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August 2012

Debo Band: Ethiopian Funk, Reinvented

(NPR) Boston’s Debo Band takes inspiration from a golden era of popular music in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the late ’60s and early ’70s. During a brief period of cultural freedom in Ethiopia, funk and soul music fused spectacularly with local traditions. Debo Band’s debut album both honors and updates the sound of “swinging Addis.” […]

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Arsenal prospect Gedion Zelalem moves to London from Washington to begin professional pursuits

 Arsenal prospect Gedion Zelalem moves to London from Washington to begin professional pursuits By Steven Goff Source: The Washington Post Gedion Zelalem, the Bethesda teenager recruited by English Premier League club Arsenal, has moved to London and will not play for Walter Johnson High School this fall, Wildcats Coach Mike Williams said. Zelalem, who last

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Can you say it again Dr Eleni G/Medhin, What is Ethiopiawient mean to you?

By Rosa Abadir rosabadir@yahoo.com I am forced to write my reaction after I read the article by Dr Eleni in regards to her unworkable free market fiasco followed by her childish type presentation of Ethiopiawient titled “I am Ethiopian, as truly and wonderfully as that is, and no one has the right to define, reduce,

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How zehabesha.com News Media Serving Ethiopian Community around the World?

Now the days are gone when people want to read a newspaper. As technology is getting smart, people are looking for smart ways to keep themselves aware of what’s happening around them. Having an online appearance is the best way to target your audience. For example, people want to read news online rather than investing

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Ethiopian Democratic Political and Civic Groups Embrace a Common position and Call for Unified Action Joint Statement

August 10, 2012 We, the undersigned believe that, the dictatorial single party rule of the minority ethnic-based Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) it dominates, faces the prospect of sustained popular resistance and inevitable demise that its oppressive predecessors also faced. The Ethiopian people and the world community

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IBSA WALOO HUMNOOTA SIYAASAA FI HAWAASAUMMAADIMOOKRAAASII ITOOPIYAA

August 10, 2012 Haallii yeroo ammaa hirreen mootummaan cunqursaa wayyaanee akkuma mootumoota cunqursaa kamiituu gara kufaatii fi faca’iinsa maayii cee’haa akka jiru mul’isa. Kufaatiin mootummoota cunqursaa yeroo hundaa kan walfakkaatu fi kan nagaha ummataa fi biyyaa booresuun balaa hinyaadamne geesisu ta’uu akka danda’u tilmaamuun durumaan fala balaa kana hanqisu yookaan xiqqeessuf durumaan itti qophaa’uun barbaachisaa

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Meseret Defar wins 5,000m gold

Associated Press LONDON — Meseret Defar upstaged fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba to win the Olympic 5,000 meters Friday night. Defar, the 2004 Olympic champion, overtook Dibaba in the final stretch and held on to win the gold medal in 15 minutes, 4.25 seconds. World champion Vivian Cheruiyot of Kenya surged into second place in the

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WAKE UP ETHIOPIAN AMERICANS! USE YOUR VOTING RIGHTS!

by Kidane Alemayehu Senator Obama’s basic electioneering slogan during his first presidential campaign was “change”. The battle-cry for his second term election is “move forward.” What “change”? And “move forward” to what? Unfortunately, U.S. policy towards Ethiopia continues to perpetuate dictatorship and poverty in Ethiopia, with negative results for both countries. It is, therefore, time

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Ethiopians contemplate a nation without Prime Minister Meles Zenawi

By Matthew D. LaPlante | Washington Post ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Washington Post) — When the summer rains come, as they have in cleansing torrents over recent weeks, the 3 million residents of Ethiopia’s smog-choked capital usually inhale a little more deeply and exhale a little more freely. But at this moment it seems the entire

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