Elections and helicopter-an Ethiopian drama

By Yilma Bekele I am thinking you must have read my last report on Ethiopian helicopters that made an unauthorized trip to Eritrea. I felt I left the story hanging out there and it is not just fair to my readers not having a closure on the subject. Some might say why dwell on that

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Birhanu Gedefa, Yebrgual Arage win 2015 Houston Marathon

By Dale Robertson Eric Christian Smith/For the Chronicle Marathoners go past the starting line during the beginning of the Houston Marathon, Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Houston. Yebrgual Arage’s personal-best time a year ago in the Chevron Houston Marathon gained her a second-place finish. This time, another personal best won her the race and later

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Birhanu Gedefa, Yebrgual Arage win 2015 Houston Marathon

By Dale Robertson Eric Christian Smith/For the Chronicle Marathoners go past the starting line during the beginning of the Houston Marathon, Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Houston. Yebrgual Arage’s personal-best time a year ago in the Chevron Houston Marathon gained her a second-place finish. This time, another personal best won her the race and later

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Exposed: Prof. Constantinos Berhe has two fake degrees

By Abebe Gellaw Degree Mills – The billion-dollar industry that has sold over a million fake diplomas (Allen Ezell and John Bear) A lengthy Addis Voice investigation can reveal that Dr. Constantinos Berhe, a professor of public policy at the Addis Ababa University (AAU) and a key operative of the ruling TPLF-led regime, obtained two

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East African states are being undermined by heroin smuggling

Middle East and Africa Drugs smuggling in Africa The Smack Track EXPERTS are calling it the African “Smack Track”: a circuitous route to smuggle heroin from Afghanistan to Europe, passing through east Africa. Two drug busts in November, netting 712kg of the stuff, closed a record year for heroin seizures off the coast of Kenya.

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ከተራ ምንድን ነው?

By Gemoraw, Gondar Online መ/ር ሳሙኤል ተስፋዬ ጥያቄ በየዓመቱ የጥምቀት በዓል በድመቀት ይከበራል፡፡ ከበዓሉ በፊት የከተራ በዓል የሚከበርበትን ታሪካዊና ሃይማኖታዊ ፋይዳውን ብታብራሩልን ዮስቲና ከአዲስ አበባ መልሱ ከተራ ከበበ ካለው የግእዝ ግሥ የወጣ ነው፡፡ ፍችው ውኃ መከተር፣ መገደብ ማለት ነው፡፡ የጥምቀት ዋዜማ ታቦተ ሕጉ ከቤተ መቅደስ ወጥቶ ውኃ ባለበት አካባቢ ስለሚያድር የየአጥቢያው ሕዝብ እየተሰበሰበ በወንዝ ዳር ወይም

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ከተራ ምንድን ነው?

By Gemoraw, Gondar Online መ/ር ሳሙኤል ተስፋዬ ጥያቄ በየዓመቱ የጥምቀት በዓል በድመቀት ይከበራል፡፡ ከበዓሉ በፊት የከተራ በዓል የሚከበርበትን ታሪካዊና ሃይማኖታዊ ፋይዳውን ብታብራሩልን ዮስቲና ከአዲስ አበባ መልሱ ከተራ ከበበ ካለው የግእዝ ግሥ የወጣ ነው፡፡ ፍችው ውኃ መከተር፣ መገደብ ማለት ነው፡፡ የጥምቀት ዋዜማ ታቦተ ሕጉ ከቤተ መቅደስ ወጥቶ ውኃ ባለበት አካባቢ ስለሚያድር የየአጥቢያው ሕዝብ እየተሰበሰበ በወንዝ ዳር ወይም

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HEINEKEN inaugurates Ethiopia’s biggest brewery as part of EUR310mln investment in the country

By GlobeNewswire,  Amsterdam – HEINEKEN officially inaugurated its new brewery at a greenfield site in Kilinto on the outskirts of Addis Ababa yesterday.  In a ceremony attended by 300 guests including His Excellency the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Mrs Charlene de Carvalho – Heineken and hosted by Jean-François van Boxmeer, Chairman of the Executive Board

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UN: WHEN BLOGGING IS A CRIME

By Penelope Starr, UN As the global handwringing around freedom of expression continues unabated, with everyone from Pope Francis to Hollywood celebrities weighing in, a group of bloggers and journalists in Ethiopia is facing their 266th day in detention. In April 2014, six bloggers and three journalists were arrested and charged on suspicions of supporting and inciting terrorism.

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USAID: How cheese is boosting farm income and empowering women in Ethiopia

By Dr. Yirgalem Gebremeskel For some, Ethiopia conjures images of famine and extreme poverty. I see a completely different picture. Ethiopia is a country rich in opportunity and resources, composed of hardworking men and women with innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirits. However, agricultural technology and best business practices are not widely available or utilized. Women

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