AEUP breakaway faction | ከመኢአድ መፍትሔ አፈላላጊ ኮሚቴ የተሰጠ መግለጫ
ይህ መግለጫ በኢትዮቻናል ጋዜጣ ረቡዕ እትም ታትሞ የወጣ ነው፡፡ እንደ አዲስነገርኦንላይን ዘገባ ከሆነ ይህ “የመኢአድ መፍትሄ አፈላላጊ ኮሚቴ” የቀድሞ የመኢአድ ሕዝብ ግንኙነት ሐላፊ የነበሩት ወይዘሮ መሶበወርቅ ቅጣው ጨምሮ ዐሥራ ሦስት አባላት ያሉት ቡድን ሲሆን፤ ኢንጅነር ሀይሉ ሻውል በድጋሚ በተመረጡበት የአይቤክስ ሆቴል በር ላይ ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ አካሂደዋል፡፡
R. Kelly in Ethiopia today
The day will mark the Ethiopian Christmas celebration. R. Kelly, who won the Grammy Award in 1998, has been invited by the Sheraton hotel in Addis to join the Christmas celebration. The 43-year-old singer is expected to be accompanied by Ethiopian singers such as the legendary Neway Debebe, the uprising star Helen Berhe, Reshan … Read more
[Update] Ethiopia’s new Railway – Phase I & II maps
A new railroad network is one of the major components of the 5-year plan, as the brief document and press statements outlining the Growth and Transformation Plan(GTP) indicated. A Leaked map, posted on this blog, on Nov 14/2010, titled ‘Leaked info: Railway to link 49 Ethiopian towns’, disclosed the details of the new rail network … Read more
The Never-ending Lawful Violence on Ethiopia’s Children
In pre-1991 Ethiopia, it was unsurprising if a parent asks a nearby police station to give her/his child ‘a little whipping’. It was a ‘normal police service’, though it might require a ‘cooperative’ officer. That is a history now. But little has changed for Ethiopia’s children since then. All Ethiopian children experience corporal punishment, as … Read more
MFA laments BBC’s land grab fears
BBC World Service published a story titled ‘Land grab fears for Ethiopian rural communities‘ on December 16/2010. The story by Ed Butler paints a grimly picture of Ethiopia’s effort to develop its agricultural sector by engaging foreign investors. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) of Ethiopia lamented the story, citing its failings and inaccuracies, as cynic, … Read more
200plus Phone nos. you may need in Addis | Ethiopia
If you are fortunate enough to visit Addis Ababa, the phone numbers below will give you a good service. Emergency Fire Brigade 912 Police Info 991 Ambulance 907 Red cross 011 515 0608 Hospitals Balcha Hospital 011 5513205 Betel Hospital 011 349 5475 Betezata Hospital 011 551 4141 Black Lion 011 5511211 Bras Maternity and Children’s … Read more
Pres. Isaias: Gold To the Rescue? No!
A recently published leaked Cable of the US Embassy Asmara reveals that the recently launched Gold mining project will not rescue Isaias Afeworki’s shattered war economy. Despite what the Eritrean president has been trying to convince his people and much of the world, the revenues from the Gold will only cover the capital and the … Read more
A Decade of Change – Ethiopia
It was UNDP’s press release that announced Ethiopia’s astounding achievement in Human Development in this decade. The press release titled ‘Ethiopia is among the top development movers’ [posted on this blog] states: Ethiopia is rated among these ”top movers” at rank 11 out of the 135 countries which registered improvement in Human Development Index that … Read more
‘Paranoid’ Pres. Afeworki never trusted PM Zenawi and more | 6 Cables – US Embassy Asmara[full text]
Recently published leaked cable of US Embassy Asmara revealed the mistrust of Eritrea President Isaias Afeworki to Ethiopian Premier goes as far back as 1996; that is, two years before Eritrea invaded Ethiopia on the pretext of border dispute. The leaked Cable of US Embassy Asmara, titled ‘BIO NOTES ON ERITREAN PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWORKi – … Read more
Dergue officials pardon | ከሃይማኖት መሪዎች ለኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ የተላለፈ ጥሪ [full text]
በደርግ ዘመን የተፈጸሙ በደሎችንና ጥፋቶችን በአገራዊ ይቅርታና ዕርቀ ሰላም ለመጨረስ ከኢትዮጵያ የአራቱ ቤተ እምነቶች የሃይማኖት መሪዎች ለኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ የተላለፈ ጥሪ የተወደዳችሁ መላው የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች፣ እኛ የኢትዮጵያ የአራቱ ቤተ እምነት የሃይማኖት መሪዎች ፣ – የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን – የኢትዮጵያ እስልምና ጉዲዮች ጠቅላይ ምክር ቤት፤ – የኢትዮጵያ ካቶሉካዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን፤ – የኢትዮጵያ ወንጌሊዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን … Read more