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ፀረ - ሙስና ከአንድ ሚሊዮን ካሬ ሜትር በላይ የሚሆን መሬትና የከተማ ቦታ አገደ

published 892 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 892 days, 17 hours, 45 minutes ago
Friday, December 11, 2009 5:56:48 AM GMT Friday, December 11, 2009 5:41:24 AM GMT
(በታደሰ ገብረማርያም) የፌዴራል የሥነምግባር እና የፀረ ሙስና ኮሚሽን በአዲስ አበባ የተካሄደ የመሬት ወረራ ወንጀሎችን መመርመር ከጀመረበት ከሚያዚያ ወር 1999 ጀምሮ እስካሁን ድረስ ባደረገው እንቅስቃሴ አንድ ሚሊዮን 163ሺ 355 ካሬ ሜትር የሚሆን መሬትና የከተማ ቦታ እንዲታገድ ማድረጉንና ከዚህም ውስጥ 75ሺ ካሬ ሜትር ቦታ በሕገወጥ መንገድ የተገኘ መሆኑ ተረጋግጦ ለመንግሥት ገቢ መደረጉን አቶ አዲሱ መንግሥቱ የኮሚሽኑ ምክትል ኮሚሽነር አስታወቁ፡፡ (more)

Daniel W. Yohannes Sworn in as MCC CEO

published 892 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 892 days, 17 hours, 48 minutes ago
Friday, December 11, 2009 5:56:48 AM GMT Friday, December 11, 2009 5:37:54 AM GMT
New CEO underscores commitment to results and innovative solutions to help the world’s poorest.  Washington, D.C.—Today U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who chairs the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors, presided over the swearing-in ceremony for Daniel W. Yohannes as the new Chief Executive Officer of MCC.  At the ceremony, Mr. Yohannes said, “I [...] (more)

Tanzania police detains 28 Ethiopians

published 901 days, 18 hours ago posted by adminadmin 901 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes ago
Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:26:18 AM GMT Wednesday, December 02, 2009 5:11:11 AM GMT
Dar es Salaam (ThisDay) — Police in the east African nation of Tanzania has arrested 28 immigrants from Ethiopia yesterday. The Ethiopians were heading to  an unknown destination, probably South Africa. The immigrants were traveling aboard a bus with registration number T245 BDD and were being escorted by two officials from the immigration department, one from [...] Related posts:Police detain 10 Ethiopian immigrants in TanzaniaNinty-nine illegal immigrants are Ethiopians: minister18 east African i... (more)

Exhibition: Aksum Rediscovered, the Re-installation of the Obelisk

published 903 days, 21 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 903 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes ago
Monday, November 30, 2009 1:30:32 AM GMT Monday, November 30, 2009 1:07:27 AM GMT
Rome, Italy (November 29, 2009) – An exhibition “Aksum Rediscovered: the Re-installation of the Obelisk” was opened in Rome, Italy at the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday. The exhibition illustrates the re-installation of the Aksum Obelisk from where it stood in front of the FAO Headquarters for several decades, to [...] (more)

U.K. police renews appeal to find missing Ethiopian woman

published 903 days, 21 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 903 days, 22 hours, 25 minutes ago
Monday, November 30, 2009 1:30:32 AM GMT Monday, November 30, 2009 1:01:10 AM GMT
HARTLEPOOL, UK (Hartlepool Mail) — POLICE have renewed their appeals to find a missing Ethiopian woman who vanished three months ago during an exchange programme. Konjit Assefa, 22, was visiting Hartlepool as part of a nine-strong group of Africans when she went missing at around noon on Tuesday, August 25. Three other Ethiopian members of the Global [...] Related posts:U.K. Border Agency searches for missing EthiopiansEthiopian Woman Missing in Washington StateDavis, California police shoot Ethio... (more)

Band Aid founder, Geldof back in Ethiopia

published 906 days, 1 hour, 18 minutes ago posted by NebxNebx 906 days, 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
Friday, November 27, 2009 10:08:12 PM GMT Friday, November 27, 2009 9:58:12 PM GMT
Since his landmark visit 25 years ago for famine relief efforts, Irish rock star and activist, Bob Geldof for the first time pays a 3-day visit in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, one among worst-stricken region by the 1984’s devastating famine... (more)

Yemen police arrest 25 Ethiopians

published 909 days, 16 hours, 35 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 909 days, 17 hours, 16 minutes ago
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:51:04 AM GMT Tuesday, November 24, 2009 6:10:11 AM GMT
ABYAN, YEMEN (Saba) — Yemen police arrested 25 Ethiopians, including 2 women, who had arrived in Ahwar District in Abyan Province, Interior Ministry has reported. The refugees, who entered Yemen illegally, were sent to a refugee camp where currently hundreds of other Ethiopians are housed. Furthermore, 45 Somali refugees, including 4 women and 4 children, have [...] Related posts:Police detained 26 Ethiopians for entering Yemen ‘illegally’Over 240 Ethiopians entered Yemen illegally last monthYeme... (more)

Former Commercial Bank of Ethiopia manager gets 9 years

published 915 days, 20 hours, 36 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 910 days, 20 hours, 47 minutes ago
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:50:17 AM GMT Monday, November 23, 2009 2:38:43 AM GMT
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)

The missing 8.6 million Ethiopians, where art thou?

published 915 days, 20 hours, 36 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 910 days, 20 hours, 52 minutes ago
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 2:50:17 AM GMT Monday, November 23, 2009 2:34:15 AM GMT
The missing 8.6 million Ethiopians, where art thou? By yilma bekele I couldn’t sleep all night. I kept turning and tossing to no avail. What was bothering me was what I heard on VOA yesterday afternoon. VOA is Voice of America for those of you not in the know. I found out I can listen to [...] (more)

Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Police Headquarters robbed

published 918 days, 18 hours, 45 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 918 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes ago
Sunday, November 15, 2009 4:40:48 AM GMT Sunday, November 15, 2009 4:37:15 AM GMT
Unknown individuals have reportedly robbed the Addis Ababa Police Headquarters late last month taking with them over 20 AK-47 automatic rifles, several hand grenades, and ammunition, according to Ginbot 7 Radio. Such a brazen attack on a police headquarters in Addis Ababa, which is watched by several layers of security [...] (more)

Egyptian police gun down an Ethiopian man

published 919 days, 6 hours, 18 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 919 days, 6 hours, 32 minutes ago
Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:07:45 PM GMT Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:53:42 PM GMT
An Egyptian security official on Saturday said border guards shot to death another Ethiopian who was trying to cross the border into Israel. “Guards first fired a warning shot as the man tried to cross the barbed wire fence early Saturday. When he failed to stop, he was shot dead,” the Egyptian official [...] (more)

North Carolina man shoots Ethiopian girlfriend

published 919 days, 6 hours, 18 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 919 days, 6 hours, 35 minutes ago
Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:07:45 PM GMT Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:50:40 PM GMT
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend Saturday turned himself in to authorities Monday night, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Investigators say Davon Londell Thomas, 27, shot his girlfriend, 23-year-old Tigist Yemane, a native of Ethiopia, shortly before 5 AM Saturday morning at his parents’ home on Willowglen [...] (more)

4 Ethiopian women commit suicide in Lebanon

published 919 days, 6 hours, 18 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 919 days, 6 hours, 37 minutes ago
Saturday, November 14, 2009 5:07:45 PM GMT Saturday, November 14, 2009 4:49:31 PM GMT
Over the last two weeks, four Ethiopian women in Lebanon were found dead, probably from suicide. From the moment she arrived in Lebanon, Martha (not her real name), an Ethiopian woman in her twenties, was subjected to abuse by her employer and her three children – a 9-year-old and two teenagers. They beat [...] (more)

Ethiopia placed 37th in African Governance Index

published 955 days, 23 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 953 days, 22 hours, 47 minutes ago
Friday, October 09, 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT Sunday, October 11, 2009 12:38:46 AM GMT
The 2009 Index of African Governance, released by the World Peace Foundation has ranked Ethiopia at 37th place, among the middle performing countries, with 51.1of average point. (more)

Gulf labour laws fail to halt abuse

published 956 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 956 days, 17 hours, 27 minutes ago
Thursday, October 08, 2009 6:00:10 AM GMT Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:59:30 AM GMT
Every year thousands of women arrive in the Gulf to take up jobs as domestic workers. The majority of them leave behind their families on a huge financial gamble to try to earn enough in remittances. (more)

Oxfam: Drought threatens 6.2 million Ethiopians

published 956 days, 21 hours, 32 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 956 days, 21 hours, 34 minutes ago
Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:54:16 AM GMT Thursday, October 08, 2009 1:52:03 AM GMT
ADDIS ABABA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - As many as 6.2 million Ethiopians need emergency humanitarian assistance due to severe drought, an official from the Oxfam charity said on Monday. The Ethiopian TPLF government puts the number in need at 5.3 million. Pastoralist communities in the country’s southern Borena area have been particularly hard hit by the [...] (more)

SmallCapNews | Nyota Minerals uncovers more gold targets in Ethiopia

published 958 days, 4 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 958 days, 4 hours, 45 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:41:10 PM GMT
Shares in Nyota Minerals rose by 12% today after the mining group said it had uncovered a string of new targets near to its already promising Tulu Kapi project in Ethiopia. (more)

Oldest human remains found in Ethiopia

published 958 days, 4 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 961 days, 17 hours, 24 minutes ago
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:46:28 PM GMT Saturday, October 03, 2009 6:02:03 AM GMT
The story of humankind is reaching back another million years with the discovery of “Ardi,” a hominid who lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia. The 110-pound, 4-foot female roamed forests a million years before the famous Lucy, long studied as the earliest skeleton of a [...] (more)

California police shoot Ethiopian woman

published 958 days, 4 hours, 40 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 962 days, 19 hours, 48 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)

Australian citizen tortured in Ethiopia

published 965 days, 4 hours, 25 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 968 days, 4 hours, 24 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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