“I am Ethiopian, as truly and wonderfully as that is, and no one has the right to define, reduce, or otherwise dismiss my identityâ€; Dr. Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin
Much has recently been made of my ethnic identity although this is a matter of no relevance whatsoever to a reasoned discourse on the existence of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange. However, when the unnecessary gets in the way of the important, however unpleasant it may be, it must be faced. I am Ethiopian, as truly […]
Read More →What’s up dock? Apple to shrink connector for iPhone 5
By Clare Jim and Lee Chyen Yee  TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s (NSQ:AAPL –News) new iPhone will drop the wide dock connector used in the company’s gadgets for the best part of a decade in favour of a smaller one, a change likely to annoy the Apple faithful but which could be a boon for accessory […]
Read More →Ethiopian weekly blocked for reporting on Meles’ health
Nairobi, July 23, 2012–Ethiopian authorities blocked the publication of a prominent independent newspaper over the weekend in connection with its stories on the health of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, according to local journalists.
Read More →Ethiopia and Eritrea: Rising Tensions Amid New Opportunities for Engagement
by Jason Mosley, Associate Fellow, Africa Programme The latest report from the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea has stirred tensions between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. Eritrea has seized on a selective reading of the report to call for the lifting of UN imposed sanctions, a call already rebuffed by the Monitoring Group’s Coordinator. […]
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Read More →Japan probes nuclear cover-up MONDAY, 23 JULY 2012
Subcontractors are under suspicion of wrongdoing BY MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press TOKYO – Japanese authorities are investigating subcontractors on suspicion that they forced workers at the tsunami-hit nuclear plant to underreport the amount of radiation they were exposed to so they could stay on the job longer. Labor officials said Sunday that an investigation […]
Read More →Bombings kill 5 NATO troops in Afghanistan
BY RAHIM FAIEZ The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan – Five NATO service members have been killed in roadside bombings in Afghanistan during the past two days, while Afghan officials reported Sunday that four civilians died when hundreds of shells and rockets were fired from neighboring Pakistan. The artillery shells hit homes along frontier areas from […]
Read More →Ethiopia: Protests in Addis Ababa Continue
source allafrica.com Addis Ababa — Ethiopian police clashed with Muslim protesters on Saturday in Addis Ababa’s west side after days of massive protest in the country’s capital, Garowe Online reports. Clashes between protesters and riot police erupted on Saturday after police try to disperse the protesters who have been staging sit-ins and protests over the […]
Read More →Mandela’s mortality is South Africa’s fear
“Everybody dies.†That’s what Nelson Mandela began telling startled associates years ago, even seeming cheerful at the prospect. He retired for the first time in 1999, when he stepped down asSouth Africa’s first post-apartheid president. Then, in 2004, he announced that he would “retire from retirement,†his sly way of signaling that this time, he […]
Read More →Dreams of an Ethiopia in peace
A South African school child kisses Mandela as he celebrates his 94th birthday on July 18, 2012 (AFP) All who love and revere President Mandela call him Madiba. He is the ultimate symbol of human love, hope, courage, charity, endurance, patience and perseverance. He is the personification of good will, tolerance, generosity, forgiveness and reconciliation. […]
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