‘Happening Now’ Archives
Ethiopian activists in Facebook protest for Birtukan Mideksa
By Mark Tran, guardian.com.uk: Activists have urged people to change their Facebook profile to that of Birtukan Mideksa, 35, Ethiopa's most prominent political prisoner, for the Ethiopian new year, which starts on 11 September. The opposition party leader is an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience, serving a life sentence in Kaliti [...]
In Ethiopia, AU Honors Top African Women Scientists
// From, AllAfrica.com: The African Union Scientific Awards, some of which are scheduled to be given later this week (9 September), will be officially renamed at the ceremony as the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards in order to increase the AU's international visibility. AU leaders reached their decision to change the [...]
Ethiopia to supply power to Sudan beginning October
// APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia will start supplying power to its neighbor, Sudan, beginning October 2010, APA learns here on Tuesday. Various power connection works were undertaken between the two countries since the past few years with the support of the World Bank, which has allocated over $100 million for the power [...]
Floods displace thousands more in Ethiopia
(AFP) ADDIS ABABA — Floodwaters have displaced nearly 16,000 people in north-eastern Ethiopia, the UN said Monday, weeks after thousands of others were affected in the country's central region. "Flooding in Afar, caused by the overflow of the Logia River and the Tendaho dam ... on 27 August, resulted in the displacement of approximately [...]
Guinea defeats Ethiopia in CAN 2012 qualifiers
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The Guinea national team on Sunday defeated their Ethiopian counterparts 4-1 in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers played in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Guinea national team played well both in the first and second halves of the match. Guinea scored two goals both in the first and second half of the game while [...]
Ethiopian Meseret Defar Finishes First in Women’s 3000m
// Below are the teams standings after first day of competition in IAAF Continental Cup in Split, Croatia: Team Standings (after 20 of 40 events), 1. day of competition: 1. Americas, 219 points. 2. Europe, 210. 3. Africa, 148. 4. Asia-Pacific, 134. From, Sportal.com: Britain's David Greene shocked reigning world [...]
Ethiopian Central Bank Says Devaluation to Boost Exports, Domestic Output
By William Davison, Bloomberg: Ethiopia’s central bank expects exports and domestic manufacturing to improve after it devalued the birr by 17 percent this week, said Alemayehu Kebede, a spokesman for the National Bank of Ethiopia. On Sept. 1, the bank adjusted the exchange rate to 16.351 birr per dollar from 13.628, the third time it has [...]
Ethiopian Runner Berhanu, took his own Life
Editors Note: The unfortunate death of Ethiopian distance runner Dejene Berhanu was first reported on the Portland Press Herald. TsehaiNY sends our condolences to Dejene Berhanu's family. By David Monti, Race Results Weekly: Ethiopian distance runner Dejene Berhanu, who was reported dead at the age of 29 last Sunday by his management firm, [...]
Ethiopian birr devalued: central bank data
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The Ethiopian birr was devalued by 16.7 percent on Wednesday, according to exchange rates published on the central bank's website. The birr was quoted by the National Bank of Ethiopia at a weighted average of 16.3514 against the dollar compared with 13.6284 on Tuesday. A central bank official confirmed the new rate but [...]
Roadside bomb in Somalia kills 8, wounds 14
(AP) MOGADISHU, Somalia — Medical officials and witnesses say a roadside bomb in Somalia has killed eight people and wounded 14 who were riding on a bus in the capital. Ahmed Adma, the driver of the bus, said blood and body parts were scattered everywhere after the blast. The driver lost consciousness after the explosion but was not [...]
