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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the top aid donor that funds various projects in Ethiopia, gets a new chief, Capital learnt. Tom Staal, a veteran career US diplomat, is appointed as the new USAID/Ethiopia Mission Director and is expected to arrive in Addis Ababa late June to assume his position. Stall's appointment replaces ... Full story

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 Piedmont ... Full story

By: Melissa Allison Seattle Times-Melissa Allison tracks Seattle's — and the world's — caffeine addiction. The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange wants people to know that the country is still exporting coffee. When I declined to correct this blog post from last week, because it accurately says that the country's six largest exporters -- not all of its ... Full story

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 when ... Full story

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 blogger ... Full story

MICHAEL FRAZIER January 21, 2009, the United States from Ethiopia at age 13 and now has a young daughter of her own, was among the Times Square crowd lining sidewalks five deep yesterday to watch Barack Obama's inauguration on one of four large screens."I never thought this would happen," said a teary-eyed Mesfen, ... Full story