News - Ethiopia
Monday, August 24th, 2009
Kenenisa Bekele
Ethiopians on Sunday expressed happiness over the victory of Kenenisa Bekele, who won un unprecedented second gold at the world athletics championship in Berlin, Germany.
Following his second gold victory at the 5,000 metres, Ethiopian Television (ETV) and radio gave wide coverage to Bekele’s victory.
Bekele who also won gold in ...
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Professor Gebisa Ejeta
AP - An Ethiopian village is taking pride in a Purdue University professor who won this year's World Food Prize for his efforts to feed hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Gebisa Ejeta says hundreds of people lined up to see him during a recent visit to ...
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Addis Journal Blog
Dr. Samuel Assefa
The business English weekly, Fortune, disclosed that Ethiopia’s ambassador to the United States, Dr. Samuel Assefa has been ordered to return home, after only serving one term.
The paper in its Gossip column wrote that the office in Washington D.C will soon be vacant and awaiting new ...
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Ethiopia announced on Wednesday that it is finalizing election materials production for the 2010 national election, including the production of 40 million election ID cards.
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said that the production of election ID cards and other election related materials is being finalized as the country ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
President Isaias Afewerki
The Media Line - Various Eritrean opposition and media sources outside the country have claimed a 43-year-old Eritrean solder and former 'freedom fighter' attempted to assassinate President Afewerki at on the afternoon of August 13 near Mai-Ata'l, on the road between the capital Asmara and the Red ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Dr. Negaso Gidada
A mob disturbed a public political meeting of the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) this morning (10 A.M) in Adama, Oromia and forced the discontinuation of the meeting.
The UDJ received permit last week from the Adama (East Shoa) administration and the Adama town Municipality to hold a ...
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
biofuels cars use renewable fuels derived from biological materials that can be regenerated. This distinguishes biofuels from fossil fuels which are considered nonrenewable. Example of biofuels are ethanol, methanol, and biodiesel
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia is scheduled to soon introduce the first bio-fuel automobile, in a move expected to reduce its ...
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
[ETV has just announced that Ethiopian Pop singer Teddy Afro has been released from Kaliti jail today after serving a two years prison term. As news of his release spread, Teddy Afro’s songs are being heard through out Ethiopia's capital city Addis Ababa]
BBC - Ethiopia's most famous pop singer, Teddy ...
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Ethiopia on Tuesday bade farewell to its national athletes who are travelling to Berlin, Germany on Tuesday for the 12th IAAF World championship due to be held from 15-23 August, 2009.
Ethiopia last week named 37 athletes who will represent the country at the championships.
The Ethiopian Athletics Federation said the ...
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
By Addis Mulugeta, Capital
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MoME) is planning to move away from hydropower consumption by installing solar technology in the roofs and widows of the building in an effort to save power and guard against the existing electricity shortage in the country, Alemayehu Tegenu, Minister of ...
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