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Home of Ethiopian chat rooms, Medrek discussion forum; Africa-Ethiopia news Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:15:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/30/mind-your-spelling-please/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/30/mind-your-spelling-please/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:16:02 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5957 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/30/mind-your-spelling-please/feed/ 2 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/23/center-conducting-research/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/23/center-conducting-research/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:04:19 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5527 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/23/center-conducting-research/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/who-wins-kenenisa-bekele-vs-usain-bolt-at-600-meters/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/who-wins-kenenisa-bekele-vs-usain-bolt-at-600-meters/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:00:27 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5059 Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson – step aside… Why on earth would Kenenisa Bekele and Usain Bolt race each other at 600 meters is beyond me.  If anything, it would help promote Bekele as he is not a household name as compared to Bolt, despite his amazing accomplishments.  If you don’t believe me, just go to [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/who-wins-kenenisa-bekele-vs-usain-bolt-at-600-meters/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/african-condom-shortage-said-to-worsen-climate-impact/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/african-condom-shortage-said-to-worsen-climate-impact/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:50:37 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5055 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/african-condom-shortage-said-to-worsen-climate-impact/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/midroc-ethiopia-to-engage-in-tourism-sector-in-lalibela/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/midroc-ethiopia-to-engage-in-tourism-sector-in-lalibela/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:01:50 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5044 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/midroc-ethiopia-to-engage-in-tourism-sector-in-lalibela/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/the-reporter-english-version-forum-set-to-make-transition-to-a-coalition/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/the-reporter-english-version-forum-set-to-make-transition-to-a-coalition/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:56:47 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=5041 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/18/the-reporter-english-version-forum-set-to-make-transition-to-a-coalition/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/08/ethiopias-policy-of-ethnic-federalism-potentially-explosive/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/08/ethiopias-policy-of-ethnic-federalism-potentially-explosive/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:20:48 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3941 A new International Crisis Group report says Ethiopia is becoming an authoritarian one-party state, and warns that government policies there could lead to a violent eruption ahead of next year’s elections.  The report also faults the international community for downplaying Ethiopia’s weak democracy. The 40-page report by the International Crisis Group says that despite its democratic [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/08/ethiopias-policy-of-ethnic-federalism-potentially-explosive/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/2009/09/04/addis-ababa-city-govt-reclaims-omedla-hotel/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/04/addis-ababa-city-govt-reclaims-omedla-hotel/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:03:32 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3792 The Privatization and Public Enterprises Supervisory Agency (PPESA) reclaimed Omedla Hotel on Monday August 10, 2009, three years after a court ruling gave them the power to do so. The Agency says that Omedla Hotel, located near the Gotera overpass, was one of the nationalized properties by the former Derg regime, which had been reinstated [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/09/04/addis-ababa-city-govt-reclaims-omedla-hotel/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/16/ethiopia-more-vulnerable-than-north-korea-to-becoming-a-failed-state/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/16/ethiopia-more-vulnerable-than-north-korea-to-becoming-a-failed-state/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:50:43 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3470 Ethiopia has ranked 16th worst in the world scoring 98.9 points in the failed state index 2009, released Wednesday by the Fund for Peace, a Washington DC-based institution. Out of the 12 indicators showed in the index, Ethiopia has scored 9.8 point in demographic pressures, while other indicators like group grievance, human flight, uneven development, economic [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/16/ethiopia-more-vulnerable-than-north-korea-to-becoming-a-failed-state/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/american-family-volunteers-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/american-family-volunteers-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 07:29:25 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3152 COLONIE — The Steuer family, a middle-class suburban couple and their two young children, sold their raised ranch and parted with most of their belongings at a recent garage sale. They’re reducing everything they own to just 400 pounds, 100 pounds apiece, the allowable weight they can ship to Ethiopia. The Steuers are leaving this summer on [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/29/american-family-volunteers-ethiopia/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/07/man-held-in-slaying-of-denver-7-eleven-clerk/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/07/man-held-in-slaying-of-denver-7-eleven-clerk/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 17:17:49 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3052 DENVER POST-Denver police announced Wednesday evening they have arrested a man in connection with last Saturday’s fatal shooting of a 7-Eleven store clerk. Dale Wayne Baylis, 46, was taken into custody without incident outside his home at 1308 S. Logan Street. He is suspected of killing Natnael Mulugeta, a 28-year-old Ethiopian immigrant. The shooting happened around 3:30 [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/07/man-held-in-slaying-of-denver-7-eleven-clerk/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/06/ethiopia-asked-to-name-plotters/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/06/ethiopia-asked-to-name-plotters/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 17:29:43 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3061 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/06/ethiopia-asked-to-name-plotters/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/30/teens-charged-in-alleged-plan-to-attack-md-school/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/30/teens-charged-in-alleged-plan-to-attack-md-school/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:59:27 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2898 18-year-old Yonata Getachew Photo Montgomery County Police MYFOXDC-Two Montgomery County teenagers are facing conspiracy to commit murder charges after police say they unraveled a plot to bomb their high school. Police say 17-year-old Anthony Torrence and 18-year-old Yonata Getachew— both 11th graders– planned to kill the principal of Springbrook High School using chemical reaction bombs. Police say [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/30/teens-charged-in-alleged-plan-to-attack-md-school/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/2009/04/28/kin-of-exiled-ethiopian-opposition-leaders-charged-in-coup-plot/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/kin-of-exiled-ethiopian-opposition-leaders-charged-in-coup-plot/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:24:29 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2835 Relatives of two prominent exiled Ethiopian politicians are among 35 people jailed in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s government. Ethiopians shocked by news of the arrests are scrambling to learn the identities of the accused plotters and details of their alleged crimes. Ethiopian officials say they had nothing to add [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/kin-of-exiled-ethiopian-opposition-leaders-charged-in-coup-plot/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/bahrain-agencies-ban-maids-from-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/bahrain-agencies-ban-maids-from-ethiopia/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:13:26 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2757 Recruitment agencies have opted to supply housemaids from Eritrea, Uganda and Nigeria after a ban on Ethiopian maids came into 
effect last week. Owner of Al Hubil Recruitment Agency, Abad Redha Al Basri, told 
Khaleej Times on Sunday that agencies had started contacting recruitment agencies from African countries 
to get potential candidates to be 
hired in [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/bahrain-agencies-ban-maids-from-ethiopia/feed/ 7 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/berhanu-nega-denies-leading-alleged-ethiopian-coup-plot-that-led-to-35-arrests/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/berhanu-nega-denies-leading-alleged-ethiopian-coup-plot-that-led-to-35-arrests/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:56:47 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2677 An economics professor at a Pennsylvania university said Saturday he supports efforts to spread democracy in his native Ethiopia, but denied backing an alleged coup attempt there that led to the arrests of 35 people by the government. “I’m very suspicious that there was an attempt at all,” said Berhanu Nega during an interview at his [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/berhanu-nega-denies-leading-alleged-ethiopian-coup-plot-that-led-to-35-arrests/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/funeral-services-for-tilahun-gesesse-begin/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/funeral-services-for-tilahun-gesesse-begin/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2619 Tilahun Gesesse has been the most dominant figure in Ethiopian music for more than half a century and today a “State” Funeral service for legendary singer Tilahun will take place. Since his death on Sunday Ethiopia has been mourning for their beloved artist. The State funeral will allow the public to give there respects as his [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/funeral-services-for-tilahun-gesesse-begin/feed/ 2 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/2009/04/07/commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-will-begin-providing-atm-machines/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-will-begin-providing-atm-machines/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:54:03 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2410 The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) awarded the project to acquire card based payment system to M2M Group, a Morocco based company. The contract agreement between the two was finally signed on March 20, 17 months after the tender was floated. Sources within CBE told Capital, the project that entails supply of the hardware and installation [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-will-begin-providing-atm-machines/feed/ 2 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/ethiopia-launches-telephone-network-targeting-12-million-subscribers/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/ethiopia-launches-telephone-network-targeting-12-million-subscribers/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:52:59 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2404 Ethiopia launched on Sunday a multi million mobile telephone network to increase its mobile telephone subscribers to 12 million from the current 4.1 million. Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation (ETC) said that a six million expansion work for the mobile telephone is being carried out in the first phase of the project. Ethiopia, home to 77 million people is [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/ethiopia-launches-telephone-network-targeting-12-million-subscribers/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/nation-bank-of-ethiopia-cracks-down-on-money-laundering/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/nation-bank-of-ethiopia-cracks-down-on-money-laundering/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:41:50 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2348 The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is to issue a directive to control money laundering in view of restraining terrorist transactions. Sources told Capital that the new directive, scheduled to be issued shortly, is expected to block illegal money transfers. The central bank’s legal office, that regulates and monitor financial institutions in the country, told Capital [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/nation-bank-of-ethiopia-cracks-down-on-money-laundering/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/wayna-the-grammy-nominated-singer-arrested-at-houston-airport/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/wayna-the-grammy-nominated-singer-arrested-at-houston-airport/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:02:16 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1963 Ethiopian born singer Wayna, whose real name is Wuyneab Wondwossen, was arrested at Houston airport for allegedly trying to get on a plane with a collapsible police baton that she uses while performing, the Associated Press reported. Houston police spokeswoman Jodi Silva said that Wondwossen was en route to Miami to attend the Winter Music conference [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/wayna-the-grammy-nominated-singer-arrested-at-houston-airport/feed/ 1 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/2009/04/01/crops-struggle-to-grow-to-heights-set-by-poverty-plan/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/01/crops-struggle-to-grow-to-heights-set-by-poverty-plan/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:08:18 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2165 Addisu Legesse former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) was very ambitious in drafting the five year strategic plan for the agriculture sector – the economic backbone of the country. He was also optimistic about implementing it. However, during the last five years, the sector failed to hit the annual targets set for it. Despite this, [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/01/crops-struggle-to-grow-to-heights-set-by-poverty-plan/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/31/coca-cola-resumes-production/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/31/coca-cola-resumes-production/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:39:47 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1984 The East African Bottling Share Company (EABSC) restarted production of Coca-Cola on Tuesday night after importing crown corks from Kenya. A shortage of bottle tops forced the closure of EABSC’s Addis factory almost two weeks ago. Officials told Planet that the factory started production of Coca-Cola with a 24 hour shift and started distributing the product [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/31/coca-cola-resumes-production/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/31/ethiopian-telecommunications-corporation-etc-intoduces-new-service/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/31/ethiopian-telecommunications-corporation-etc-intoduces-new-service/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:19:40 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1993 The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) has launched a pilot for notifying post paid mobile phone subscribers of their bills through text messages. “This message is for testing purpose notifying postpaid customer’s bill through SMS, your bill for Feb 2009 is Birr……Thank you. ETC,” runs the first message the corporation sent on March 24. ETC has allocated different [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/31/ethiopian-telecommunications-corporation-etc-intoduces-new-service/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/08/ethiopian-film-wins-african-oscar/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/08/ethiopian-film-wins-african-oscar/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:25:12 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=1809 “Teza”, an Ethiopian film about the brutal Marxist regime of former president Mengistu Haile Mariam wins this year’s top prize at Africa’s film festival held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Directed by Ethiopian Born and current Howard University professor Haile Gerima, the film was the unanimous choice for this year’s Golden Stallion of Yenenga, the award for [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/03/08/ethiopian-film-wins-african-oscar/feed/ 0