January 2013

By Messay Kebede This article is not a rejoinder to Prof. Alemayehu G Mariam’s recently posted article titled “Ethiopia: The Irresponsibility of the Privileged.” Alemayehu’s article is well-thought-out and accurate in its analysis of the shortcomings of Ethiopian intellectuals. The apparent indifference of many Ethiopian intellectuals to the plight of the Ethiopian people and to …

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Let Me Defend Your Honor and Ravish Your Woman: The Unchecked Rape-Tale of Ethiopian Army from Eritrea to Gambella and Dollo-Ado By Amsale Getnet Aberra Amsale Getnet Aberra We all have witnessed over the years that the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has no democratic attributes to show for in the national and international arena. …

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The Horn Times Sport, 28 January 2013 (By Getahune Bekele, Rustenburg-South Africa) That is an endearing message and a solemn promise made by colorful black lion’s fans ahead of their team’s final group C match against the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Tuesday 29 Jan 2013. Despite off-field wrangles, the unpatriotic Sahilu Gebrewold’s nauseating groveling …

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By Erica Werner, Associated Press A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles of sweeping legislation to rewrite the nation’s immigration laws. The deal, which was to be announced at a news conference Monday afternoon, covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to citizenship for …

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The Horn Times News Letter 27 Jan 2013 By Getahune Bekele There is a renewed hope in Ethiopia that the much awaited visit of Congressman Chris Smith to the severely tyrannized nation would help alleviate the plight of venerated political prisoner Andualem Arage who is serving a lengthy jail sentence for “terrorism.” Former UDJ deputy …

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By William Davison (bloomberg) Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected by African heads of state as chairman of the African Union today, replacing Benin’s President Yayi Boni. The 47-year-old Hailemariam, who became leader of Ethiopia after the death from illness of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in August, will serve a one-year term as head …

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Health Minister director general instructs all gynecologists in Israel’s four health maintenance organizations not to inject women with long-acting contraceptive Depo-Provera if they do not understand ramifications of treatment. By Talila Nesher A government official has for the first time acknowledged the practice of injecting women of Ethiopian origin with the long-acting contraceptive Depo-Provera. Health …

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BY KIRUBEL TADESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A senior Eritrean diplomat denied on Saturday there was an attempted coup early this week in the Horn of Africa nation and said reports to the contrary are a deliberate disinformation campaign. Girma Asmerom, Eritrea’s ambassador to the African Union, said in a statement that coup reports …

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The Horn Times Newsletter 27 January 2013 Ethiopia’s minority junta suffered a crashing defeat in South Africa. *urgent Call on CAF to expel Sahilu Gebrewold from Afcon 2013 (By Getahune Bekele, South Africa.) The classic divide and rule clannish junta of Ethiopia suffered an ignominious defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian community association and …

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