August 2013

Prosecutors at the Federal Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC) announced in court on Thursday, August 29, that they have filed charges against 44 people in the high profile corruption case. Melaku Fenta, former director general of the Ethiopian Revenues & Customs Authority (ERCA), and his then deputy, Gebrewahed W. Giorgis, are among those indicted. Charges …

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(Jazz Village) UK release date: 2 September 2013 By Daniel Paton | 28 August 2013 Ethiopian percussionist and composer Mulatu Astatke has been making up for lost time – and who can blame him? Finally made into an international sensation as a result of the excellent Ethiopiques compilation series and the use of his music in Jim Jarmusch’s film Broken Flowers, …

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CLARENDON HILLS, Ill. — Jenna Blodgett is hopeful that her experiences while spending a week in Ethiopia in early August will shape her future.“It wasn’t until I got home that I really felt it,” she said. “I expected to see very poor people living without much, but it was way worse than I expected. They …

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By Tewodros Abebe Although I was familiar with the name Martin Luther King Jr. during my teenage years in Ethiopia, I never had a full understanding of the man’s fascinating story or the level of his greatness. That understanding came during my undergraduate years at an American college. As a young student who had always …

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By Fasika Woldesenbet Why are We, Ethiopians living abroad having difficulty to come together? I usually prefer face to face conversations,but I feel like we need to talk even though we don’t know each other, because we share a common destiny. It is long, but this is what I want to talk to you about …

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