August 2012

By Thor Halvorssen and Alex Gladstein With the dust beginning to settle on yesterday’s death of Meles Zenawi—ruler of Ethiopia since 1991—Western leaders have been quick to lavish praise on his legacy. A darling of the national security and international development industries, Zenawi was applauded for cooperating with the U.S. government on counter-terrorism and for …

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(BBC) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57, state media say, after weeks of speculation about his health. Mr Meles was admitted to hospital in July. The nature of his condition has not been made public. Speculation about his health began when he missed an African Union summit in Addis …

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(OPride) After months of rampant online rumors and speculations about his health and whereabouts, Ethiopia’s strongman of two decades, Meles Zenawi, pronounced dead. He was 57. Born on May 8, 1955 at Adwa in northern Ethiopia, Zenawi has been the prime minister of Ethiopia for nearly 17 years. Prior to that, he served four years …

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By Martha Solomon The epic encounter between journalist Abebe Gellaw (David) and Meles Zenawi (Goliath) will surely go down in Ethiopian history as one of the most shinning stories of our time. The story is neither a fairy tale nor a fictional movie script. It is a true story whose impact is still felt with …

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By Msmaku Asrat The idea of Olympics was inspired by a Greek soldier PHEIDIPPIDES who, according to legend, run to Athens in 490 B.C. to deliver news of the Greek victory over Persians at the battle of Marathon. When the Olympic Games were established, the Marathon became the first event held at the culmination of …

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(EMF) Breaking News- The alleged “killer”, Abey Belette Girma has been caught in Denver. Denver police have arrested Abey Belette Girma they say killed an Ethiopian couple Yayehyirad Lemma and Yenenesh Desta who owns Desta Ethiopian Restaurant in Dallas on the front porch of their M Streets home this week. Abey Belette Girma was attending …

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DALLAS COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Dallas presented a judge with information they say leads to a suspect in the murder of a Dallas couple, shot to death on August 15. A judge agreed with authorities and issued a capital murder arrest warrant for 37-year-old Abey Belette Girma. The affidavit for arrest warrant detailed how …

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Reuters: – The Ethiopian Orthodox Church has announced the death of its patriarch, Abune Paulos. Paulos, whose full title was His Holiness Abune Paulos, Fifth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, Ichege of the See of St Tekle Haymanot, Archbishop of Axum, died early Thursday in Addis Ababa, aged 76. The patriarch, who was one of …

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(Fox 4) man and woman were found shot to death early this morning on the front porch of their home in the M Streets. Yayehyirad Lemma, 40, and Yenenesh Desta, 31, were attacked just after midnight when they returned to their Marquita Avenue home from a 16-hour shift at Desta, an Ethiopian restaurant Lemma owns …

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By William Davison (Bloomberg) — Ethiopian authorities are engaged in a “brutal crackdown” against Muslims protesting what they say is state interference in religious affairs, Human Rights Watch said. Since July 13, police have arrested and assaulted hundreds of Muslims at Anwar and Awalia mosques in the capital, Addis Ababa, and 17 leaders may be …

Ethiopia Should Free Muslim Leaders After Crackdown, HRW Says Read More »

Debra Black Toronto Star Newspaper Staff Reporter Where is Meles? It’s a question that is being asked by Ethiopians, local and international media, and making the rounds of blogs and Twitter. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who has led the country since 1991, has gone missing. And his absence has triggered a political game of Where’s …

Have you seen this Ethiopian prime minister? – Toronto Star Read More »

GNUM/A Press Statement August 10th 2012 is the first anniversary of GNUM/A. This day has a very special place in the history of the Gambella People for the commitment and common understanding made by the three parties’ leaders who jointly agreed to unite to fight for the freedom of the indigenous Nilotes, as the only …

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