Politics

Ethiopian rebels arrested for dam raid

Ethiopian rebels arrested for dam raid »

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: June 26 (Reuters) – Ethiopia said on Friday it arrested three Oromo Liberation Front rebels who beat up Chinese technicians in a raid on a dam construction site in the west. State TV...

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Ethiopia not ruling out troops return to Somalia

Ethiopia not ruling out troops return to Somalia »

* Ethiopia awaiting response by international community * Would not want to intervene alone * Thinks government can resist hardline Islamist rebels By Tsegaye Tadesse and Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA, June 25 (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi...

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Latest Ethiopian News

Ethiopian rebels arrested for dam raid »

Ethiopian rebels arrested for dam raid

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: June 26 (Reuters) – Ethiopia said on Friday it arrested three Oromo Liberation Front rebels who beat up Chinese technicians in...

Jun 26 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Ethiopia not ruling out troops return to Somalia »

Ethiopia not ruling out troops return to Somalia

* Ethiopia awaiting response by international community * Would not want to intervene alone * Thinks government can resist hardline Islamist rebels By Tsegaye Tadesse and Barry...

Jun 25 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Somali government won’t be toppled: Ethiopia »

Somali government won’t be toppled: Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Wednesday played down the threat posed by insurgents to Somalia’s government and said he...

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Ethiopia’s PM Meles “bored” with resignation talk »

Ethiopia’s PM Meles “bored” with resignation talk

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi said on Wednesday he was tired of speculation over when he will quit after running the...

Jun 24 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Business

Ethiopia looks to revive past railway glories »

Ethiopia looks to revive past railway glories

A major project is under way to restore Ethiopia’s 100-year-old imperial railway, and there are even plans to build a new national network. By Elizabeth Blunt  ...

Jun 22 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Africa Takes Closer, But Still Wary Look at Biofuels »

Africa Takes Closer, But Still Wary Look at Biofuels

By Peter Heinlein (VOA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Africa’s search for affordable ways to feed its people, rejuvenate land resources and break the poverty cycle is leading it back to bioenergies. A conference underway in Addis Ababa is brimming with ideas for resolving the “food versus fuel”...

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Ethiopia to hand out 4.5 mln energy-saving bulbs »

Ethiopia to hand out 4.5 mln energy-saving bulbs

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: June 17 By Barry Malone (Reuters) – Ethiopia said on Wednesday it will distribute 4.5 million free energy-saving light bulbs in response to a worsening power shortage that is crippling businesses and slashing export revenues. Ethiopia started rationing power in March and...

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Travel

Travelling back in time to ancient Ethiopia »

Travelling back in time to ancient Ethiopia(vancouver sun)MEQUAT MARIAM, Ethiopia – A giant eagle glides gracefully over a remote mountaintop in northern Ethiopia as a barefoot man draped in goatskin watches. “It’s...

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African News

Ethiopian rebels arrested for dam raid

Ethiopian rebels arrested for dam raid

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: June 26 (Reuters) – Ethiopia said on Friday it arrested three Oromo Liberation Front rebels who beat up Chinese technicians in a raid on a dam construction site in the...

Jun 26, 2009 / More »

Travel

Travelling back in time to ancient Ethiopia

Travelling back in time to ancient Ethiopia

(vancouver sun)MEQUAT MARIAM, Ethiopia – A giant eagle glides gracefully over a remote mountaintop in northern Ethiopia as a barefoot man draped in goatskin watches. “It’s a big bird that makes a peaceful sound,”...

Jun 16, 2009 / More »

Art

Ethiopia: lifting the mystery on rock churches ‘built by angels’

Ethiopia: lifting the mystery on rock churches ‘built by angels’

LALIBELA, Ethiopia (AFP) — The ancient mystery shrouding Lalibela, Ethiopia’s revered medieval rock-hewn churches, could be lifted by a group of French researchers given the go-ahead for the first comprehensive study of this...

May 31, 2009 / More »

Business

Ethiopia looks to revive past railway glories

Ethiopia looks to revive past railway glories

A major project is under way to restore Ethiopia’s 100-year-old imperial railway, and there are even plans to build a new national network. By Elizabeth Blunt  ...

Jun 22, 2009 / More »

News

Ethiopian rebels arrested for dam raid

Ethiopian rebels arrested for dam raid

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: June 26 (Reuters) – Ethiopia said on Friday it arrested three Oromo Liberation Front rebels who beat up Chinese technicians in a raid on a dam construction site in the...

Jun 26, 2009 / More »

Sport

Holyfield to fight in Ethiopia for AIDS charity

Holyfield to fight in Ethiopia for AIDS charity

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters Life!) – Boxing icon Evander Holyfield will fight in desperately poor Ethiopia for an undisclosed fee in a bout to raise money for HIV/AIDS charities. Organisers hope the clash in July...

May 20, 2009 / More »

Interview

Transcript: FT interview with Ethiopia’s prime minister

Transcript: FT interview with Ethiopia’s prime minister

Excerpts from an FT interview with Meles Zenawi, prime minister of Ethiopia. William Wallis, FT Africa Editor, interviewed Meles Zenawi at his office in Addis Ababa on Wednesday June 17th. On progress in meeting pledges...

Jun 23, 2009 / More »

Opinion

Will Ethiopia’s PM step down?

Will Ethiopia’s PM step down?

Barry Malone Africa Blog - Reuters They say that the foundation of a good retirement is planning. By that measure, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi should have his rest period well laid out. The...

Jun 24, 2009 / More »
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