US envoy heads to Sudan, Ethiopia
[caption id="attachment_4541" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="US special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration"][/caption] (AFP) WASHINGTON — The US Sudan envoy left Friday for an African Union summit...
As unrest sweeps Egypt, president refuses to quit
[caption id="attachment_4536" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="An Egyptian Army soldier riding in an armored personnel carrier is surrounded by anti-government protesters near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt,...
Africa’s Lone Wolf: New Species Found in Ethiopia
From, LiveScience.com: During a field expedition to Ethiopia, a team of scientists noticed something odd: The golden jackals there looked more slender with a whiter...
Ethiopia: Deresse Mekonnen wins Wanamaker Mile at Millrose
[caption id="attachment_4524" align="alignleft" width="289" caption="File Photo: Deresse Mekonnen"][/caption] (AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Deresse Mekonnen won the Wanamaker Mile on Friday night, becoming the first...
Rebecca Emiru: Send Me to Kenya!
‘I want to be part of the Innovation Institute because it rejects the traditional donor-recipient relationship between the developed and developing world.’ – Rebecca Emiru,...
Ethiopian Airlines crash report due
[caption id="attachment_4488" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="# Ethiopian women, relatives of passengers of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in the sea, react upon their arrival at...
Australia warns of bomb attacks at Addis AU summit
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The Australian foreign ministry has warned that extremists are planning bomb attacks on Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa during an African Union...
Seattle volunteers to bring lifesaving equipment to Ethiopian hospital
[caption id="attachment_4470" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="More than two dozen volunteers — doctors, nurses, technicians and more — from the nonprofit group Seattle Anesthesia Outreach (SAO) will...
Ethiopian community gathers to celebrate Timket
From, LA TIMES: Huddled beneath a large white tent, hundreds of people sang together in the early morning darkness. For hours, they repeated a single...
Local family wants answers in Ethiopia shooting
From, ABC7: SANTA CLARA, Cali. (KGO) -- A South Bay family is grieving and say their son was murdered by a police officer in Ethiopia....