Invitation to Organizations to Participate in a Symposium

(Press Release: August 13, 2008) On Saturday, August 30, 2008, I, Obang Metho, and other peace loving Ethiopians, will be hosting a Symposium on: “Where Do We Go From Here?” This is the next step towards the formation of a Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia. All who are concerned about the future of Ethiopia should plan on coming to the event which will be held from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Unification Church at 1610 Columbia Rd NW, in Washington D.C. This will be an important opportunity for you to be part of this urgent discussion that you should not miss. More »

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Prof. Mesfin calls for Change and Self confidence

By Mahidere-Andinet – Atlanta (August 11, 2008) There was a complete silence from corner to corner that one could hear a pin drop. Everyone was on his feet with heads bending down and staring at the colorful carpet of the Holiday Inn hotel in Decatur, Georgia. More »

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UDJ delegates held successful meeting in Atlanta

12 August 08 - UDJ/Andinet Atlanta chapter held a successful public meeting on August 10, 2008, according a report from the Atlanta chapter. More than 200 Ethiopians attended the meeting. Ato Asrat Tasse, Secretary General of UDJ and Professor Mesfin Woldemariam, a council member, were guest speakers. [pictures]

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Meles to Admit Higher Numbers of Hungry

ADDIS ABABA, Aug 8 (Nicholas Benequista, OneWorld US ) - Ethiopian officials have said that the country will increase its appeal to the international community for a third time this year, criticizing donors for failing to commit resources to a hunger crisis precipitated by drought and rising food prices. More »

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Addis Dimts radio discussion with ER, EMF and Addis Voice

August 11th, 2008 (ER) Addis Dimts Radio host Abebe Belew holds a discussion with Ethiopian Review publisher Elias Kifle, EMF’s Kinfu Assefa, and Addis Voice’s Abebe Gelaw on Sunday. The discussion includes OLF and cooperation between Ethiopian opposition parties and the government of Eritrea. Click hier or below to listen. [Forward to 27:00]

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The clueless regime

By Yilma Bekele | 12 August 2008 — Famine and hunger are two different things. We all fell hungry if me miss a meal or two. But famine is a different story. Famine is ‘when there is not enough food for a great number of people’. More »

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Jailed singer Tewodros Kassahun is a political symbol

Fans say the reggae star was framed because his music was seen as anti-government. ‘You don’t know where the line is — until you’ve crossed it,’ says one Ethiopian. By Edmund Sanders, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, August 11, 2008.

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Sequestered in a dank prison cell here, Ethiopia’s biggest reggae star awaits trial in a deadly hit-and-run case that has galvanized the nation. More »

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H.R. 2003: “Inhofed,” But Alive and Well!

Will the Real James Inhofe, Please Stand Up!?
Al. Mariam (11 August 2008)– Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Republican Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, defender and self-described “brother” and “friend” of dictator Zenawi and arch nemesis of H.R. 2003 in the U.S. Senate, is a champion of human rights! Don’t laugh. It is true. I think. Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Republican Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe is a coddler of thugs, criminals, human rights violators and war criminals! Is he? I am pretty sure of it. Then again, may be not. Will the real James Inhofe, please stand up!? More »

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Ethiopians in Frankfurt protested against Zenawi

9 August 2008 – Ethiopians in Frankfurt protested against Zenawi´s acts of violence on Friday, source said. The protesters denounced the legitimate war waged in Somalia, the sale of Ethiopian territory to Sudan demanded, the prohibition of Press Freedom in Ethiopia and the ever increasing violation of Human Rights in Ethiopia. Large number of Ethiopians showed up in front of Weyane Embassy and the German Police have cooperated by securing the roads and traffic, according to sources. [Picture: Weyane consulate guarded by German Police as protesters were chanting. More pictures…]

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Islamists Seize Provincial Capital Near Ethiopian Border

By VOA News - 08 August 2008 –Woyane soldiers fled the town . Witnesses in Somalia say Islamist insurgents have seized control of Hudur, the capital of the Bakool region. More »

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