By Dula Abdu About to become a lame duck President, Obama is holding a roundtable discussion on Africa with African leaders. I guess better late than never. It is scheduled to be held on August 5-6 in Washington, D.C. Many of the African leaders bring lots of baggage of crony capitalism, anti-Gay legislation, corruption, abuse
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By Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — University of Oregon police have found three of the four members of the Ethiopian track team who were reported missing from the World Junior Championships in Eugene over the weekend. The Oregonian (http://is.gd/ZJ8s6r ) reports that police on Monday said officers found three of the four athletes staying with
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Afrikan Soccer The national team of Ethiopia will camp in Brazil for two weeks ahead of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers for the group stage. Junedin Basha, the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) President, confirmed on Tuesday that the team will first have an International friendly away to Angola on August 3, before flying to Brazil
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Houston Chronicle As they ready for two days of wheeling and dealing with a high-ranking Ethiopian delegation at a local hotel, Houston business and elected leaders today need to look beyond a foreign market opportunity and first ask hard questions about Ethiopia’s recent crackdown on nine journalists, as well as the country’s unsuccessful move this
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Al Jazeera By William Davison Protests and online activism in recent months have brought a resurgence of ethnic Oromo nationalism in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Aslan Hasan, a student belonging to the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia, was called either a guilt-ridden terrorist who committed suicide or an innocent victim of brutal state repression, depending on
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Somaliland Press Almost five months after the death of former Oromia President Alemayehu Atomsa, an investigation into possible foul play has revealed extensive details in the inner party relations of EPRDF, credible inside sources have confirmed. Mr Atomsa was increasingly becoming isolated from the Oromo Peoples Democratic Organization (OPDO) executive committee, according to a freelance
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By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website Fist bumping Sweaty palms, vice-like grips or the insufferable limp hand may be the least of your hand-shaking worries. Scientists at Aberystwyth University in Wales have shown that a shake transfers more bacteria than other forms of hand-on-hand action. They are calling for the widespread adoption of
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SIS.gov.eg Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said that Egypt has approved Ethiopia’s request to postpone tripartite talks on the use of the Nile water. The meeting was scheduled to be held in mid August and Ethiopia asked to postpone it for a week. Moghazi noted that the Ethiopians said that they were busy
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By Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Electron micrograph scan of viral DNA Scientists scoured international genetic databases to see how common the virus may be Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus living in the human gut, according to a study in Nature Communications. Exploring genetic material found in intestinal samples, the international team
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World Bulletin/News Desk Thousands of Muslims showed up in Addis Ababa early Monday for prayer of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. “This is time for hope and progress,” Ahmed Abdurahman, President of the Addis Ababa Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, told the congregation at the Addis Ababa stadium. He
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