Sunday, September 30, 2007
Saturday, September 29, 2007
FINAL HOUSE ACTION ON H.R. 2003 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2007
CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION IN SUPPORT OF H.R.2003
The Coalition for H.R. 2003 is pleased to announce that HR 2003 (“Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007”), introduced by Chairman Donald Payne of the Subcommittee on Africa on April 20, 2007, has been scheduled for final action by the House of Representatives on October 2, 2007. Consideration of items on the suspension calendar will begin at 10:00 a.m. [See, Here]
There are 14 bills scheduled for floor debate on October 2. H.R. 2003 is listed as #5 on the calendar.
H.R. 2003 was referred to the floor on a special House procedure known as “suspension of the rules”. This procedure is used generally to act swiftly on relatively non-controversial legislation. The procedure is set forth in clause 1 of House Rule XV. When a bill or some other matter is considered “under suspension,” floor debate is limited, all floor amendments are prohibited, and a two-thirds vote is required for final passage. The equivalent calendar in the Senate is called the consent calendar.
Also see:
-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT H.R. 2003, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK!
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A special congratulations to Ethiopia's own, athlete Haile Gebrselassie, who has shattered the world marathon record with an official time of 2hr 4min 26sec to win the 34th Berlin Marathon
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The Coalition for H.R. 2003 is pleased to announce that HR 2003 (“Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007”), introduced by Chairman Donald Payne of the Subcommittee on Africa on April 20, 2007, has been scheduled for final action by the House of Representatives on October 2, 2007. Consideration of items on the suspension calendar will begin at 10:00 a.m. [See, Here]There are 14 bills scheduled for floor debate on October 2. H.R. 2003 is listed as #5 on the calendar.H.R. 2003 was referred to the floor on a special House procedure known as “suspension of the rules”. This procedure is used generally to act swiftly on relatively non-controversial legislation. The procedure is set forth in clause 1 of House Rule XV. When a bill or some other matter is considered “under suspension,” floor debate is limited, all floor amendments are prohibited, and a two-thirds vote is required for final passage. The equivalent calendar in the Senate is called the consent calendar.
Also see:
-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT H.R. 2003, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK!
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FINAL HOUSE ACTION ON H.R. 2003 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2007
CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION IN SUPPORT OF H.R.2003The Coalition for H.R. 2003 is pleased to announce that HR 2003 (“Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007”), introduced by Chairman Donald Payne of the Subcommittee on Africa on April 20, 2007, has been scheduled for final action by the House of Representatives on October 2, 2007. Consideration of items on the suspension calendar will begin at 10:00 a.m. [See, Here]
There are 14 bills scheduled for floor debate on October 2. H.R. 2003 is listed as #5 on the calendar.
H.R. 2003 was referred to the floor on a special House procedure known as “suspension of the rules”. This procedure is used generally to act swiftly on relatively non-controversial legislation. The procedure is set forth in clause 1 of House Rule XV. When a bill or some other matter is considered “under suspension,” floor debate is limited, all floor amendments are prohibited, and a two-thirds vote is required for final passage. The equivalent calendar in the Senate is called the consent calendar.
Also see:
-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT H.R. 2003, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK!
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A special congratulations to Ethiopia's own, athlete Haile Gebrselassie, who has shattered the world marathon record with an official time of 2hr 4min 26sec to win the 34th Berlin Marathon
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The Coalition for H.R. 2003 is pleased to announce that HR 2003 (“Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007”), introduced by Chairman Donald Payne of the Subcommittee on Africa on April 20, 2007, has been scheduled for final action by the House of Representatives on October 2, 2007. Consideration of items on the suspension calendar will begin at 10:00 a.m. [See, Here]There are 14 bills scheduled for floor debate on October 2. H.R. 2003 is listed as #5 on the calendar.H.R. 2003 was referred to the floor on a special House procedure known as “suspension of the rules”. This procedure is used generally to act swiftly on relatively non-controversial legislation. The procedure is set forth in clause 1 of House Rule XV. When a bill or some other matter is considered “under suspension,” floor debate is limited, all floor amendments are prohibited, and a two-thirds vote is required for final passage. The equivalent calendar in the Senate is called the consent calendar.
Also see:
-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT H.R. 2003, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK!
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Friday, September 28, 2007
Eritrea calls on UN to solve border crisis, warns of Ethiopian attack
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________- Today's Top HEADLINES
- BURMA - SPECIAL COVERAGE (cntd.)
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (MESKEL)
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EDITORIAL: ETHIOPIAN POLITICS (AMHARIC)
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ASMARA — Eritrea urged the United Nations to force its arch-foe Ethiopia urgently to implement a border ruling, warning it feared Addis Ababa was preparing to resume war, in a letter published Friday.
In the letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Foreign Minister Osman Saleh said he believed that Ethiopian threats to scrap the Algiers peace deal that ended their bloody 1998-2000 border war were a precursor to an attack.
"Ethiopia seems to be planning to use its unlawful attempt at renunciation of the Algiers Agreements as a precursor for initiation of renewed hostilities," read the letter, dated Thursday but posted on the Eritrean information ministry website Friday.
"It is a cardinal principle of international law that forcible occupation of the territory of another state is an act of aggression and Ethiopia's stationing of troops north of the recognised international boundary falls squarely within that category," Osman added.
Early this month, a meeting of the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) meeting in The Hague, seen as a last-ditch attempt to break the frontier deadlock, ended in failure.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-100,000 Ethiopian faithful celebrate 'true cross'-Kinijit delegates arrive in Oakland (ER) --- [See Video here]
-Press Release: The Coalition for HR 2003
-Merkel to visit Ethiopia, South Africa and Liberia
-Meles speaks at the Clinton Summit, NY - VIDEO
-11,000 fled Mogadishu fighting in September-UNHCR
-Press group deplores attack on Somali media boss
-Four Somali soldiers killed in Mogadishu attack
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BURMA - SPECIAL COVERAGE (cntd.)
BURMA JUNTA CUTS INTERNET ACCESS AND PHONE-
Bush: Every nation should stand up for Burama-
VIDEO - Reuters REPORT-
AUDIO - PROTESTER SPEAKING TO NPR-
Burmese Authorities Attack Civilians-
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Court Allows Musharraf to Seek Re-Election-Iran Signs Accords With Venezuela And Bolivia
-Iraqi Leader rejects division of nation
-Phone credit low? Africans go for "beeping"
PICTURE OF THE DAY
(Ethiopia, Meskel Festival)
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Eritrea calls on UN to solve border crisis, warns of Ethiopian attack
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________- Today's Top HEADLINES
- BURMA - SPECIAL COVERAGE (cntd.)
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (MESKEL)
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EDITORIAL: ETHIOPIAN POLITICS (AMHARIC)
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ASMARA — Eritrea urged the United Nations to force its arch-foe Ethiopia urgently to implement a border ruling, warning it feared Addis Ababa was preparing to resume war, in a letter published Friday.
In the letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Foreign Minister Osman Saleh said he believed that Ethiopian threats to scrap the Algiers peace deal that ended their bloody 1998-2000 border war were a precursor to an attack.
"Ethiopia seems to be planning to use its unlawful attempt at renunciation of the Algiers Agreements as a precursor for initiation of renewed hostilities," read the letter, dated Thursday but posted on the Eritrean information ministry website Friday.
"It is a cardinal principle of international law that forcible occupation of the territory of another state is an act of aggression and Ethiopia's stationing of troops north of the recognised international boundary falls squarely within that category," Osman added.
Early this month, a meeting of the Eritrea Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) meeting in The Hague, seen as a last-ditch attempt to break the frontier deadlock, ended in failure.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-100,000 Ethiopian faithful celebrate 'true cross'-Kinijit delegates arrive in Oakland (ER) --- [See Video here]
-Press Release: The Coalition for HR 2003
-Merkel to visit Ethiopia, South Africa and Liberia
-Meles speaks at the Clinton Summit, NY - VIDEO
-11,000 fled Mogadishu fighting in September-UNHCR
-Press group deplores attack on Somali media boss
-Four Somali soldiers killed in Mogadishu attack
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BURMA - SPECIAL COVERAGE (cntd.)
BURMA JUNTA CUTS INTERNET ACCESS AND PHONE-
Bush: Every nation should stand up for Burama-
VIDEO - Reuters REPORT-
AUDIO - PROTESTER SPEAKING TO NPR-
Burmese Authorities Attack Civilians-
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Court Allows Musharraf to Seek Re-Election-Iran Signs Accords With Venezuela And Bolivia
-Iraqi Leader rejects division of nation
-Phone credit low? Africans go for "beeping"
PICTURE OF THE DAY
(Ethiopia, Meskel Festival)_________________________
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
HR 2003 ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________Also:
- ON THE KINIJIT CRISES: ETP and Others
- Today's Top HEADLINES
- SPECIAL COVERAGE – JUNTA IN SERIOUS TROUBLE
- INTERNATIONAL news
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HR 2003 ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
[AUDIO] - Congressman Chris Smith, Members of the Kinijit delegation and others react to the news. [Click here to Listen to VOA's Report]Also see:
-Report: Ethiopia Legislation Moves Forward
-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT H.R. 2003, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK!
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ON THE KINIJIT CRISES: ETP and Others
Here are some opinions (articles, video and audio) that deal with the current crisis within KInijit. We have also tossed in our two cents into this conversation by posting our first AMHARIC editorial
-IN POLITICS, CRISIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY (Abebe Gelaw)
-Almezuria Teshome appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
-VP Birtukan Mideksa appeals to chairman Hailu - VIDEO
-Obang Metho Appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
-Winners do not falter at faulty moments (ENC)
-Management of crisis
-Enkifat - Poem (Tewodros Abebe)
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Today's Top HEADLINES
-Kinijit leaders meet with authorities in Finland (EMF)-Ethiopian Human Rights Council Report
-Upstate New York welcomes Kinijit Delegation
-Press Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
-Ethiopia Threatens to Terminate Peace Deal With Eritrea
-Ethiopia gets $208 mln China loan
-Ethiopia to sell hydro power to Egypt (Capital)
-Somali president, PM meet to solve latest rift
-Pictures - Kinijit Delegation in Sweden
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Who will win the $5m prize? 
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is next month due to award over $5m to the former African head of state adjudged to have demonstrated exemplary leadership. The presidential prize is aimed at encouraging best practice. The lucky recipient of what the organisers call "the world's biggest prize" will be named on 22 October.(More...)
Also see:
Rwanda 'most improved' in Africa-
Ibrahim Index of African Governance-
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-BURMA MONKS CHANT "DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRACY"
-BUSH TO ANNOUNCE SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA
-BRITISH PM CALLS FOR ACTION ON BURMA
-AUNG SAN SUU KYI INTERVIEW - VIDEO
-BURMESE CONTINUE DEFIANCE - AUDIO
INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Fukuda elected Japan's prime minister-Ahmadinejad Remarks Meet With Scorn, Laughter
-Putin purges cabinet of last reformers
-Lebanon parliament puts off presidential vote
-Germs taken to space come back deadlier (Science)
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HR 2003 ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________Also:
- ON THE KINIJIT CRISES: ETP and Others
- Today's Top HEADLINES
- SPECIAL COVERAGE – JUNTA IN SERIOUS TROUBLE
- INTERNATIONAL news
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HR 2003 ON TO THE NEXT STAGE
[AUDIO] - Congressman Chris Smith, Members of the Kinijit delegation and others react to the news. [Click here to Listen to VOA's Report]Also see:
-Report: Ethiopia Legislation Moves Forward
-EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT H.R. 2003, BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK!
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ON THE KINIJIT CRISES: ETP and Others
Here are some opinions (articles, video and audio) that deal with the current crisis within KInijit. We have also tossed in our two cents into this conversation by posting our first AMHARIC editorial-IN POLITICS, CRISIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY (Abebe Gelaw)
-Almezuria Teshome appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
-VP Birtukan Mideksa appeals to chairman Hailu - VIDEO
-Obang Metho Appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
-Winners do not falter at faulty moments (ENC)
-Management of crisis
-Enkifat - Poem (Tewodros Abebe)
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Today's Top HEADLINES
-Kinijit leaders meet with authorities in Finland (EMF)-Ethiopian Human Rights Council Report
-Upstate New York welcomes Kinijit Delegation
-Press Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
-Ethiopia Threatens to Terminate Peace Deal With Eritrea
-Ethiopia gets $208 mln China loan
-Ethiopia to sell hydro power to Egypt (Capital)
-Somali president, PM meet to solve latest rift
-Pictures - Kinijit Delegation in Sweden
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Who will win the $5m prize? The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is next month due to award over $5m to the former African head of state adjudged to have demonstrated exemplary leadership. The presidential prize is aimed at encouraging best practice. The lucky recipient of what the organisers call "the world's biggest prize" will be named on 22 October.(More...)
Also see:
Rwanda 'most improved' in Africa-
Ibrahim Index of African Governance-
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-BURMA MONKS CHANT "DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRACY"
-BUSH TO ANNOUNCE SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA
-BRITISH PM CALLS FOR ACTION ON BURMA
-AUNG SAN SUU KYI INTERVIEW - VIDEO
-BURMESE CONTINUE DEFIANCE - AUDIO
INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Fukuda elected Japan's prime minister-Ahmadinejad Remarks Meet With Scorn, Laughter
-Putin purges cabinet of last reformers
-Lebanon parliament puts off presidential vote
-Germs taken to space come back deadlier (Science)
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
14" RIM Modification
as posted by Sir Enshongi in MCP:
Guys, if any of you are planning to change to 14" street tires, try using this setup:
front and rear rims: alloy black size 2.15
front: Mizzle 80x80x14
rear: Mizzle 90x80x14
Ang ganda tingnan! Although same lang tire spec size ng Mizzle compared with Deestone tires, yung rubber niya is wider than the Deestone. Almost the same tingnan sa 100x90 Dunlop.
I cant change tires kasi la pang isang buwan tires ko sayang naman. Ill just wear it out muna.
Guys, if any of you are planning to change to 14" street tires, try using this setup:
front and rear rims: alloy black size 2.15
front: Mizzle 80x80x14
rear: Mizzle 90x80x14
Ang ganda tingnan! Although same lang tire spec size ng Mizzle compared with Deestone tires, yung rubber niya is wider than the Deestone. Almost the same tingnan sa 100x90 Dunlop.
I cant change tires kasi la pang isang buwan tires ko sayang naman. Ill just wear it out muna.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Almezuria Teshome appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
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- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (millennium edition featuring Faces of Ethiopia)
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Almezuria Teshome appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
Alemzuria Teshome is 25 years old. In November 2, 2005 security forces who came to arrest her father (Kinijit’s city council elect for Addis Ababa) murdered her mother W/ro Etenesh Yimam , a 52 years old housewife, for screaming too loud. [Listen here]
Also see:
-Alemzuria's Testimony to the U.S. Congress
Today's Top HEADLINES
-VP of Kinijit Birtukan Mideksa Speech - VIDEO-Winners do not falter at faulty moments (ENC)
-Azeb Mesfin in NY to attend conference
-Ethiopian Doctors fleeing in record numbers
-Ethiopia to see grand Millennium Library
-Africa flooding spreads, 22 countries hit: UN
-Enkifat - Poem (Tewodros Abebe)
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SOMALIA: RIFT BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND PM DEEPENS 
The political row between Yusuf and Gedi first surfaced earlier this year when the two leaders supported opposite deals with foreign firms intending to explore for potential oil in Somalia. Some insiders suggested that Gedi's recent meetings with opposition figures represents a separate policy the Prime Minister is pursuing, especially with regard to securing Mogadishu, which is dominated by members of Gedi's Hawiye clan.(More...)
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Iranian president begins US visit amid controversy-US invites Syria to peace talks
-Top Pakistan politicians arrested
-Germans Protest Online Surveillance
-The Most Influential People in the World
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JUNTA IN CRISIS AS BURMA'S MONKS MARCH ON 
The military leaders of Myanmar, the former Burma, are expected to meet this week, to decide how to react to growing protests against their rule. Thousands of Buddhist monks and nuns have staged daily demonstrations on the streets. The generals face a dilemma; stamp out the dissidents and risk an explosion of popular anger, or allow the monks to continue and see the protests become unstoppable.(More...)
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(Ethiopia - Borana girl)
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Almezuria Teshome appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________Also:
- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (millennium edition featuring Faces of Ethiopia)
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Almezuria Teshome appeals to Kinijit’s leaders
Alemzuria Teshome is 25 years old. In November 2, 2005 security forces who came to arrest her father (Kinijit’s city council elect for Addis Ababa) murdered her mother W/ro Etenesh Yimam , a 52 years old housewife, for screaming too loud. [Listen here]
Also see:
-Alemzuria's Testimony to the U.S. Congress
Today's Top HEADLINES
-VP of Kinijit Birtukan Mideksa Speech - VIDEO-Winners do not falter at faulty moments (ENC)
-Azeb Mesfin in NY to attend conference
-Ethiopian Doctors fleeing in record numbers
-Ethiopia to see grand Millennium Library
-Africa flooding spreads, 22 countries hit: UN
-Enkifat - Poem (Tewodros Abebe)
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SOMALIA: RIFT BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND PM DEEPENS The political row between Yusuf and Gedi first surfaced earlier this year when the two leaders supported opposite deals with foreign firms intending to explore for potential oil in Somalia. Some insiders suggested that Gedi's recent meetings with opposition figures represents a separate policy the Prime Minister is pursuing, especially with regard to securing Mogadishu, which is dominated by members of Gedi's Hawiye clan.(More...)
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Iranian president begins US visit amid controversy-US invites Syria to peace talks
-Top Pakistan politicians arrested
-Germans Protest Online Surveillance
-The Most Influential People in the World
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JUNTA IN CRISIS AS BURMA'S MONKS MARCH ON The military leaders of Myanmar, the former Burma, are expected to meet this week, to decide how to react to growing protests against their rule. Thousands of Buddhist monks and nuns have staged daily demonstrations on the streets. The generals face a dilemma; stamp out the dissidents and risk an explosion of popular anger, or allow the monks to continue and see the protests become unstoppable.(More...)
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(Ethiopia - Borana girl)
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Friday, September 21, 2007
AMNESTY: OGADEN CLAN ELDERS HELD INCOMMUNICADO IN JIJIGA
Sultan Fowsi Mohamed Ali and Ahmed Mohamed Tarah were arrested on 28 August in Jijiga, the capital of the Somali Region (known as the Ogaden) in the east of the country. They are held incommunicado in Jijiga military barracks, where they are at risk of torture or ill-treatment.Both men are respected clan elders, Fowsi Mohamed Ali with the title of Sultan. Both had long been involved as independent mediators in conflict-resolution activities in the Somali Region.
There have been reports that they were arrested to prevent them meeting and giving evidence to a UN fact-finding mission, which visited the Somali Region on 29 August to investigate.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-AUDIO: OLF spokesman Beyan Asoba's Interview with VOA-Fresh Ethiopia forces deployed in Mogadishu
-US gives 'strategically important' Ethiopia $97 million
-Ethiopia: Worst place to live in the World?
-VIDEO - PM Meles answers questions from govt. Journalists
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AMNESTY: OGADEN CLAN ELDERS HELD INCOMMUNICADO IN JIJIGA
Sultan Fowsi Mohamed Ali and Ahmed Mohamed Tarah were arrested on 28 August in Jijiga, the capital of the Somali Region (known as the Ogaden) in the east of the country. They are held incommunicado in Jijiga military barracks, where they are at risk of torture or ill-treatment.Both men are respected clan elders, Fowsi Mohamed Ali with the title of Sultan. Both had long been involved as independent mediators in conflict-resolution activities in the Somali Region.
There have been reports that they were arrested to prevent them meeting and giving evidence to a UN fact-finding mission, which visited the Somali Region on 29 August to investigate.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-AUDIO: OLF spokesman Beyan Asoba's Interview with VOA-Fresh Ethiopia forces deployed in Mogadishu
-US gives 'strategically important' Ethiopia $97 million
-Ethiopia: Worst place to live in the World?
-VIDEO - PM Meles answers questions from govt. Journalists
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Ethiopian Politicians Making the Rounds in the U.S.
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________Also:
- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (millennium edition featuring Faces of Ethiopia)
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“For the sake of political stability and political dialogue we decided to accept the proposal from the elders” - Gizachew Shiferaw On signing the pardon letter
"U.S. government should do more to ensure human rights are protected in Ethiopia" - Hailu Shawel On U.S. foreign policy
"The ultimate desire is for all principles contained in the bill to be implemented" - Brook Kebede On HR 2003
Members of the CUD delegation also plan to travel to various U.S. cities in an effort to continue to organize Ethiopian Americans and to thank them for providing financial and political support during their incarceration.The CUD members were among a group of 38 who were pardoned in July after being imprisoned since November 2005. They had been arrested after months of unrest in Ethiopia that followed elections in May of that year.
A report written by the European Union called the election the “most competitive” Ethiopia had ever held, but said it was “marred by irregular practices, confusion and lack of transparency.” The report credited the government for allowing relatively unbiased campaign coverage in the weeks before the election but said support of Democratic institutions waned in the weeks following the disputed vote.
Government police reportedly arrested as many as 30,000 people in the weeks after the elections. Most were released soon after, but around 70 top CUD members were kept in jail, drawing condemnations from human rights groups and foreign governments. Most were released in July and August after receiving pardons.
The pardons came after eight months of negotiations from a group of elders. CUD members said they signed the letters seeking the pardons, which included apologies to the government, even though they believed they had not committed any crimes.
“For the sake of political stability and political dialogue we decided to accept the proposal from the elders,” said CUD member Gizachew Shiferaw, who was elected to a seat in parliament but refused to accept it unless the government agreed to a list of eight conditions CUD members said would promote democracy.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-SOMALI OPPOSITION ALLIANCE BEGINS FIGHT AGAINST ETHIOPIA-UN calls for Human rights probe in Ogaden
-O.N.L.F STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO UN REPORT
-ETHIOPIAN GOVT. STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO UN REPORT
-US endorses Arab-African peace force for Somalia
-Shabelle Media Network Closes Radio Station
-Envoy Cites 'Lack of Confidence’ in Somali Government
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"The Failure of 'Reconciliation' and 'Reconstitution' Opens Up a Political Vacuum
(Independent analysis by PINR)
The Power and Interest News Report (PINR) is an independent organization that utilizes open source intelligence to provide conflict analysis services in the context of international relations. PINR approaches a subject based upon the powers and interests involved, leaving the moral judgments to the reader.(More...)
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Violence reignites in Sierra Leone-Bin Laden to declare war on Musharraf, al-Qaida says
-BURMA monks escalate pressure on junta
-EU urges Israel to reconsider Gaza "enemy" status
-New York: Iran's leader can't visit ground zero
-Thousands rally in La. to support Jena 6
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LEBANON REACTS TO YET ANOTHER POLITICAL ASSASSINATION
[Audio Report]
Stores, banks and some government offices were closed in many parts of Beirut to mourn the slaying of Christian member of parliament Antoine Ghanem in a car bomb explosion, Wednesday. Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut.(More..)
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(western Ethiopia, Anuak girl)
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Ethiopian Politicians Making the Rounds in the U.S.
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________Also:
- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (millennium edition featuring Faces of Ethiopia)
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“For the sake of political stability and political dialogue we decided to accept the proposal from the elders” - Gizachew Shiferaw On signing the pardon letter
"U.S. government should do more to ensure human rights are protected in Ethiopia" - Hailu Shawel On U.S. foreign policy
"The ultimate desire is for all principles contained in the bill to be implemented" - Brook Kebede On HR 2003
Members of the CUD delegation also plan to travel to various U.S. cities in an effort to continue to organize Ethiopian Americans and to thank them for providing financial and political support during their incarceration.The CUD members were among a group of 38 who were pardoned in July after being imprisoned since November 2005. They had been arrested after months of unrest in Ethiopia that followed elections in May of that year.
A report written by the European Union called the election the “most competitive” Ethiopia had ever held, but said it was “marred by irregular practices, confusion and lack of transparency.” The report credited the government for allowing relatively unbiased campaign coverage in the weeks before the election but said support of Democratic institutions waned in the weeks following the disputed vote.
Government police reportedly arrested as many as 30,000 people in the weeks after the elections. Most were released soon after, but around 70 top CUD members were kept in jail, drawing condemnations from human rights groups and foreign governments. Most were released in July and August after receiving pardons.
The pardons came after eight months of negotiations from a group of elders. CUD members said they signed the letters seeking the pardons, which included apologies to the government, even though they believed they had not committed any crimes.
“For the sake of political stability and political dialogue we decided to accept the proposal from the elders,” said CUD member Gizachew Shiferaw, who was elected to a seat in parliament but refused to accept it unless the government agreed to a list of eight conditions CUD members said would promote democracy.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-SOMALI OPPOSITION ALLIANCE BEGINS FIGHT AGAINST ETHIOPIA-UN calls for Human rights probe in Ogaden
-O.N.L.F STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO UN REPORT
-ETHIOPIAN GOVT. STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO UN REPORT
-US endorses Arab-African peace force for Somalia
-Shabelle Media Network Closes Radio Station
-Envoy Cites 'Lack of Confidence’ in Somali Government
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"The Failure of 'Reconciliation' and 'Reconstitution' Opens Up a Political Vacuum(Independent analysis by PINR)
The Power and Interest News Report (PINR) is an independent organization that utilizes open source intelligence to provide conflict analysis services in the context of international relations. PINR approaches a subject based upon the powers and interests involved, leaving the moral judgments to the reader.(More...)
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Violence reignites in Sierra Leone-Bin Laden to declare war on Musharraf, al-Qaida says
-BURMA monks escalate pressure on junta
-EU urges Israel to reconsider Gaza "enemy" status
-New York: Iran's leader can't visit ground zero
-Thousands rally in La. to support Jena 6
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LEBANON REACTS TO YET ANOTHER POLITICAL ASSASSINATION[Audio Report]
Stores, banks and some government offices were closed in many parts of Beirut to mourn the slaying of Christian member of parliament Antoine Ghanem in a car bomb explosion, Wednesday. Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut.(More..)
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(western Ethiopia, Anuak girl)
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Ethiopia's Opposition Wants U.S. Support for Democracy Struggle
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________Also:
- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (millennium edition featuring Faces of Ethiopia)
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UN's FULL REPORT ON THE OGADEN (UN FACT FINDING MISSION TO THE OGADEN PUBLISHES FINDINGS)
LETTER TO THE NATIONAL BLACK CAUCUS (Ethiopian American Civic Advocacy, EACA)
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Ethiopia’s main opposition, the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) says the struggle in Ethiopia is a struggle for democracy, and it hopes the United States will stand on the side of those fighting for democracy in Ethiopia.
In July this year, the Ethiopian government pardoned and released from prison 38 of the country’s top opposition leaders. They had been arrested and charged with treason in a government crackdown following the 2005 parliamentary elections. Now a five-man delegation of the opposition CUD is in the United States.Spokesman Hailu Araaya told VOA that the delegation is here to thank the Ethiopian Diaspora for its support. “You know we have been in prison for almost 21 months, and the Ethiopians in the Diaspora have been helpful, so supportive in many ways such as diplomatically, financially and so on. So we wanted to come to this country to meet them face-to-face and say thank you to them. The other thing is there is a struggle going on in Ethiopia to establish democracy there, and this democracy needs the support of the people not only in Ethiopia but also outside Ethiopia. And we are here to discuss with them how best we can work together to promote the struggle for democracy in Ethiopia,” he said.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-UN fact-finders say situation in Ogaden deteriorating fast-Ogaden NGO slams Ethiopian govt over U.N. visit
-Kinijit Leaders Continue in Ethiopia's Fight for Democracy
-Meles's bruised image recovering in Addis? (Fortune)
-EU urges Eritrea to charge or free detainees
-Police surround and fire upon Somalia ’s Radio Shabelle
-US Firm enters Ethiopia’s fuel-distribution market
-Uplift of Ethiopian plateau coincided with evolution (science)
-Africa: Many Modern Conflicts are Food Wars (Analysis)
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[VIDEO] - Finding the origins of humanity
Paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged is looking for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia's badlands. Here he talks about what he has found -- including the oldest skeleton yet discovered of a humanoid child -- and how Africa holds the clues to what makes us human.[Watch Video]
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Rice Begins Mideast Peace Mission-Israel: Hamas-controlled Gaza 'hostile entity'
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-Study: L.A. drivers lose 72 hrs a year
-Kanye crushes 50 Cent in sales showdown
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Tutu calls for action on Zimbabwe 
The former Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, has called for tougher action to end the crisis in Zimbabwe. He told a British television station that South Africa's "softly-softly" diplomatic approach had failed and more forthright measures were needed.(More..)
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(western Ethiopia, Nuer girl)
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Ethiopia's Opposition Wants U.S. Support for Democracy Struggle
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- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (millennium edition featuring Faces of Ethiopia)
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UN's FULL REPORT ON THE OGADEN (UN FACT FINDING MISSION TO THE OGADEN PUBLISHES FINDINGS)
LETTER TO THE NATIONAL BLACK CAUCUS (Ethiopian American Civic Advocacy, EACA)
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Ethiopia’s main opposition, the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) says the struggle in Ethiopia is a struggle for democracy, and it hopes the United States will stand on the side of those fighting for democracy in Ethiopia.
In July this year, the Ethiopian government pardoned and released from prison 38 of the country’s top opposition leaders. They had been arrested and charged with treason in a government crackdown following the 2005 parliamentary elections. Now a five-man delegation of the opposition CUD is in the United States.Spokesman Hailu Araaya told VOA that the delegation is here to thank the Ethiopian Diaspora for its support. “You know we have been in prison for almost 21 months, and the Ethiopians in the Diaspora have been helpful, so supportive in many ways such as diplomatically, financially and so on. So we wanted to come to this country to meet them face-to-face and say thank you to them. The other thing is there is a struggle going on in Ethiopia to establish democracy there, and this democracy needs the support of the people not only in Ethiopia but also outside Ethiopia. And we are here to discuss with them how best we can work together to promote the struggle for democracy in Ethiopia,” he said.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-UN fact-finders say situation in Ogaden deteriorating fast-Ogaden NGO slams Ethiopian govt over U.N. visit
-Kinijit Leaders Continue in Ethiopia's Fight for Democracy
-Meles's bruised image recovering in Addis? (Fortune)
-EU urges Eritrea to charge or free detainees
-Police surround and fire upon Somalia ’s Radio Shabelle
-US Firm enters Ethiopia’s fuel-distribution market
-Uplift of Ethiopian plateau coincided with evolution (science)
-Africa: Many Modern Conflicts are Food Wars (Analysis)
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[VIDEO] - Finding the origins of humanityPaleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged is looking for the roots of humanity in Ethiopia's badlands. Here he talks about what he has found -- including the oldest skeleton yet discovered of a humanoid child -- and how Africa holds the clues to what makes us human.[Watch Video]
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Rice Begins Mideast Peace Mission-Israel: Hamas-controlled Gaza 'hostile entity'
-Monks on march again in BURMA
-10 Musical Events that Changed the World
-10 Technologies That Will Change The World
-Study: L.A. drivers lose 72 hrs a year
-Kanye crushes 50 Cent in sales showdown
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Tutu calls for action on Zimbabwe The former Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, has called for tougher action to end the crisis in Zimbabwe. He told a British television station that South Africa's "softly-softly" diplomatic approach had failed and more forthright measures were needed.(More..)
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(western Ethiopia, Nuer girl)
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Eritreans Deny American Accusations of Terrorist Ties
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- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (millennium edition featuring Faces of Ethiopia)
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LETTER TO THE NATIONAL BLACK CAUCUS (Ethiopian American Civic Advocacy, EACA)
EUROPE - UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES OF KINIJIT DELEGATION
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NY Times - Eritrean officials, responding to American accusations that they have abetted terrorists in the volatile Horn of Africa, defended their actions on Monday and said that while they would like to have better relations with the United States, they had no intention of bowing to American pressure.
Over the weekend, the Eritrean government held a conference for Somali opposition leaders that included some prominent Islamists whom Jendayi E. Frazer, the assistant secretary of state for African affairs, has called terrorists.
American officials have threatened to list Eritrea as a state sponsor of terrorism, accusing it of funneling weapons to Somali insurgents. But on Monday, Eritrean officials denied that they were trying to destabilize Somalia, and said their conference was a legitimate way to rebuild the shattered country.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-Eritrea: Human Rights violations continue unabated (Amnesty)-OLF applauds new Somali opposition alliance (OLF Statement)
-CPJ: Somali police besiege radio station
-Is Kinijit the Way? (Opinion, Fikru Helebo)
-HARAR: City on a hilltop, UNESCO World Heritage site
-Teddy Afro Rocks Out in Jimma
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[AUDIO] VOA's Report ON LAST SUNDAY's KINIJIT D.C. METRO CHAPTER SPONSORED EVENT
(For more, see yesterday’s post)
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Musharraf set to relinquish army post-'Tear gas used' on Burma monks
-Russia warns West over use of force in Iran
-10 Musical Events that Changed the World
-10 Technologies That Will Change The World
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MYSTERY ILLNESS STRIKES AFTER METEORITE HITS PERUVIAN VILLAGE 
Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area. Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village.(More..)
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(Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia - Gumuz man)
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Eritreans Deny American Accusations of Terrorist Ties
Check back with ETP for more news throughout the day
____________________Also:
- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (millennium edition featuring Faces of Ethiopia)
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LETTER TO THE NATIONAL BLACK CAUCUS (Ethiopian American Civic Advocacy, EACA)
EUROPE - UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES OF KINIJIT DELEGATION
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NY Times - Eritrean officials, responding to American accusations that they have abetted terrorists in the volatile Horn of Africa, defended their actions on Monday and said that while they would like to have better relations with the United States, they had no intention of bowing to American pressure.
Over the weekend, the Eritrean government held a conference for Somali opposition leaders that included some prominent Islamists whom Jendayi E. Frazer, the assistant secretary of state for African affairs, has called terrorists.
American officials have threatened to list Eritrea as a state sponsor of terrorism, accusing it of funneling weapons to Somali insurgents. But on Monday, Eritrean officials denied that they were trying to destabilize Somalia, and said their conference was a legitimate way to rebuild the shattered country.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-Eritrea: Human Rights violations continue unabated (Amnesty)-OLF applauds new Somali opposition alliance (OLF Statement)
-CPJ: Somali police besiege radio station
-Is Kinijit the Way? (Opinion, Fikru Helebo)
-HARAR: City on a hilltop, UNESCO World Heritage site
-Teddy Afro Rocks Out in Jimma
_______________________[AUDIO] VOA's Report ON LAST SUNDAY's KINIJIT D.C. METRO CHAPTER SPONSORED EVENT
(For more, see yesterday’s post)
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Musharraf set to relinquish army post-'Tear gas used' on Burma monks
-Russia warns West over use of force in Iran
-10 Musical Events that Changed the World
-10 Technologies That Will Change The World
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MYSTERY ILLNESS STRIKES AFTER METEORITE HITS PERUVIAN VILLAGE Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area. Around midday Saturday, villagers were startled by an explosion and a fireball that many were convinced was an airplane crashing near their remote village.(More..)
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(Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia - Gumuz man)
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Monday, September 17, 2007
Bombs defused in Addis Ababa says Govt.
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- Today's Top HEADLINES
- INTERNATIONAL news
- Picture of the Day - (Kinijit's chairman arrives in Washington)
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U.S. CUD DELEGATION ITINERARY -- SEPTEMBER 16 - OCT 27, 2007 (Ad Hoc Coordinating Committee)
EUROPE - UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES OF KINIJIT DELEGATION
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Two bombs were defused in the Ethiopian capital and three suspects were arrested in connection with what the government said Sunday was a thwarted attack.
Authorities defused the two devices in the Lideta district of the capital of Addis Ababa on Saturday, government spokesman Zemedkun Tekle said. He did not provide information on the three suspects arrested or the area where police believed the devices were to be detonated.
Security has been a top concern of the Ethiopian authorities during the country's millennium celebrations, which began last Tuesday and saw tens of thousands celebrating in the streets. Ethiopia follows the Coptic Christian calendar, which is seven years behind the one used by most of the rest of the world.(More...)
Today's Top HEADLINES
-OLF and EPRDF to start Negotiations? (Reporter)-NPR on the Ogaden - AUDIO (National public Radio)
-Ethiopia to deploy 5000 troops in Darfur
-Afeworki pledges support for anti-Ethiopian alliance
-Ethiopia says Eritrea must change stance
-Eritrea says will never ever change stance
-SOMALIA: "What have we done to deserve this?"
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SPEECHES FROM THE KINIJIT D.C. METRO CHAPTER SPONSORED EVENT SEPT. 16, 2007
Dr. Berhanu Nega: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]
Birtukan Midekssa: [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Tamagne Beyene: [ 1 ] [ 2]
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INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
-Alan Greenspan Says Iraq War 'Largely About Oil'-France: Prepare for war over Iran
-Microsoft must share code with rivals
-Al-Qaeda Offers Reward for Cartoonist's Death
-Man in China dies after three-day Internet session
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SIERRA LEONE OPPOSITION WINS PRESIDENCY 
Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma has won Sierra Leone's presidential election run-off. He won 54.6% of the vote while his rival Vice-President Solomon Berewa of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) obtained 45.4%.(More..)
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PICTURE OF THE DAY
(Kinijit chairman Hailu Shawel arrives in Washington DC, Sep. 15, 2007)
Click here to watch short clip of Hailu Shawel arriving in DC.
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