Ethiopia defeats Sudan 2-0 to qualify for African Nations Cup
October 14, 2012 — Ethiopia qualified for the African Nations Cup for the first time in 31 years, after the Black Lions defeated the Sudanese Falcons in Addis Ababa 2-0.Ethiopia took a quick lead in...
View ArticleEthiopian TV is a propaganda factory: ETV Reporter
October 17, 2012 — Solomon Mengist, a senior correspondent who worked at the state-run Ethiopian Television and Radio Agency (ETRA), slammed his former employers in a Facebook post as being a trashy...
View ArticleEritrea Launches Horn TV, an Al-Jazeera-like Channel
October 18, 2012 — Eritrea launches Horn TV, a new channel aimed at the Horn of Africa audience, government sources have disclosed.Under the banner of "Bringing the Horn of Africa together", Horn TV...
View ArticleSix Ethiopians killed, hundreds injured by government forces
October 23, 2012 — At least six Ethiopian protesters were killed and hundreds more were wounded after the federal police shot live rounds at unarmed civilians in the Wallo town of Garba, witnesses said...
View ArticlePresident of Ethiopia's Somali region sacked over leaked video
October 23, 2012 —The president of Ethiopia's conflict-ridden Somali region, Mr. Abdi Mohamoud Omar, has been removed from office, officials in Addis Ababa have disclosed.Abdi, who has held this...
View ArticleAt least 72 Ethiopian refugees drowned in the Gulf of Aden
October 27, 2012 — At least 72 Ethiopian migrants are reported to have drowned yesterday while attempting to cross from Bossaso, Somalia to Yemen, authorities there reported.The migrants were traveling...
View ArticleEthiopian Air Force General fired for questioning TPLF
November 06, 2012 — General Molla Hailemariam, the commander of the Ethiopian Air Force, has been fired from his post and replaced by General Mehari Tekele, according to U.S.-based opposition websites...
View ArticleSenior Ethiopian official defects to Canada and Claims Asylum
November 11, 2012 — Atakliti Hagos, the Director of the Federal Civil Service Agency of Ethiopia, has defected to Canada last month and is seeking political asylum, Ethsat reported.The Amsterdam-based...
View ArticleEritrea and Ethiopia: Inching closer to peace and war
Nov. 17, 2012 — Since the demise of former dictator Meles Zenawi on August 20, a number of neighborly goodwill gestures have been conducted by Eritrea and Ethiopia, while at the same time, both...
View ArticleEthiopian Government bans Durame.com in Ethiopia
Nov. 18, 2012 — Ethiopian authorities have blocked access to Durame.com in Ethiopia since last week in connection with stories the dictatorial regime found unfavorable.With the current block in place,...
View ArticleEthiopia has the second lowest mobile penetration rate
November 18, 2012 — Ethiopia has the second lowest mobile penetration rate in Africa (17%), according to a new study released by GSMA, a group of mobile service distributors devoted to supporting the...
View ArticleEthiopian rebel forces kill 46 government troops
December 15, 2012 — Heavily armed Ethiopian rebel forces clashed with government troops in the northern Wolqait region of Ethiopia, witnesses reported by phone.Local residents said a small convoy...
View ArticleEthiopian Names and Their Meaning
Ethiopian names are generally of Biblical and Islamic in origin. Unlike most African countries, Ethiopians do not have family surnames. They use their father's first name as their last names....
View ArticleMeles Zenawi's grave sight vandalized by activists
January 18, 2012 — Young activists vandalized the grave sight of former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi yesterday morning, witnesses said by phone.Witnesses reported seeing three young men spray painting...
View ArticleEthiopia likely to be a failed state by 2030 - U.S. Intelligence
January 18, 2012 — Ethiopia is listed among the top 15 countries in danger of becoming failed states, according to a report issued by the Director of National Intelligence, an umbrella organization of...
View ArticleTigray experiecing severe food crises and exodus of youth
February 25, 2012 — Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is in need of emergency food assistance, according to a report issued by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.The report...
View ArticleAmleset Muchie is pregnant with Teddy Afro's child
March 1, 2012 — Teddy Afro's wife, Amleset Muchie, is three months pregnant with their first child. The couple, who wed in October 2012, had long spoken about their desire to start a family with close...
View ArticleChuan Hui International Tower in Addis Ababa Fabrication
March 4, 2012DURAME — Recently, the Ethiopian regime has been spreading misinformation about a 99-floor building proposal in Addis Ababa through social networking sites and websites loyal to the...
View ArticleThousands of Ethiopian refugees held for ransom in Saudi Arabia
March 18, 2012 — Thousands of Ethiopian refugees are being held captive for ransom in the border regions of Saudi Arabia and Yemen, according to Mohammed Najad, a Yemeni security official.Making the...
View Article29 Ethiopian commando soldiers defect to Eritrea
March 24, 2013 — A total of 29 Ethiopian commando forces, who were trained in Blaten Special Force Institute, have defected to neighboring Eritrea.The soldiers vowed they will liberate Ethiopia from...
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