
Ethiopians attack BBC’s doom-laden coverage
Ethiopian tour operators, in London for this month's World Travel Market, have addressed a furious open letter to the BBC's Director General, concerning the Corporation's recent coverage of the drought in Ethiopia. The letter, signed by some 25 companies, accuses the BBC of casually dramatising its broadcasts with footage from the infamous 1984 famine.

3rd Annual Youth Conference with PM Meles Zenawi



Addisu urges youth to repeat noble deed of martyr
Bahir Dar, November 20, 2009 (Bahir Dar) - Chairman of the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM) Addisu Legesse urged the youth to repeat the noble sacrifice of martyrs to ensure peace, development, democracy in combating poverty in the country.
Speaking at a panel discussion organized in connection with the 29th founding anniversary of ANDM at Bahirdar town on Friday Addisu , who is also Deputy Prime Minister, said the youth should join hands to create the new prosperous Ethiopia

SunOpta Announces Opening of Natural and Organic Sesame Hulling Operation
TORONTO, Nov. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SunOpta Inc. ("the Company" or "SunOpta") (Nasdaq:STKL) (TSX:SOY) today announced that the SunOpta International Sourcing and Trading Group, in hand with its joint venture partner, has completed the construction of the first natural and organic sesame hulling plant in Ethiopia,

Move at UN to sanction Eritrea over Somalia links
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A draft U.N. Security Council resolution calls for an arms embargo against Eritrea and travel bans and asset freezes for members of its government and military for aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
The resolution, obtained by Reuters on Thursday, was drafted by temporary Security Council member Uganda and has been circulated to other members of the 15-nation panel, U.N. diplomats said.

Kenya moves closer to power supply deal with Ethiopia
Kenya and Ethiopia have resolved differences over the electricity import deal that stalled two years ago amid opposition by environmental groups to the construction of a new hydropower dam in the neighbouring state


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