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Eritrea (MNN) ― Two more Christians have died in Eritrea's military-styled confinement. Glenn Penner with Voice of the Martyrs Canada says that makes a total of three believers who have died in custody since October. 37-year-old Mogos Hagos Kiflom and 42-year-old Mehari Gebreneguse Asgedom both died in the northeastern Mitire Military ... Full story

At the end of last year, five families decided that visiting Ethiopia with their daughters would be the best way for them to see what their donations to provide fresh, clean and safe water sources were doing to change the lives of families and complete villages. Through their blog and videos, they have been able to share the importance of charity:water in making this ... Full story

According to the State Bureau of Education, More than 930 schools were constructed in various parts of Oromia State in the last six months alone. The Bureau also said that other Afaan Oromo emersion schools are underr construction in the Addis Abeba for a capital of 100 Million Birr. In an interview with the Ethiopian News agency, Bureau ... Full story

Ethiopia showed yet again that it is the athletic powerhouse by taking both the men’s and women’s course records and becoming the winner at the 37th edition of the Chevron Houston Marathon. 25-year-old Teyba Erkesso, a debutant in Marathon racing set a course record time of 2:24:18 at the Houston Marathon 2009. She beat the time set ... Full story

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 bill ... Full story

Ethiopia's main opposition leader has been sent to prison to serve a life sentence, after a pardon granted to her last year was revoked. Birtukan Medeksa was among more than 100 people jailed for offences after controversial polls in 2005. A dispute over the terms of her release caused her re-arrest. Full story

Former OLF leader exposes OLF and TPLF propaganda By Kirkos In an interview, another former OLF leader shocked and destroyed the biggest propaganda schemes of the OLF and the TPLF separatist organizations. Full story

Holland Car Plc, the first car assembly plant in Ethiopia, unveils on Monday its third new model car AWASH, named after the major Ethiopian river, Awash. Company’s products are getting high consumer demand since the introduction of the second car ABAY last year, company manager, engineer Tadesse Tesema said. Abay car, which is also named after the biggest ... Full story

Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro has been sentenced to six years in jail for the manslaughter of a homeless man. The singer was found guilty of running the man down in his car and driving away without reporting the incident in Addis Ababa in 2006. Ethiopia's best-known pop star was also convicted of driving without a ... Full story

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Ethiopia, a country of chronic food shortages and malnutrition, has launched an agriculture commodity exchange in a daring experiment to raise food production by creating a safe, transparent agriculture market. The idea to create a commodity exchange was hatched by a former senior economist at the World Bank, Eleni Gabre-Madhin, who was born ... Full story