VOA). (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.tadias.com tags: election 2002, Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian news, Ethiopian Press, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia

Ethiopia’s February inflation rises to 8.1 pct
published 793 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 793 days, 19 hours, 1 minute ago
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:28:24 AM GMT Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:14:34 AM GMT
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rate rose to 8.1 percent in February from 7.6 percent in January due to higher food, fuel and construction material prices, its statistics office said on Wednesday. Inflation in the Horn of Africa nation surged to 64.2 percent in July 2008, driven by record high food and fuel prices, before [...] (more)
Digg It category: Economy | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Bank, business, CBE, economy, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Plots in Lideta District to be Allotted to Five Companies
published 796 days, 18 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 796 days, 18 hours, 42 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:34:21 AM GMT Wednesday, March 17, 2010 4:33:05 AM GMT
The area in front of Balcha Hospital has been demolished as part of the Local Development Plan (LDP) of the Lideta District. Lideta District starts, this week, to give out land to investors in the recently demolished neighbourhood of Kebele 07/14 along Chad Street in front Lideta Church; five plots will be given in th...by Eden Sahle (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: allafrica.com tags: Addis Ababa, addis ababa in ethiopia, addis ethiopia, business, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

YouTube - Ethiopian jazz by GiGi : Mengedegna
published 798 days, 16 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 798 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes ago
Monday, March 15, 2010 6:50:02 AM GMT Monday, March 15, 2010 6:38:01 AM GMT
YouTube - Ethiopian jazz by GiGi : Mengedegna (more)
Digg It category: Fun | comment | | source: www.youtube.com tags: Ethiopian Activists, Ethiopian news, GIGI, Mengedegna, music, news about ethiopia

Ethiomedia editor Abraha Belay and Seye Abraha | ECADF Ethiopian News
published 798 days, 19 hours, 10 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 798 days, 19 hours, 10 minutes ago
Monday, March 15, 2010 4:05:30 AM GMT Monday, March 15, 2010 4:05:13 AM GMT
Response to Ethiomedia website editor for his deliberate attacking of ECADF chat room participants. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Ethiopia Media, Ethiopia news, Ethiopia Press, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

When Humanitarian Aid Winds Up in the Wrong Hands - TIME
published 798 days, 23 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 799 days, 7 minutes ago
Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:34:47 PM GMT Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:08:22 PM GMT
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (left), and Kenya's Financa Minister Uhuru Kenyatta (center) listen as Bob Geldof talks during a discussion on "Africa's Economic Transformation" at Nairobi University, March 8, 2010. Simon ... (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.time.com tags: Bob Geldof, election 2002, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Food, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines Delays Salary Raise For Employees
published 798 days, 23 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 799 days, 9 minutes ago
Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:34:47 PM GMT Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:06:26 PM GMT
In its annual staff meeting held at the Addis Ababa Conference Center, Girma Wake, CEO of Ethiopian, told employees of the airline that this was not the right time to make a salary increment, reports Ethiopian Reporter. (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.ezega.com tags: business, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Ethiopian Adoption Update - CBS News
published 799 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 799 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes ago
Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:26:46 AM GMT Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:26:15 AM GMT
Citing "concerns about recent media reports," the U.S. Department of State has made a key change to the process of adopting Ethiopian orphans to the U.S. (more)
Digg It category: Business | comment | | source: www.cbsnews.com tags: Ethiopia Adoption, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, news about ethiopia

Meles Zenawi & Co accused of genocide
published 799 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 799 days, 19 hours ago
Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:26:46 AM GMT Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:15:11 AM GMT
መለስ ዜናዊና ሌሎች ባለስልጣናት በተገኙበት ስብሰባ፤ የአኙዋክ ህዝብ እንዲገደል የተፈረመበት ሰነድ ተገኘ። ዝርዝሩ ዶ/ር ግሪጎሪ፤ ከአሜሪካ ድምፅ ሬዲዮ ጋር ባደረጉት ቃለ ምልልስ ላይ ተገልጿል። Listen to Dr. Gregory Stanton’s interview with VOA and read the letter written to Letter to Justice Navanathem Pillay, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. “Let us kill them all! From today forward [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: eprdf, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, news about ethiopia, ONLF

US Rights Report Lists Birtukan as Political Prisoner
published 799 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 799 days, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago
Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:26:46 AM GMT Sunday, March 14, 2010 4:13:55 AM GMT
The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights reports says Ethiopia is holding several hundred political prisoners, including the leader of one of the country’s largest opposition parties. Ethiopia has reacted strongly to past U.S. criticisms of its rights record. (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ethioforum.org tags: Birtukan Mideksa, Burtukan Mideksa, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian news, Human Right Ethiopia, Human Rights Ethiopia, news about ethiopia
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