Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

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 a two-year assignment as volunteers with Serving in Mission, an ... Full story

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 ... Full story

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

In recognition of yesteraday's historic inauguration of President Barack Obama, the first African-American President of the United States, Ethiopian Airlines is proud to provide an exciting new "Free Companion Fare." Now, more than ever, is the time to experience all the wildlife, the wonder and the culture that the many destinations of Africa have to offer… and ... Full story

Ethiopia's Ogaden is Top 10 humanitarian Crisis of 2008: MSF The violence and harsh climatic conditions in southeastern Ethiopia's Somali region have created one of the world's top ten humanitarian crisis, said Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in its annual report. MSF said the local people in the Somali region, also known as Ogaden, are caught between rebel groups and government forces. The Ethiopian government ... Full story