Meriam Ibrahim: Sudan ‘to free’ death row woman

BBC Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag pictured on her wedding day with her husband Daniel Wani Meriam Ibrahim has been sentenced to 100 lashes as well as death by hanging Sudanese authorities are to free a woman who was sentenced to death for having abandoned the Islamic faith, a foreign ministry official says. Meriam Ibrahim, who

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Teddy Afro: On the Ethiopian Version of the World Cup Anthem.

Teddyafro.info Over the past months, we have been under intense pressures with flooding requests to reveal our positions regarding the relationship that exist between Coca Cola and the widely rumoured involvement of Artist Tewodros Kassahun or “Teddy Afro,” on the Ethiopian Version of the World Cup Anthem. While it came as a big surprise for

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Al jazeera – Amhara region; not only the poorest in Ethiopia but the world

Al jazeera:- Amhara region; not only the poorest in Ethiopia but the world

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Too much porn could mess with men’s brains

Digital Journal BY ANNE SEWELL Berlin – According to researchers from the Max Planck Institute in Berlin, they found less grey matter in the brains of men who watched large amounts of porn. The research was published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry Wednesday and could have men a tad worried. While the research apparently could

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Sudan won’t install Iranian anti-aircraft missiles

Associated Press By MOHAMED OSMAN KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan said Friday that it won’t install Iranian anti-aircraft missiles in the country after earlier exploring the idea following suspected Israeli airstrikes there in 2012. A statement from Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country wouldn’t install the defensive missiles “for fear it could be

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Threat from Al-Shabaab against Ethiopia and western interests in Ethiopia

US Embassy The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa  would like to remind U.S. citizens living or traveling in Ethiopia to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to enhance personal security.   The Embassy continues to receive credible threat reports of Al-Shabaab’s intent and capability to attack Ethiopia and western interests in

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White House Science Fair Features Project by Ethiopian-Born Student Felege Gebru

Addis Ababa, 31 May 2014  – President Barack Obama hosted the 2014 White House Science Fair last Tuesday, May 27th highlighting some of “America’s most innovative students” and featuring a variety of projects, including a pedestrian alert system designed for use in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia invented by Ethiopian-born Felege Gebru, 18, and Karen Fan, 17

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Ethiopian Airlines Co-Pilot Hailmedhin Abera Granted Resident Status

EMF The Switzerland government has granted asylum to the Ethiopian co-pilot who seized control of the Boeing 767-300 on 17 February 2014 and flew it to Geneva, according Ethiopian attorney who closely following the case. The Ethiopian government has pushed the Swiss government to extradite the Co-pilot Hailemedhin Aberaby labeling him as a “traitor”. The

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Karlheinz Boehm, Founder of Menschen fuer Menschen (“People for People”), Dies

AP BERLIN (AP) — Karlheinz Boehm, an Austrian actor and human rights activist who founded an aid group dedicated to helping people in Ethiopia, has died. He was 86. Boehm’s group, Menschen fuer Menschen (“People for People”) said he died at his home near Salzburg on Thursday. It didn’t give a cause of death. In

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