Ethiopia

Ethiopia convicts coup plotters

BBC News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

About 26 Ethiopians are convicted of plotting a coup, allegedly masterminded by an exiled opposition leader.

Pictures from Ethiopia & South Africa

Radio Clash Podcast (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Some of you will know I’ve just come back from a 2 week trip to Ethiopia and South Africa – certainly the cold wet weather has been a shock now I’m back in England. While I was there I visited Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Lake Tana & the island monasteries by boat, the mouth of [...]

US concerned at restrictions on Ethiopia opposition

Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

A senior US official voiced concerns on Friday about the restrictions on opposition parties in Ethiopia ahead of elections next year.

Also In Global Health News: Sleeping Sickness; Aid For Philippines; U.S., China In Africa; Polio Eradication In Afghanistan; Ethiopia Famine

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Lancet Infectious Diseases Examines Hold-Ups In Implementation Of Sleeping Sickness Therapy

Court in Ethiopia Convicts 26 in Coup Plot

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Ethiopian Federal High Court has convicted 26 defendants, including one general, and acquitted 5 others who were arrested six months ago in Addis Ababa and other part of the country for taking part in coup plots. The court has been hearing the case for the past three months following the arrest of over 30 people [...]

Politicizing of U.S. aid to Ethiopia ahead of election

Ethiopian Review (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

WASHINGTON DC (VOA Editorial) — The United States is committed to helping people in need all over the world, and it takes this mission very seriously. With billions of dollars spent on humanitarian, economic and other forms of assistance every year, the U.S. wants to be sure that the aid is properly and effectively distributed. [...]

Former Commercial Bank of Ethiopia manager gets 9 years

Ethiopian Review (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — The state-controlled news service, WIC, reports that a former general manager of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and two other individuals received stiff prison sentence for corruption. (WIC) – The Federal High Court sentenced three corrupt offenders on November 16 and 17 to rigorous imprisonment ranging from 5-9 years and ordered [...]

Ethiopia’s Abe Lincoln

The LRC Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

I’m currently teaching an undergraduate course on “Capitalism and It’s Critics,” and one student paper assignment is to describe specifically what kind of governmental coercion and force was used in the name of creating a socialist society in any one country discussed in The Black Book of Communism. (The students had just finished reading The [...]

More Lutherans in Ethiopia than U.S.?!

Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

I recently came across a bit of trivia that stopped me in my tracks: There are now more Lutherans in the nation of Ethiopia than there are in the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States -- the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, which is the national Lutheran church in Ethiopia, now boasts approximately 5 million members. By comparison,...

Ethiopian wins Oklahoma State University pageant

Ethiopian Review (Free subscription) | yesterday

Freweini Hadera, a construction management graduate student from Ethiopia, is crowned as Miss International at the Oklahoma State University International Student Organization’s annual Mr. and Miss International pageant. By Danielle Davis Oklahoma, USA (OSU) — It was a full house for the International Student Organization’s annual Mr. and Miss International pageant Wednesday night....

Ethiopian Jews in Israel still await the promised land

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

The ancient hymns brought tears to the eyes of Solomon Ayeli as well as memories of his native Ethiopia which he left two decades ago for Israel a country he loves but where he often feels rejected.

How Will the EAC Adjust to Kenya's New Political System?

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

THE cat is finally out of the bag. The much awaited draft constitution for Kenya was finally unveiled this week by Kenya's top coalition leadership at a colourful ceremony in Nairobi, the capital city. Except for President Kibaki who was away in Addis Ababa for an AU Climate Summit, Kenya's Prime Minister, Vice President and top cabinet ministers were all there to witness history unfolding.

Rwanda: Parliament Passes Anti-Terrorism Bill

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Parliament yesterday gave a nod to the ratification of the African Union protocol on prevention and combating of terrorism which was adopted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2004.

Two From Thomas DiLorenzo

西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | yesterday

On a disturbing case — Can’t Stop Your Child from Crying? . "Just call a government cop and ask him to electrocute her." On "the Mengistu regime [which] declared total war against the Eritrean secessionists" — Ethiopia’s Abe Lincoln . Subscribe in a reader

Ethiopian Jews in Israel still await Promised Land

France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday

The ancient hymns brought tears to the eyes of Solomon Ayeli, as well as memories of his native Ethiopia which he left two decades ago for Israel -- a country he loves but where he often feels rejected. "There should be no differences between black Jews and white Jews," said Ayeli, 29, who was among 15,000 people who this week celebrated the Ethiopian-Jewish Sigd -- prostration -- festival...

• Ethiopian Jews in Israel still await Promised Land - France 24