AFP: Yemen arrests 253 illegal migrants over two days: ministry

focusnews-en Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2:12:00 AM CET | info

Sanaa. Yemen arrested 92 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia and Somalia on Tuesday, bringing to 253 the total arrested in two days, the interior ministry said, as quoted by AFP .A total of 56 Ethiopians, including 21 women, were arrested in the southwestern province of Taez, located on the Red Sea, and two more in Hudeida province to the north....

Gilgel Gibe II's dam tunnel collapses

abbaymedia Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:58:00 PM CET | info

By Tesfa Alem Tekle February 8, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) — A water passage tunnel in Ethiopia’s recently inaugurated 420 MW hydropower plant has reportedly collapsed, an NGO, International Rivers said. In a press statement emailed to Sudan Tribune, the global NGO said that the Gilgel Gibe II project’s.......

Ethiopia's only skier trains on streets of Finfinne

jimmatimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:15:00 PM CET | info

Robel Teklemariam is the Ethiopian skiing team, its National Skiing Federation and its only hope. Unfazed by temperatures in the mid-twenties, the 35-year-old regularly pulls on shorts, sunglasses and special ‘roller-skis’ before setting off down a road free of the usual hazards of cars and donkeys .......

Five Ethiopian policemen killed in Gambella - Anyuak Media

jimmatimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:44:00 PM CET | info

raiders have spread all over the Anyuak land and still within the same week they have stolen cattle in Abobo Werada of Gambella Region of Ethiopia killing five Ethiopian policemen who followed them. According to another eyewitness Ajulo Obang who fetched water for the army, said soldiers are moving in tribal grouping with their guns since Sunday....

NEBE prepares code of conduct for int’l election observers

ena Tuesday, February 9, 2010 7:08:00 PM CET | info

Addis Ababa, February 9, 2010 (Addis Ababa) - The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said it has prepared code of conduct and working procedures for international election observers....

Over 29.9 mln voters registered across nation: NEBE

ena Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:38:00 PM CET | info

Addis Ababa, February 9, 2010 (Addis Ababa) The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said a total of over 29.9 million voters have been registered across the country until Jan. 6, 2010....

American Actor arrested in Ethiopia (Video)

jimmatimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5:53:00 PM CET | info

Actor Andrew McCarthy was left fearing for his life during a recent trip to Ethiopia after he was held at gunpoint in an underground church. The Mannequin star turned reporter for travel magazine "Afar" and flew to the African country for his assignment earlier this year....

Ethiopia: Moha Orders Plastic Bottle Machinery From France for U.S.$9 Million

allafrica Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:49:00 PM CET | info

MOHA (Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi) Soft Drinks Industry SC placed an order to Sidel, a company based in France, for 6.5 million euros (nine million dollars) worth of plastic bottle manufacturing machinery as part of the expansion of its existing factory. An additional 1.5 million euros (2....

Ethiopia: Insurance Company Eyes Construction Industry

allafrica Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:49:00 PM CET | info

It would seem as if Nib Insurance SC was the only insurance firm that recognised the existence of potential clients in the construction industry. It was the only company in its sector that attended the Ethio Built'10, which was the second Addis International Construction and the first Real Estate.......

ETHIOPIA: Condom creations grace the catwalk

alertnet Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:44:00 PM CET | info

09 Feb 2010 13:19:53 GMT Source: IRIN The whims of fashion collided with some of life's harsher realities when, during a recent fashion show in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, condoms were the fabric of choice on the catwalk....

Ethiopia: Homes for Tendaho Sugar's Workers to be Handed Over

allafrica Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:19:00 PM CET | info

Houses numbering 3,400 built for Tendaho Sugar Factory workers are to be inaugurated and handed over to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) on Tuesday, February 9, 2010....

Ethiopia: Customs to Obtain High Tech Tools Totalling U.S.$28 Million

allafrica Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:19:00 PM CET | info

The Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) is expecting to take delivery of cargo scanning and x-ray machines as well as sensitivity cameras worth 28 million dollars within the next four to six months, a senior official disclosed....

ETHIOPIA: Condom creations grace the catwalk

irinnews Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:12:00 PM CET | info

ADDIS ABABA Tuesday, February 09, 2010 (IRIN) - The whims of fashion collided with some of life's harsher realities when, during a recent fashion show in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, condoms were the fabric of choice on the catwalk....

Ethiopia: Despite Growth, Economy is Fragile

abbaymedia Tuesday, February 9, 2010 1:07:00 PM CET | info

The 2010 Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom has ranked Ethiopia’s economy the 136th freest out of 179 countries in the world with a score of 51.2. Its overall score fell 1.8 points when compared to 2009 as a result of deteriorating trade freedom, monetary freedom, and investment freedom....

NBC Actor Andrew McCarthy arrested in Ethiopia

ethioipianreview Tuesday, February 9, 2010 12:18:00 PM CET | info

The star of NBC TV show "Lipstick Judge," Andrew McCarthy, had a harrowing experience while on assignment for the travel magazine AFAR recently, as he was escorted at gunpoint out of an historic underground church for intruding without documentation. On the second day of his visit, having already witnessed an exorcism at the famed Lalibela [....

Ethiopia: New Authority to Rejuvenate Rift Lakes

allafrica Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:25:00 AM CET | info

A new authority is to be established under the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) with special responsibilities for the lakes in the Rift Valley....

Ethiopia: Title Deed Problems to be Resolved

allafrica Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:25:00 AM CET | info

The city government of Addis Abeba is preparing to give tentative title deed documents by investigating the cases of those land holders without any documents and identifying those who deserve to be given the documents, it said....

Ethiopia: Two Road Construction Projects Awarded

allafrica Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:55:00 AM CET | info

The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) is awarding two road construction projects, worth 1.3 billion Br, for two local contractors....

Close to 90 percent of voters in Gurage Zone, Yem Special Woreda receive Voters' ID Cards

ena Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:50:00 AM CET | info

Wolkitie, February 9, 2010 (Wolkite) - Close to 90 percent of the electorates living in Gurage Zone and Yem Special Woreda of the South Ethiopia Peoples’ State have got registered to cast votes in the coming national elections, the zonal election coordinating office said....

Research and Markets: Ethiopia Power Market Outlook to 2020

earthtimes Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:43:00 AM CET | info

DUBLIN - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/779530/ethiopia_power_mar) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report Ethiopia Power Market Outlook to 2020 to their offering. This report gives a detailed information on the Ethiopia power market...

Decisions of the 14th African Union summit

africanpressorganization Tuesday, February 9, 2010 8:30:00 AM CET | info

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 9, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government while at their 14th Ordinary Session from 31st January to 2nd February 2010, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, adopted the.......

[dehai-news] (Ghana Business News) New Ethiopia dam tunnel collapses

dehai Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:58:00 AM CET | info

Last Updated- Feb 7, 2010 22:05 - - New Ethiopia dam tunnel collapses A water passage tunnel in a recently inaugurated hydropower dam in Ethiopia has reportedly collapsed, an NGO, International Rivers has said. In a press statement copied to ghanabusinessnews....

Somalis rescue migrants in Gulf of Aden

focusnews-en Tuesday, February 9, 2010 1:36:00 AM CET | info

Mogadishu. Some 126 people have been rescued by Somali fishermen from the Gulf of Aden after human traffickers reportedly forced them into the sea at gunpoint, BBC reported. The migrants, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, said they had set off from northern Somalia a week ago....

Kipchoge shines at IAAF meet

eastandard Monday, February 8, 2010 10:00:00 PM CET | info

Eliud Kipchoge joined the world leaders’ club after beating Ethiopia’s Tariku Bekele in the last 150m during the men’s 3,000m race at the 24th Sparkassen-Cup meeting in Stuttgart, Germany....

Ethiopia’s new dam tunnel collapses, says waters NGO

sudantribune Monday, February 8, 2010 8:12:00 PM CET | info

By Tesfa Alem Tekle February 8, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) A water passage tunnel in Ethiopia’s recently inaugurated 420 MW hydropower plant has reportedly collapsed, an NGO, International Rivers said. In a press statement emailed to Sudan Tribune, the global NGO said that the Gilgel Gibe II project’s core.......

Building homes from sticks and twigs in South Sudan

alertnet Monday, February 8, 2010 6:18:00 PM CET | info

This blog is written by Helen Mould of Islamic Relief who recently visited Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan to report on the drought and food shortages in the region. While in South Sudan she visited Wau and Tonj North County in Warrap State. Islamic Relief is one of a very few NGOs working in Tonj.......

Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia wins 5,000m in Boston

abbaymedia Monday, February 8, 2010 4:42:00 PM CET | info

Boston, USA – Tirunesh Dibaba has seen a lot of record-setting success at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, with 5000m World record races in 2005 and 2007, but her attempt to add to that resume fell short at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Saturday (6) evening as Dibaba ran 14:44....

85 percent of eligible voters in South Ethiopia got registered for national elections

ena Monday, February 8, 2010 4:16:00 PM CET | info

Hawassa, February 8, 2010 (Hawassa) - More than 85 percent of electorates in South Ethiopia Peoples State have got registered to cast votes in the coming national elections, State s Election Coordinating Office with the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) disclosed. Office head, Abrham Gedebo told ENA that more than 5....