U.S. Representative Christopher H. Smith of New Jersey, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following Press Release opposing the presence of Meles Zenawi at the G8 summit 2012. Read the full Press Release below Washington, DC — Friday the G-8 leaders will begin a summit at Camp David, MD,... Read more
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Presence of Ethiopia Contradicts Goal of G-8 Talks by Rep. Christopher H. Smith
May 20 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Politics, United States Tags: *Ethiopia, 2012 G8 Summit, Abebe gelaw, Abebe Gellaw, Business, Canada and Africa, Christopher, Christopher H. Smith, east Africa, Ethiopian journalists, Europe and Africa, External Relations, Food and Agriculture, G8, G8 2012, G8 meeting, G8 summit, H. Smith, Human rights, Land and Rural Issues, meles zenawi, U.S, U.S. Representative
Ethiopian Girl Brought to U.S. for Life-Changing Surgery
September 8 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopian, News, People, Uncategorized, United States, Video Tags: Ethiopian Girl, face surgery, facial reconstruction surgery, Life-Changing, Medical, Samirawit Hallemariam, surgery, U.SWhen you first glance at Samirawit Hallemariam – it’s almost impossible not to notice the growth protruding from the left side of her face. But, after spending just a few moments with this spunky 4-year-old, all of that disappears, and instead you see the twinkle in her big brown eyes. What’s more, you see all of the strength she has mustered... Read more
Five U.S.- Ethiopian Universities Partnerships to Receive U.S. Embassy Seed Money Grants
March 10 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, United States Tags: Ethiopian Universities, Money Grants, Partnerships, U.S, U.S. embassy, US embassy, US embassy addis ababaAddis Ababa, March 9: The Embassy of the United States of America today announced the results of a small grant competition to provide seed money for innovative partnerships between U.S. and Ethiopian universities. Five grants of $15,000 each will be awarded to new research, academic exchange and curriculum development partnerships between: 1. Wollo University/Langston University — Development of a... Read more
Africa’s Failing Democracies
July 3 | Posted by ocean | Blog, Election 2010, Ethiopia, Uncategorized Tags: africa, Democracy, election, human rights Watch, The Obama administration, U.SBy Jason McLure When human rights Watch criticized the results of Ethiopia’s May elections, in which the ruling coalition “won” an improbable 545 out of 547 seats, leaders in Addis Ababa didn’t ignore the influential NGO. Instead, they paid tens of thousands of demonstrators to gather in the capital and denounce the report.
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