Ethiopian expats divided on co-pilot’s motives

MARCH 6, 2014 0 The recent hijacking of an Ethiopian Airlinesjetliner by its co-pilot to Geneva has members of a politically divided community guessing the man’s intentions. What’s more, they are suspicious about each other’s interpretations.For Switzerland’s 2,000-strong Ethiopian community – like

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Eritrean Man Convicted on Cocaine Distribution Charge by Federal Jury in Birmingham

By Kent Faulk | kfaulk@al.com | March 05, 2014 BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — A Birmingham man faces a June 25 sentencing after being convicted on a federal charge of possession with the intent to distribute about a pound of cocaine, federal authorities

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አረፉ!

ፋና አዲስ አበባ ፣ የካቲት 27፣ 2006 (ኤፍ.ቢ.ሲ.) የኦሮሚያ ብሄራዊ ክልላዊ መንግስት ርእሰ መስተዳድርና የኦሮሞ ህዝቦች ዴሞክራሲያዊ ድርጅት /ኦህዴድ/ ሊቀመንበር የነበሩት አቶ አለማየሁ አቶምሳ አረፉ። አቶ አለማየሁ አቶምሳ በታይላንድ ባንኮክ በህክምና ሲረዱ ቆይተው በተወለዱ በ45 አመታቸው ነው ዛሬ ለሊት ሰባት

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KSA: ‘We buried five workers alive’

Wednesday, 5 March 2014 | By Jamadil Awal Arab news  BREAKTHROUGH: Three men have confessed in the Qatif General Court to murdering five Asian workers in 2010. Their remains, pictured here, were found on a farm in Qatif. (AN

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Facebook buying 11,000 drones to connect Africa

Telegraph The Solara 50 can carry up to 100kg of equipment and operate continuously for up to five years thanks to large solar panels Photo: Titan Aerospace By Matthew Sparkes 05 Mar 2014 Facebook is in negotiations to buy a drone manufacturer

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Study suggests: Gibe III dam’s ecological and human fallout could echo Aral Sea disaster

Ethiopian dam’s ecological and human fallout could echo Aral Sea disaster Study suggests irrigation projects linked to Gibe III dam could devastate Lake Turkana’s fisheries and affect livelihoods A fisherman cleans his catch in Lake Turkana. A study warns the

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Nile Dispute and the Dilemma of National Approaches

By Ahmed El Jechtimi  March 5, 2014  Amid deep political turmoil, there is a mounting concern in Egypt as Ethiopia forges ahead with its plan to build the $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile’s main tributary. The hydroelectric dam,

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Ethiopian Airlines opens double assault on KQ routes

By WANGUI MAINA March 5  2014  IN SUMMARY Malawian government has cancelled KQ’s rights to fly the Lilongwe to Lusaka (Zambia) route, which allowed Kenya Airways to pick and drop passengers between the two cities.The move does not, however, affect KQ

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‘Gang’ of Ethiopian liquor dealers arrested

Saudi Gazette –    A gang of Ethiopian liquor dealers was arrested in the Ghulail neighborhood south of Jeddah. The police acted on information that some expatriates were selling illicit liquor to a select group of customers. A crack team began

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Hot property: Sonia Fenton’s $1m gift to Ethiopian women in need

MARCH 5, 2014  The proceeds from the sale of one of Sydney’s hottest properties are being handed over to help some of the world’s poorest and most desperate women. Businesswoman and former South Sydney councillor Sonia Fenton had lived in the glamorous

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