On March 15, 2011, the president of the Somali Regional State , Abdi Mohamud Omar, asked the regional parliament to approve the densely populated Raaso region and 14 other towns as new districts...
PM Meles Zenawi's Interview with Al-Hayat London Newspaper
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US Special Op forces carried out attack in Pakistan; in firefight,
bin Laden was shot in the head; body returned to Afghanistan - NBC News
May 1, 2011
U.S. official says believes Osama bin Laden's adult son, two other adults killed during raid on his compound
The Phoenix Has Risen!
Girmay Getachew May 1, 2011-Ever since I can remember,...I saw myself as an ambassador to my great country. I glaringly described how great my country is. In every conversation that took place with fellow Ethiopians and non-Ethiopians however, I vehemently...
Grimay, we salute you and hope the young generation follows your steps. We all should be ambassadors to our mother land help the transformation campaign succeed!
Egypt's new approach towards the win-win Nile Agreement Plan Ethiopia has been championing has been good so far! We hope the new Egyptian government to come will listen to its own people!
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A New hospital in Marqaan-Weyne.
Wednesday, 29 April 2011-Marqaan-Weyne(Jidbaale):- Those of you who have read our last week’s report which we covered in detail in the subject of education in the city of Maqaan-Weyne, in the Somali region of Ethiopia. We have then promised you to report the health services in Marqaan-Weyne. Therefore our reporter in the region sent us this exclusive report ...
The land lease issue and the new hydropower dam construction, and the pros and cons opinion from Diaspora communities.
W. Yilma April 29, 2011-Many pros and cons opinions are posted and will continue to be posted in many websites regarding the ongoing land lease program and the construction of the new hydropower dam. Other than totally condemning both development programs ... PM to attend India-Africa meet in Ethiopia next month Jayanth Jacob, Hindustan Times
New Delhi, April 29, 2011-Sixteen heads of governments and states will take part in the India-Africa summit to be held in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa from May 20-27.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the summit on May 20 and 25, while external affairs minister SM Krishna will have bilateral meetings with foreign ministers of 45 African nations from May 20-26.
A Week in the Horn
(29.04.2011)
Eritrea Calls Ethiopia’s New Stance a ‘Declaration of War’
(bloomberg.com)-Eritrea criticized Ethiopia’s new stance on relations between the two countries as “pure aggression and a declaration of war” and denied it supports terrorism.
Ethiopia’s government on April 15 announced it will increase support to Eritrean rebels seeking to overthrow the government of President Isaias Afewerki
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Marginalised Diaspora Extremists
Berhane Kahsay April 29, 2011-Day by day, the handful extremists are being marginalised beyond a shadow of a doubt. They boldly claim to be’ pro- democracy’, and yet, they don’t have a tiny drop of it in their circulation
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Ethiopian Government Starts Agricultural Agency to Double Crop Production
Ethiopia started an agricultural agency that plans to help double production in the economy’s biggest industry over the next five years, said Wonderad Mandefro, minister of state for agriculture... AU should support Ethiopia on Eritrea to pre-empt NATO
By Sam Akaki, (africareview.com)-
The African Union, which has been ignored and humiliated by western military alliance NATO over Libya, must welcome and support Ethiopia’s move, not least because it is a pre-emptive action that will prevent NATO, already active in Libya, from intervening in Eritrea before moving to other sub-Saharan Africa countries.
Ambassador Girma Birru on the success of the recently held GTP confabs across North America
Wednesday, 29 April 2011-Marqaan-Weyne(Jidbaale):- Those of you who have read our last week’s report which we covered in detail in the subject of education in the city of Maqaan-Weyne, in the Somali region of Ethiopia. We have then promised you to report the health services in Marqaan-Weyne. Therefore our reporter in the region sent us this exclusive report ...
