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Dr. Birhanu and Andargachew resigned from CUDP

Gursum Professionals to take initiatives of Natural Resource Development of their hometown in Eastern Ethiopia

Mount Kundudo, the magnificent breathtaking Mountain of Eastern Ethiopia

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher demands free Teddy Afro

China´s ZTE to boost ETC´s Ethiopia mobile users

Source:Reuters
Ethiopia Telecommunications Corp (ETC) plans to boost mobile subscribers to 15 million in two years, from 2.2 million now, using $1.5 billion from China´s ZTE Corp O763.HK, the Ethiopian firm said on Wednesday.

Surging Demand for Power Offers Lucrative Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia

Source:PRNewswire
Rising demand for power in Ethiopia has led to substantial and lucrative investment opportunities for both international and local power companies. Ethiopian energy policy, which includes the Rural Electrification and Universal Electricity Access Programme, has resulted in sizeable investment from the government and the donor community.

UN deputy chief to address Africa development meeting in Ethiopia

Source:Xinhua
UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro left for Ethiopia on Wednesday to attend the Second Meeting of the Africa ommission. The two-day meeting, which begins on Nov. 20 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, will focus on the creation of jobs in advancing economic growth in Africa.

The 843-day war

By Prof. Al Mariam
In mid-July 2006, Zenawi sent his troops to Somalia to prop up the so-called transitional government in Baidoa. By late December 2006, his tanks rolled into Mogadishu to dislodge the "government" of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and crush the "Talibanic" Al Shabab. Zenawi justified his invasion as an act of pre-emptive self-defense: "Ethiopian defense forces were forced to enter into war to protect the sovereignty of the nation. We are not trying to set up a government for Somalia, nor do we have an intention to meddle in Somalia’s internal affairs. We have only been forced by the circumstances." But everyone knows the invasion was about empowering one faction of the warlords against the rest.

Dibaba and Sihine tie the knot in ten-day wedding feast

Source:IAAF
Ethiopia´s Olympic 5000m/10000m champion Tirunesh Dibaba and two-time Olympic 10000m silver medallist Sileshi Sihine tied the knot in a spectacular two-week long wedding ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Troop pull-out leaves government on brink

Source:AllHipHop
SOMALIA´S FRAGILE government appears to be on the brink of collapse. Islamist insurgents now controls large parts of southern and central Somalia - and are continuing to launch attacks inside the capital, Mogadishu.

Ethiopia´s ´green famine´ takes its toll

Source:AFP
Okume Ochubo’s tiny plot of land in southern Ethiopia is lush with waist-high maize sprouts and other crops, but she and her seven young children are struggling to feed themselves.

Ethiopia denies sending weapons to South Sudan

Source:Sudan Tribune
Ethiopia has denied charges of sending weapons to the Government of Southern Sudan by an aircraft during the past week.

Gebrselassie breaks world marathon record: I can go quicker

Source:AFP
Haile Gebrselassie raised the bar of his already distinguished career by taking his own world marathon record under two hours four minutes for the first time in Berlin on Sunday morning.

Three dead in suspected terror blast in Ethiopia: police chief

Source:AFP
Haile Gebrselassie raised the bar of his already distinguished career by taking his own world marathon record under two hours four minutes for the first time in Berlin on Sunday morning.

Messianic Jews promote Ethiopian aliya

Source:JPost
Under Operation Tikva, through which thousands of people in Ethiopia are provided with clean water, money for food and educational services, they are also reminded often that they are Jews and that the people of Israel are waiting for them.

Analysis: Somalia crisis deepened by Ethiopia

Source:AFP
Somalia is a land of a thousand plagues, with nearly 20 years of violent chaos and intractable poverty, Islamic extremism and failed peace talks.

Ethiopia coffee trades in New York Market

Source:AfricaNews
An electronic system has been introduced to improve the sale of coffee in Ethiopia, Africa´s largest producer of the commodity. Trading would be conducted in the afternoons so as to link it up with the New York market. The new system is scheduled to commence in October 2008.

Somalis flee Mogadishu gun battles

Source:Aljazeera.net
Hundreds of Somalis have fled Mogadishu after several days of heavy fighting between anti-government fighters and Somali troops, supported by the Ethiopian military and African Union peacekeepers. Witnesses said residents could be seen leaving the city aboard packed minibuses and lorries or on foot early on Wednesday

Human Rights Watch´s analysis of Ethiopia´s draft CSO law

Source:ReliefWeb
The Ethiopian government is preparing to introduce for passage a Charities and Societies Proclamation (draft law) to regulate all domestic and international civil society organizations (CSOs) carrying out activities in the country.The law is ostensibly a tool for enhancing the transparency and accountability of civil society organizations. But in fact, its provisions would create a complex web of arbitrary restrictions on the work civil society groups can engage in, onerous bureaucratic hurdles, draconian criminal penalties, and intrusive powers of surveillance.

High chicken prices cause discontent in Ethiopia

Source:PR-Inside.com
Chicken is to Ethiopian holidays as turkey is to American Thanksgiving.

Ethiopian dance troupe to perform at Rose Wagner

Source:Salt Lake Tribune
The Mesgana Dancers, a troupe of seven Ethiopian girls ages 9-12, will perform traditional cultural dances on Sept. 13 at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Rose Wagner Center for Performing Arts, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City.