Posts Tagged ‘Ethiopians’

Ethiopians Genzebe Dibaba & Hagos Gebrhiwet shine in Shanghai – Samsung Diamond League

May 20 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, china, Ethiopian, News, Sport, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

Genzebe Dibaba stormed to an Ethiopian record in the women’s 1500m, her compatriot Hagos Gebrhiwet won men’s 5000m, whilst Kenyans Milcah Chemos Cheywa (3000m S/C women) and Leonard Kosencha (800m men) took comfortable wins on a rainy evening at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Shanghai, China on Saturday. An impressive Dibaba totally dominated the race from the moment the pacemaker... Read more

Ethiopians sweep men’s and women’s marathon, half marathon in record times in Houston

January 16 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | News, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

HOUSTON (AP) — Ethiopian runners turned Houston into their own personal showcases on Sunday, sweeping the full and half marathons in record times. Tariku Jufar won the men’s marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 51 seconds, eclipsing the previous best time of 2:07.04 set last year by Ethiopia’s Bekana Daba. Jufar is the fourth straight men’s champion from the African... Read more

Ethiopians sent  a record $1.5 billion dollars to home in the past year

August 22 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Economy, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Ethiopia received a record US$ 1.5 billion from its citizens abroad during the just ended 2010/11 fiscal year, data released by the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has revealed. The figure, which represents money sent by Diasporans through banks, represents an 88 per cent growth from the previous year. But officials believe money running into millions of dollars is sent through illegal... Read more

Ethiopian runners dominate New Milford’s Moonlight Run 5K

July 9 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, News, Sport, Uncategorized, United States, World Tags: , , , , , , , ,

NEW MILFORD — With more than three miles already behind them in the New Milford Moonlight Run 5k road race, Ethiopians Kumse Megersa and Abiyot Endale were still running side by side and matching each other stride for stride. They had separated themselves from the rest of the pack, and the only thing that stood between them and... Read more

Ethiopians Belete Assefa and Wube Ayalew win Crescent City Classic

April 24 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Athletics, Ethiopian, News, People, Sport, Uncategorized, United States Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

It was an Ethiopian celebration Saturday at the 33rd annual Crescent City Classic sponsored by The Times-Picayune, with Belete Assefa, 20, of Ethiopia taking the men’s crown in 28:14 and his countrywoman Wude Ayalew, 24, capturing the women’s title in 31:34. By winning the Crescent City Classic on Saturday in 28:14, Belete Assefa – a little-known 20-year-old Ethiopian – served notice he is a powerful... Read more

African migrants mostly Ethiopians, Eritreans and Somalis from Libya arrive in Italy

March 29 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopian, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

SkyNews: Three boats laden with hundreds of African migrants fleeing Libya have arrived in Italy, the first such vessels to reach Europe since the start of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. The boats carried around 300 people – mostly Eritreans, Ethiopians and Somalis – and were taken to the tiny outcrop of Linosa close to the larger island of Lampedusa where... Read more

Norway official Siv Jensen will throw Ethiopians out of the cathedral

February 12 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopian, Featured, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , , ,

Ethiopians stopped the hunger strike Progress Party leader Siv Jensen decided to  remove  Ethiopians who held a hunger strike  from the Oslo Cathedral with force. She asks the government to give police the authority to organize the church and place the Ethiopians with the final refusal of stay in a closed reception. Where should they be in anticipation of departure. Jensen acknowledges that... Read more

Most of Ethiopians died from Yemen boat accident

January 6 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, Featured, Middle East, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , ,

Yemeni fishermen blamed for the immigrant deaths Yemen’s Coast Guard has so far found the bodies of 28 African migrants, days after two boats carrying about 80 infiltrators, mostly Ethiopians, sank off the country’s coast, a security official said. The bodies were of the migrants onboard the boat that carried 46 people, all Ethiopians, and capsized near the Bab Al-Mandab Straits, the... Read more

3 Ethiopians stabbed from xenophobic attack in South africa

August 3 | Posted by ocean | News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , ,

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa – About 100 people started to riot last night in Pietermaritz street in Pietermaritzburg, the large crowd was angry according to medics on the scene. Three Ethiopian males had their stab wounds treated on their backs and necks, they wanted to go back into the mob to fight for their rights.

Pietermaritzburg city hall
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