Famine eclipses Ethiopia’s beauty and rich history
Twenty-five years after famine devastated Ethiopia, poverty still mars the country’s image. Worldfocus correspondent Martin Seemungal explores another side of Ethiopia. He reports on Ethiopia’s people, religion, and beauty and explores the relics that dot the landscape in the northern part of the country... Watch
Ethiopian Maid burned with boiling water in UAE - Al Jazeera Video
An Ethiopian maid in United Arab Emirates speaks to Al Jazeera about the abuses she suffered under her employer. Just like thousands of other maids in the Middle East, our sister was offered a job, a regular wage and a safe place to live, instead maids are regularly raped, battered, abused by their employers and brokers.More
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers have signed free agent guard Thomas Kelati.
The deal was announced Wednesday.
Kelati spent last season playing for Unicaja in Spain, where he averaged 11.8 points and 1.9 rebounds in 22.5 minutes.
Before that, he played for two seasons in Poland, where he led his team to consecutive Polish League finals appearances. Kelati began his pro career in Belgium in 2005.
He played college ball at Washington State.
Ethiopian PM Says No Ethiopian Forces in Somalia
Source-VOA -By Peter Heinlein
Addis Ababa
17 September 2009
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has dismissed reports that Ethiopian troops are back in neighboring Somalia, nine months after they withdrew. At a news conference, Mr. Meles also lashed out at a new report that warns of the potential for violence ahead of next year's Ethiopian elections... More
መልካም ኣዲስ ኣመት ያርግልን ኣሮጌው ዘመን ኣልፎ ኣዲሱ ዘመን ሲመጣ ሁላችን በንጹሁ መንፈስ እንቀበለው።Happy New Year
EPRDF accepts Meles's request to step down
Source- Reporter-After a long and what inside sources say was “a democratic debate that was free of ethnic or party differences...," the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) accepted Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's request to step down as party and government official, and decided on a gradual replacement of leadership in the front.s.. More
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Ethiopians Offered Free AIDS Tests by Text Message
Source:ABC Ethiopia is sending text messages to mobile phone users offering free HIV/AIDS tests ahead of New Year celebrations, in a drive to have more people checked in sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous nation.
"New Year! New Life! Test for HIV, test with your partner, get your children tested and brighten the future of your family! Free testing. Happy New Year!" says an SMS message which is being sent in batches ahead of this week's celebrations...More
