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After a decade building their academic careers, they started the adoption process that led to finding their little girl in an orphanage in Addis Ababa (the same one featured in "There is No Me Without You," a book by their Druid Hills neighbor Melissa Fay Greene) ... The brother of an Ethiopian cashier they met at their local Publix lives in Addis Ababa, and sent a video of Miriam. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Kabbah heads AU observer team to Zimbabwe's run-off electionAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Former Sierra Leonean President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah will lead a team of African Union (AU) observers to Zimbabwe's presidential run-off election due to be held 27 June, the AU Commission announced here Saturday. 14/06/2008 Full Text... Jun 15, 2008
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Former Sierra Leonean President Ahmad Tejan Kabba h will lead a team of African Union (AU) observers to Zimbabwe's presidential ru n -off election due to be held 27 June, the AU Commission announced here Saturday ... Addis Ababa - 14/06/2008. (Panapress.com)
Meklit Hadero opens up to the world as soloist Jun 15, 2008
"What was so joyous that night was that we were all from different cultural backgrounds. But we were expressing it with the music, without having to say a thing," says Hadero, 27, who was born in Addis Ababa but grew up in Iowa and Brooklyn. Her parents are both doctors who left Ethiopia in the violent years following the 1974 revolution, going first to East Germany, then, after making it across to West Berlin, to the United States, with the help of Catholic Charities. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ethiopia: ICRC Repatriates 415 Civilians From Eritrea Jun 14, 2008
The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa). 13 June 2008Posted to the web 13 June 2008. (allAfrica.com)
* Ethiopia denies atrocities claim Jun 14, 2008
Our ambassador in Ethiopia has persistently raised concerns over human rights abuses with the highest level of the Ethiopian government, as have senior US government visitors to Addis Ababa, Gallegos said. US government military assistance to Ethiopia is designed to transform the military into an apolitical professional defense force that can secure its borders and protects human rights. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hunger questions Jun 14, 2008
The United Nations Children"s Fund, Unicef, said that 3.4m people were in need of emergency assistance in southern and central regions affected by one of the worst droughts in years. The local people call it a "green drought", because the land is full of new shoots but there is no food. This happened because there was a shortage of rainfall last season and few crops were planted. Gavin Hewitt answers questions from BBC website readers about the hunger crisis in Ethiopia. Q: Now the rainy season... (BBC News -- Africa)
Ethiopia appeals for urgent aid Jun 13, 2008
By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Addis Ababa. Unless there is more food distribution, agencies will struggle to treat people. (BBC News)
AU urges Djibouti, Eritrea to resolve border dispute through dialogueAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Expressing deep concern over theconfrontation between the armed forces of Eritrea and Djibouti, thePeace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has urgedthe two countries to show utmost restraint and resort to dialogue toresolve any bilateral dispute. 13/06/2008 Full Text... Jun 13, 2008
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Expressing deep concern over the confrontation between the armed forces of Eritrea and Djibouti, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has urged the two countries to show utmost restraint and resort to dialogue to resolve any bilateral dispute ... Addis Ababa - 13/06/2008. (Panapress.com)
Face of hunger Jun 12, 2008
At the grain market in Addis Ababa, the capital, some said the price of teff, their most important grain, had trebled. "The grain has never been so expensive," said Idris Mohammed, one of the traders. (BBC News)
Eritrea: An Unforgettable Crime Jun 12, 2008
In a statement he gave to the Christian Science Monitor, a Western Ambassador present in Addis Ababa at the time said that Ethiopia's atrocities against Eritrean families based only on ethnic origin is a disturbing development. "Every diplomat in Addis Ababa could write a book about these horrifying crimes," the Ambassador further added. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: Experts Ready With Draft Proposal to Merge AU Courts Jun 12, 2008
com: Africa: Experts Ready With Draft Proposal to Merge AU Courts (Page 1 of 1). Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)
Ethiopia: Power Shortfall Bogs Down Economy Jun 11, 2008
Haftamu TafereAddis Ababa. Despite a gap of a few percentage points, both the government and analysts from the IMF agreed that Ethiopia is to register yet another impressive growth in its GDP. But that is long before the economy began to suffer from the loss of electric power twice a week. (allAfrica.com)
OUT OF AFRICA: Flavors from across the Atlantic suddenly all over the U.S. Jun 11, 2008
"It's been gradually happening," says Samuelsson, who in February opened a pan-African restaurant in New York called Merkato (named after the large open-air market in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa). "North African and Arab spices are the best known to American cooks, but you are now seeing those spices like harissa, za'atar and dukka (an Egyptian blend of seeds and spices) showing up on menus," he says. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
CEN-SAD workers plead for AU governmentLibyan official commends CEN-SAD achievementsCEN-SAD summit to focus on development Violence in Africa Two die in political violence in ZimbabweMEND accuses govt of attack on communitiesZimbabwe to deny bail to political violence suspects ON THE WIRE AU hails Sudanese deal on disputed AbyeiAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Commission of the African Union(AU) Wednesday welcomed the signing of a deal between the governmentsof Sudan and Southern Sudan to enable displaced persons in thedisputed oil-rich Abyei area to return to their homes. 11/06/2008 Full Text... Jun 11, 2008
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Commission of the African Union (AU) Wednesday welcomed the signing of a deal between the governments of Sudan and Southern Sudan to enable displaced persons in the disputed oil-rich Abyei area to return to their homes ... Addis Ababa - 11/06/2008. (Panapress.com)
CEN-SAD workers plead for AU governmentLibyan official commends CEN-SAD achievementsCEN-SAD summit to focus on development Violence in Africa MEND accuses govt of attack on communitiesZimbabwe to deny bail to political violence suspectsZambia protests continued Zimbabwe verbal attacks on its President ON THE WIRE Developing countries' growth resilient despite soaring food, energy pricesAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In the wake of financial turmoil inhigh income countries and amidst high food and energy prices,developing countries' growth is easing but is still robust, accordingto a new report released by the World Bank Tuesday. 10/06/2008 Full Text... Jun 10, 2008
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In the wake of financial turmoil in high income countries and amidst high food and energy prices, developing countries' growth is easing but is still robust, according to a new report released by the World Bank Tuesday ... Addis Ababa - 10/06/2008. (Panapress.com)
AU welcomes new peace agreement in SomaliaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed theagreement reached Monday by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG)of Somalia and the opposition Alliance for the Re-liberation ofSomalia (ARS), at the peace and security negotiations that started inDjibouti early this month. 10/06/2008 Full Text... Jun 10, 2008
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has welcomed the agreement reached Monday by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and the opposition Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), at the peace and security negotiations that started in Djibouti early this month ... "The AU Commission hails the sense of responsibility and the spirit of compromise demonstrated by the two parties, and strongly urges all other relevant Somali actors to join this process and... (Panapress.com)
Somali Islamist head rejects U.N.-sponsored pact Jun 10, 2008
(Additional reporting by Abdi Sheikh in Mogadishu, Aweys Yusuf and Bryson Hull in Nairobi, Tsegaye Tadesse in Addis Ababa and Omar Hassan in Djibouti; Writing by Andrew Cawthorne; Editing by Matthew Tostevin). (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://africa. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Eritrea: Sudan Bans Opposition Activities Jun 8, 2008
Argaw AshineAddis Ababa ... The move comes after 13 Eritrean oppositions formed a united front last month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ... Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA), newly formed umbrella based in Addis Ababa, expressed it deep regret about the Sudanese decision. (allAfrica.com)
Bank Group And Partners Organize Regional Consultations On Climate Change Strategies Jun 7, 2008
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the World Bank on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in Dakar, Senegal, jointly organized a fourth regional consultation on their respective strategies on climate change following consultations which took place on May 9, 2008, in Tunis, Tunisia ; May 26, 2008, in Pretoria, South Africa ; and May 31, 2008, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Dakar consultations, which were the fourth and last in a series, were aimed at brainstorming among key actors and seeking ways... (allAfrica.com)
Cup of sorrow Jun 6, 2008 'Absurd' Ethiopia charges slammed Jun 4, 2008 Your comments Jun 4, 2008 19 children among 25 dead in Ethiopia floods Jun 1, 2008 Africa, Japan hail conduct of TICAD IVTICAD IV: Mohammed VI calls for urgent support to AfricaAfrican heads of state flock to Japan for TICAD IV Violence in Africa Kibaki upbeat on Kenya's recovery after poll violenceAnglican leaders turn to UN over Zimbabwe attacksNigeria rules out retaliation over SA attacks ON THE WIRE Daily says Ethiopia stands on firm foundation to developAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia marked a turning point in its history on28 May 1991, according to 'The Ethiopian Herald', a government-owned daily. 31/05/2008 Full Text... Jun 1, 2008 Ethiopian children go hungry as government response faulted May 31, 2008 Death Sentence Used to Intimidate [interview] May 29, 2008 2010 World Cup Qualifying May 29, 2008 Ethiopian dictator 'sentenced to die' May 29, 2008 Ethiopia bomb on anniversary May 29, 2008 Ethiopia:Press Freedom Still Under Attack May 28, 2008 The Final Word May 28, 2008 Former ruler is sentenced to death May 27, 2008 Death sentence for Mengistu May 27, 2008 Ethiopia, Uganda deny breaking U.N. Somali arms ban May 24, 2008 Ethiopia says troops to stay in Somalia May 22, 2008 Deaths in Ethiopia explosion May 21, 2008 'Three dead' in Addis Ababa blast May 21, 2008 Drought returns to haunt Ethiopia May 20, 2008 Out of Africa May 18, 2008 AU, Microsoft to cooperate in ICT development in AfricaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Africa Union (AU) and Microsofthave agreed to join forces in accelerationof social and economic development in Africa through the use ofinformation and communication technology(ICT). 16/05/2008 Full Text... May 16, 2008 Wedding day fireworks land groom in jail May 16, 2008 Somalia: More Civilians Arrested for Alleged Links to Ethiopia Rebels May 15, 2008 In Kenya, ethnic violence shakes running community May 13, 2008 Violence leaves Kenyans racing against time May 13, 2008 Growing apace in Africa May 13, 2008 Young couple to speak about African missionary work May 8, 2008 AU urges respect of people's will in Zimbabwe presidential runoffAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called onall stakeholders in Zimbabwe'sforthcoming presidential runoff to ensure that peace and securitywould be maintained, and that they wouldrespect the will of the people once the results are announced. 07/05/2008 Full Text... May 8, 2008 Cte d'Ivoire to host African integration conferenceAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers responsible foreconomic integration are due to meet22-23 May 2008 in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire, to rationalise and harmonisethe programmes of regionaleconomic communities, with a view to accelerating the continentalintegration process. 08/05/2008 Full Text... May 8, 2008 Ethiopia starts brand management of its fine coffee exportsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In a bid to promote its fine coffeeexports, Ethiopia has launched aninnovative and radical brand management programme that is pegged tothe East African country's distinctivecoffees, according to the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (IPO). 08/05/2008 Full Text... May 8, 2008 Ethiopian soldiers accused of war crimes in Somalia May 7, 2008 Amnesty Intl: Ethiopian troops commit atrocities in Somalia May 6, 2008 Djibouti: Second Dry Port to Ease Congestion May 6, 2008 Amnesty International accuses Ethiopian troops in Somalia of war atrocities May 6, 2008 Ethiopia: A model of African food aid is now in trouble May 6, 2008 Record-holder Bekele wins Addis Ababa 5,000 May 5, 2008 Bekele wins 5,000-meter at African Championships May 5, 2008 Ethiopian women sweep Addis Ababa 10,000m May 4, 2008 To the Memory of Kwame Nkrumah May 4, 2008 Ethiopia: Country Frees Eleven Kenyan Muslims May 3, 2008 'Love Kitten' to literacy May 2, 2008 Eritrea calls for disbanding of UN border force May 2, 2008 Track & Field Faces Arizona, Northern Arizona in Tucson May 2, 2008 Ethiopia begins African Championships in style May 2, 2008 Foreign investors stoke African stock boom May 2, 2008 Athletic obsessionExploring the reasons for Ethiopia's deep well of running talent May 2, 2008 Envoy: Eritrea's treatment of UN peacekeepers unacceptable Apr 23, 2008 Ethiopia severs ties with Qatar Apr 22, 2008 Kenya names 39 athletes for Africa championships Apr 20, 2008 Ethiopia: Govt Blames Rebels for Blasts That Killed 3 Apr 17, 2008 Unrest simmers in Ethiopia's Ogaden Apr 17, 2008 * Ethiopia votes amid boycott over alleged Apr 15, 2008 'Absurd' Ethiopia charges slammed Apr 15, 2008 Ethiopians hail halo around the sun as election day miracle Apr 15, 2008 Ethiopia opposition alleges intimidation at polls Apr 14, 2008 Eritrea, Ethiopia spar over border impasse Apr 13, 2008 Ethiopia votes in local elections Apr 13, 2008 Ethiopia: Nearly $68 Million Sought to Aid Drought Victims - UN Apr 12, 2008 Ethiopia: UN Reviews Border Dispute Mission Apr 12, 2008 Marcus Samuelsson's Multicultural Meals Apr 12, 2008 How brothers fell out Apr 11, 2008 AU and ECA Hold Joint Annual Ministers Conference Apr 10, 2008 Rising Food and Fuel Prices May Hurt Growth Apr 8, 2008 Ethiopia: The Grim Face of Drought Apr 8, 2008 Africa needs action on climate change disease burdenAddis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa's policy makers need to take a proactive stance in view of the drasticclimatic upheaval across the globe and the increased disease burden it inflictson populations, AfricanEconomic Research Consortium (AERC) Executive Director William Lyakurwa said here Monday. 07/04/2008 Full Text... Apr 8, 2008
By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Addis Ababa. By 0900, the children at Bisidimo Hospital, near Ethiopia's eastern town of Harar, are on their third feed of the day. (BBC News -- Africa)
Ethiopia: 4.5 million need food aid Jun 4, 2008
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Around 4. 5 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid 1 million more than a previous estimate, a government official said Tuesday. (MSNBC -- International)
Last week, a group of Western diplomats based in Addis Ababa called on the government to release all elected leaders, so they could help with the post-election reconciliation process. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, a Tigrayan, has denied the charges of election fraud and blames the opposition for starting the violent protests. (Yahoo News -- Ethiopia)
Teklu, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I think it is a shocker that Bob Mugabe was allowed to travel to the summit, especially the food summit, right now not many of us here in South Africa are proud of our nation given the recent events in our own country, but allowing that maniac access to world travel boggles the mind. (BBC News -- Africa)
ADDIS ABABA, May 31 (Reuters) - Nineteen of 25 people killed by flash floods in Ethiopia's eastern town of Jijiga this week were children, a regional official said on Saturday. The region is prone to droughts and flooding. (AlertNet)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia marked a turning point in its history on 28 May 1991, according to 'The Ethiopian Herald', a government-owned daily ... Addis Ababa - 31/05/2008. (Panapress.com)
At the Doctors Without Borders clinic in Shashemene, 150 miles south of Addis Ababa, 277 children were admitted in the first eight days. Hundreds more are in outpatient care in far-flung clinics in the countryside. (Anchorage Daily News)
Self-censorship is a way of life for Ethiopian journalists, especially for those living and working in Addis Ababa (the capital) ... Nevertheless, two of the journalists involved have again started independent newspapers in Addis Ababa. (allAfrica.com)
At Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ... At Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (MSNBC -- Sports)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia's Supreme Court sentenced an exiled former president -- dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam -- and 18 officials to death Monday, a prosecutor said. Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1986. (CNN -- World)
The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt in the capital, Addis Ababa, says official events are being held all over the country to mark the downfall of the Derg in 1991. An Ethiopian government spokesman, who confirmed that attack, said the victims were innocent civilians, not soldiers or government officials. (BBC News -- Africa)
His music and public statements are critical of government policies and his April court appearance sparked impromptu protests in Addis Ababa, involving thousands of his fans, mostly teenagers. Such protests are a rare sight in the tightly-controlled Ethiopian capital. (allAfrica.com)
I met her this month poolside at the Hilton hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ... When I arrived in Addis Ababa to volunteer with an organization that helps orphans, Alemteshay had been at the hotel more than two weeks, delayed by bureaucratic problems with her visa. (USA Today -- Life)
ethiopia ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's supreme court sentenced former Marxist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam to death yesterday, granting a prosecution appeal that a life sentence he received last year did not match the seriousness of his crimes. Mengistu, who has lived a life of comfortable exile in Zimbabwe since he was driven from power in 1991, is unlikely to face punishment unless Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, loses a run-off election next month and cedes power. (Boston Globe)
The BBC's Tsigue Shiferaw says two of Mengistu's political associates who were sentenced to death live in the Italian embassy compound in the capital, Addis Ababa, where they sought refuge after Mengistu fled. But the 16 other defendants are in jail in the capital. (BBC News -- Africa)
Addis Ababa rejected that ... The United States, whose main ally in the region is Addis Ababa, says some of the Islamist-led insurgents have links to terrorist organisations. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
ADDIS ABABA, May 21 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Wednesday he would keep troops in neighbouring Somalia until "jihadists" were defeated, in remarks likely to harm the chances of U.N.-brokered peace talks ... During a question-and-answer session in the Ethiopian legislature, Meles made no reference to an explosion that killed six people late on Tuesday in Addis Ababa. (AlertNet)
Three people have been killed in a explosion near Ethiopia's foreign ministry in the capital Addis Ababa, a state-run radio station has reported ... The explosion comes just over a month after three people were killed and 18 wounded in bomb blasts at petrol stations in Addis Ababa. (Aljazeera.Net)
Three dead' in Addis Ababa blast. Three people have been killed and nine wounded in a bomb explosion on a minibus in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, police say ... Three dead' in Addis Ababa blast. (BBC News -- Africa)
Hirbu is being fed by drip at Rophi Catholic Church in Siraro, a remote farming area 350 km (220 miles) south of the capital Addis Ababa. He is one of 233 children who have been brought starving to the small Sisters of Mercy church in just the last three weeks. (AlertNet)
Neil Spencer travels to Addis Ababa to learn the strange secrets of the Elvis impersonators and political survivors from the 'Ethiopiques' project ... Now this place' - Alemayehu Eshete gestures towards the shimmering sprawl of Addis Ababa below the terrace where we are sitting - 'is finally getting noticed. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Africa Union (AU) and Microsoft have agreed to join forces in acceleration of social and economic development in Africa through the use of information and communication technology (ICT) ... Addis Ababa - 16/05/2008. (Panapress.com)
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Bridegroom Kedir Mohamed wanted his wedding day to go with a bang and decided to celebrate by letting off firecrackers after the ceremony. ADVERTISEMENT. (Yahoo News)
The Puntland leader, Gen. Adde Muse, was then contacted in Addis Ababa, where he has been staying for a number of weeks for reasons undisclosed to the public. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
20 seconds in winning the 800 meters at the African championships this month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Such accomplishments indicate that the violence ended early enough for Kenya's runners to prepare hopefully for Beijing, Kenyan Olympic and track officials said. (International Herald Tribune)
20 seconds - in the 800 meters at the African championships this month in Addis Ababa. Such accomplishments show that the violence ended early enough for runners to prepare for Beijing, Kenyan Olympic and track officials said. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
"Buildings grow. People don't," says the taxi driver as we pass one of Addis Ababa's many construction sites, where five-star hotels rise like mushrooms behind corrugated iron fences ... "We calculated that we would need 400 years to fill the need of PhD-holders in our country," says Abye Tasse, vice-president for strategic planning and international affairs at Addis Ababa University (AAU) ... He has been teaching law students in Addis Ababa on and off since 2005. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Dembi Dollo is located in western Ethiopia about 200 miles from the capital of Addis Ababa. The community resides in the Didessa Valley, a region considered as Ethiopia's bread basket. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called on all stakeholders in Zimbabwe's forthcoming presidential runoff to ensure that peace and security would be maintained, and that they would respect the will of the people once the results are announced ... Addis Ababa - 07/05/2008. (Panapress.com)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African ministers responsible for economic integration are due to meet 22-23 May 2008 in Abidjan, Cte d'Ivoire, to rationalise and harmonise the programmes of regional economic communities, with a view to accelerating the continental integration process ... Addis Ababa - 08/05/2008. (Panapress.com)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - In a bid to promote its fine coffee exports, Ethiopia has launched an innovative and radical brand management programme that is pegged to the East African country's distinctive coffees, according to the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (IPO) ... Addis Ababa - 08/05/2008. (Panapress.com)
"Normally, when they report, they do not balance it out. They have to go and see the reality for themselves. They shouldn't report from abroad saying this is happening," he said in Addis Ababa. Amnesty said about 6,000 civilians had been reported killed and more than 600,000 had been forced to flee their homes in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, last year. (International Herald Tribune)
"Normally when they report they do not balance it out. They have to go and see the reality for themselves. They shouldn't report from abroad saying this is happening," he told The Associated Press in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Amnesty said some 6,000 civilians were reported killed and more than 600,000 were forced to flee their homes in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, last year. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Formed recently through a decision of the Council of Ministers, the Ethiopian Dry Ports Enterprise is set to have a second dry port built at Semera Town of the Afar Regional State, 558Km to the east of Addis Ababa. The construction of the dry port will be carried out by the state-owned Water Works Construction Enterprise (WWCE) at a cost of 26 million Br. (allAfrica.com)
"It's totally unfounded," Ethiopia's Information Minister Berhanu Hailu told The Associated Press in Addis Ababa. "Normally when they report they do not balance it out. They have to go and see the reality for themselves. They shouldn't report from abroad saying this is happening.". (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Farmers in Ethiopia are better off now than they were four years ago, in part due to better-than-average rains and rising grain prices globally ... At a gathering of farmers about 40 miles outside Addis Ababa, one young man bemoans how rising food prices have yet to alleviate his hardship. (Christian Science Monitor)
Record-holder Bekele wins 5,000 in Addis Ababa - More Sports - SI.com ... Bekele wins 5,000 in Addis Ababa ... ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- World record holder Kenenisa Bekele held on to win the 5,000 meters Sunday at the African Athletics Championships. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia crossing the finish line to win the 5,000-meter race in Addis Ababa on Sunday. (Anita Powell/AP). (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Ethiopian women sweep Addis Ababa 10,000 - More Sports - SI.com ... It's all Ethiopia in Addis Ababa ... ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopian women swept the 10,000-meter race Saturday at the African Athletics Championships in a repeat of the men's team success. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Staying on the Pan-African agenda, Nkrumah became the prime mover behind the first conference of all African nations that saw the birth of Organization of African Unity (OAU) in May 1963 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nkrumah facilitated also formation of All-African Trade Union Federation, an organized labor establishment, headquartered at Addis Ababa. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
But 19 Kenyans deported and detained with this group remain in Ethiopia's jails in Addis Ababa and Awasso cities. An unnamed Kenyan among those released has not returned to the country for fear of persecution. (allAfrica.com)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (CNN) -- At age 19, Yohannes Gebregeorgis borrowed a soft-cover romance novel entitled "Love Kitten" that changed his life forever ... With them, he opened the Shola Children's Library on the first floor of his Addis Ababa home ... In 2007, the group offered nearly 98,000 children access to its libraries in Addis Ababa, Awassa and on shady clearings along the Ethiopian countryside. (CNN -- International)
Ban offered several options, including the permanent withdrawal of UNMEE, deploying a small observer mission in the border area, establishing liaison offices in Addis Ababa and Asmara or returning to the original full deployment ... Ethiopia has offered to hold talks with Eritrea to discuss the ruling but Asmara says Addis Ababa must first withdraw from Eritrean territory. (AlertNet)
AMOO IN AFRICAN GAMESFormer Sun Devil , a seven-time All-American sprinter, is in Ethiopia this weekend competing for Ghana in the 16th African Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa. Amoo will be competing in a pair of events as he will run in the 200m dash while also running one of the legs of the 4x100m relay. (Pac-10.org)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- Ethiopia swept the men's 10,000-meter race Wednesday on the opening day of the African Athletics Championships ... The heavy rain and cool temperatures in Addis Ababa kept the field from faster times in Wednesday's race. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Ethiopia just opened a new commodity exchange in Addis Ababa. In Kenya, long lines formed outside brokerages after the government announced plans to sell almost half of its shares in the country's largest mobile phone service company, Safaricom Ltd. Coming in the wake of Kenya's postelection violence, it will be the largest share offer in the history of the 54-year-old Nairobi Stock Exchange. (AZCentral -- Business)
By Alex Capstick BBC News, Addis Ababa ... The BBC's Alex Capstick went to Addis Ababa to investigate why running is Ethiopia's national obsession ... It's 0630 as runners gather in the forests overlooking Addis Ababa. (BBC News -- Africa)
Eritrea and Ethiopia have been feuding over their border since Eritrea gained independence from the Addis Ababa government in 1993 after a 30-year guerrilla war. A 1,700-strong U.N. force has been monitoring a 15-mile wide, 620-mile long buffer zone between the Horn of Africa neighbors under a December 2000 peace agreement that ended a 2 1/2-year border war. (Syracuse.com)
According to the BBC's Elizabeth Blunt in Addis Ababa, Foreign Ministry sources say that the Ethiopian government believes Qatar is giving substantial sums of money - amounting to something like $150,000 a month - to Eritrea, which then go on to fund insurgents in Ethiopia's Somali region, the Ogaden National Liberation Front. A reference in the statement to the output of Qatar's media outlets points the finger at the international television channel Al-Jazeera, which is based in Qatar, she... (BBC News -- Africa)
NAIROBI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's athletics officials have named 39 athletes and 12 officials who will represent the country at the African Senior Championships that will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 30 April to May 4. The Athletics Kenya (AK) Secretary-General David Okeyo said the team will be coached by Julius Kirwa, the sprint coach will be Stephen Mwaniki while the middle distance coach will be James Mutisya. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) ... The government blamed rebels backed by arch-foe Eritrea on Tuesday for the two bombs that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in the capita Addis Ababa. (allAfrica.com)
Ethnic Somali separatists have been fighting government forces in the east of Ethiopia for more than 13 years now, but the long-running conflict has been largely invisible as Addis Ababa has restricted access to the region ... Addis Ababa says the ONLF is a terrorist organisation that it has little support among the people of the Somali region. (Aljazeera.Net)
UNCHALLENGED: In the deeply religious country, which has struggled with election violence in the past, some voters skipped morning worship to vote AP, ADDIS ABABA Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008, Page 6. Ethiopians voted in a first round of general elections that an international rights group said would be unfair as the opposition coalition boycotted the polls to protest alleged intimidation of its candidates. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Last week, a group of Western diplomats based in Addis Ababa called on the government to release all elected leaders, so they could help with the post-election reconciliation process. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, a Tigrayan, has denied the charges of election fraud and blames the opposition for starting the violent protests. (Yahoo News -- Ethiopia)
But the BBC's Elizabeth Blunt in Addis Ababa says there is little chance it could augur change this time ... Older people in Addis Ababa remember seeing the ring around the sun once before - in the last days of the Derg, the despised military dictatorship, just before its leader Mengistu Haile Mariam fled to Zimbabwe. (BBC News -- Africa)
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's opposition accused the government of intimidation on Sunday as voters went to the polls for the first time since deadly post-election protests three years ago ... Casting her ballot in the capital Addis Ababa, 27-year-old secretary Senait Yoseph said she was voting for the government. (Globe and Mail -- International)
ASMARA, April 12 (Reuters) - Eritrea warned arch-foe Ethiopia on Saturday that Asmara would defeat any attempt to renew hostilities after Addis Ababa urged the United Nations to take strong measures against the Red Sea state ... (Reporting by Jack Kimball in Asmara and Tsegaye Tadesse in Addis Ababa; Editing by Catherine Evans) (For full Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://africa. (AlertNet)
By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Addis Ababa ... Soldiers patrolled Addis Ababa after post-election violence in 2005 ... Candidates fighting under the banner of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) won a landslide victory in Addis Ababa. (BBC News -- Africa)
Speaking in Addis Ababa at the launch of the Joint Government and Humanitarian Partners' 2008 Humanitarian Requirement Plan, the head of OCHA in Ethiopia expressed his concern at the humanitarian situation in the country, and stressed the need for the aid community to work together to alleviate the plight of the suffering. "The continued collaboration by all humanitarian actors in Ethiopia for the benefit of the most vulnerable in the country is highly appreciated, and we look forward to... (allAfrica.com)
The final option would be to set up liaison offices in the two capitals, Addis Ababa and Asmara, to allow the UN to remain ready to help the parties implement their peace agreement from 2000, including the demarcation of the border. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
He and his sister found refuge at a Swedish field hospital in nearby Addis Ababa. Samuelsson and his sister were soon adopted by the Samuelsson family of Goteborg, Sweden. (ABC News)
After the TPLF, supported by EPLF tanks, captured Addis Ababa in 1991, there was a sense the tables had turned ... Born in a famine-prone province traditionally neglected by Addis Ababa and despised by the dominant Amhara, the group shared the EPLF's stiff-backed pride, its determination never to lose face. (BBC News -- Africa)
The First Joint Annual Meetings of AU Conference of Ministers of Economy and Finance and ECA African Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has taken place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week. The theme for the Conference was Meeting Africa s New Challenges in the 21st Century. (allAfrica.com)
Tayech Ali arrived half an hour before the grain distribution centre in Gojam Berenda, in the capital, Addis Ababa, opened, but still had to queue for three hours before she could buy some wheat ... "Rapid escalation in food and energy prices, if not managed properly, could pose significant threats to growth and employment, good governance, peace and security," it stated in a paper, Meeting Africa's New Development challenges in the 21st Century, prepared for the annual conference of African... (allAfrica.com)
com: Ethiopia: The Grim Face of Drought (Page 1 of 4). Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa's policy makers need to take a proactive s tance in view of the drastic climatic upheaval across the globe and the increased disease burden it inflicts on populations, African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Executive Director William Lyakurwa said her e Monday ... "It is important to keep in mind that nearly all of the impacts of climate chang e in Africa are exacerbated by inappropriate policy choices."Such choices arise from the... (Panapress.com)
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