http://www.ethioplanet.com/news Ethiopian news, review and reports, from Addis Ababa, Nazret, surrounding regions. Home of Ethiopian chat rooms, Medrek discussion forum; Africa-Ethiopia news Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/14/man-gets-10-years-in-senseless-act-of-violence-against-an-ethiopian-student/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/14/man-gets-10-years-in-senseless-act-of-violence-against-an-ethiopian-student/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:05:30 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=4779 SEATTLE — Just one day before Dawit Alemu was set to graduate from Seattle Central Community College, he was beaten unconscious by a group of men outside his home. Prosecutors say Alemu, 25, sustained brain damage and may never recover his sight. One of the men accused of the assault, Justin L. Phillips, faced a judge on [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/14/man-gets-10-years-in-senseless-act-of-violence-against-an-ethiopian-student/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/08/el-salvador-finds-boat-with-eritrean-migrants/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/08/el-salvador-finds-boat-with-eritrean-migrants/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:46:47 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3934 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/08/el-salvador-finds-boat-with-eritrean-migrants/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/05/distinguished-ethiopian-professor-gebisa-ejeta-wins-2009-world-food-prize/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/05/distinguished-ethiopian-professor-gebisa-ejeta-wins-2009-world-food-prize/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:24:04 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3798 Gebisa Ejeta, Distinguished Professor of Agronomy at Purdue University, was awarded the World Food Prize for research leading to the increased production and availability of sorghum in his native Africa. Ejeta, a plant breeder and geneticist, developed sorghum varieties resistant to drought and Striga, a parasitic weed. Sorghum is a major food crop for more than [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/05/distinguished-ethiopian-professor-gebisa-ejeta-wins-2009-world-food-prize/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/more-than-a-taste-of-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/more-than-a-taste-of-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 08:10:00 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3196 (May 27, A360) – From caring for her family to preparing a sublime array of traditional Ethiopian dishes at her Taste of Ethiopia restaurant in Pflugerville, Woinee Mariam throws her heart and soul into everything she does. That passion compelled her to sit for four hours on the hard floor of her daughter’s new school in [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/more-than-a-taste-of-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/yonata-getachew-and-accomplice-in-court-for-plotting-school-bomb/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/yonata-getachew-and-accomplice-in-court-for-plotting-school-bomb/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 19:52:30 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2953 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/01/yonata-getachew-and-accomplice-in-court-for-plotting-school-bomb/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:22:32 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2862 WASHINGTON POST-Jailed repeatedly for his political views, Ethiopian immigrant Sharew paid smugglers around $10,000 to move him through a dozen countries and leave him a year later in the grubby southern Mexican city of Tapachula. Once on Mexico’s southern border, which has grown into a major stepping-stone for hundreds of migrants fleeing conflicts in [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/a-total-of-115-ethiopians-arrested-enroute-to-yemen/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/a-total-of-115-ethiopians-arrested-enroute-to-yemen/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:17:44 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2782 Security forces seized on Friday 101 illegal Ethiopian migrants on Abyan province’s shores. Meanwhile, 14 others were captured in Taiz’s Dhubab district in Raas al-Arah to bring the number of arrested Ethiopians to 115 within 24 hours. Interior Ministry leadership voiced its concern over the ongoing rush of displaced Ethiopians into Yemen, which is currently overburdened [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/a-total-of-115-ethiopians-arrested-enroute-to-yemen/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/usc-students-explore-ethiopian-orthodox-church-in-la/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/usc-students-explore-ethiopian-orthodox-church-in-la/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:31 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2751 In his quest to have students experience firsthand how people around the world worship, Varun Soni, the dean of religious life at USC, did not start up some expensive study-abroad program. He just ventured a few blocks from campus. Within a square mile, he and his staff discovered 67 places of worship. And that was without [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/usc-students-explore-ethiopian-orthodox-church-in-la/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/ottawa-councillor-gives-used-ambulance-to-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/ottawa-councillor-gives-used-ambulance-to-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:38:44 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2772 A decommissioned ambulance dedicated to former Ottawa mayor Marion Dewar will soon be in service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At a handover ceremony outside City Hall yesterday, Councillor Diane Deans gave the keys to the ambulance to Samuel Getachew of Friends of Ethiopia, which organized the project and raised the money to ship the ambulance to [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/ottawa-councillor-gives-used-ambulance-to-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/ethiopian-jews-were-prisoners-of-zion-too/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/ethiopian-jews-were-prisoners-of-zion-too/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:40:58 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2726 Eighty-two Israelis from Ethiopia filed an appeal to the Supreme Court on Thursday asking to be recognized as “Prisoners of Zion.” The plaintiffs say that current Israeli policy discriminates against those from Ethiopia. The state recognizes as a Prisoner of Zion any person who is eligible to make aliya (immigrate) to Israel who is imprisoned or [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/ethiopian-jews-were-prisoners-of-zion-too/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/22/from-downtown-la-to-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/22/from-downtown-la-to-ethiopia/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:00:01 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2615 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/22/from-downtown-la-to-ethiopia/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/legendary-singer-tilahun-gessesse-passes-away/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/legendary-singer-tilahun-gessesse-passes-away/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:30:04 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2581 The legendary Ethiopian singer Tilahun Gessesse, 68, passed away at midnight on Sunday. The late Tilahun passed away while he was being taken to hospital feeling serious pain. He had arrived later on same day from New York, USA, according to the artist’s family members. In appreciation of his contribution to Ethiopian music, Tilahun received an Honorary [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/legendary-singer-tilahun-gessesse-passes-away/feed/ 30 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/15/ethiopia-country-poised-to-celebrate-first-earth-day/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/15/ethiopia-country-poised-to-celebrate-first-earth-day/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:08:51 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2554 Earth Day 2009 will be celebrated in Ethiopia for the first time in Ethiopia as the country scales up efforts towards the maintaining and conservation of the natural environment, the ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) said on Tuesday. The day to also mark the beginning of the Green Generation Campaign in the country is [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/15/ethiopia-country-poised-to-celebrate-first-earth-day/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/11/famous-zeds-restaurant-opens-second-location-in-virginia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/11/famous-zeds-restaurant-opens-second-location-in-virginia/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:43:02 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2445 Zed’s, the famed Ethiopian restaurant in Washington DC, is to open a second restaurant in Prince William county, Virginia, the Washington Business Journal reports. The new restaurant is called Zed’s Bistro & Wine Bar, and features outdoor seating, a large bar and an open kitchen, according to the report. The new restaurant is located at 6850 [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/11/famous-zeds-restaurant-opens-second-location-in-virginia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ceo-of-ethiopia-commodity-exchange-upset-with-editor-of-seattle-times/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ceo-of-ethiopia-commodity-exchange-upset-with-editor-of-seattle-times/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:59:59 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2300 In a letter written to the editor of the Seattle Times on Thursday, CEO of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, Eleni Z. Gabre-Madhin, refuted a story written by one Melissa Allison in a blog on its website titled “Ethiopia halts coffee exports after forcing coffee buyers to purchase beans through its commodity exchange.” Eleni initially asked the [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/ceo-of-ethiopia-commodity-exchange-upset-with-editor-of-seattle-times/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/04/ethiopia-meles-says-africas-voice-heard-at-g-20-summit/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/04/ethiopia-meles-says-africas-voice-heard-at-g-20-summit/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:27:36 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2305 Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia said Africa’s voice was heard and success was achieved at the G-20 Summit. The premier said attention was given to Africa’s voice as the necessary preparation was carried out earlier. Meles made the statement here on Saturday while discussing with the German Parliament (Bundestag) President, Professor Dr. Norbert Lammert. The premier said [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/04/ethiopia-meles-says-africas-voice-heard-at-g-20-summit/feed/ 4 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/03/ethiopiag20-interview-with-pm-zenawi/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/03/ethiopiag20-interview-with-pm-zenawi/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:11:44 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2157 Ethiopia – Meles Zenawi sits down with Channel 4 News Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi sat down with Channel 4 news for an interview. Jonathan Rugman interviewed Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister and the only representative from Africa (outside the G20) to attend the summit. Ethiopia’s Prime minister said President Obama being of African heritage [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/03/ethiopiag20-interview-with-pm-zenawi/feed/ 3 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/21/eritrea-guechaa-junior-and-secondary-school-secures-solar-energy-allafricacom/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/21/eritrea-guechaa-junior-and-secondary-school-secures-solar-energy-allafricacom/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:40:09 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1095 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/21/eritrea-guechaa-junior-and-secondary-school-secures-solar-energy-allafricacom/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/19/somali-islamists-attack-african-peacekeepers/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/19/somali-islamists-attack-african-peacekeepers/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:21:56 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1047 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/19/somali-islamists-attack-african-peacekeepers/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/06/ethiopia-imposes-aid-agency-curbs-bbc-news/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/06/ethiopia-imposes-aid-agency-curbs-bbc-news/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:40:04 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=874 Ethiopia’s parliament has passed a controversial bill imposing tight restrictions on aid agencies. Foreign agencies are prohibited from a number of areas including human rights, equality, conflict resolution and the rights of children. Local groups that receive more than 10% of their funding from abroad are also banned from working in these areas. Under discussion for months, the [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/01/06/ethiopia-imposes-aid-agency-curbs-bbc-news/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/21/ethiopia-washington-update-nazretcom-2/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/21/ethiopia-washington-update-nazretcom-2/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:00:11 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=781 Happy Holidays to all our friends of Ethiopia! We now greet the New Year with a new United State of American President-Elect, Barack Obama. Consequently there will be big changes in Washington and so also with regard to American relations with Ethiopia. All American policies will be newly examined and that with Ethiopia is no different. [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/21/ethiopia-washington-update-nazretcom-2/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/10/ethiopian-winner-might-lose-30th-spot-on-likud-list-jerusalem-post/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/10/ethiopian-winner-might-lose-30th-spot-on-likud-list-jerusalem-post/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:23:52 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=623 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/10/ethiopian-winner-might-lose-30th-spot-on-likud-list-jerusalem-post/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/09/a-man-in-search-of-a-home-korea-herald/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/09/a-man-in-search-of-a-home-korea-herald/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:48:26 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=591 GIMHAE, South Gyeongsang Province – Fekadu Metekia is a man in search of a home. Thousands of kilometers of ocean separate him from his wife and son in the United States. He has not been to his birth country – Ethiopia – in years. As do expatriates from all countries, no matter if their countries fall [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/09/a-man-in-search-of-a-home-korea-herald/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/04/ethiopia-two-ethio-americans-nominated-for-grammys-jimma-times/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/04/ethiopia-two-ethio-americans-nominated-for-grammys-jimma-times/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:23:25 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=409 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/04/ethiopia-two-ethio-americans-nominated-for-grammys-jimma-times/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/02/the-struggle-of-the-ethiopian-people-for-a-voice-in-our-own-future-anyuak-media/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/02/the-struggle-of-the-ethiopian-people-for-a-voice-in-our-own-future-anyuak-media/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:19:25 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=319 Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia: Report from London Ethiopians who came to the meeting of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) held in London, UK on November 23, 2008 have much in common with those Ethiopians who met earlier in Oakland and Minneapolis—they were all seeking an Ethiopia where their families, friends and [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/02/the-struggle-of-the-ethiopian-people-for-a-voice-in-our-own-future-anyuak-media/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/a-family-affair-as-ethiopians-israelis-jewish-americans-the-cutting-edge/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/a-family-affair-as-ethiopians-israelis-jewish-americans-the-cutting-edge/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:02:37 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=297 The scene might have been a bar mitzvah: smiling guests circling the dance floor in a frenzied hora to the sounds of Hava Nagila. But there were clues—both big and small—that suggested otherwise. A dreadlocked keyboard player singing alternatively in Hebrew, English and Amharic. The smell of Ethiopian food wafting through the room. Yet, this was [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/a-family-affair-as-ethiopians-israelis-jewish-americans-the-cutting-edge/feed/ 3 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/17/housemaid-found-guilty-of-beating-sponsors-son/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/17/housemaid-found-guilty-of-beating-sponsors-son/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:59:05 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/17/housemaid-found-guilty-of-beating-sponsors-son/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/02/27-year-old-ethiopian-man-dies-after-being-hit-by-a-car-in-maryland/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/02/27-year-old-ethiopian-man-dies-after-being-hit-by-a-car-in-maryland/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:12:58 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=37 Source: WJLA ABC 7 Montgomery County police in Maryland say a Gaithersburg man was killed after being hit by a car in Rockville. Police say 27-year-old Bereket L. Mamo was walking on East Gude Drive when he was hit by a car Saturday night. He died at the scene. The driver, Paulette Knight of Rockville, stayed at the [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/02/27-year-old-ethiopian-man-dies-after-being-hit-by-a-car-in-maryland/feed/ 0