June 2011

By Alemayehu G. Mariam There is the economics of Adam Smith, the intellectual father of capitalism. There is Levitt & Dubner’s freakonomics of weird stuff. Then there is the fakeonomics (economics by gimmickry) of Meles Zenawi, the dictator in Ethiopia and author of the five-year “Growth and Transformation Plan” (GTP). Zenawi forecasts a “not unimaginable” …

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Chosen from a field of deeply distinguished business leaders from across the continent, Bethlehem becomes the first Ethiopian to ever win the award! London, United Kingdom, June 23 2011 – Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu , founder and managing director of trailblazing footwear brand soleRebels has been named Outstanding Businesswoman at the 2011 African Business Awards . …

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Above: Yonathan Melaku has been linked to the October 16 shootings at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in VA. Tadias Magazine News Update Updated: Thursday, June 23, 2011 New York (Tadias) – Lance Corporal Yonathan Melaku, the 22-year old Marine reservist, who was detained for trespass last Friday morning at Arlington National Cemetery …

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(BBC) Nearly 2,000 Ethiopian migrants trapped in violence-hit Yemen are being evacuated, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. It said it had so far flown out 275 Ethiopians, some of whom had gun-shot wounds. Yemen has been hit by months of instability, caused by the president’s refusal to bow to opposition demands to quit. …

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By Associated Press, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — When Ethiopia’s government imposed price controls in January to combat the spiraling cost of staples like meat, cooking oil and bread, butcher Wabe Habse had a long line of customers, but could barely make a profit. Now, after price controls were dropped earlier this month, Wabe is still …

Ethiopia food prices spike after govt lifts price caps, making food unaffordable for many Read More »

BY Kathleen Lucadamo Ethiopia and Elmhurst are worlds apart, but a partnership between hospitals in both places is helping doctors better treat their patients. For the past four years, Elmhurst Hospital has exchanged doctors with Debre Berhan Hospital in rural Ethiopia in the hopes of sharing ideas and teaching African medical workers ways to prevent …

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(Addis Fortune) A Chinese company based in Hong Kong, whose name authorities have not disclosed, agreed to pay over 200 million dollars to the Ethiopian government last week for concessions on Calub Gas Reserve, located in Somali Regional State, sources disclosed to Fortune. The Ministry of Mines (MoM) floated an international tender in March, 2011, …

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(BBC) Mulatu Astatke, the godfather of Ethiopian jazz music, is often flying around the world performing sell-out shows so I was lucky to find him at his home in Addis Ababa surrounded by art, conjuring up magic on his vibraphone – which looks like a giant xylophone. He described the recipe for Ethio-jazz which he …

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By Messay Kebede This paper can be taken as a manifesto of an individual who has pondered on the tragedy of Ethiopia for many years and whose specific features is that he is passionate about the country, has no political ambition or affiliation, even though he is firmly anchored in the opposition camp, and feels …

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(VOA News) The ash cloud from an erupting volcano in Eritrea is disrupting air travel in parts of East Africa. Officials with Ethiopian Airlines says the company canceled flights to Djibouti, northern Ethiopia and the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Tuesday. Earlier, Germany’s Lufthansa canceled a flight from Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, and a flight from …

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ABC News’ Kirit Radia (@KiritRadia_ABC) reports: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a warning to African leaders today: reform or potentially face the same unrest that has threatened to topple longtime rulers in North Africa and the Middle East. In a speech to the African Union in Ethiopia, Clinton said that citizens are no longer …

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