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Home of Ethiopian chat rooms, Medrek discussion forum; Africa-Ethiopia news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:48:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopian-virgin-land-for-sale/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopian-virgin-land-for-sale/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:59 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13347 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopian-virgin-land-for-sale/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/u-s-official-gives-lips-service-on-repression-in-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/u-s-official-gives-lips-service-on-repression-in-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:58 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13348 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/u-s-official-gives-lips-service-on-repression-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/the-missing-8-6-million-ethiopians-where-art-thou/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/the-missing-8-6-million-ethiopians-where-art-thou/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:56 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13349 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/the-missing-8-6-million-ethiopians-where-art-thou/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/a-u-s-citizen-survives-107-days-in-ethiopian-prison/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/a-u-s-citizen-survives-107-days-in-ethiopian-prison/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:05 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13332 By Douglas McGill (The McGill Report) — Okwa Omot is sleeping safely in a warm bed at his home in Washington, D.C. this week. That is something of a miracle considering that only a week ago –- and for 107 days before that -– he was sleeping on freezing cold concrete floors in Ethiopian prisons, accused [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/a-u-s-citizen-survives-107-days-in-ethiopian-prison/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/a-record-670000-foreign-students-currently-attend-schools-in-the-u-s/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/a-record-670000-foreign-students-currently-attend-schools-in-the-u-s/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:11 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13314 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/a-record-670000-foreign-students-currently-attend-schools-in-the-u-s/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-a-kangaroo-court-convicts-alleged-coup-plotters/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-a-kangaroo-court-convicts-alleged-coup-plotters/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:10 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13320 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-a-kangaroo-court-convicts-alleged-coup-plotters/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/former-commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-manager-gets-9-years/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/former-commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-manager-gets-9-years/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:09 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13323 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/former-commercial-bank-of-ethiopia-manager-gets-9-years/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopians-in-israel-celebrate-sigd/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopians-in-israel-celebrate-sigd/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:08 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13328 The Beta Israeli Sigd festival falls on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan. It is the 50th day, starting with Yom Kippur (analogous to counting 50 days from Pesach to Shavuos), and is a festival unique to the Beta Israel community. For their forebears in Ethiopia, the Sigd was a religious holiday renewing their [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopians-in-israel-celebrate-sigd/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/politicizing-of-u-s-aid-to-ethiopia-ahead-of-election/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/politicizing-of-u-s-aid-to-ethiopia-ahead-of-election/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:04 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13335 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/politicizing-of-u-s-aid-to-ethiopia-ahead-of-election/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-onlf-killed-985-woyannes-burned-6-vehicles/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-onlf-killed-985-woyannes-burned-6-vehicles/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:04 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13338 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-onlf-killed-985-woyannes-burned-6-vehicles/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/what-do-you-expect-from-the-coming-elections-in-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/what-do-you-expect-from-the-coming-elections-in-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:03 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13344 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/what-do-you-expect-from-the-coming-elections-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopian-wins-oklahoma-state-university-pageant/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopian-wins-oklahoma-state-university-pageant/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:27:02 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13346 Freweini Hadera, a construction management graduate student from Ethiopia, is crowned as Miss International at the Oklahoma State University International Student Organization’s annual Mr. and Miss International pageant. By Danielle Davis Oklahoma, USA (OSU) — It was a full house for the International Student Organization’s annual Mr. and Miss International pageant Wednesday night. Students, families and friends gathered [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopian-wins-oklahoma-state-university-pageant/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/u-s-investigates-claims-its-aid-being-used-for-politics-in-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/u-s-investigates-claims-its-aid-being-used-for-politics-in-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:28 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13256 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/u-s-investigates-claims-its-aid-being-used-for-politics-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopians-in-israel-resist-interracial-marriage-survey/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopians-in-israel-resist-interracial-marriage-survey/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:25 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13269 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopians-in-israel-resist-interracial-marriage-survey/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/somalia-outpacing-ethiopia-in-mobile-phone-penetration/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/somalia-outpacing-ethiopia-in-mobile-phone-penetration/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:22 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13274 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/somalia-outpacing-ethiopia-in-mobile-phone-penetration/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/the-u-s-and-china-in-africa-to-compete-or-cooperate/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/the-u-s-and-china-in-africa-to-compete-or-cooperate/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:21 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13277 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/the-u-s-and-china-in-africa-to-compete-or-cooperate/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/why-is-the-u-s-giving-special-treatment-to-ethiopia%e2%80%99s-dictatorship/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/why-is-the-u-s-giving-special-treatment-to-ethiopia%e2%80%99s-dictatorship/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:20 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13281 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/why-is-the-u-s-giving-special-treatment-to-ethiopia%e2%80%99s-dictatorship/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/mix-of-traditional-food-and-entertainment-at-dc%e2%80%99s-little-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/mix-of-traditional-food-and-entertainment-at-dc%e2%80%99s-little-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:19 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13286 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/mix-of-traditional-food-and-entertainment-at-dc%e2%80%99s-little-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopias-regime-tries-to-cover-up-a-new-famine/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopias-regime-tries-to-cover-up-a-new-famine/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:18 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13291 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopias-regime-tries-to-cover-up-a-new-famine/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-is-sliding-deeper-into-authoritarian-controls/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-is-sliding-deeper-into-authoritarian-controls/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:17 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13297 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-is-sliding-deeper-into-authoritarian-controls/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/africa-double-trouble/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/africa-double-trouble/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:16 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13298 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/africa-double-trouble/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/yemen-police-detain-191-refugees-from-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/yemen-police-detain-191-refugees-from-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:14 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13300 ABYAN — Yemeni police have arrested 191 Ethiopians who are suspected of entering the country illegally, the Interior Ministry has reported. Police in Abyan Province have arrested nearly 150 Ethiopians, including 5 women, who arrived at Ahwar Coast by a smuggling boat. In Marib Province, Yemeni police said they have arrested 41 Ethiopians who were trying [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/yemen-police-detain-191-refugees-from-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/uk-gives-316-million-to-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/uk-gives-316-million-to-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:14 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13301 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/uk-gives-316-million-to-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-the-meaning-of-hebret/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-the-meaning-of-hebret/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:26:13 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13312 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-the-meaning-of-hebret/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-5-soldiers-defect-complaining-corruption/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-5-soldiers-defect-complaining-corruption/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:32 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13245 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-5-soldiers-defect-complaining-corruption/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-accused-coup-plotters-savagely-beaten-up-in-prison/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-accused-coup-plotters-savagely-beaten-up-in-prison/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:31 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13250 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-accused-coup-plotters-savagely-beaten-up-in-prison/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-onlf-killed-626-woyanne-troops-in-lastest-fighting/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-onlf-killed-626-woyanne-troops-in-lastest-fighting/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:30 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13253 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/ethiopia-onlf-killed-626-woyanne-troops-in-lastest-fighting/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/memher-zebene-ethiopias-jimmy-swaggart/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/memher-zebene-ethiopias-jimmy-swaggart/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:27 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13260 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/memher-zebene-ethiopias-jimmy-swaggart/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/angola-amb-to-ethiopia-misses-the-point-on-%e2%80%9cillegal%e2%80%9d-immigration/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/angola-amb-to-ethiopia-misses-the-point-on-%e2%80%9cillegal%e2%80%9d-immigration/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:26 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13261 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/20/angola-amb-to-ethiopia-misses-the-point-on-%e2%80%9cillegal%e2%80%9d-immigration/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/14/misguided-ethiopian-egyptologist-attempts-to-have-amarigna-tigrigna-taught-as-hieroglyphic-languages/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/14/misguided-ethiopian-egyptologist-attempts-to-have-amarigna-tigrigna-taught-as-hieroglyphic-languages/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:06:30 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=13129 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/11/14/misguided-ethiopian-egyptologist-attempts-to-have-amarigna-tigrigna-taught-as-hieroglyphic-languages/feed/ 0