It is the first time in history that Ethiopia is outsourcing a department of its state monopoly telecommunications service provider to an outsider- France Telecom.
Ethiopia paid €30 million to France Telecom to manage Ethio Telecom(formerly known as ETC)
Are Ethiopians Keepers of the Lost Ark? A report investigates.
"They shall make an ark of acacia wood," God commanded Moses in the Book of Exodus, after delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
Indian companies have invested $4.4 billion in Ethiopia so far and they are looking forward to pump more
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) India's bilateral trade with Ethiopia is set to expand faster than the 227-percent growth logged during the past five year, thanks to the duty-free scheme announced by New Delhi, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma told Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Thursday.
"The Somalia job was fantastic” WikiLeakes Cable Confirms U.S.’ Secret Somalia Operation by Ethiopia Forces.
It was an off-hand compliment during a January 2007 dinner meeting between Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, plus staff, and then-U.S. Central Commander boss General John Abizaid.
Citibank sends $27 Million to Nigerian Scammer who pretended to be an official from National Bank of Ethiopia
February 22, 2009 from consumerist.com
37-year-old Nigerian scammer Paul Gabriel Amos convinced Citibank officials to wire him $27 million belonging to Ethiopia. Rather than go with the usual Nigerian nom de plumes like prince or will executor, Famous Amos pretended to be an official with the National Bank of Ethiopia. Amos forged "official-looking" documents that confirmed his status with the central bank and instructed Citibank to await faxes telling them where to send the country's cash.
AIDS Epidemic in Some US Cities Worse than Sub-Saharan Africa countries
(March 1) -- Despite advances in prevention and treatment, rates of HIV/AIDS in some parts of the U.S. are higher than those in sub-Saharan Africa, say the authors of a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Has NASA found life in other planets? We will find out today!!!
Evidence of Life on Mars?
While many are hoping that NASA will announce that extraterrestrial life has been discovered, this seems like a near impossibility. If this were the case, the best prospect for this might be from Mars.
Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) collectd 11Billion Birr in 3 months
BusinessEthiopia.comThe Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) collected 11 billion birr (around 665 million US dollars at the current exchange rate) during the first quarter of 2010/11 fiscal year.
DC 9 club which was closed due to the death of 27-year-old Ethiopian Ali Ahmed Mohammed to re-open on Dec 5th.
The city's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board has decided to allow the nightclub DC9 to re-open on Dec. 15.
A status hearing was held today on the club's license, which was suspended indefinitely after five of the club's employees were arrested for assault in relation to a man's death outside of the club in October.
Couples who have 7 biological children adopted 6 more children from Ethiopia including 2 with HIV
The Joliet couple's plan changed when they learned of the need for parents to adopt orphans with HIV.
In 2007, they adopted three siblings from Ethiopia, including now 9-year-old Samuel, who is HIV-positive.
When Carolyn Twietmeyer returned to Ethiopia, she met 11-year-old Selah, who had also been orphaned and was living with end-stage AIDS.
Free Healthcare Training resource and books from Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative
The site includes modules, lecture notes, and manuals developed by Ethiopians, for Ethiopians.
Yale University expands the Masters of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program in Ethiopia
The Washington post newspaper reviewed Markamo Ethiopian restaurant
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%
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