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Sodere introduces Amharic AutoMagic Facebook App.

Amharic AutoMagic application allows users to type Amharic words in English letters and when users press space, it turns the words into Amharic letter words automagically.

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A man involved in murder\suicide is identified as Michael Gebreneguse (2nd Video)

Last Vegas, NV(KTNV)
A man believed to kill his girlfriend is now identified as 31 years old cab driver, Michael Gebreneguse, ABC affiliate Action News 13 reports. His girlfriend, stabbed to death, was found by her room mate. Police believe that Michael took his own life by jumping to a moving car on high traffic high way.

Ethiopian press: Egypt using Burundi Muslims to drum up support on Nile

Egypt

is bribing officials of the East African country of Burundi in an effort to gain support on the Nile water issue, according to an Ethiopian newspaper.

The independent Jimma Times daily newspaper quoted anonymous media sources in Burundi as saying that Egypt was paying bribes and putting pressure on both Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) not to sign a new water-sharing treaty.

Rastafarian English (or Iyaric) is an English dialect primarily spoken by Jamaican Rastafarians. It's much easier to learn than Jamaican English (or Jamaican Creole) because instead of being a whole different dialect, it is mainly a set of vocabulary that reflects Rasta beliefs by eliminating negative words (such as death and hate) and replacing them with positive ones (like live and love).

This about the meeting between Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Africa Bureau Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer. President Museveni told Frazer that Afeowrki was pre-occupied to unseat Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

Here is an excerpt from the Cable

13. (C) Another problem in Somalia was Eritrea, according to Museveni. He described his visit with President Isaias Aforkwi in March and said that although the two promised to talk, they had not communicated since.

Sunday, 20 April 2008, 17:11

1. (S) SUMMARY. On April 20, senior Djiboutian officials--including Djibouti’s defense minister, intelligence chief, and deputy CHOD--were involved in talks with Eritrean military officials in an attempt to defuse tensions arising from Eritrea’s establishment of a military outpost on disputed territory at Ras Doumeira, along the Bab al Mandab strait.

SUMMARY: Things are getting worse and worse in Eritrea. The regime is facing mounting international pressure for years of malign behavior in the neighborhood. Human rights abuses are commonplace and most young Eritreans, along with the professional class, dream of fleeing the country, even to squalid refugee camps in Ethiopia or Sudan. The economy continues to sink; exports for 2008 totaled only $14m and vital hard-currency remittances have fallen to 43% of the 2005 level. “He is sick,” said one leading Eritrean businessman, referring to President Isaias’ mental health.

By Paul Kelso 6:02PM GMT 10 Dec 2010

telegraph.co.uk

Barcelona sell shirt sponsorship for the first time as Qatar Foundation pay £125m to share space with Unicef.

Barcelona have ended their 111 year-tradition of not having a shirt sponsor, signing a world-record £125 million deal with the Qatar. Foundation that raises fresh questions about the emirate’s successful 2022 World Cup campaign.

By Kendra Bolling

Andalusiastarnews.com

In today’s world, messages are sent almost instantaneously, but local resident Jennifer Dansby traveled thousands of miles to deliver a message of hope and health to the people of Ethiopia.

“My brother has been to Ethiopia three times, and he wanted me to go with him,” she said. “I really have a heart for missions, so I was happy to go.”

Ethiopia a unique land worth exploring

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — For many people around the world, mentioning Ethiopia brings to mind its devastating 1984 famine. The specter of the disaster haunts the country’s international image and still hurts the growth of its fledgling tourism industry.

But here’s the reality that awaits those few adventurous visitors who do make the trip:

Addis Ababa, December 10, 2010 (Addis Ababa) - Ambassador Patricia Haslach, the U.S. Deputy Coordinator for Diplomacy under the U.S. Government’s new Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative: Feed the Future, pledged further U.S. support for agriculture development in Ethiopia, the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia said.

According to a statement the embassy sent to ENA on Friday, the ambassador pledged the support at the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development (CAADP) High Level Business Meeting held December 6-7.

Zemen Bank, a publicly owned Ethiopian lender, raised its deposit rate to 5.5 percent on balances above 25,000 Ethiopian birr ($1,500), according to an e-mailed statement today.

The announcement comes after the central bank raised the minimum deposit rate to 5 percent from 4 percent on Dec. 2.

CECAFA Cup Semi-Final: Ethiopia 0 Ivory Coast 1

By Matt Brownell

Thursday, December 9, 2010

The iPhone 4 came out earlier this year, and it's still a hot enough product that you'll have a hard time getting it for less than $200 with a new or renewed contract. But RadioShack earlier this week announced it will be offering it for just $25.

TOP Reasons to stay in Ethiopia

Pentagon Fires Intelligence Analyst With No Explanation

Nyota Minerals (ASX: NYO, LON: NYO) has discovered a feeder zone style mineralisation characterised by abundant visible gold and associated high gold grades at its Tulu Kapi gold project in Ethiopia.

Investors cheered the news, sending Nyota shares surging more than 21% to £0.27 by late morning in the UK.

Top Reasons to get out of Ethiopia

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 9, 2010) - Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa Oil" or "the Company") (TSX VENTURE:AOI)(OMX:AOI) is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement with the Government of Ethiopia to jointly study the Rift Valley Block. The Block is located north of the Company's South Omo Block and encompasses the remainder of the Tertiary age East Africa Rift Trend in Ethiopia (please see attached map).

Wednesday's Champions league Highlights

Arsenal-v-FK-partizan-beograd
Real Madrid v Auxerre

US embassy cables: Eritrea's president is 'unhinged dictator'

Bill Gates Foundation Launches Pilot Project in Ethiopia

*Doctors with out Borders to Support Roll-Out of Promising New Vaccine for Meningitis

*New vaccine could prevent future outbreaks, but funding and implementation challenges remain

Paris/Brussels, December 6, 2010 — A promising new vaccine that could prevent future outbreaks of the deadliest form of meningitis in Africa will be provided to people in Mali and Niger this month, with the support of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Brain drain keeps Third World countries poor

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*In Ethiopia, only two doctors are available for every 200,000 people

* MKI has surgical teams (composed of surgeons, techs, nurses and

volunteers) and flies to local hospitals.

Mending Kids International provides life-changing surgical care to children worldwide. Over the years, thousands of children have received corrective,transformational surgeries that have given them another chance at a longer, healthier life.

BY ARLENE MARTIN Associate Editor - News martina@jamaicaobserver.com

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC — Ethiopia and other less developed countries account for nearly 89 per cent of the more than 140 million births across the world up to September of this year.

They also account for 79 per cent of the deaths recorded worldwide over the same period.

London (CNN) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange handed himself over to police Tuesday, promptly appeared in court where he was denied bail and left for jail in a police van.

Sheba received Licence in Ethiopia for Exploration of Gold and Base Metals

Today's Champions League Game results, Video

Tuesday's Champions League video highlights

Manchester United vs Valencia

FC Barcelona vs Rubin Kazan

Twente vs Tottenham Hotspur

Elizabeth Edwards wife of Presidential Candidate John Edwards dies after long struggle with cancer

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.(WRAL) — Elizabeth Edwards, the political wife whose public battle with breast cancer, coping with marital infidelity and continued advocacy for the downtrodden raised her profile above that of her husband, died Tuesday.

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By MICHAEL R. GORDON and MARK MAZZETTI

Published: April 8, 2007

WASHINGTON, (NY times) — Three months after the United States successfully pressed the United Nations to impose strict sanctions on North Korea because of the country’s nuclear test, Bush administration officials allowed Ethiopia to complete a secret arms purchase from the North, in what appears to be a violation of the restrictions, according to senior American officials.

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Kate Ravilious, for National Geographic News, December 3, 2008

Modern humans may have evolved more than 80,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study of sophisticated stone tools found in Ethiopia.

Losing to Ethiopia 2-1 is a difficult result to swallow, Zambia assistant coach Lucky Msiska has conceded.

Ethiopia delivered the knockout blow on Zambia today in Dar-es-Salaam to eliminate Dario Bonetti’s side from this year’s Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup.

NBE increased saving interest rate to five percent and plans to sell Bonds to the public

Addis Ababa, December 6, 2010 (ENA) - The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced increase in saving interest rate to five percent from four percent previously with a view to encouraging savers.

Donald E. Paradis,86, chief adviser to the government of Ethiopia and speech writer for the late Emperor Haile Selassie, died Nov. 28

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island native Donald E. Paradis, 86, who served as chief adviser to the government of Ethiopia for 11 years beginning in 1957, and who wrote speeches for the late Emperor Haile Selassie, died Nov. 28 in Sibley Memorial Hospital, in Washington, D.C.

Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) - An Oman trade delegation comprised of businessmen met with Eyesuswork Zafu, Chairman of Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations within the framework of the delegation's visit to the Republic of Ethiopia, Global Arab Network reports according to ONA.

Addis Ababa, December 4, 2010 (ENA, Addis Ababa) -

The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) said a study indicated that the country has capacity to generate over 60,000 MW electric power.

Married father of two admits he sleeps with local women but didn't know about condom.

ADDIS ABABA, 6 December 2010 (IRIN PlusNews) - Everywhere in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, modern buildings are popping up and wide roads are being built. The country's booming construction sector is attracting thousands of labourers, and government officials are increasingly recognizing the need to target these workers with HIV prevention services.

31 new Ethiopia volunteers are sworn in.

Ethiopian President attends the event

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 6, 2010 – Thirty-one Americans were sworn-in Friday as the first group of environment Peace Corps/Ethiopia volunteers. U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Booth conducted the swearing-in and Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia President Girma Wolde-Giorgis spoke at the ceremony.

Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Special Assistant Gebretensae Gebremichael
U.S. Under Secretary Otero Assistant Secretary Carson NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Michelle Gavin PolOff Skye Justice (notetaker)

By Khaled Diab(Egyptian writer)

guardian.co.uk, Sunday 5 December 2010 14.00 GMT

With the world's attention distracted by the latest WikiLeaks revelations, Ethiopia's prime minister Meles Zenawi did not need a whistleblower to cause his country diplomatic embarrassment: he proved more than capable of doing that all by himself.

Ethiopian Housemaid arrested for  stabbing employer and his son with knife

24 November 2010 RAS AL KHAIMAH(UAE) - The Ras Al Khaimah Police have arrested an Ethiopian housemaid allegedly for stabbing her 52-year-old Emirati employer and the latter’s son with a knife.

IDG News Service - Facebook on Sunday introduced a redesign of its user profile pages in advance of an interview on the "60 Minutes" news show where CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained the redesign.

Here is Sodere Zena redesigned Facebook page.

The changes include a clustered listing of biographical information under the user name at the top of the page, including such details as the person's job, hometown, relationship status, where they went to college, what languages they speak and birth date. Beneath that will appear a set of the five most recent photos that a user allows to be posted at their profile page.

"If opposition leaders violate Ethiopian Law, they will face the same fate as opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa, who will "vegetate in jail forever."" Meles Zenawi said in the leaked secret document

The Guardian has an article about the leaked cable(secret document telegraph) from under secretary of Otero about Meles Zenawi and the assessment of the 2010 Ethiopian Election. Here is the copy of the transmitted message.

Tuesday, 02 February 2010, 05:38

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 ADDIS ABABA 000163

SIPDIS

EO 12958 DECL: 02/01/2020

TAGS PREL, PGOV, KDEM, MOPS, ECON, KE, ET

SUBJECT: UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH ETHIOPIAN 

PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENAWI - JANUARY 31, 2010

Classified By: Under Secretary Maria Otero for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D).

Top 10 News This Week

1. "If opposition leaders violate Ethiopian Law, they will face the same fate as opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa, who will "vegetate in jail forever."" Meles Zenawi said in the leaked secret document

2. Top 10 keywords: What do Ethiopians search for on Google?

3. President Hosni Mubarak responds to PM Meles remarks

4. Arab League moves to avert Nile crisis following Ethiopia's war remarks

5. "The Somalia job was fantastic” WikiLeakes Cable Confirms U.S.’ Secret Somalia Operation by Ethiopia Forces.

6. "I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia," Meles told Reuters

7. The $13 Billion-a-year Porn Industry Analysis. Who watches more, Men or Women?

8. The architecture which won the first prize for construction of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE)

9. France Telecom introduced new management structures for Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation employees

10. Ethiopian private and government workers to save 5% of their salaries. Employers to contribute 11%.

Egypt president Hosni Mubarak met with Tanzanian and Eritrea presidents

US Professional Jobs for Ethiopians( Work from Home)

Dec 4(Delhi) prokerala.com

Ethiopia not only seeks Indian investment but also offers itself as a base for import of farm and industrial goods produced there for a partnership that can help both the countries, says the east African countrys Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

Choosing India for his first overseas visit after being appointed a few months ago, Desalegn, who also oversees his nations foreign office, wants the partnership with India to also extend to railways and infrastructure.

Latest English premier league and Spain La Liga results/video

English Premier League Spain La Liga

Egypt deports 32 Ethiopian pilgrims

PANA

Cairo, Egypt - African and European diplomats, returning to Ethiopia aboard an Egypt Air flight after attending the 3rd EU-African Union (AU) Summit in Libya, Thursday protested as Egyptian authorities deported, aboard the same flight, 32 Ethiopian illegal immigrants arrested after entering the country from Mecca.

For our disgusting sports story of the day, we take you all the way back to the 1990 World Cup of Soccer in Italy, where after two decades English legend Gary Lineker has admitted to "fertilizing the field" during his side's opening match of the tournament against Ireland.

During an interview with BBC Radio, Lineker detailed the events that led to the soiling of his soccer shorts, and how he was left with a rather messy situation afterwards. Thankfully it was raining that day, allowing him to wipe some of that mess onto the ground before cleaning his hands on the wet grass.

World cup ticket scammer Girmay Gibremichael caught in Germany

Thirty African migrants (may include Ethiopians) have died in Yemen.

Source: The Guardian

Fwoggie

I'll start the ball rolling with a question. You're an Australian passport holder - would you want return to your own country or is this now out of the question due to potentially being arrested on arrival for releasing cables relating to Australian diplomats and polices?

December 4, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – Last year Sudan’s northern neighbor, Egypt, lobbied to the United States to postpone southern Sudan’s self determination referendum by four to six years as it feared that the new nation could put its share of the Nile’s water in jeopardy according to a leaked US diplomatic cable.

Ethiopian Airlines on Friday launched service to Maputo, Mozambique and Bangui, Central African Republic, according to the airline. Anyone will have access to the two African capital cities by traveling through the airline's hub in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia to grow 14.9 percent by expanding agriculture and boosting savings to fund investment.

Ethiopia’s parliament approved a five- year economic plan today that targets growth of as much as 14.9 percent by expanding agriculture and boosting savings to fund investment.

The government will raise the minimum deposit rate, which is currently below October inflation of 10.6 percent, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told lawmakers in the capital, Addis Ababa. The average rate is 4 percent, Zemen Bank said in July.

The Flow Of Money Through The Film Industry

The film industry is a money making machine and we wanted to take a look inside how the money flows in that machine. From top grossing movies like Toy Story 3 or Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest by Walt Disney Pictures to how actors and actresses get paid. And, we know you want to know just how much Johnny Depp made last year, don't you?

By Denis Gathanju, Contributor, December 3, 2010

What is a Biodiesel?

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Policy-makers in Ethiopia, challenged by fluctuating oil prices and poverty, are seeking solutions that will improve the living conditions of its people and boost its fragile economy. One such solution, Ethiopian leaders hope, is renewable energy.

Nearly a year has passed since we saw the winner of architectural competition for the headquarter of Commercial bank of Ethiopia.

In January, 2010 Henn Architekten has won first prize in an architectural competition for the construction of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) headquarters in Addis Ababa.

Once completed, the 42-storey tower will be the tallest building ever built in Ethiopia.

Ethiopian private and government workers to save 5% of their salaries. Employers to contribute 11%.

BY ROBERT PEYTON(MyNewOrleans.com)

Café Abyssinia opened in the early part of November at 3511 Magazine St., though the only evidence from the street is a large sign bearing the colors of the Ethiopian flag between Garden District Shoe Repair and a little soul food/snowball shop. The restaurant is set 30 or so yards from the street and housed in a small space that is clearly a repurposed apartment.

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