http://www.ethioplanet.com/news Ethiopian news, review and reports, from Addis Ababa, Nazret, surrounding regions. Home of Ethiopian chat rooms, Medrek discussion forum; Africa-Ethiopia news Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/nhl-anthem-singer-off-to-ethiopia-to-adopt/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/nhl-anthem-singer-off-to-ethiopia-to-adopt/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:58:09 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2848 The Philadelphia Inquirer-Singer Lauren Hart didn’t sing the national anthem before Saturday’s Flyers-Penguins playoff game because she and her husband, coffee magnate/explorer Todd Carmichael, were en route to Ethiopia to adopt their first child. It was Hart’s first missed anthem in eight seasons, and the Flyers – which supported the trip – put up a video [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/nhl-anthem-singer-off-to-ethiopia-to-adopt/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/two-day-meeting-held-at-hilton-addis-to-prepare-for-possible-swine-flu/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/two-day-meeting-held-at-hilton-addis-to-prepare-for-possible-swine-flu/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:21:52 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3047 CAPITAL-Following the Mexican government’s health alert to all states instructing them to take preventive measures against the influenza outbreak in the country on April 16, efforts are underway to prevent its spreading. As part of the drive to achieve this, countries in East Africa held their own planning with a meeting in Addis Ababa from April [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/two-day-meeting-held-at-hilton-addis-to-prepare-for-possible-swine-flu/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/addis-ababa-city-administration-to-regain-control-of-police-commission/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/addis-ababa-city-administration-to-regain-control-of-police-commission/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:34:05 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2691 Addis Ababa City Police Commission looks set to return to the control of the city administration now led by the national ruling party, the EPRDF. The commission was transferred to the control of the Federal Police by the EPRDF in the aftermath of the disputed 2005 general election. This move came about after the Coalition for [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/26/addis-ababa-city-administration-to-regain-control-of-police-commission/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/ottawa-councillor-gives-used-ambulance-to-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/ottawa-councillor-gives-used-ambulance-to-ethiopia/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:38:44 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2772 A decommissioned ambulance dedicated to former Ottawa mayor Marion Dewar will soon be in service in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At a handover ceremony outside City Hall yesterday, Councillor Diane Deans gave the keys to the ambulance to Samuel Getachew of Friends of Ethiopia, which organized the project and raised the money to ship the ambulance to [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/ottawa-councillor-gives-used-ambulance-to-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/high-profile-concert-in-addis-ababa-postponed-as-ethiopians-mourn-tilahuns-death/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/high-profile-concert-in-addis-ababa-postponed-as-ethiopians-mourn-tilahuns-death/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:32:30 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2640 As Ethiopia mourns the passing of musical legend Tilahun Gessesse, an anticipated high-profile concert has been postponed. Musical superstars Aster Awek, Gosaye Tesfaye and Pras Michel were scheduled to perform this upcoming  Saturday April 25 at the well known Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa. Due to the passing of Tilahun, event organizers have decided to [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/23/high-profile-concert-in-addis-ababa-postponed-as-ethiopians-mourn-tilahuns-death/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/22/un-says-africa-must-manufacture-own-aids-drugs/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/22/un-says-africa-must-manufacture-own-aids-drugs/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:39:36 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2612 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/22/un-says-africa-must-manufacture-own-aids-drugs/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/japan-may-resume-coffee-imports-from-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/japan-may-resume-coffee-imports-from-ethiopia/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:17:10 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2571 Japanese trading houses are in talks with Ethiopian coffee exporters to resume purchases of beans from the Horn of Africa country, a year after imports were slashed when several contaminated shipments were discovered. “Some Japanese businesses are seriously negotiating with Ethiopian businesses for the resumption of imports to Japan,” Kinichi Komano, Japan’s ambassador to Ethiopia, [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/21/japan-may-resume-coffee-imports-from-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/condo-lottery-winners-are-on-tight-deadlines-to-make-down-payment/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/condo-lottery-winners-are-on-tight-deadlines-to-make-down-payment/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:29:25 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2418 The Addis Ababa City Housing Development Program (AACHDP) summoned at the end of last week, 4500 city dwellers whose names were on the waiting list for the fourth round condominium lottery drawn a month ago. The lottery was to distribute 15,000 individual apartments to the winners. AACHDP called in those on the waiting list when only [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/condo-lottery-winners-are-on-tight-deadlines-to-make-down-payment/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/2009/04/01/ethiopia-condos-worth-nearly-1-billion-br-being-built-near-summit-factory/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/01/ethiopia-condos-worth-nearly-1-billion-br-being-built-near-summit-factory/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:27:19 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2170 Three districts have started mega projects of condominium construction on 188hct of an entirely new development site about 13Km from downtown Addis, near Summit area, in the south east part of the city. The over 942 million Br worth of condos construction, which started last month, is still in its initial stage on the wide plot [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/01/ethiopia-condos-worth-nearly-1-billion-br-being-built-near-summit-factory/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/02/who-describes-ethiopias-health-sector-achievement-wonderful-walta-information-center/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/02/who-describes-ethiopias-health-sector-achievement-wonderful-walta-information-center/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:09:35 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=331 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/02/who-describes-ethiopias-health-sector-achievement-wonderful-walta-information-center/feed/ 0