ABYAN, YEMEN (Saba) — Yemen law enforcement sources in the Abyan and Lahj provinces have arrested 95 Ethiopians, including 20 women, who have entered the country illegally, according to Interior Ministry.
In Ahwar, security forces have captured 89 Ethiopians and …
By Teddy Fikre | Ethiopian-Americans For Change
I want to believe, I truly do. I want to believe that Ethiopians, Eritreans, the African Diaspora can throw off the collective chains of self imposed poverty and work together to a collective …
* Captain Habtamu Benti Negasa
* Co-pilot Alula Tamerat
* Flight Attendant Seble Gebretsadik
* Flight Attendant Helen Addissie
* Flight Attendant Netsanet Yifru
* Flight Attendant Gelila Gedion
* Flight Lead Attendant Seblewengel Seyoum
R.I.P.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The ruling Woyanne junta in Ethiopia is hosting some 4,000 African heads of state and ministers looters and murderers in Addis Ababa for the African Union summit this week.
ADDIS ABABA (APA) — Ethiopia’s regime said …
NDJAMENA (AFP) — An Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet which made an emergency landing in Chad due to a radar problem took off again today, but 120 of its 150 passengers refused to board, airport authorities said.
The plane, a Boeing …
The housing market bubble in Ethiopia is about to burst as mortgage holders, including many of those in the Diaspora, fail to make payments to the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), an investigation by the Ethiopian Review Intelligence Unit reveals. …
Ethiopian families mourn for their loved ones who died in Monday’s plane crash (video)
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By Dalila Mahdawi and Wassim Mroueh | The Daily Star
As investigations continue into the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on Monday, relations between the Ethiopian and Lebanese communities seem to be under strain.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET409 crashed into the …
Search teams on Thursday sought to recover the black boxes from an Ethiopian aircraft that crashed off Lebanon’s coast, with hope the data would provide answers to the mystery surrounding the tragedy.
“We expect to have them some time today,” …
The U.K. chapter of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) held a historic meeting in London Sunday, January 24 where for the first time Ethiopians and Eritreans came together under one roof to discuss about their common interests.
The public meeting …
By Yilma Bekele
To my dear friend Barack Obama. I hope this letter finds you well. We are doing fine here in this location that will stay nameless. Except for that little matter of famine, deflation and inflation most things …
By Yara Bayoumy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S. navy vessel located on Wednesday the flight recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed off the coast of Lebanon two days ago with 90 people aboard, a security official said.
“The …
By Mengistu Adugna
Over the last few days, most of us have been in sombre sadness disheartened by the disaster of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight FT-409 destined Beirut to Addis Ababa – leading to the death of 90 people onboard …
Amnesty International (AI) has called on Ethiopian authorities not to execute Melaku Tefera, a member of the Union for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ), the only one of five men sentenced to death on 22 December 2009 who remains in …
It’s been more than a week since anyone has heard from three students kidnapped from the Awassa University campus in southern Ethiopia by government security forces, according to the Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa …
(BBC) — The “black box” flight recorders from a passenger jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon two days ago have been found, officials say.
A search team located the recorders from the Ethiopian Airlines flight just over 1.3km …
Ethiopian Airlines sources have revealed that the captain who was originally assigned to fly Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was not on board when the plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
According to Ethiopian Review sources, Captain Amaha Fisseha went to …
By Patrick Galey
Even though there were nine nationalities aboard the Boeing 737 jet which burst into flames and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off in a violent thunderstorm on Monday morning, the Lebanese, naturally enough, only concerned …
(AccuWeather) — Frequent lightning was in the area of Monday morning’s Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crash into the Mediterranean Sea, according to data compiled by AccuWeather.com.
“A significant bolt was detected at 2:37 a.m., local time, 10 miles …
The identity of the alleged Saudi Princess given secret asylum in the United Kingdom early last year has now been revealed. The young woman, who is in her late 20s is reported to be Sarah Mohammed Al-Amoudi, originally from …
By Charles Bremner | Times Online
The crew of an Ethiopian airliner that crashed off Lebanon on Monday apparently flew into violent storms after failing to follow controllers’ instructions to avoid them, it emerged today.
“A traffic control recording shows …
By Mary Fitzgerald | Irish Times
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — China’s minister for commerce says trade with Ethiopia will reach $3 billion by 2015
ASK AN Addis Ababa taxi driver to take you to Ethio-China Friendship Road and he might …
By Charles Bremner | TimesOnline
Stormy weather or sabotage are being cited in the aviation world as possible factors in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 409 off Beirut.
There is no evidence yet to suggest what caused the modern …
All the Ethiopians are women whom the Woyanne junta exploits by exporting them to Arab countries as domestic workers.
Names of passengers aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409:
1) Addis Abera Demise (Ethiopia)
2) Bahrnesh Megersa (Ethiopia)
3) Kidist Wolde Mariam …
Update
BEIRUT, Lebanon (Los Angeles Times) Airlines flight that crashed into the sea early Monday during a fierce winter storm.
The Boeing 737-800 bound for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, was carrying eight crew members and 82 passengers when it crashed …
By Obang Metho
Imagine this notice being posted in Ethiopia:
People of Ethiopia:
You are hereby warned; you are being given notice of your eviction from the country. You are no longer welcome here. Find a new place to live. …
An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut in stormy weather early on Monday. The airline’s chief executive said there was no word of survivors.
The Boeing 737-800, heading …
We're told the US Navy is part of an international effort to find any survivors of the Ethiopian Air Lines crash off Beirut Lebanon. The 6th Fleet guided missile destroyer USS Ramage which was on maneuvers in the area is …
Lebanese rescue teams Monday recovered 10 bodies from the wreckage of an Ethiopian airliner that plunged into the Mediterranean Sea minutes after takeoff in heavy rains and storms from the Beirut International Airport earlier in the day.
“We have so …
ADDIS ABABA (The Economist) — Worries about Ethiopia’s election, due in May, are growing. Aid-giving Western governments hope it will pass off without the strife that followed the last one, in 2005, when 200 people were killed, thousands …
A fierce storm appears to have caused the crash of an Ethiopian Airline jet that plunged in a ball of fire into the sea with 90 people on board, Lebanese Defense Minister Elias Murr said yesterday.
“Bad weather was apparently …
When news of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash broke this morning my heart sank at the thought of covering yet another negative story about Ethiopia.
It’s particularly galling for Ethiopians that the airline is one of the few international success …
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Since the dawn of African independence from colonialism in the early 1960s, African liberation leaders and founding fathers qua dictators, military junta and “new breed” leaders have sought to justify the one-man, one-party state — and avoid …
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 85 passengers on board crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut international airport in the early hours of Monday, airport sources said. The plane, said to be a …
(HRW) — Ethiopia is on a deteriorating human rights trajectory as parliamentary elections approach in 2010. These will be the first national elections since 2005, when post-election protests resulted in the deaths of at least 200 protesters, many …
(Ogaden Online) — Reports reaching the Ogaden Online service desk from the city of Diridhaba in the province of Shiniile confirm the existence of a recent pitched battle that took place between the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) troops stationed …
So far, media coverage of China’s involvement in Africa has mostly been about investment. Stories of Chinese engineers in hard hats standing by roads up mountains in Ethiopia. Stories of Chinese farmers moving to Zambia.
But, in a push to …
Virginia Democratic Senator Jim Webb said the upper chamber shouldn’t move forward with healthcare or any other bills until Brown is sworn in.
“In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but …
Neil Cavuto blasts President Obama for attacking Scott Brown’s truck. Republican Scott Brown had been running ads in Massachusetts where he is out driving around in his 2005 GMC Canyon pickup truck while campaigning for US Senator.
Scott Brown’s Fair …
By Yilma Bekele
Google is at war with the Peoples Republic of China. Google is a worthy adversary. If I was a betting person I will put all my money on Google. There is no question Google will win. The …
By Elias Kifle
The poll conducted by Ethiopian Review during the past 7 days indicates that most Ethiopians would choose, by a wide margin, Dr Berhanu Nega of Ginbot 7 to be the next president of Ethiopia if a free …
Alemayheu G. Mariam
Reinventing Ethiopian Politics
Aristotle wrote that “man is a political animal” to suggest that the defining characteristic of human beings is involvement in the civic life of their communities. Today, many Ethiopians across the board are strangely …
By Messay Kebede
I have read with great interest Jawar’s well thought and skillfully articulated piece on Tigrean nationalism. It has inspired me to present my own view, not so much to contradict Jawar as to present an alternative …
Beneath the Lion’s Gaze, a book by Maaza Mengiste
Review by Mike Fisher | JSonline.com
If you’re lucky enough to escape the indiscriminate rage unleashed during a bloody reign of terror, the rest of your days are likely to …
By Samuel Kinde
According to a report published in 1999, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake, which seismologist say could happen in areas of close proximity to Addis Ababa, the country’s major city, could cause as many as 4000-5000 deaths, 8000-10,000 injuries …
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Ethiopian Review has been collecting suggestions on potential candidates for the next president of Ethiopia, if there is a free and fair election, and system is presidential, and not the …
Ethiopians in the Washington DC Metro area will hold a special event honoring Pastor Daniel Mekonnen, in appreciation of his 40 years of service.
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Time: 4:00 PM
Place: Sheraton National Hotel
Address: 900 S. Orme …
Investment from China and other Asian countries was an important factor in several years of unprecedented growth in Africa before the global downturn hit.
It is very much seen as a critical driver for Africa’s future growth prospects as well.…
A message to President Barack Obama
By Obang Metho
Dear President Obama: I am writing this to you on behalf of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE), a grassroots social justice movement whose mission is to mobilize Ethiopians …
Ethiopian Politics Beyond Ethnicity: Ethiopian Dialogue for Peace and common ground
Date: January 24, 2010, at Unification Church in Washington DC.
Dr. Aregawi Berhe, co-founder and former chairman of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), will make a presentation on …
A new hydroelectric plant has been inaugurated in Ethiopia – part of a controversial project on the Omo River.
Ethiopia hopes the cascade of dams will turn it from a country suffering crippling power cuts to a major electricity exporter.…
By Jawar Siraj Mohammed
Browse through any Ethiopian websites, and you will discover that almost every article or commentary says something about the Tigrean domination of the country. The cyber world is crammed with statistics, testimonies, conspiracy theories and condemnations. …
By Elias Kifle
After 10 years of obscurity, the Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) is now emerging as a leading political force to be reckoned with in Ethiopia. To find out how much impact EPPF is making, one needs only …
… EPPF chapters resolution and other news. Watch below:
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam
“Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive,” said Sir Walter Scott, the novelist and poet. Is there “famine” in Ethiopia, or not? Are large numbers of people “starving” there, or …
By Obang Metho
As we celebrate this New Year and reflect back on 2009, it draws me to examine myself and my purposes for my life. I invite you, meaning all Ethiopians—including Woyane or EPRDF supporters to do the same.…
The Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) will hold a big rally and public meeting in London on January 24, 2010.
Date/Time: SUNDAY, 24 JANUARY 2010, From 15:00 – 19:00
Place: Holloway Resource Center, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 7PA UK…
Book Review: Tadesse Tele Salvano’s Ay Massawa!
Reviewed by Messay Kebede
The book presents an encircled army defending with courage and determination the port of Massawa against the ferocious attacks of the EPLF’s military forces assisted with units of the …
SARGODHA, Pakistan – Five Americans detained in Pakistan told a court Monday they intended to cross the border into Afghanistan to wage jihad against Western forces but denied any links to al-Qaida or plans to carry out terrorist attacks in …
Political leanings of the top 10 Ethiopian media look as follows:
Listed by EMAI‘s rank:
1. EthiopianReview.com – Editor: Elias Kifle; supports EPPF, Ginbot 7
2. Nazret.com – Editor: Unknown; Claims to be neutral, but leans toward Woyanne
3. …
Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Service today has reported about the Woyanne propaganda claim that it has arrested several fighters of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) in southwestern Ethiopia yesterday.
VOA’s Tizita Belachew interviewed EPPF-UK representative Ato Sileshi Tilahun and …
By Elias Kifle
A holiday greetings that was posted here earlier this week from Prof. Ephraim Isaac, a world renowned Ethiopian scholar, has generated some harsh criticisms and even insults. Many of the criticisms point out that the professor has …
If the upcoming elections in Ethiopia were legitimate, and there is a presidential system (instead of the current fake parliamentary system where the prime minister is a dictator), who would you vote to be next president and vice-president of Ethiopia. …
By Hirut Habte
Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) is in the forefront of the battle to end the Tigray Liberation Front’s tyranny against millions of Ethiopians. Our young and brave EPPF fighters are operating under tremendous difficulties to bring freedom …
The Woyanne-run ETV in Ethiopia that is run by Hailu Shawel’s new friend Bereket Simon is reporting that the regime has arrested several Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) fighters in Gonder. Watch the video here.
Nothing that comes out …
Bloomberg News correspondent for Africa, Jason McClure, has been detained in the northern Ethiopian town of Mekele by Woyanne regime security forces and was ordered to leave Ethiopia in 48 hours, according to Ethiopian Review sources.
Mr McLure has been …
By Yilma Bekele
I grew up during the reign of the Emperor. Everybody was afraid of HIM. Then came the Colonel and we had nothing but contempt for him. He was an impostor of no consequence. A rude chapter in …
Representatives of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) chapters in Europe and the U.S. held a worldwide teleconference on Sunday and decided on a resolution affirming their solidarity with the people and government of Eritrea.
EPPF representatives from Washington DC, London, …
… and other news from EriTv. Watch below:
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(Ginbot 7 Editorial) — The World Bank, the IMF and the Ethiopian regime annual development reports have highlighted on Ethiopia’s higher GDP growth rate over the past 10 years, yet the UN development index and other indices [Misery Index] that …
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Looking Through the Glass, Brightly
“Ethiopia is the country of the future,” Birtukan Midekssa would often say epigrammatically. Ethiopia’s No. 1 political prisoner is always preoccupied with her country’s future and destiny. Her deep concern for Ethiopia …
Eritrean authorities are reporting that yesterday morning, January 1st 2010, several soldiers under the Woyanne regime in Ethiopia launched attacks on Eritrean forces at Zalambesa.
The Woyanne forces were driven back after 10 of their soldiers were killed and two …
New Year 2010 Greetings to my Ethiopian Brothers and Sisters.
This message is also for my Eritrean brothers and sisters.
By Prof. Ephraim Isaac
Amharic (pdf)
Oromifa (pdf)
Tigrigna (pdf)
To my Fellow Ethiopians at home and abroad: Happy Ethiopian …
Ethiopian champion runner Haile Gebrselassie has won the Trier Corrida. The 36-year-old runner is now preparing for next month’s marathon in Dubai.
Two-time Ethiopian Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie has won the Trier Corrida in Germany. The 36-year-old runner finished the …