Revolution and Genocide in Ethiopia and Cambodia: A Comparative Study of Socialist Ethiopia and Democratic Kampuchea
ONE (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
ONE’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Jamie Drummond writes about his personal journey to Ethiopia: Twenty five years ago, like many of my generation, I was called to action by images of drought and starvation – and by a couple of shaggy-haired, Irish rock stars with whom I’ve now been working for a decade. The Ethiopian famines [...]
Relief Web (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Date: 06 Nov 2009 Source: Oxfam
Global Development: Views from the Center (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Before investigating the source of the below quote, read it and guess to what it refers – it might surprise you how broadly applicable it is. It’s a classic American dilemma: How does a superpower fix problems in a faraway country without dictating policies in a way that ultimately enfeebles the very people we are trying [...]
myESAi (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Author: langano Subject: Holy Land in Ethiopia Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:41 am (GMT -5) Topic Replies: 0 If you haven't seen it before, ...enjoy. http://www.yebbo.com/lalibela/ _________________ IN GOD WE TRUST! Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
27wa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Coffee is the #1 product in Ethiopia. I know these beans are FairTrde as the farmer pushed them up my nose when the car stopped in his village. The bag cost Birr20 - a quid - and would have cost 60 in Addis. Note that the beans are - err - unprocessed. Here you winess me roasting the beans according to careful instructions given in Ethiopia. I know I did it right as I asked 3 people and they told me...
The Food & Drink Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Damian Papworth Tea and coffee are two beverages with very rich histories. There?s a whole culture surrounding these beverages. You don't just drink coffee or tea; usually, it's a social event or an event invested with ritualized meaning. Here is a brief glimpse at the history of these two very significant beverages. Legend has it that coffee was first discovered in Ethiopia; the local shepherds...
The Known Causes of Seizures (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
ONE HELPING of agony, Mekete Gebrehanna saw coming. The second portion, he wasn’t prepared for. Gebrehanna left his home in Ethiopia to earn a degree in environmental science in Guyana. Afterward, his wife and two sons joined him for their new life in Truro, where he began studying for a master’s degree at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Bible Hill. They loved living in Canada....
Rabbiting On (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today is not November 7th 2009, today is 28.02.2002. Ethiopia is way behind in many ways, and most noticeably with the date. The millennium happened only just over a year ago, so Addis Ababa is still festooned with celebratory messages. Oh, and 9am is 3 o’clock and 1pm is 7 o’clock, because just as the Maasai time starts being counted from 6am (time of sunrise more or less all year round,...
Great Free Online Recipes (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Damian Papworth Coffee isn't just a beverage. It's an art form. The same goes for tea. Tea and coffee are both social beverages which have depth and history behind them. Here?s a look at the two drinks in all their caffeinated glory. As old time legends have it, the origins of coffee can be traced to Ethiopia, where it grows copiously, and in the wild. Shepherds were apparently the first to discover...
Jews sans frontieres (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Voting record of UN members on the General Assembly resolution: In favor: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s...
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) said on Saturday it would not re-admit Madagascar until a newly agreed power-sharing government was in place and fresh elections in the pipeline.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nairobi/Addis Ababa - Madagascar's squabbling leaders on Saturday signed an agreement to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling. Current President Andry Rajoelina and former president Marc Ravalomanana were among four leaders meeti...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
A famine is growing across Ethiopia, but the government is clamping down on information - even ejecting aid agencies that could help bring aid for fear of provoking unrest and losing their grip on power
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A 500-metre-long crack opened up in just a few days in Afar, Ethiopia, in 2005 (Image: University of Rochester) From The New Scientist: A crack in the Earth's crust – which could be the forerunner to a new ocean – ripped open in just days in 2005, a new study suggests. The opening, located in the Afar region of Ethiopia, presents a unique opportunity for geologists to study how mid-ocean...
Ethiopia Watch (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Source: US Department of State WASHINGTON, November 6, 2009/ APO Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, I’m very pleased to welcome the minister here. Ethiopia is a country with which we have very long ties, and have, in recent years, developed a very close working relationship on a number of important issues. And I’m looking forward to speaking both...
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