Posts Tagged ‘Ethiopia’

Frenetic pace of Ethiopia’s khat boomtown

January 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

The global trade in khat is worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year and in one Ethiopian town daily life centres almost entirely around the drug. Drive along any road between Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia and you are likely to see pick-up trucks, piled high with bundles of fresh green leaves, hurtling past you at terrific... Read more

Rape Charged Illinois Fugitive Binyam Bereket-Ab Lives Free in Ethiopia

October 31 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Crime, Ethiopia, News, People, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Charged in Will County with raping his adoptive sister over two years starting when she was in 5th grade, 20-year-old Benyam Bereket-Ab fled to his homeland of Ethiopia from Naperville in January 2006. Bereket-Ab’s bond had initially been set at $4 million, but his attorney successfully argued that he wasn’t a flight risk... Read more

Swedish Journalists’ Terror Trial Opens in Ethiopia

October 18 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

It was standing room only Tuesday as a three-judge federal panel began hearing the case of Swedish journalists charged with terrorism by Ethiopian authorities after being arrested with members of an outlawed rebel group in the restive Ogaden region. Among those present were 18 Swedish journalists who flew in from Stockholm, partly in... Read more

Ethiopia Faces Threat from Wahabi Muslim Extremists

October 10 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

By Andualem Sisay Some Wahabi Muslim extremists in Ethiopia are being engaged in underground violence and unrest instigation activities by abusing the freedom of religion and faith guaranteed by the constitution says, Ethiopian government official. “We are not against their doctrine; what they are doing by organizing themselves underground is a crime against the... Read more

Ethiopian journalist blames plight on WikiLeaks

September 21 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopian, News, People, Politics, Uncategorized, Wikileaks, World Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

He says he’s shocked and saddened, but mainly amazed by the sudden turn of events: Ethiopian journalist Argaw Ashine has been on an emotional rollercoaster since his rapid flight from his homeland. Two weeks ago he was forced to go underground and then flee the country after being questioned by the Ethiopian... Read more

Two Swedish Journalists Charged With Terrorism in Ethiopia

September 8 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Ethiopia charged two Swedish journalists with terrorism after detaining them in July with rebels in the Ogaden region, State Minister of Communications Shimeles Kemal said. Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye appeared in court yesterday, Shimeles said in a telephone interview from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, today. Prosecutors have a video showing the journalists handling guns, he said. “They... Read more

Jennifer Lopez/Cameron Diaz new movie turns Atlanta into Ethiopia for a day

August 20 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Art, Ethiopia, film, News, People, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Cameron Diaz-Jennifer Lopez movie “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” has been filming at Piedmont Park, Little Five Points and at Smith’s Olde Bar. Recently the movie, also starring Chris Rock, Chace Crawford and Anna Kendrick, took over Charlie Brown airport for some scenes. Our on-set spy got us a few photos of the airport (officially called... Read more

Rising Hunger in South Ethiopia Despite Lush Green

August 17 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

SHEBEDINO, Ethiopia (AP) — Malnourished children are flocking into feeding centers in this forested corner of southern Ethiopia after a drought in East Africa extended into this normally fertile region. While the famine in southern Somalia has grabbed headlines, southern Ethiopia is teetering on the brink of a food crisis. The Ethiopian government says 250,000 people need... Read more

ETHIOPIA: Borena zone braced for more failed rains

July 19 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

BORENA (OROMIYA REGION), (IRIN) – Last October, the elders in Borena zone of Oromiya region in southern Ethiopia predicted that the main rains would fail but some never took them seriously. The same happened in February. “There were some who believed them and sold their livestock and bought goats and saved up some... Read more

US official: Ethiopia underestimates drought saying 4.5 million people need food aid

July 12 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, Featured, Uncategorized, United States, Video Tags: , , , , , , ,

DADAAB, Kenya — Faduma Sakow Abdullahi and her five children tried to escape starvation in Somalia by journeying to a Kenyan refugee camp. Only one day before they reached their destination, her 4-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son died of exhaustion and hunger. At first the 29-year-old widow thought the two were merely sleeping... Read more

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