Ethiopian restaurant, the first in Alabama, opens today in Birmingham’s...
The Ethiopian restaurant Ghion Cultural Hall opens March 7, 2017, in the Pizitz Food Hall in Birmingham, Ala. (Bob Carlton/bcarlton@al.com) One of the most-anticipated tenants at Birmingham’s new...
View ArticleEthiopia: Addis Ababa Hilton Up for Sale – Report
Addis Ababa Hilton By Fasika Tadesse Addis Fortune- Prime Minister’s Office has indicated to the board of directors of the Hotel to prepare the property for auction Hilton Addis, Ethiopia’s first, and...
View ArticleEthiopia inflation jumps to 7.0 pct in February
A woman sells spices at the Mercato market in Addis Ababa September 14, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rose to 7.0 percent in February from 6.1...
View ArticleThe Ethiopia protesters’ struggle moves to the athletics track
The Ethiopian Flag By Kalkidan Yibeltal As she crossed the finish line in Sabadell, Spain, on 7 February, Ethiopian star athlete Genzebe Dibaba had attained her sixth world record. After a...
View ArticleEthiopia looks to carbon trading as it gears up to be net carbon neutral by 2025
The Soda volcano, Oromia, Ethiopia. Copyright; Wikimedia Commons By Elias Gebreselassie Originally Published for Mongabay ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s work to keep its environmental programs sustainable...
View ArticleDrought emergency spirals in Ethiopia amid major aid shortages
Farmers carrying empty plastic bottles wait for cooking oil and food aid in the village of Estayish in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, February 11, 2016. Picture taken February 11, 2016....
View ArticleThe Ethiopian boomtown that welcomes water firms but leaves locals thirsty
People in Sululta queue for tap water. The local government has failed to provide water for most households in the area. Photograph: William Davison By William Davison for The Guardian Towards the end...
View ArticleAfrica’s First Ethiopian A350 to Go Green for St. Patrick’s Day
Ethiopian A350 Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, proudly announces that it will be part of the annual Global Greening initiative of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2017. As part of...
View ArticleEthiopian B787 Dreamliner Touches Down at Kaduna, Nigeria
March 9, 2017 Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and the leading Pan-African Airline has successfully landed its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft at the Kaduna International Airport on March 8, 2017....
View ArticleTrump’s suspicion of foreign aid to Africa is right on the money – Prof. Al...
By Al Mariam Originally Published in The Hill Newspaper Mick Mulvaney, the Director of the White House Office of Management Budget confirmed that the Trump administration is set to make “fairly...
View Article“ስምዎ ማን ነው?” ወይስ “ስምዎ ምንድን ነው?”
በ ልዑል ካሕሳይ ኣንድ ጊዜ ኣንድ ወዳጄ የኣንዲትን ትንሽ ልጃገረድ ስም የጠየቅሁበትን የኣማርኛ ኣባባል ሰምቶ በኣግርሞት ኣረመኝ። የወዳጄ እርማት ከዓመታት በፊት በሁለት ካናዳውያን ወዳጆቼ መካከል የተከሰተ የእንግሊዝኛ ቋንቋ ኣጠቃቀም እርማትን ኣስታወሰኝ። እኔ ልጅትን “ስምሽ ምንድን ነው?” እንደ ኣልሁ ኣት ነበር...
View ArticleEthiopia’s State of Emergency Seen as Tool to Silence Dissent
security guard sits near a gate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 10, 2016. By Salem Solomon VOA It’s been five months since Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in response to widespread protests and...
View ArticleEthiopia: Extremism and the Struggle for Unity and Democracy
File By Worku Aberra Extremist ethnic nationalism has harmed the struggle for peace, justice, equality, and democracy in Ethiopia. The reason is that extremism fosters conflict, undermines unity, and...
View ArticleLandslide at Ethiopia Garbage Dump Kills at Least 35
Police officers secured the perimeter around a garbage dump landslide on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday as excavators helped the rescue efforts. Elias...
View ArticleHearing Ethiopia on The Hill
By Alemayehu G. Mariam “Having been on this Committee now 36 of my 37 years, I have to tell you that I remember when Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania, one of the most brutal dictatorships, with the...
View ArticleAddis Ababa Light rail fails to fix Ethiopia’s traffic troubles
AFPAddis Ababa – Electric light railway tracks soar over Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a rare example of mass transit infrastructure on a continent ruled by ramshackle, diesel-spewing buses. But...
View ArticleFather Imprisoned for Genital Cutting Is Deported to Ethiopia
Khalid Adem in 2006. Credit Jason Braverman/Gwinnett Daily Post, via Associated Press By DANIEL VICTOR NY Times– A man who in 2006 became the first person in the United States to be convicted of...
View ArticleRhino horns worth $5m seized in Thailand off flight from Ethiopia
BBC – Twenty-one rhino horns worth an estimated $5m have been seized in Thailand after being found in luggage sent from Ethiopia in the biggest such haul in years. The seizure comes days after 300kg...
View ArticleEthiopian journalist Anania Sorri released from prison
Anania Sorri is an Independent Political Analyst and Researcher in Ethiopia -Authorities responsible for overseeing implementation of Ethiopia’s state of emergency today released Ethiopian commentator...
View ArticleEthiopia reports deadly raid by gunmen from South Sudan
Al Jazeera – More than 1,000 gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 children in neighbouring Ethiopia, according to a government official. Chol Chany, a regional government...
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