February 2013

The Horn Times Breaking News 28 February 2013 *Call for mass action reverberates across the globe (By Getahune Bekele- South Africa) In a move expected to create more tensions and divisions, Ethiopia’s ruling minority junta has appointed yet another divisive figure as the 6th patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church – Abune Matias, otherwise known as …

The TPLF Appointed Abune Matias of Tigre as the 6th Patiarch of EOTC (The Horn Times) Read More »

(JNS.org) A 21-year-old woman became the first Ethiopian-Israeli contestant to win the Miss Israel 2013 beauty pageant. Yityish Aynaw is a former IDF officer who had immigrated with her family to Israel 10 years ago. During the competition, she referred to U.S. civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as her hero. King “fought …

Ethiopian Yityish Aynaw Crowned Miss Israel 2013 Read More »

(Sudan Tribune) – Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister and Inspector General for Military Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Khalid Bin Sultan, in unusual rebuke, unleashed a barrage of attack against Ethiopia saying that the Horn of Africa nation is posing a threat to the Nile water rights of Egypt and Sudan. The …

Saudi Raps Ethiopia for Posing Threats to Sudan and Egypt Read More »

By William Davison on February 26, 2013 An Ethiopian central bank order making lenders limit 40 percent of their loans to a year or less by 2015 may crimp credit growth by forcing more government- security purchases, the International Monetary Fund said. A National Bank of Ethiopia directive from April 2011 already requires the 14 …

Ethiopian Central-Bank Order May Mean More T-Bills, Less Lending Read More »

OTTAWA — Tamrat Gebere told a psychiatrist 10 days after he stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death that before the killing he thought might be “possessed by spirits” and even sought out the help of priests to exorcise him. Dr. Reguvaran Kunjukrishna testified Thursday that Gebere described how he was still hearing voices and seeing things. …

Tamrat Gebere believed he was possessed before killing ex-girlfriend, Ottawa court hears Read More »

“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen” Statement of Declaration from the Legal Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo  Church in Exile on the Upholding of the Church’s Cannon Law and the Return of His Holiness  Patriarch Abune Merkorios to the Throne from which He …

EOTC in Exile issues Statement of Declaration Read More »

To all of our friends in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and those traveling to our Film Festival shows tonight and tomorrow, due to the bad Weather we have made the decision to re-schedule both shows. To those of you who follow Ze-Habesha Facebook and Websites the announcement is posted on our sites. Please accept our apology for …

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Tewodros Kassahun, better known by his stage name of Teddy Afro, is an iconic Ethiopian pop star who has dominated the local music scene for nearly a decade. Calling himself a “man of freedom”, Teddy sings about topics of reconciliations, unity, history, justice, equality and for political change. These subjects have gained him the hearts …

Teddy Afro, the First Ethiopian Artist To Perform At BB King Read More »