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May 31 2009

Despite horrific tales, CU student finds hope
They put him on a donkey, and that was the last she saw of Esubalew. A few days later, they blinded him. They told him to get ready for bed. Then three men held him down while another employed sticks and a caustic white extract from a tree. Blind children made the best beggars.
Editors Comment: This horrible story looks like it just came from the fiction books, but it is true. How could a human being do this to a child? I have heard a story like this before but I thought it was urban myth, even in my wildest imagination I couldn’t think this kind of horrific things could happen in Ethiopia. Those people who are blinding defenseless kids for the greedy and shameful act of begging should be punished by death.
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Ethiopia native Belainesh Gebre smashes women's record
Gebre finished the 20-kilometer course from Saylorville Dam to Nollen Plaza in Des Moines in 1 hour, 9 minutes to break the women's record. Her time was 52 seconds faster than the mark set by Janice Ettle in 1990.

Oil companies to conduct seismic survey
A nine-month performance report of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) for the current fiscal year indicated that the Malaysian oil and gas company, Petronas, was preparing to drill two exploration wells in Genale block in the Ogaden basin.

May 30 2009

Ethiopia completes study to build 246-MW hydro station
Ethiopia has no plans to go it alone
Eritrea Seems determined to extend its Isolation

May 28 2009

U.N. Extends Help to Besieged Somali Government
Accusations against Eritrea bolden
Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat
'Military should free Dawit by force'
EAX to take farm-outs in Ethiopia, Kenya
Addis becomes Headquarters of IGAD Parliamentary Union
Israel, Seen by the Ethiopian Eye

May 27 2009

Eritrea destabilising Somalia: president
South Sudan close relations with Ethiopia triggered Afwerki criticism
Eritrea says call for sanctions "irresponsible"

May 26 2009

Impose Naval Blockade On Somaliland, But Not On Alshabaab Terrorists
Accused Ethiopians again remanded
Best runners in world now hail from Ethiopia
Eritrean President: No trial for Swedish journalist

May 25 2009

African Union calls for Eritrea sanctions
First trauma care unit opens
Ethiopia-Eritrea: Statelessness and State succession
Eritrea hits back over Somali rebel claims
Somali Rebels Seize Control of Country with Support of Eritrea
Eritrea’s Afar rebels call to bring officials to international justice

May 23 2009

Somali insurgent leader says Eritrea supports fight
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Mekelle metal factory starts trail production
Israel donates 50,000 USD worth drugs, pharmaceuticals
Ethiopian to acquire two B737 aircraft
Ethiopians Dominate 33rd Ogden 20K

May 22 2009

Somali government launches new offensive
Sara Nuru is Germany's Next Top Model!
Sara’s parents, who were born in Ethiopia, were visibly proud of their daughter who saw off 21,000 applicants to win the title after three months on the show. Sara Nuru will now not only enjoy fame with a cover picture on Germany’s ‘Cosmopolitan’ magazine, but will also be rich after scooping a new car and contracts with C&A and Maybelline Jade worth a whopping 200,000 Euros. Click here to comment on the news article

May 21 2009

East Africa to Somalia’s rescue, Eritrea to be sanctioned
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Tigrai State constructing seven rural roads
Giving peace a chance in South Omo
Somalia Government Plays Down Reports of Ethiopian Incursions
Italy says to host meeting on Somali piracy

May 20 2009

Is Somalia in Ethiopian Army's crosshairs again?
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US Seeks Coordinated, Sustainable Somali Strategy
Teenage Ethiopian Beauty crowned Model of Africa in China
Miss Millennium Teen Intercontinental; Bewunetwa Abebe who was representing Ethiopia at the recently concluded International Beauty and Model festival 2009 in Kunming China, has won the title of Model of Africa. 19year old Bewunetwa Abebe was participating in her first international event having been crowned Miss Teen Millennium Intercontinental as part of the Ethiopian Millennium Festival of Beauty.
When love becomes fatal obsession
Colonie family bound for Ethiopia as volunteers

May 19 2009

Eritrean Afar rebels vow to scale up military action
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Ethiopian forces return to Somalia
Ethiopia denies its troops entered Somalia
Ethiopia calls U.S. human rights report "lies"
New glass factory enters market with capacity of 42,000 tons

May 18 2009

Somalia spoilers face sanctions
Economist strives to end hunger in Ethiopia
EFF boss Woldegiorgis steps down
Islamic militia leader defects to Somalia government

May 17 2009

UN cites reports Eritrea aiding Somali militants
Center succeeds in incense tree research
Breakaway Somali region stable as brother nation unravels
Eritrea denies weapons supply claims
Gebrselassie and Cheruiyot take expected Manchester victories but record hopes blown away
African Peace Keepers Deny Somalia Residents Accusation
Observing the World from Africa: Italy and Japan in two Ethiopian Travelogues

May 16 2009

Ethiopia to get $400 mln loan from China
US alarmed at Eritrea 'arms link'
The Africa Confidential Interview Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
UN won’t rule out peacekeepers for Somalia
IDA commits $540 million to protect and enhance Basic Service Delivery in Ethiopia

May 15 2009

IDA commits $540 million to protect and enhance Basic Service Delivery in Ethiopia
U.S. Insists Eritrea Stop Fomenting Violence in Somalia
UN Security Council to focus on African hotspots
Holyfield to fight Ethiopia exhibition bout in July
Ethiopia begin readmission bid

May 14 2009

Tigray and Kassala states agree to work together
Epsilon Energy Signs Production Sharing Agreement in Ethiopia
Police Probe Abebaw, Menweyelet on Abyssinia Bank's 57m Br Claim
Italy urged to accept deported asylum seekers
Ethiopian and Sudanese regions sign cooperation agreements
AIDS Hotline for Ethiopian Health-Care Workers

May 12 2009

Ethiopian Goverment Dismisses Human Rights Watch Report As Baseless
Court decides the terror suspects to remain in jail
Ethiopia poised to become a leading exporter in sesame seeds
Chief Rabbi Protests Proposal to Cut Ethiopian Aliyah
SOMALIA: Thousands flee Mogadishu shelling

May 11 2009

Egypt: A tug of war over the Nile basin Egypt makes offers but Ethiopia won’t budge
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Tigray constructing over 450 million Birr worth safe water facilities
Somali president says rebels work for foreign governments
UM, Ethiopian school to become partners

May 09 2009

Comment on Ginbot 7 Terror Plot and Foreign Media Coverage of the News from Ministry of Foreign Affiar of Ethiopia
European Demand Grows for Khat High
Update on the Famine Crisis in Eritrea: the Landless and Beggars
Eritrea: Slender land, giant prison

May 08 2009

Ethiopia, France, sign 210 million Euros loan agreement for Wind Power Project
Traveling back in time to ancient Ethiopia
Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT), has merged with Dejenna Endowment
Militia Leaders Say They'll Help the Unsteady Somalia Government

May 07 2009

Liya Kebede: Supermodel on a mission
Potential For Violence Shadows Ethiopia's 2010 Election
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Friends, Family Remember Slain 7-Eleven Clerk
Ethiopian refugees discover benefits of coffee

May 06 2009

Ethiopia secures $220 donation to improve education
Ethiopia asked to name 'plotters'
A beacon of hope in the developing world
Ethiopia pledges to not affect water rights of riparian countries

May 05 2009

Al Qaeda exporting jihad with a hip-hop vibe
Improving Healthcare In Ethiopia
Somalia Accuses Eritrea of Illegal Arms Shipments
Eritrea "sick" of Somalia arms accusations
GTZ to Manage Construction of New AU Peace, Security HQs

May 04 2009

Export falls $800mln short of target
Clerk slain at Denver convenience store
Somali opposition leader will not talk to president
Dr. Shebiru (Birhanu)’s Intellectual Bankruptcy
A Friendship, A Murder, A Mystery

May 03 2009

Andargachew Tsige the secretary general of Ginbot 7 Defends Their Objectives
Ethiopia native wins Marathon by three seconds
Abdullah meets leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia

May 02 2009

Ethiopia Denies Coup Plot, Calls 40 detainees 'Desperadoes'
Health Professionals Gear Up for Possible Swine Flu Outbreak in Africa
Ethiopian firms find India Inc ideal partner to do business
AfDB cumulative commitment to Ethiopia reaches over $2bn

May 01 2009

Senior Ethiopia officers "plotted assassinations
Plot To Bomb School And Assault Principal Foiled
Canadian detained in Ethiopia to defend terror charges