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Latest News : Ethiopia Bans Distance Education, Cracks Down on Private Universities

August 31 Posted by: suleyman | 31-08-2010, 16:31 |

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Ethiopia has banned off-campus education, and ordered private universities to close degree programs in law and education.

A directive issued by Ethiopia's Education Ministry describes distance learning at off-campus sites as "unnecessary at this stage" and orders all such operations to stop enrolling new students immediately. The proclamation also prohibits private universities from accepting new applicants in teaching or law degree programs.

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Art & Entertainment : Ethiopia gears up to host African fashion week

August 31 Posted by: suleyman | 31-08-2010, 16:29 |

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APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia is scheduled to host “Hub of Africa Fashion Week” from September 23rd to 25th 2010 where many African designers are expected to take part, organizers said here on Tuesday.

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Politics : Somali Government Denies Ethiopia Sent Troops into Somali

August 31 Posted by: suleyman | 31-08-2010, 16:28 |

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Somalia's Transitional Federal Government is denying reports that Ethiopian troops have taken the town of Beledweyn from al-Shabab militants in the central Hiran region. A government spokesman says there is no Ethiopian military presence in Somalia.

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Art & Entertainment : Male modeling in Ethiopia

August 30 Posted by: suleyman | 30-08-2010, 16:15 |

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Male modeling in Ethiopia

The male modeling industry has become one of the honored instruments in the fashion industry. However, here in Ethiopia the industry is demonstrating that there is a constant struggle with high image male models to balance the profession that keeps them rolling in cash with the attitude of the society in relation to them. Most event organizers and designers resolve these conflicts by focusing on only one aspect of the business, “The lucrative commercial clients are mainly focused on women models,” said Kaleb Araya Selassie.

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Latest News : UN says 270,000 at risk as floods loom in Ethiopia

August 30 Posted by: suleyman | 30-08-2010, 14:31 |

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UN says 270,000 at risk as floods loom in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - More than a quarter of a million Ethiopians are risk from severe flooding next month when heavy rain is expected in the country, according to government estimates issued by the United Nations on Monday. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 19 people were killed in mudslides after flooding last week and nearly 12,000 people had been displaced since then.

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Sport : Ethiopia's Saint George appoint Dossena

August 30 Posted by: Bini | 30-08-2010, 10:10 |

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Ethiopia's Saint George appoint Dossena

Ethiopian league champions Saint George have announced the appointment of Italian FIFA World Cup™ winner Giuseppe Dossena as coach on a two-year contract.
Dossena, who has coached Ghana and served as assistant to Cesare Maldini during Paraguay's 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign, signed the agreement with club president Abennet Gebremeskel on Saturday, team manager Daniel Kassa told AFP. Watch Video Report Here

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Latest News : 5 die in Saudi deportation center

August 30 Posted by: Bini | 30-08-2010, 10:06 |

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5 die in Saudi deportation center

Riyadh - Five Ethiopians died in a crowded Saudi centre for deporting illegal immigrants, the Arab News reported on Monday. The five died in the deportation centre in the southern Red Sea port of Jizan of "asphyxiation due to overcrowding," according to a local police official, the newspaper said. Ethiopia's consul in Jeddah Tekleab Kebede said he could not confirm the deaths, which occurred sometime this month, according to the report.

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Art & Entertainment : The world of the Rastafarians

August 30 Posted by: Bini | 30-08-2010, 10:02 |

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The world of the Rastafarians

The movement which grew from the slums of Jamaica in the 1930s made considerable impact as a political and social force.
A DISHEVELLED man sits in a street cafe occasionally brushing back his thick dreadlocks which are half hidden beneath a floppy red, gold and green coloured beanie.

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Politics : Ogaden rebels say it is time for political solution with Ethiopian gov’t

August 30 Posted by: Bini | 30-08-2010, 09:54 |

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Ogaden rebels say it is time for political solution with Ethiopian gov’t

August 29, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) — The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), a rebel group who had been fighting for the independence of eastern Somali region confirmed that it will sign final peace agreement with Ethiopia - despite a rebuff by a splinted official in Doha

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Business : Egypt's ASCOM says found gold targets in Ethiopia

August 29 Posted by: Bini | 29-08-2010, 15:01 |

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Egypt's ASCOM says found gold targets in Ethiopia

Egypt's ASEC Company for Mining (ASCOM) (ASCM.CA: Quote) said on Sunday it had found two gold mining targets in an Ethiopian concession with enough tonnage and grade potential to suggest an economic discovery is possible.

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Latest News : Ethiopia troops in Somalia to battle radicals

August 29 Posted by: Bini | 29-08-2010, 14:58 |

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Ethiopia troops in Somalia to battle radicals

A large number of Ethiopian troops in military vehicles on Sunday reached Somali villages after crossing its borders with Hiran region in Central Somalia.The Ethiopians, according to residents in the Beledweyne town, 335 kilometres north of Mogadishu, seem more serious than before to tackle the authority of Al-Shabaab, the radical Islamist group opposing the Transitional Federal Government, in Hiran region.

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Business : Ethiopia petroleum import to rise by 13 % in coming years

August 28 Posted by: suleyman | 28-08-2010, 16:01 |

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Ethiopia petroleum import to rise by 13 % in coming years

APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia’s petroleum import will rise by around 13 per cent in the coming years, forcing the country to spend annually around US$ 1.8 billion, the Ethiopian Petroleum Enterprise (EPE) said here on Friday. The Ethiopian Petroleum Enterprise said that the country imported around 2.8 billion litres (2.5 millions tons) of petroleum in the past 10 months, worth around US$ 1.4 billion.

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Business : Coffee threatened by beetles in a warming world

August 28 Posted by: suleyman | 28-08-2010, 15:58 |

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Coffee threatened by beetles in a warming world

The highlands of southwestern Ethiopia should be ideal for growing coffee. After all, this is the region where coffee first originated hundreds of years ago. But although coffee remains Ethiopia's number one export, the nation's coffee farmers have been struggling. The Arabica coffee grown in Ethiopia and Latin America is an especially climate-sensitive crop.

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Business : Ethiopian Airlines and the Boeing 777-200LR - A Winning Combination

August 28 Posted by: suleyman | 28-08-2010, 15:56 |

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Ethiopian Airlines and the Boeing 777-200LR - A Winning Combination

With the delivery of its first 777-200LR in November 2010, Ethiopian will be the first airline in Africa to operate the world’s most technologically advanced, and longest-range airplane in the world, further reaffirming its leading position on the continent. Ethiopian Airlines currently operates an all-Boeing fleet, including...

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Art & Entertainment : Playing Ethiopian music in America

August 28 Posted by: Bini | 28-08-2010, 14:17 |

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Playing Ethiopian music in America

For almost a decade, Addis’s music scene has been dominated by one-man bands. Live performances and musical albums have surrendered to keyboard-led music. As music is suffering from the lack of taste it used to have when played by whole bands, few believe that this is the best thing that has happened to music. Yet for those who like to reach out to world class music, playing in just a one man band is unacceptable. Kenny Alyn, an African-American musician who has been storming Addis with his music and charm over the past five years, is one such individual.

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Meklit Hadero: The Great Harmonizer
COVER: Melody mediator Meklit Hadero on her many musical endeavours—including a hip hop space opera—and her efforts to build musical bridges in Africa With a voice as fresh as the flower that’s ...

Ethiopia Hopes to Launch Construction of Three New Dams
Senior ministers at the Ministry of Water & Energy (MoWE) are planning to carryout feasibility studies on three additional hydropower plants to be built in the basin of the Abay (Blue Nile) ...

Kenenisa inquired about changing nationality
BRUSSELS -- The suspension of Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele and 34 others was lifted Tuesday, clearing the way for the Ethiopian great to run at the London Games. "We have agreed to discuss all ...

Prez Mills unveils Kwame Nkrumah’s statue at new AU HQ
The President of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills on Saturday unveiled the statue of Dr Kwame Nkrumah (Video), Ghana’s first President at the forecourt of the new African Union (AU) building in Addis ...

A symbol of China’s changing role
Towering above the Ethiopian capital, cloaked in urban smog, the new Chinese-built African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa is a bold symbol of China’s rapidly changing role in Africa.

Abshero stuns with 2:04:23 debut, Mergia clocks 2:19:31 in Dubai
Dubai, UAE - Ayele Abshero of Ethiopia turned the Marathon tide substantially on Friday when he ran the fastest winning debut in history, taking the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon title in an ...

Ethiopian Man stabs wife to death and then hangs himself
A man stabbed his wife to death late Monday night and hanged himself while two of the couple's three children were locked in a room in their Rishon Letzion apartment. The couple, Lawaka Amara, 37, ...

Israeli President writes song for Ethiopian community
On the backdrop of recent acts of racism against Israel's Ethiopian community, President Shimon Peres recently visited the Amit Reshit School in Jerusalem, where children of Ethiopian descent ...

Ethiopia deny claims by rebel group that their troops shot foreign tourists
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A high-ranking Ethiopian government official says a rebel group’s claim that Ethiopian troops killed five European tourists during a gun battle is “pure fiction”.

Are we having too much of Teddy Afro?
Addis Ababa- January 24, 2012- Teddy Afro has now become more controversial than a beloved singer. Every news paper and magazine published seems to have some sort of story about the singer. ...

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