2017

(Part 1) The most Ethiopian corrupt military officer who is called Haile Gabre known by Somalis as “General Gabre” becoming extremely wealthy from the huge sums of money that he is getting from opportunistic Somali politicians who want to buy the sympathy of Addis Ababa, one of his juniors told Waagacusub anonymously. “Atto Gabre was […]

Lava lake inside Ethiopia’s Etra Ale volcano reaches searing temperatures exceeding 1,100 degrees Celsius New fissures opened up about 7 kilometers (4 miles) from the summit caldera, spilling large amounts of lava At least one of the lava lakes has experienced large changes in the level of its lava   By Annabel Fenwick Elliott and Mark Prigg

https://youtu.be/3Rqyr5NpMYs Interview with Taklo Teshome – SBS Amharic

https://youtu.be/ptj2u7_qCIk Interview with Asayesh Tamiru – SBS Amharic

A Sudanese official revealed yesterday that intense diplomatic efforts made by Sudan to persuade other countries and international bodies that the US embargo against Khartoum were “unethical” and “illegal” had bore fruit, as diplomatic efforts from other states allowed for sanctions to be lifted. In a press conference held in Khartoum, State Minister Kamal Ismail

(BBC) Tensions are high in Ethiopia’s north-western cities of Gondar and Bahir Dar ahead of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Epiphany (Timket) celebrations that begin this evening and end tomorrow evening, the Amsterdam-based opposition Ethiopian Satellite TV has reported. It added that residents in the two cities, both tourist attractions and places of historical interest, were refusing to

By ELIAS MESERET, ASSOCIATED PRESS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Jan 10, 2017, 9:18 AM ET Ethiopia says it will launch a civilian satellite into orbit in three to five years to better predict weather conditions and for remote sensing activities inside the country. The announcement comes after a severe drought left more than 10 million

Toronto MP Ahmed Hussen is the new immigration minister, Chrystia Freeland is the new Foreign Affairs Minister (update) Toronto (Voice Online) — AHMED Hussen, MP for York South-Weston, and a Member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, is the new of Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, while Chrystia Freeland, currently Minister