A Fundraiser Not-to-Miss
St. Mary of Zion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahado Church will be holding a fundraising event on February 27th at 1pm at the Ukrainian Community Center located...
US Embassy in Ethiopia Hosts Discussions with Opposition on Current Affairs
From, Addisnegeronline.com: The Embassy says that public uprisings, originating in Tunisia and Egypt, are expanding throughout the region to countries such as Bahrain, Jordan, Libya,...
Kenya’s Mary Keitany Breaks the World Record, Ethiopia’s Deriba Merga Wins Half Marathon
[caption id="attachment_4696" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Deriba Merga | File Photo"] [/caption] From, The Standard: Kenya's Mary Keitany breaks the World record time in the Half Marathon...
Protesters in Djibouti rally to replace president
[caption id="attachment_4686" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House January 21, 2003 in...
Ethiopian Journalist Alleges Detention for Inciting Egypt-Style Protests
By, Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa (VOA) An Ethiopian journalist says he was detained and harassed by federal police after comparing conditions in Ethiopia to...
Egypt’s Mubarak Steps Down
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned Friday, relinquishing power after three decades of iron-clad rule in the powerhouse nation of the Arab...
Ethiopia Probably Won’t Need to Fully Liberalize Economy to Join WTO
From, Bloomberg: The World Trade Organization probably won’t insist that Ethiopia open up all its key industries to international competition in order to become a...
South Sudan Votes Overwhelmingly For Independence
UBA, Sudan (AP) -- The mud-hut town of Juba has earned a promotion to world capital later this year. Only Southern Sudan needs far more...
Ethiopia: Gebremeskel loses shoe but wins 3000 metres in upset
(Reuters) - Ethiopian Dejen Gebremeskel outkicked favoured British runner Mo Farah despite wearing just one shoe to win the men's 3,000 metres at the New...
From Ethiopia to New York: Aster Aweke Live at SOB’s – February 4th
New York (Tadias) – Internationally acclaimed Ethiopian singer Aster Aweke will perform at The Sounds of Brazil (SOB’s) in New York City on Friday, February 4th,...