Smartphones: Your comments Oct 24, 2009
Drought brings fresh fear to Ethiopia. Dolphin speed mystery solved. (BBC News -- Technology)
Low dose radiation 'harms heart' Oct 23, 2009
Page last updated at 23:03 GMT, Thursday, 22 October 2009 00:03 UK. Low dose radiation 'harms heart. (BBC News -- Health)
US town's oil boom Oct 23, 2009
Page last updated at 09:47 GMT, Monday, 19 October 2009 10:47 UK. Montana town revels in oil boom. (BBC News -- Americas)
One dies after crash near tunnel Oct 22, 2009
Ethiopia to seek urgent food aid. WATCHED/LISTENED. (BBC News -- UK)
Royal Mail's one-man competitor Oct 22, 2009
Ethiopia to seek urgent food aid. Afghan opium fuels 'global chaos. (BBC News -- UK)
Guinea junta faces EU sanctions Oct 22, 2009
Ethiopia to seek urgent food aid. Bosnia 'fragile' after talks fail. (BBC News -- Europe)
Africa: 'AU Effectively Tackling Economic, Political Problems' [interview] Oct 19, 2009
Recall the situations in Liberia; Sierra Leone; the Democratic Republic of Congo, where 10 countries were fighting inside one country; the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Many countries in the north of Africa were confronted with terrorism - Algeria, Egypt. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria/Ethiopia: Marooned in Search of Opportunities Oct 16, 2009
com: Nigeria/Ethiopia: Marooned in Search of Opportunities (Page 1 of 2) ... DAMILOLA OYEDELE writes on the experience of some players while on a recent trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ... The alleged agent to him he can help if he (Chidi) was interested, to get trial sessions with some clubs in Ethiopia. (allAfrica.com)
BSNL now sets sights on Ethiopian Telecom Oct 15, 2009
MUMBAI: Public sector telecom Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has now set its sight on Ethiopian Telecommunications (ETC), a state monopoly in the African nation, in a bid to maximise revenues amid increasing competition in the home turf. The Indian behemoth is learnt to have expressed interest in running the networks and operations of ETC on a revenue-sharing basis after the Ethiopian government invited request for special interest to boost IT and telecom services in the sub-Saharan country... (India Times)
On a mild day, Kenyans sweep AJC Peachtree Oct 13, 2009
Results won't be made official until Monday because of a protest over an act of sportsmanship on the course filed against fourth-place finisher Tadese Tola of Ethiopia by one of the top-10 finishers ... Also a Kenyan and the top seed in her debut, Chepkurui, 21, ran a personal best 31:31, beating by one second Ethiopia's Meseret Mengsitu. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Global hitchhiker stops in Fairbanks two years into trip Oct 12, 2009
Hitchhiking doesn't have a stellar reputation for safety, and many of the countries that Marie has traveled through, like Sudan and Ethiopia, are known as international danger zones. His approach is based on the simple premise that people are basically friendly and willing to help a weary traveler. (Anchorage Daily News)
As war on terror continues, Muslims in U.S. feel unfairly implicated Oct 11, 2009
Some 20 young Somali men from the Twin Cities started to go missing in 2007 after Ethiopia invaded Somalia. After reports surfaced of rapes and massacres in southern Somalia, the boys are thought to have left to fight what they considered a foreign occupation. (Anchorage Daily News)
Bainbridge Isl. nonprofit gets $387K grant Oct 8, 2009
Bainbridge Island nonprofit gets $387K grant to aid Ethiopia - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) ... Bainbridge Island nonprofit gets $387K grant to aid Ethiopia ... (GTLI) said its received a $387,000 grant from the to create clean water and sanitation programs in Ethiopia. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Trip to Rwanda is meaningful for Hudson students Oct 6, 2009
The students flew from Boston to Chicago, then traveled across the Atlantic to Brussels, before flying to Ethiopia and finally ending their four-day journey in Kigali, Rwanda, nearly two days later than their expected arrival. Numerous Rwandans greeted their jetlagged visitors with songs and a dance ceremony. (Hudson Sun, MA)
2nd Storm Slams Philippines, 4 Dead Oct 4, 2009
No need to read a fictional novel of the Roman Empire conquering Spain, Gaul, or Ethiopia but not Egypt. I am watching it live. (CBS News)
Newsweek: Pashtuns becoming radicalized Sep 25, 2009
How a trip to Ethiopia changed the star. By. (MSNBC -- International)
Africa: Is Foreign Aid Still Worth it? [document] Sep 25, 2009
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has delivered 88 million bed nets to help protect families from mosquitoes bearing malaria, leading to a substantial reduction in malaria deaths in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Kenya. Between 1999 and 2006, targeted development assistance (combined with debt cancellation and strong African leadership) has also allowed 34 million African children to attend school for the first time. (allAfrica.com)
A family of 10, surviving on faith Sep 24, 2009
Adopting children from Ethiopia, China, may be delayed months due to TB testing rules. RALEIGH, N.C. - Marily Nixon and Luca Rigotti thought they had made a benevolent choice when they finalized their adoption of a 4-year-old girl from Ethiopia, plucking her from the impoverished orphanage where she had been abandoned ... Still, there has been a fair share of drama surrounding the Muellers' adoption of two children from Ethiopia - a process that started four years ago before anyone could have... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Kenya: Nation's Porous Borders and Corrupt Officials Have Turned the Country Into a Major Transit Point for Human Smugglers Sep 21, 2009
In fact, the International Organisation for Migration, says illegal migrants from the Horn, Ethiopia and Somalia to South Africa get their travel documents cleared by corrupt immigration officials at social places rather than government offices at border points ... However, IOM investigations found while many Ethiopians and Somalis flee conflict and insecurity back home, Kenyans head south as economic migrants ... According to testimonies, some men never reached their final destination, instead... (allAfrica.com)
Ashcroft May Be Sued for Rights Violation Sep 19, 2009
The U.S. is a terrible piece of garbage, treats their citizens poorly, harbors war criminals that kept more 9/11s from occurring here, and should be disbanded and turned into something wonderful like Iran, Iraq, China, Kenya, Ethiopia , France. In fact I agree with you so strongly that all people except Native Americans should be repatriated to their original ancestral countries. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Africa: Obama Administration Committed to Partnering with Africa - Johnnie Carson Sep 18, 2009
Our Deputy Secretary of State, Jack Lew, visited Ethiopia and Tanzania in July. And, as already noted, Secretary Clinton made an extensive seven-country, 11-day trip to Africa in August. (allAfrica.com)
Adopting children from Ethiopia, China, may be delayed months due to TB testing rules Sep 18, 2009
(MCT) RALEIGH, N.C. -- RALEIGH, N.C. - Marily Nixon and Luca Rigotti thought they had made a benevolent choice when they finalized their adoption of a 4-year-old girl from Ethiopia, plucking her from the impoverished orphanage where she had been abandoned ... The Centers for Disease Control recently began requiring extensive testing and treatment for immigrants from nations with high rates of TB, including Ethiopia and China ... On April 1, the CDC testing requirements began in Ethiopia. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Pakistan Cops Arrest Former Gitmo Detainee Sep 15, 2009
A Swede named Safia Benaouda, then 17 years old, was held by Ethiopian authorities after being taken into custody along the Somali-Kenyan border in 2007 ... The Benaouda who was held in Ethiopia is the daughter of Helena Benaouda, chairwoman of the Swedish Muslim Council. (CBS News -- World)
Rural transit services hit financial bumps Sep 12, 2009
"I can't take care of the people up in Minneapolis; I can't take care of the people over in Ethiopia, but I can take care of the people in Vernon Center and in the surrounding community," he said. But as the volunteers age, even that is changing. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Turmeric down on monsoon revival Sep 11, 2009
Industry experts said that the higher prices of Indian turmeric had led to better demand for the turmeric from other competing countries like Ethiopia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mayanmar, etc. The main market of Indian turmeric is Asian countries like the UAE, Japan, Egypt, Malaysia and Bangladesh. (India Times)
Somalia: Street Children 'Becoming the New Gangsters' Sep 11, 2009
Hargeisa The number of street children in Hargeisa, capital of secessionist Somaliland, is on the rise as more Ethiopian children cross the border in search of a better life ... "You can see old women accompanying about 20 children, of different ages, crossing the border into Somaliland from Ethiopia. These women may be their grandmothers, aunts or mothers," Khadar Nour, chairman of the Hargeisa Child Protection Network (HCPN), told IRIN. ... "The children, who are mainly from the Oromo [region... (allAfrica.com)
Staff Editorial: Steps for studying abroad Sep 10, 2009
The experiences of the GW students in Ethiopia prove that an average day abroad can swiftly turn into a frightening and unprecedented saga. When you go, make sure you're prepared. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Is Stonehenge overrated? Book offers options Sep 10, 2009
For alternatives to Petra, the ancient city carved from red sandstone in Jordan, the book recommends not just the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia, but also the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado and the rock pueblos of Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. Whether you'd honestly consider beaches in Perth, Australia, and the Outer Hebrides as realistic alternatives to Miami Beach or Cape Cod probably depends on where you live and how many flyer miles you feel... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Detained: Three days in Ethiopia Sep 10, 2009
Media Credit: Tim Savoy, Emma McCormick, Leslie Jessen and Monika Wysocki (L-R) traveled to Ethiopia this summer with Learning Enterprises, a volunteer program. The group was detained for three days and eventually deported by the Ethiopian government ... On an early July morning in Awwadaay, Ethiopia, senior Emma McCormick was sick and contemplating the cancellation of her morning's English class. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
* Drought closes in on Africas nomads Sep 9, 2009
We met Isaac and Abdi, Alima and Muslima last week in the bone-dry, stony land close to the Ethiopia-Kenya border ... Droughts have affected millions in a vast area stretching across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Chad and into Burkina Faso and Mali ... Now it is poor, it is not possible, said Gurache Kate, a chief in Ossang Odana village near the Ethiopian border. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
More of this story Sep 7, 2009
I am mesmerized when I peer into the cistern and hear angelic singing wafting from its depths, but hurry to catch up to the worshipers who twist snake-like through a narrow stone passageway into the Ethiopian Orthodox Monastery ... Jews have immigrated to Israel not only from Europe, other countries in the Middle East and America, but even from Ethiopia during devastating droughts there in the 1980s. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
New travel books explore the paths less taken Sep 4, 2009
The downside: He has had to eat rotten shark in Iceland and raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia. But as Zimmern says of his pursuit of the odd: "We do not seek out strange enclaves or outrageous foods for the sake of shocking people. If we wanted to do that, we would shoot the whole thing at the town landfill here in Minneapolis and save a lot of travel costs.". (USA Today -- Travel)
Ethiopia: Changing Mindset Over Markets [interview] Sep 1, 2009
com: Ethiopia: Changing Mindset Over Markets (Page 1 of 1). Ethiopia: Changing Mindset Over Markets ... Addis Ababa In 2001/2002, Ethiopia enjoyed a bumper maize harvest - so good in fact, that prices tumbled, and many farmers simply left the grain in the fields. (allAfrica.com)
First Tuesdays in East Somerville: Visit Ethiopia with Main Streets Aug 29, 2009
Want to meet your neighbors and travel to Ethiopia in less than two hours. This month East Somerville Main Streets' month after-hours event is headed to Fasika Ethiopian Restaurant ... So if you've been too timid to commit to a whole Ethiopian meal, this is the event for you: free appetizers made from dishes across Fasikas menu. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Ethiopia: Adama - Not a Town for Old Men Aug 28, 2009
com: Ethiopia: Adama - Not a Town for Old Men (Page 1 of 1). Ethiopia: Adama - Not a Town for Old Men ... In Ethiopia the picture is in your face indeed. (allAfrica.com)
* World News Quick Take Aug 26, 2009
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
World C'ships: Bolt wins 200m in another record time Aug 21, 2009
Ahead of Bolt's magic, Yusuf Saad Kamel of Bahrain and Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia started their chase for their own doubles ... The Ethiopian great won a long-distance double at the Beijing Olympics and adding two more golds in Berli would establish him as perhaps the greatest distance runner Africa has had. (India Times, India)
Sudan: U.S. Soon to Announce New Darfur Policy Aug 20, 2009
com: Sudan: Envoy Gration Takes Peace Mission to Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt (Page 1 of 1) ... Sudan: Envoy Gration Takes Peace Mission to Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt ... Gration is traveling to Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt August 17-24. (allAfrica.com)
Economic crisis pounding Africa Aug 19, 2009
Moderate growth is expected in 2009 and 2010 in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda - the fastest growing economies in East Africa in 2008. Patel said South Africa needs to foster a much stronger economy across the continent, echoing a point made by visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton this month. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sudan: South At Risk From Blindness Aug 18, 2009
The Ethiopian doctor has performed hundreds of cataract operations - removing the protein build-up that covers the eye - that miraculously bring back sight ... This estimate is an extrapolation of numbers from neighbouring Ethiopia where 1. (allAfrica.com)
Ethiopia: ERA Allocates 11.2 BIllion Birr for 2026 Km Road Work Aug 14, 2009
com: Ethiopia: ERA Allocates 11 ... Ethiopia: ERA Allocates 11 ... Addis Ababa Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) allocates a budget of over 11. (allAfrica.com)
A Guide To Corruption in Ghana (2) Aug 13, 2009
Mabey and Johnson Limited and Ecclesiastical Insurance Office PLC. On or about 24 September 1996, the steelwork structure supplied by Mabey to an Italian company and erected in Ethiopia became unstable and partially collapsed ... Two contracts to build a total of 9 bridges in Ghana span this period and the Government should have been alerted after the collapse in Ethiopia that the bridge designs were faulty ... At the time of the Ethiopian bridge collapse, 2 UCBs (Unit Construction Bridges) had... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Emami all set to unveil Rs 5,500-cr investment plan Aug 13, 2009
The Rs 1,600 crore outlay for the company includes expansion of the existing Haldia unit, apart from the recently announced plans to set up two greenfield edible and non edible oil refineries in India as well as take up plantation of bio fuel crops (jatropha) and other edible dible oil seeds in Ethiopia. According to R S Goenka, Emami Paper Mills is looking to enhance the writing, printing , newsprint and coated papers capacity of the Balasore unit (Orissa) by one lakh tonne per annum to... (India Times)
New TB policy may disruptinternational adoptions Aug 11, 2009
New mandate may delay plans for those adopting kids from China, Ethiopia ... NEW YORK - Advocates of international adoption are furious over a new federal policy related to tuberculosis testing that could disrupt plans for families adopting children from China and Ethiopia ... Earlier this year, the CDC announced that immigrants over the age of 2 from Ethiopia and China a country that for the past decade has been the leading source of foreign adoptions for American parents would be... (MSNBC -- Health)
New TB policy could disrupt overseas adoptions Aug 11, 2009
NEW YORK - Advocates of international adoption are furious over a new federal policy related to tuberculosis testing that could disrupt plans for families adopting children from China and Ethiopia ... Earlier this year, the CDC announced that immigrants over the age of 2 from Ethiopia and China a country that for the past decade has been the leading source of foreign adoptions for American parents would be subject to the new protocols. (The Augusta Chronicle)
IITs Metro tech course set to begin Aug 8, 2009
In another development, IIT-D has started a remote classroom to deliver postgraduate level instructions to students in Ethiopia. The instruction will be given in four engineering disciplines to students of Adis Ababa University. (India Times)
Africa: Kenyan Businessman Praises Benefits From Agoa Aug 6, 2009
He said other African flower growers from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Mauritius have appeared at the shows -- courtesy of other U.S. trade hubs in Africa -- and actually won two awards for their floral displays at the African pavilion. He said they travel with their designers, who help set up the displays. (allAfrica.com)
High in the night sky Aug 6, 2009
Cassiopeia, mythical queen of Ethiopia, spends some of each year hanging upside down. Greek mythology holds the beautiful, arrogant queen, in her five-star constellation shaped like a flat W, was punished for sacrificing her daughter to appease the gods. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Ethiopian Airlines orders 5 Boeing 777s Jul 29, 2009
Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Five 777-200LRs. Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for five Boeing 777-200LRs ... In doing so, Ethiopian Airlines becomes the first African carrier to order and operate the ultra-long-range 777-200LR model. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Swim suits make their marks Jul 28, 2009
Keflezighi s primary rival will be Ethiopia s Tadese Tola, who beat him last year. Kenya s Edith Masai, who won last year at 41, will be defending her women s title. (Boston Globe)
Leading health organizations launch new accreditation process for laboratories across Africa Jul 27, 2009
El-hadj Belabbes, HIV Lab Officer for the WHO Inter-country Support Team, Central Africa, said the outcome is the result of efforts initiated by WHO-AFRO and HHS/CDC eight years ago, leading to meetings with partners in Zimbabwe, Ghana, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Senegal ... At the Kigali meeting, which runs from July 27 to 29, participants include 120 experts and policymakers from Rwanda, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, and... (EurekAlert!)
The faith to adopt Jul 26, 2009
This summer, Leslie and David Bullington adopted a 6-month-old boy, Davis, from Ethiopia. They are members of Warren Baptist Church and the leaders of Reaching Hands, a ministry that provides grants to adoptive parents. (The Augusta Chronicle)
UK: Swine flu cases double; 100,000 people contract disease in one week... Jul 24, 2009
Italy, which has had no deaths from swine flu, yesterday added Britain to a list of travel trouble spots - which also includes Iran and Ethiopia. Asked why the UK seemed to be particularly badly affected compared with the rest of Europe, Sir Liam said it could be that Britain had better surveillance systems. (The Drudge Report)
Ethiopian government celebrates rinderpest eradication Jul 22, 2009
(BOSTON) July 21, 2009 - A menace to the African cattle population for more than a century, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has declared rinderpest eradicated in Ethiopia. Ethiopia, which grappled with the cattle-killing disease that threatened its food supply and its economy for decades, is celebrating the eradication on Saturday July 25, 2009 ... FIC's Berhanu Admassu, DVM, MSc and Darlington Akabwai, DVM, assisted the Ethiopian government with distribution barriers by... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Online databank to streamline adoption process Jul 21, 2009
While countries like China, Ethiopia and Philippines have steamlined processes to ensure that abandoned and orphaned children find a home, India has lost its way in babudom. According to data available with CARA, in-country adoption has dropped from 2,533 in 2001 to 2,169 in 2008. (India Times, India)
Somali Radicals Force UN Operation to Shut Down Jul 21, 2009
He noted that Somalia has "the longest coastline in Africa and borders international maritime routes as well as regional powers Kenya and Ethiopia," stressing that foreign fighters are using the impoverished country "to further their agenda of spreading international violence.". The Special Representative said that the "credibility of the United Nations and others is threatened if they stand by and allow such a takeover in Somalia.". (allAfrica.com)
Dental demonstration Jul 17, 2009
Worldwide, Corvallis is a sister to both Uzhhorod and Gondar, Ethiopia, where Corvallis is helping to improve the city s water supply and reforest its watershed. In the span of their relationship as siblings, the Corvallis Rotary Club and the Corvallis Sister Cities Association have been instrumental in transforming the situation of orphans in Uzhhorod. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
FBI: Man charged in Somalia recruiting Jul 14, 2009
Many of the missing Somali-Americans are believed to have left for Somalia when Ethiopian forces were still on the ground. Ethiopia invaded Somalia to push the Islamists out of Mogadishu in December 2006, but their presence in the country was an outrage to most Somalis and became a rallying cry for al-Shabaab ... Ethiopian troops left Somalia this year, leaving Ahmed's weak transitional government to battle the insurgents. (CNN -- World)
Gridley native has changed lives of thousands of children worldwide Jul 12, 2009
It now helps orphanages/schools in Zambia, India and Honduras and is in the midst of building a partnership with an agency in Ethiopia. "There are 143 million orphans in the world," said Lehman. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Africa: G8 Nations Pledge U.S. $20 Billion for Agriculture Jul 11, 2009
A , endorsed by the G8 as well as countries including Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Nigeria and South Africa, said countries represented had made commitments "towards a goal of mobilizing $20 billion over three years.". The money would be used both to implement "a coordinated, comprehensive strategy focused on sustainable agriculture development" and to provide emergency food aid. (allAfrica.com)
MJ's Indiana hometown bids him farewell Jul 11, 2009
The finale for the memorial was over 500 people holding candles and singing 'We Are The World', which Jackson co-wrote with Lionel Richie to raise funds to help famine-relief efforts in Ethiopia. A video in which Jackson had spoken about his love for his hometown was also played. (India Times)
> 'African American shame' Jul 7, 2009
US Embassy officials in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia, where Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson is visiting, would not comment on the remarks. According to the Herald paper, Mugabe said nothing came out of those talks. (iAfrica.com)
An Overview of Ethiopia Internation... Jul 4, 2009
An Overview of Ethiopia International Adoption. An Overview of Ethiopia International Adoption ... Ethiopias Adoption Guidelines and Process. (Suite101.com)
Africa: Ghana Visit to Highlight Effective Governance, Says Obama Jul 3, 2009
African countries who have been invited to participate in a working breakfast Friday morning with G8 leaders and the heads of five large international organizations include Angola, Algeria, Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia and Libya, each of whom. currently chairs a pan African body. (allAfrica.com)
Mills, Mahama Foreign Travels Jul 3, 2009
Vice President John Dramani Mahama on his part had a feel of an executive travel for the first time when he travelled to the ancient country of Ethiopia to attend the African Union (AU) extraordinary summit. Thereafter, the one-time NDC Member of Parliament (MP) for Bole-Bamboi in the Northern Region, travelled to Burkina Faso by road as part of efforts of strengthening ties between the two West African countries. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
