Ethiopia NewsNews on Ethiopia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Countrys biggest reggae stars arrest sharpens dissent in Ethiopia- August 13, 2008 ADDIS ABABA, August 12 : Sequestered in a dank prison cell here, Ethiopia's biggest reggae star awaits trial in a deadly hit-and-run case that has galvanized the nation.http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/countrys-biggest-reggae-stars-arrest-sharpens-... Ethiopia Faces Famine Again- August 12, 2008 Editor's Note: As Ethiopians struggle to feed themselves amid a high food prices, fuel costs and the worst famine in 25 years the government in Addis Adiba raised the military budget by $50 million.http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/ethiopia-faces-famine-again?fromrss=1 Commentary: The key to saving money: Don't spend it- August 11, 2008 With the year more than half over, maybe now is a good time to revisit the pledge I made back in January: the pledge not to buy anything for a year.http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/commentary-the-key-to-saving-money-dont-spend-... AU freezes Mauritania membership- August 9, 2008 The African Union says it has frozen Mauritania's membership in the wake of a coup in the country.AU spokesman El-Ghassim Wane said Saturday in the Ethiopian capital that membership is automatically frozen in the case of a coup. He says Mauritania remains in the African Union but cannot participate in meetings or votes until it restores constitutional order.Wednesday's coup returned military rule to the desert country that held historic elections just last year, its first free and fair ballot...http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/au-freezes-mauritania-membership?fromrss=1 ETHIOPIA: Emergency needs 'set to increase'- August 9, 2008 ETHIOPIA: Emergency needs "set to increase" Women sell food at a roadside in Addis Ababa: Below average rains in some regions had led to reduced food harvests ADDIS ABABA, 8 August 2008 - The number of people ...http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/ethiopia-emergency-needs-set-to-increase?fromr... Arada Ethiopian Restaurant- August 8, 2008 The Arada Gebeya, one of the great spice markets of Africa, is located in central Addis Ababa.http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/arada-ethiopian-restaurant?fromrss=1 Ben-Gurion University Of The Negev Initiates Project To Eliminate Intestinal Worms In Ethiopia- August 7, 2008 A professor at The Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is beginning an intensive program in Ethiopia this August to eradicate intestinal worms which affect as much as 50 percent of ...http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/ben-gurion-university-of-the-negev-initiates-p... Ethiopian police threaten paper over political coverage- August 6, 2008 Ethiopian police in the capital, Addis Ababa, threatened on Monday to block distribution of an independently owned newspaper if it continues its leading coverage of a new political opposition movement, ...http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/ethiopian-police-threaten-paper-over-political... Last Ethiopian immigrants to Israel arrive, ending 30-year program- August 5, 2008 The final flight of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel has arrived, marking an end to a 30-year immigration project.http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/last-ethiopian-immigrants-to-israel-arrive-end... Iconic: UNESCO Completes The Return Of Ethiopian Aksum Obelisk- August 5, 2008 Monday, 4 August 2008, 9:00 am Press Release: United Nations UNESCO teams successfully complete return of Ethiopian obelisk to original site 1 August 2008 - One of Ethiopia's most iconic monuments, the ...http://www.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2008/08/iconic-unesco-completes-the-return-of-ethiopia... |