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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/2009/07/29/failure-to-deliver-the-journey-of-the-oromo-liberation-front-in-the-last-two-decades-part-ii/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/29/failure-to-deliver-the-journey-of-the-oromo-liberation-front-in-the-last-two-decades-part-ii/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:56:54 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/29/failure-to-deliver-the-journey-of-the-oromo-liberation-front-in-the-last-two-decades-part-ii/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/29/failure-to-deliver-the-journey-of-the-oromo-liberation-front-in-the-last-two-decades-part-ii/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/29/failure-to-deliver-the-journey-of-the-oromo-liberation-front-in-the-last-two-decades-part-i/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/29/failure-to-deliver-the-journey-of-the-oromo-liberation-front-in-the-last-two-decades-part-i/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:43:45 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3581 By writing this article, I understand that I am touching on one of the most closely guarded taboos, the untouchability of the OLF. I also understand that, because so many precious lives were sacrificed under the banner of this organization, emotions run very high at the mention of criticism. But I have the right and [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/29/failure-to-deliver-the-journey-of-the-oromo-liberation-front-in-the-last-two-decades-part-i/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/16/ethiopia-more-vulnerable-than-north-korea-to-becoming-a-failed-state/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/16/ethiopia-more-vulnerable-than-north-korea-to-becoming-a-failed-state/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:50:43 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3470 Ethiopia has ranked 16th worst in the world scoring 98.9 points in the failed state index 2009, released Wednesday by the Fund for Peace, a Washington DC-based institution. Out of the 12 indicators showed in the index, Ethiopia has scored 9.8 point in demographic pressures, while other indicators like group grievance, human flight, uneven development, economic [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/07/16/ethiopia-more-vulnerable-than-north-korea-to-becoming-a-failed-state/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/24/documentary-exposes-ethiopias-political-instability-and-vulnerability/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/24/documentary-exposes-ethiopias-political-instability-and-vulnerability/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:43:57 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3252 By David Calleja (David Calleja is a contributing writer for Foreign Policy Journal and several other websites with a focus on the Southeast Asian Region. You may view a sample of his writing at: www.foreignpolicyjournal.com. The following article is his interview with Chris Flaherty, the documentary producer and director of the Ethiopian-centred documentary, Migration of Beauty) In [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/06/24/documentary-exposes-ethiopias-political-instability-and-vulnerability/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/09/us-students-help-fund-donkey-bookmobiles-for-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/09/us-students-help-fund-donkey-bookmobiles-for-ethiopia/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 17:26:55 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3018 EXAMINER-Imagine a life without the imagination of the printed page. Imagine a life without libraries in dusty African villages. Imagine the soaring imagination of two librarians who decided to solve this problem with the help of donkeys. Next week school children around the United States will participate in fundraising events to help pay for mobile donkey [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/09/us-students-help-fund-donkey-bookmobiles-for-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/08/addis-residents-say-city-transport-system-is-buckling/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/08/addis-residents-say-city-transport-system-is-buckling/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 15:57:01 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3005 CAPITAL-Despite a number of efforts the Transport Authority says it is taking, Addis Ababa city residents cry that the shortage of public transport has not been eased and the situation could become critical. A number of residents Capital talked to complained taxis are creating an artificial shortage. “As you see, there is not taxi to go to [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/08/addis-residents-say-city-transport-system-is-buckling/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/06/ethiopia-asked-to-name-plotters/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/06/ethiopia-asked-to-name-plotters/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 17:29:43 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3061 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/06/ethiopia-asked-to-name-plotters/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/05/meles-urges-low-cost-health-system-to-ease-problems-allafricacom/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/05/meles-urges-low-cost-health-system-to-ease-problems-allafricacom/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 14:53:03 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=3008 AA-Africa should come up with a health system that can be done on the cheap if it has to tackle problems it faces in regards to shortage of financial and human resources, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Thursday. “We felt that establishing a universal and adequate health service system required a lot of money and [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/05/05/meles-urges-low-cost-health-system-to-ease-problems-allafricacom/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/30/africa-oil-gets-blocks-in-ethiopia-and-kenya/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/30/africa-oil-gets-blocks-in-ethiopia-and-kenya/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:17:13 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2885 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/30/africa-oil-gets-blocks-in-ethiopia-and-kenya/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:22:32 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2862 WASHINGTON POST-Jailed repeatedly for his political views, Ethiopian immigrant Sharew paid smugglers around $10,000 to move him through a dozen countries and leave him a year later in the grubby southern Mexican city of Tapachula. Once on Mexico’s southern border, which has grown into a major stepping-stone for hundreds of migrants fleeing conflicts in [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/29/east-african-immigrants-risk-lives-on-long-journey-to-us/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/meeting-in-ethiopia-discusses-establishment-of-integrated-lab-services/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/meeting-in-ethiopia-discusses-establishment-of-integrated-lab-services/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:31:38 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2822 A stakeholders meeting opened on Monday to confer on ways of establishing a sustainable integrated laboratory services to assist the health sector in Ethiopia. The annual laboratory review meetings which assess progress, challenges and opportunities are held with a view to provide platform to give recognition to laboratory’s role in strengthening the overall health system. The two-day [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/meeting-in-ethiopia-discusses-establishment-of-integrated-lab-services/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/au-says-ethiopian-efforts-of-protecting-women-children-rights-exemplary/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/au-says-ethiopian-efforts-of-protecting-women-children-rights-exemplary/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:16:14 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2820 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/28/au-says-ethiopian-efforts-of-protecting-women-children-rights-exemplary/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/actor-hugh-jackman-uses-twitter-for-charity-contest/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/actor-hugh-jackman-uses-twitter-for-charity-contest/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:05:38 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2791 Twitter has become a popular tool to use while socializing with friends, family and co-workers .It allows people to update their activities through the exchange of quick and frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Actor/Producer Hugh Jackman ,known for his role in X-Men as Wolverine sure let us know what [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/actor-hugh-jackman-uses-twitter-for-charity-contest/feed/ 2 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/dick-armey-ethiopia%c2%b4s-lobbyist-orchestrates-cyber-campaign-against-president-barack-obama/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/dick-armey-ethiopia%c2%b4s-lobbyist-orchestrates-cyber-campaign-against-president-barack-obama/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:37:47 +0000 Teddy Abera http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2786 President Barack Obama got a taste of what Eritreans around the world have had to deal with for the last 8 years- Astroturf campaigns-where digital media is used to generate “fake grassroots activity”. The recent campaign against President Obama was orchestrated by none other than Dick Armey, the former Republican Majority Leader who leads Freedom [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/dick-armey-ethiopia%c2%b4s-lobbyist-orchestrates-cyber-campaign-against-president-barack-obama/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/italy-signs-46m-euros-dev%e2%80%99t-agreement-with-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/italy-signs-46m-euros-dev%e2%80%99t-agreement-with-ethiopia/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:38:13 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2776 The Italian and Ethiopian governments have signed an agreement on development cooperation in education, health, rural development, as well as water and sanitation. The agreement was signed by Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s state Minister of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) and Ellsabetta Belloni, director of Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/27/italy-signs-46m-euros-dev%e2%80%99t-agreement-with-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/bridge-collapse-in-gondar/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/bridge-collapse-in-gondar/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:20:21 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2876 -CAPITAL-A big bridge that collapsed in northern Ethiopia, about 700 kilometres from Addis Ababa, interrupted the road network to the capital, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded in the Amhara Regional State town of Gondar. Officials of the Ethiopian Road Authority confirmed that Angereb Bridge collapsed on Thursday this week and the authority is mobilising its resource [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/24/bridge-collapse-in-gondar/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/08/ethiopian-government-claims-ogaden-region-has-been-weakened/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/08/ethiopian-government-claims-ogaden-region-has-been-weakened/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:26:51 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2425 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/08/ethiopian-government-claims-ogaden-region-has-been-weakened/feed/ 2 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/ethiopia-result-oriented-approach-to-hiv-in-spotlight-at-workshop/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/ethiopia-result-oriented-approach-to-hiv-in-spotlight-at-workshop/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:02:32 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2287 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/07/ethiopia-result-oriented-approach-to-hiv-in-spotlight-at-workshop/feed/ 1 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/bamboo-firewood-and-charcoal-programme-to-be-launched-in-ethiopia/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/bamboo-firewood-and-charcoal-programme-to-be-launched-in-ethiopia/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:52:47 +0000 Assefa http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=2306 The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), in collaboration with the European Union (EU), and other partners will launch the bamboo firewood and charcoal programme in Ghana and Ethiopia on Monday April 6, 2009. The “Bamboo as sustainable biomass energy: A suitable alternative for firewood and charcoal production in Africa” programme, is a collaborative project [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2009/04/06/bamboo-firewood-and-charcoal-programme-to-be-launched-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/09/musician-is-more-than-a-singer-toronto-star/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/09/musician-is-more-than-a-singer-toronto-star/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:33:15 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=560 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA–Toronto singer Kemer Yousef pranced and swirled through a sensational first homecoming performance at the capital city’s Millennium Hall last night before upward of 20,000 celebrating a national unity holiday. “Hello, hello, hello, hello,” he growled mischievously to begin his hit song “Hello.” Some fans sat on other’s shoulders and waved banners boasting “Oromiya,” the [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/09/musician-is-more-than-a-singer-toronto-star/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/ethiopia-volvo-aero-services-and-ethiopian-airlines-enter-nazretcom/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/ethiopia-volvo-aero-services-and-ethiopian-airlines-enter-nazretcom/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:38:21 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=310 Source: Volvo Ethiopian Airlines and Volvo Aero Services Corp. have signed a 5 year Preferred Supplier Agreement where Volvo Aero Services will position in excess of $20 million dollars of engine material at Ethiopian Airlines in support of their MRO activity. In return, Ethiopian Airlines will provide MRO support to Volvo Aero Services on select engines and [...]]]> http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/12/01/ethiopia-volvo-aero-services-and-ethiopian-airlines-enter-nazretcom/feed/ 0 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/25/flooding-in-ethiopia-kills-11-maroons-hundreds/ http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/25/flooding-in-ethiopia-kills-11-maroons-hundreds/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:49:09 +0000 Daniel Theophilus http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/?p=17 http://www.ethioplanet.com/news/2008/11/25/flooding-in-ethiopia-kills-11-maroons-hundreds/feed/ 0