Vermont based company is the sponsor of "Sibirat", a soap opera broadcast by Radio Ethiopia
SHELBURNE — Tihitena is in labor and in extreme pain. She pleads with the attending midwife to take her to the hospital, but her tradition-bound husband, Gashaw, will have none of it. He insists on a home birth.
TIHITENA: Oh, I can’t stand it any more! My God! Why won’t you take me to the hospital?
MIDWIFE: Are you afraid? Be brave, woman. Don’t forget that I have helped countless women safely deliver their babies.
GASHAW: She’s just putting on a show!
MIDWIFE: Please, Gashaw! How can you say that while she is in labor?
GASHAW: Well, that’s a fact. All of us respectable folks, haven’t we all been born at home?
In a new reality TV show called BridalPlasty, women compete for plastic surgery
A new reality TV show where women compete for plastic surgery procedures in a quest for the creation of a "perfect" body for their walk down the aisle.
Ethiopia has increased exports to EU by 40% and imports from EU by 10%
According to data published by EuroStat, Ethiopia's exports to the 27 European countries has increased by 40% from 2009. During the the first nine months of 2009 Ethiopia exported €286 million value of goods and during the same period in 2010, the export has jumped to €361 million. Ethiopian TV available for free in Washington DC metro area
FALLS CHURCH, VA – Ethiopian TV (ETV) launches on MHz Native in the Washington, DC metro area on December 1.MHz Native airs native language programming blocks on the channel known as MHz Networks 6, one of ten 24/7 channels available locally from MHz Networks.
Viewers can tune into eight continuous hours of programming from ETV at 4 PM ET daily on:
Ethiopia Relocates 150,000 People in Eastern Somali Region in Five Months
The Ethiopian government has relocated about 150,000 people in the eastern Somali region to more fertile areas in the past five months, the Minister for Federal Affairs said.
Ethiopia to draw funds from India & China for industrialization
Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, recently said that Ethiopia, with an intention to industrialize its highly agro-based economy, is looking forward to draw more investments from firms in India, China and Turkey.
Secret US document written by US ambassador to Libya about Libyan Leader Muammar Al-Qadhafi
"Qadhafi relies heavily on his long-time Ukrainian nurse, Galyna Kolotnytska, who has been described as a "voluptuous blonde." Of the rumored staff of four Ukrainian nurses that cater to the Leader's health and well-being"France Telecom introduced new management structures for Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation employees
France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, this week introduced a new structure at the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation shortly after taking over the management of the country’s sole telecom operator.
Breaking News: WikiLeaks releases secret communications made by US embassies around the world
The secret documents were originally obtained by WikiLeaks, an organization devoted to revealing secret documents. WikiLeaks posted 220 cables, some redacted to protect diplomatic sources, in the first installment of the archive on its Web site on Sunday.Arab League moves to avert Nile crisis following Ethiopia's war remarks
The Arab League plans to use its good relations with Nile Basin states to mediate between them on the one hand and Egypt and Sudan on the other in an effort to resolve longstanding differences over Nile water distribution, according to an Arab League source.Chinese company to build Yabelo-Mega Asphalt Concrete Road at a cost of 770 million Birr.
The Ethiopian Roads Authority ERA and a Chinese construction firm signed here on Friday an agreement providing for the construction of Yabelo-Mega Asphalt Concrete Road at a cost of 770 million Birr.According to the agreement, the Chinese construction firm called Tsugi Civil Engineering Group would construct the 97.5 km road,
Chinese companies constructed 24 bln Birr worth road in Ethiopia during the past 10 years
Ethiopia News Agency (ENA.Gov.et)The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) said Chinese contractors have taken part in the construction of road projects valued at 24 billion Birr during the past ten years.
President Obama elbowed in his lip during basket ball game and received 12 stitches
President Obama received 12 stitches in his lip today after being elbowed during a basketball game at Fort McNair with personal aide Reggie Love and members of his family.Press Secretary Robert Gibbs issued the following statement:
After being inadvertently hit with an opposing player's elbow in the lip while playing basketball with friends and family, the President received 12 stitches today administered by the White House Medical Unit. They were done in the doctor's office located on the ground floor of the White House.
Breaking News: Somali-American accused of planning to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in US
By Reuters and DPA
A U.S. teen was arrested as a plot to bomb a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony was foiled in Oregon, news reports from the north-western U.S. state said.
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, was arrested moments before the ceremony took place Friday night in Portland, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Oregon said.
Ethiopian Airline increases Flights to Tanzania
Nov 26,2010 - One of the largest carriers in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines (http://www.travelhouseuk.co.uk/airlines/ET-ethiopian_airlines.htm) has increased its daily flight frequencies from Ethiopia to Tanzania recently. This increase is primarily focused on promoting the northern tourist circuit regions of Kilimanjaro, Arusha and the Lake Victoria city of Mwanza. Ethiopia's new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hailemariam Desalegn to Visit India
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) India and Ethiopia, East Africa's growing economy, are set to scale up their economic and political ties when Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn comes here on a five-day visit next week.Desalegn, also Ethiopia 's foreign minister, will hold wide-ranging talks with India
What is the Nile Treaty? Who signed it in 1902 and 1929?
“His Majesty the Emperor Menelik II, King of kings of Ethiopia, engages himself towards the Government of His Britannic Majesty not to construct or allow to be constructed, any works across the Blue Nile, Lake Tsana or the Sobat, which would arrest the flow of their waters into the Nile except in agreement with his Britannic Majesty’s Government and the Government of the Sudan”
Breaking News: France Telecom to manage Ethiopian Telecommunications as of tomorrow
Breaking News: The Reporter is reporting France Telecom is going to take over Ethiopian Telecommunications management as of tomorrow.
The report also mentioned that ETC name will be changed to Ethio-Telecom and the management will be returned back to Ethiopians after two years.
A man involved in murder\suicide is identified as Michael Gebreneguse (Video)
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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.
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.
Ethiopia: IMF released a report on the effect of Devaluation of Birr on the economy and macroeconomic outlook for 2010/11
Washington DC, November 24, 2010 IMF released a report on the current status of the Ethiopian economy and their basis for providing $62.5 million to Ethiopia. Here is the executive summary.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day also know as Turkey Day, celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has been an annual tradition in the United States since 1863, when during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated on Thursday, November 26.Thursday is Thanksgiving and then Black Friday. "Black Friday?"
Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. On this day many U.S. retailers open very early, often at 5 a.m., and offer promotional sales to kick off the shopping season. Because Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States, the day after occurs between the 23rd and the 29th of November.Couples from US adopted twins from Ethiopia
Adam and Elizabeth Smith like being parents, and judging by their children Emma and Sam, they are pretty good at it ... so much so that they have decided to do it all again.The family recently added twin sisters Mira Askale and Zoey Wolete to their number. The girls were born 10 months ago in Ethiopia. Their biological mother is a widow and has a six-year-old son. She reluctantly gave her daughters up for adoption because she knew she could not adequately provide for them and she wanted them to have the best life possible.
China and Russia to quit using US Dollar
St. Petersburg, Russia - China and Russia have decided to renounce the US dollar and resort to using their own currencies for bilateral trade, Premier Wen Jiabao and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin announced late on Tuesday.Chinese experts said the move reflected closer relations between Beijing and Moscow and is not aimed at challenging the dollar, but to protect their domestic economies.
Afghan and NATO leaders have been negotiating for months with an imposter pretending to be a top Taliban commander
KABUL, Afghanistan — For months, the secret talks unfolding between Taliban and Afghan leaders to end the war appeared to be showing promise, if only because of the appearance of a certain insurgent leader at one end of the table: Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, one of the most senior commanders in the Taliban movement. Ethiopian and Chinese presidents exchange messages to mark 40th anniversary of ties
BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday exchanged congratulatory messages with Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgis to mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. In the message, Hu said the past 40 years had seen sound development and deepening of bilateral ties between Egypt "amazed" by PM Meles remarks.
* * Nile-dependent Egypt says wants cooperation
* 85 percent of the water originates inEthiopia
* 85 percent of the water originates in
* Egypt dismisses charge that backing Ethiopia
"I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia," Meles told Reuters
By Barry Malone
How much does it cost to raise a child from birth to 18 years?
Everyone knows that it’s expensive to raise a kid. Just how expensive is it to raise a child? The real price tag on raising a child from birth to 18 is pretty staggering- it may be far more than you ever expected it to be. Each child that you raise will cost more than buying three brand new, 2011 Jaguar XFs ($55,000 each).When you think of the big, expensive times in a child’s life, your mind might linger on two major intervals in their lives: when they’re a baby or when they’re a teenager.
Indian investors are flocking to Ethiopia
March 2010: Construction major Shapoorji Pallonji & Co strikes a deal with Ethiopia to raise oil seeds and pongamia pinnata, a feedstock for biodiesel, over roughly 50,000 hectares.
Facebook wants to be your browser homepage
Facebook has rolled out a discreet attack on Google, vying for some of its business as a popular homepage default. But will it work?
Ethiopia will focus on more on investments from Chinese, Indian and Turkish companies
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia is hoping to attract more investment from Chinese, Indian and Turkish companies as part of efforts to industrialise its largely agriculture-based economy, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said.Though still one of the world's poorest countries, Ethiopia says it has posted double-digit growth rates for six years in a row making it Africa's fastest growing non-oil producer.
Nissan Leaf 100% electric car runs 42KM per liter or 99 mile per gallon
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Nissan Leaf, an electric car aimed at attracting environmentally conscious motorists, will get the equivalent of 42 kilometers per liter of gasoline in combined city and highway driving, based on government testing.
Nissan Motor Corp. said Monday the Environmental Protection Agency's fuel efficiency window sticker, which provides information about the car's energy use, would estimate the electric car will achieve the equivalent of 45 kpl in city driving and 39 kpl on the highway.
Video Update: Ethiopia launches electric car
Ethiopia has launched an electric car, despite suffering from power shortages. It is only the second African country to do so, after South Africa. Two versions of the Solaris Elettra will be manufactured in Addis Ababa, costing around $12,000 and $15,000.The cars will be sold in Ethiopia and exported to Africa and Europe.But some doubt if Africa, where erratic power supplies, low levels of personal wealth and poor infrastructure are common, is ready for electric cars.
North Korea Fires Shots Into South Korea, Killing 2 Marines
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says two marines have been killed and 16 others injured in a North Korean bombardment of a South Korean island near the countries' disputed western sea border. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the south returned fire and scrambled fighter jets in response. Firefox is the most popular browser in Ethiopia
Based on sample data taken on sodere.com, Firefox is the most popular browser for internet users in Ethiopia. Firefox has 10% more users than Internet Explorer users. During the last six months the use of Firefox has reduced wordwide, however it has become the best choice for Ethiopian internet users.Three informants each received 500,000 Birr for alerting Customs Authority about BGI Ethiopia Sales Underreporting
By MAHLET MESFIN
FORTUNE STAFF WRITER
The Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA) paid 1.5 million Br to informants whose information led to the discovery of 109 million Br in unpaid taxes including penalties and interest owed to it by BGI Ethiopia, which has been underreporting its sales; the payment was made after BGI paid a 24 million Br down payment on the money it owes.
Ethiopia: Signs of success in fight against Malaria
A blog by Ezekiel J. EmanuelAccording to Joe Malone, the CDC Medical Officer working on the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, I have just arrived at Disneyland . This after traveling more than 150 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, and then 45 minutes over gravel and mud roads to Wossilo. On the drive down the unpaved road we saw one bus, no cars, no motorbikes and no bicycles—only people walking. When we arrive, the shacks are made of sticks covered with mud mixed with straw. The floors are all hardened mud.
Ethiopia: Two Indian companies to provide financial technologies for the Banking and Insurance Industry
(News you may have missed )
NewBusinessEthiopia.com August 27, 2010
Two Indian Information Communication Technology (ICT) companies signed a partnership agreement here in Addis Ababa this morning (August 27, 2010) to provide financial technologies to the Ethiopian banking and insurance companies.
Why is Tom Cruise sitting at and then jumping off the top of the World's tallest building?
Source Gizmodo
We got photographs and video of Tom Cruise jumping off the mid-section of the tallest skyscraper in the world. But this is him on the very top of the Burj Khalifa, filmed by an helicopter, taken around 1AM New York
The photographer—Gerald Donovan—told us all the details:
He was up there for about an hour.
15 Million applied for DV 2012 and 580,000 are from Ethiopia
*15 Million applied this year
*100,000 will be notified as winners
*580,000 from
*5200 Ethiopian received Visa for DV 2011
WSJ is reporting about DV 2012 lottery applications and it's future.
Excerpt from the WSJ article
Excerpt from the WSJ article
For the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2009, nationals from Ethiopia , Egypt and Nigeria Bangladesh and Nigeria
Exclusive Look On-Board Ethiopian Airlines’ First Boeing 777-200LR: Photo Gallery
NOVEMBER 22ND, 2010 • BY DAVID LILIENTHALAs NYCAviation reported last Wednesday, Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of a significant airplane: ET-ANN is Ethiopian’s first 777, the African continent’s first -200LR and the 900th 777 to roll off of Boeing’s assembly lines.
Beyonce's "I am..World Tour" Film to include her visit to Ethiopia
Beyonce Knowles made an appearance at the School of Visual Arts Theater in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood on Sunday night (Nov. 21) to premiere her 'I Am...World Tour' feature film, which will debut on prime time television on Thanksgiving night.In lieu of a lengthy speech, the bashful songstress gave a quick introduction, revealing that she had been editing the self-directed footage for nine months before she was satisfied. She accepted flowers from members of her "Beyontourage" fan club and immediately took a seat among audience members that included guests like actress/singer Jennifer Hudson.
Ethiopia came fourth on the use of "outdoor" toilets. Seven in 10 people in Ethiopia's rural areas don't use indoor toilets.
WASHINGTON: India has topped the list of top ten nations that lacks sanitary facilities. In an initiative to bring awareness to the need for adequate sanitary facilities, the "big squat" was held worldwide to coincide with the 10th annual World Toilet Day . Here's a list of the world's worst nations in terms of people lacking access to sanitary facilities, reports The Christian Science Monitor.
Only 6% of Ethiopians are overweight
In the study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Subramanian and his colleagues looked for weight trends in more than half a million women in 54 developing countries between 1994 and 2008.Ethiopian Airlines Great Ethiopian Run 10km race winners
On Sunday, 35,000 thousand runners participated in the 2010 Ethiopian Airlines Great Ethiopian Run 10km race. 32,000 medals were distributed for those who crosses the finish line. The winners in Men and women are:
Ethiopian women dominates on Delhi Half Marathon
On a Sunday morning when the mercury hovered around 13 degrees Celsius, more than 30,000 people turned up to participate in the Half Marathon.
Doctors dare death to save Ethiopian national
His doctors had given up hope as his condition deteriorated with each passing day. But 64-year-old Worku Hassen, an Ethiopian national, was a fighter. From a losing battle against thyroid cancer which damaged his spine to a paralytic attack, Hassen braved it all with a smile. His strong will to live and positive approach gave doctors the confidence to put him through a thrombolysis — treatment for clearing blood clots — soon after the surgery for thyroid cancer.
Defending champion Merga pulls out of Delhi half Marathon
NEW DELHI: An estimated 30,000 Delhiites are set to run in the company of world-class athletes and India's most sought after celebrities in the third edition of the $210,000 Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Sunday. The competitive part of the 21-km half marathon involves 8,680 Indian and foreign athletes, the 6-km Great Delhi Run will bring 20,000 plus fun-loving residents out on the streets, the 2.5-km wheelchair race will see 200 differently-abled and the 4-km run will get over a thousand senior citizens to brave the early morning chill.
Chinese invest over 12.9 bln Birr in Ethiopia's industry sector alone
Addis Ababa, November 20, 2010 (ENA) -Chinese investors have engaged in industry sector in Ethiopia with over 12.9 billion Birr making use of existing sound investment policy put in place in the country.
Corporate service director with the Ministry of Industry, Melaku Taye told ENA on Saturday that the investors have created more than 76,000 permanent and temporary jobs for Ethiopians.
University of Axum to receive books from Metro State College of Denver.
DENVER - A semi-truck parked at Metro State College on Saturday contained 450 boxes of books, which weighed nine tons. It's an effort Metro State staff and a small group of students launched half a year ago.
"What a wonderful gift this is to the University of Axum," Dr. Ali Thobhani, Metro State's director of international studies, said.
The University of Axum in Ethiopia is 5 years old with about 5,000 students, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the library shelves.
Wesley Snipes to serve 3-Year Prison Sentence
A federal judge ordered actor Wesley Snipes to surrender to authorities Friday so he can begin serving a three-year prison sentence for tax-related crimes.U.S. District Court Judge William Terrell Hodges in Ocala , Fla.
Moderate drinking is beneficial for cardiovascular health
ScienceDaily (Nov. 19, 2010) — Many studies support the assertion that moderate drinking is beneficial when it comes to cardiovascular health, and for the first time scientists have discovered that a well-known molecule, called Notch, may be behind alcohol's protective effects. Down the road, this finding could help scientists create a new treatment for heart disease that mimics the beneficial influence of modest alcohol consumption.Adopted Kids From Ethiopia, China and Haiti Become U.S. Citizens
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| Four-year-old Mirette Franklin from Ethiopia recites the Pledge of Allegiance. |
This week, 18 children from Haiti , Ethiopia , China , and other countries were sworn in as U.S. citizens in New York City
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