Occupy Arat Kilo – We are the 99.6%
By Tedla Asfaw We are not 99 like here in America and UK but 99.6. It is also true an average Ethiopian makes a dollar /about 99.6 cent a day back home. The Club of …
December 2011
Ethiopian court sentences 2 Swedish journalists to 11 years in prison on terror conviction
By Associated Press, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A court in Ethiopia on Tuesday sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in prison on charges of supporting terrorism after the two illegally entered the country with …
Ethiopian Military Retires 13 Generals, 300 Senior Officers
The Ethiopian military has retired over three hundred senior officers including thirteen generals as part of a leadership succession plan, the Minister of National Defense said on Tuesday. This is a first major shakeup at …
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Frankincense Is ‘Doomed’
Ethiopia’s population of the trees that produce it are dying (By Kate Schwartz) (Newser) – Gold and myrrh could one day find themselves a duo: Frankincense may soon be extinct. The tree that the perfumed …
In Ethiopia an orphan gave me the gift of optimism
BRUCE KIRKBY Our mules grunted and clattered across Ethiopia’s rumpled highlands, staggering beneath heavy rafts and two months of expedition food. The land was awash in green following the rainy season; tender shoots of teff …
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Adoption Inc: How Ethiopia’s Industry Dupes Families and Bullies Activists
In Ethiopia, “searchers” track down an adopted child’s history and birth family, often at the behest of adoptive parents in the U.S. or Europe. But as more searchers turn up stories of fraud, corruption, and …
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Leenco Lata’s New Book – “Peacekeeping as State Building: Current Challenges for the Horn of Africa”
Author: Leenco Lata Paperback: 216 pages Publisher: The Red Sea Press, Inc. Language: English Publication Date: First edition (December 5, 2011) PEACEKEEPING as STATE BUILDING Current Challenges for the Horn of Africa Book Description: This …
Ethiopian court finds 2 Swedish journalists guilty of supporting terrorism
By Associated Press, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A court in Ethiopia convicted two Swedish journalists Wednesday of supporting terrorism after the pair illegally entered the country with an ethnic Somali rebel group. The pair, who …
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Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Lately, the portrait of Ethiopia painted in the reports of Transparency International (Corruption Index) and Global Financial Integrity shows a “Land of Corruption”. That contrasts with an equally revolting portrait …
Kuwait to Suspend Recuitment of Domestic Workers from Ethiopia
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior considers suspending recruitment of domestic workers from Ethiopia in the wake of numerous reports of abuse and violations making headlines recently, according to media reports. According to Alam-Alyawm daily, the …
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Customer accused of kidnapping Northeast Portland store owner gets two years, prosecutor lacked evidence
A man who was accused of wielding a gun to kidnap a Northeast Portland store owner, then rob her of $600, will serve about two years in jail — not the 7 1/2 years or …
Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt to Build AIDS Clinic in Ethiopia
(ANI) Melbourne: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will be opening an AIDS clinic in their adopted daughter Zahara’s native country Ethiopia to ensure that she is always in touch with her African roots. The 36-year-old …
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