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• Sheikh Mohammed Al-Amoudi and the Ethiopian Reporter

  Created: Wednesday, 15 April 2009 12:38

  By Gudu Kassa I believe it is good to get information from various news sources than a single one. For the same reason, I often visit the Ethiopian Reporter website to see events from its perspective. The newspaper publishes lots of factual and somet...

• Another Nigerian dies on board aircraft

  Created: Wednesday, 09 February 2011 18:21

  Barely a month after the death of Fatima Ajani, on board Ethiopian Airlines, another Nigerian, Ebegboni Matti, died on Sunday in Addis Ababa aboard another flight. Mr. Matti, accompanied by his wife Stella, was on his way to Bombay, India, for a medical c...

• Hydro Power in Ethiopia: Current problem and the way forward

  Created: Saturday, 25 July 2009 17:26

  By Yared Existing power shortage and construction of various hydro-electric power dams are very important issues that cover broad subjects that need to be addressed properly. Addressing various bits without looking the full picture may lead us to the wro...

• Impact of Global Economic Slowdown on Ethiopian Economy

  Created: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 00:23

  By Yared HM Sub-prime mortgage, credit-crunch and recession are no more jargons of economists and politicians. They have become part of our day-to-day conversations be it at the bus stops, the coffee shops or breakfast tables. Somehow we all know what t...

• Atse Yohannes Would Turn in his Grave

  Created: Saturday, 10 May 2008 13:26

  Surrendering EthiopianTerritories to Sudan , for what? I heard about Sudan’s claim over Ethiopian territory about a year ago. Though I had a fear at the back of my mind, I didn’t expect the Ethiopia government to accept such a demand particularly af...

• Ethiopia - World Economic Forum Selects Bethlehm Tilahun Alemu As Young Global Leader 2011

  Created: Wednesday, 09 March 2011 20:30

  The World Economic Forum has announced the new class of Young Global Leaders of 2011.  One of the selected young leaders is Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, founder and managing director of footwear brand soleRebels, a member of the World Fair Trade Organiza...

• Comment on Tesfaye Gebreab's Interview

  Created: Saturday, 25 April 2009 14:33

  By Bekele Habte After reading the book entitled “Ye Gazetegnaw Mastawesha”, I admit it was with high expectation that I started listening to Tesfaye Gebreab's interview with Ato Abebe Belew at Addis Dimits. For reasons listed below, my interest did n...

• Dr Berhanu Nega on ESAT

  Created: Tuesday, 18 May 2010 08:20

    Click here to watch video (ethiotube)...

• Vice Chairman of UDJ, Seye Abraha Appeals for Unity in Future Elections

  Created: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 11:21

  Ato Seye Abraha The Vice Chairman of Ethiopia’s opposition Unity for Democracy and Justice has called on other opposition parties to bury their differences and form a coalition to challenge Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party in future ...

• Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh arrives in Addis Ababa for Africa-India Forum Summit

  Created: Monday, 23 May 2011 13:52

  The Economic Times - ADDIS ABABA: On a mission to reach out to African countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today arrived here on a six-day visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania to step up bilateral ties and discuss ways of combating terrorism and piracy.Sin...

• የአንድነት ፓርቲ አባላት እርስ በርስ ተደባደቡ!

  Created: Wednesday, 09 December 2009 08:07

  ፓርቲው ከቀውስ ወደ ቀውስ የሚያደርገው ጉዞ ቀጥሏል ለማንበብ እዚህ ይጫኑ...

• Israel’s treatment of Ethiopians ‘racist’

  Created: Wednesday, 06 January 2010 09:39

  NAZARETH, Israel - Health officials in Israel are subjecting many female Ethiopian immigrants to a controversial long-term birth control drug in what Israeli women’s groups allege is a racist policy to reduce the number of black babies.The contraceptive...

• Alemitu Bekele broke a record for Turkey

  Created: Monday, 09 March 2009 12:13

  Representing Turkey, national athlete Alemitu Bekele Degfa, aged 30, won the gold medal in the women's 3,000 meter race in the European Athletics Indoor Championship. She broke a record for Turkey with her final time of 8:46.50. However, Bekele will also ...

• Ginbot 7 Support Group in UK or Kinijit UK?

  Created: Sunday, 01 June 2008 02:00

  It was with great amazement that I learned about Kinijit UK’s preparation to bankroll a  public meeting for Dr Birhnau in London to promote and recruit members for his new-founded Ginbot 7 party. Let me repeat it if you missed it.  The public meeting...

• More Power to Dashen Brewery!!

  Created: Thursday, 04 September 2008 00:15

  By Gudu KasaIn the last 10 days I have been following Ato Amare Aregawi’s arrest and release on bail with amazement. His arrest has triggered a number of indignation and questions about “existence of the rule-of-law” and “respect for constitutiona...

• VOA's Interview with Lidetu Ayalew (part 1, 2 and 3)

  Created: Friday, 13 March 2009 03:03

  click here to access the party's website...

• ESAT TV - Tamagn Beyene Part 1

  Created: Wednesday, 09 June 2010 14:06

  Click here (youtube)...

• South African man arrested with 77 drug capsules in stomach

  Created: Saturday, 14 February 2009 12:50

  Addis Ababa, February 14 (WIC) – More than 77 drug capsules were found in the stomach of a South African man who was traveling from Dubai to Tanzania on the Ethiopian Airlines.Federal police crime prevention and control main department deputy head, Comm...

• Book Review: Mesekerenet from the Authorities

  Created: Tuesday, 17 November 2009 09:23

  By Yeneneh Mamo Author: Captain Tesfaye RestePublisher: Captain Tesfaye Reste, 2009Language: AmharicPages: 348Price: 35 BirrIntroductionIn the last couple of years a number of books addressing the 17 years of the military rule have been published, but no...

• Ethiopia Charges 130 in Church Burning Incidents

  Created: Wednesday, 09 March 2011 02:44

  By Peter Heinlein Several US-based Christian websites say Muslim extremists burned dozens of churches near Jimma in western Oromia region over past several days Police in Ethiopia have arrested 130 people described as religious extremists in connecti...