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Saturday, May 31, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Seasoned Poet Maya Angelou dies
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The poet and memoirist Maya Angelou died on May 28th, at the age of
eighty-six. A civil-rights activist and a professor at Wake Forest
University, Angelou—born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri—was
the author of works including “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and
received awards including the National Medal of Arts and the
Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her public life spanned decades and
included a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize, as well as dozens of
honorary degrees. Source ( New yorker )
Monday, May 26, 2014
Ethiopia deports MENA's manager in Addis Ababa
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The Egyptian Embassy
in Addis Ababa sent an official note to the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry to
express its deep regret at the decision of Ethiopian authorities to deport
the manager of Egypt's official Middle East News Agency in Addis Ababa for
no apparent reason. "The ministry has formally asked the Ethiopian
authorities to provide explanations and clarifications for deporting
[MENA's office manager] without notifying the Egyptian Embassy in
Addis Ababa immediately once he was detained," spokesperson for
the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel Aaty said. Relations between
Cairo and Addis Ababa were strained after the latter started the
construction of the Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, which Egypt says
would threaten its share of the Nile River water.
Source (Egypt Independent)
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Tullow hits water bearing reservoirs in Ethiopia
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Tullow Oil (TLW)
fell 1.4% on Friday to 840p after announcing that the Shimela-1 well,onshore
Ethiopia, had encountered water bearing reservoirs and only traces of
thermogenic gas shows were recorded after drilling to a final depth of 1,940
metres. This well, situated in the South Omo basin, near Chew Bahir and named
after a common bird in the area, was considered particularly significant for
the company's prospects. As recently as April a report identified the Shimela
prospect as the first well in the area, adding that a second well location was
also being considered for 2014. Previously, Tullow drilled the Sabisa-1 and
Tuletule-1 in the South Omo Block, but while oil and gas shows were recorded in
the first well, the second well was abandoned as a dry hole. Tullow has
suffered a string of disappointing exploration results, announcing in April
that the Mauritanian Tapendar-1 exploration well, in Block C-10, did not
encounter hydrocarbons and has been plugged and abandoned, and in March
declaring Force Majeure on its exploration licence in Guinea which delayed the
drilling of the Fatala well, previously scheduled to commence in April 2014. The
Shimela-1 well rig will now be moved to drill the Gardim-1 wildcat exploration
well in a completely separate sub-basin, in the south-eastern corner of the
Chew Bahir basin. Tullow operates the South Omo block with a 50% equity
interest with Africa Oil taking a 30% stake andMarathon Oil (MRO)
another 20%. "The prospectivity at the Gardim-1 well, which is targeting
an independent petroleum system in a separate south-eastern sub-basin, is not
affected by this result," said Angus McCoss, exploration director at
Tullow Oil. The stock enjoys a lot of support at 750p, highlighted 'Guesstimate'
on the Interactive Investor discussion board. The shares were as
high as 1,130p last July. Source (Interactive Investor)
An exclusive interview over the verdict Mariam Ibrahim
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Obama takes a walk around Washington DC Mall
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US president
Barak Obama takes a surprise walk around the area of the National
Mall surrounding the White House. Click the link below to watch the surprise
uncensored video.
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Friday, May 23, 2014
It is high time to take collective military action, say Eritrean refugees
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Thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia on Wednesday vowed to
take up arms and join opposition forces in the struggle to remove the
government in Asmara. The decision by the Eritrean refugees comes as Eritrea
celebrates its 23rd independence day. The Red Sea nation gained its
independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after 30 years of struggle. President
Issaias Afeworki who has lead the country since independence turned the country
into a one-party state which is considered as one of the most repressive
regimes in the world. In a joint communiqué extended to Sudan Tribune, the
Eritrean refugees said the regime in Asmara has failed to bring democracy,
human rights and freedom to its people and they don’t want to see the regime
prolonging its grip on power. Despite gaining independence, the refugees said
the younger generation in Eritrea has during the past 23 years become the
victim of executions, imprisonment, disappearances, harassment and
intimidation. “Eritrea was liberated but not its people” reads part of the
statement adding that “tyrannical Eritrean regime is committed to further
crimes and atrocities against innocent Eritreans” and it was time to take
collective military action. They said some hundreds of refugee at camps in
Ethiopia have decided to join the armed struggle rather than remain as refugees
in Ethiopia for an indefinite period of time. “We don’t want to wait and see
here for a miracle to happen that would bring a democratic system of governance
in Eritrea.” Over the last ten years hundreds of thousands of Eritreans
including members of the army and navy have fled their country to neighbouring
countries, including Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti and Yemen.
In Ethiopia alone, there are 92,460 Eritrean refugees at end of
April, Kisut Gebregzabiher a United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR)
representative in Addis Ababa told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday. Gebregzabiher
said that an average of 2,000 Eritreans cross into Ethiopia every month fleeing
political repression or to escape military service which is mandatory to all
citizens aged between 18 and 50 and can last a lifetime. International human
rights organisations say that Eritrea stands amongst world’s top worst human
rights and press freedom records. The regime is also accused of turning the
country into a “giant prison”. Reports indicate that there are up to 10,000
political prisoners languishing in the country’s harsh and secret detention
centers, which are sometimes shipping containers.
The Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia further called up on those
forces of change within the Eritrean ruling party, including the army to join
them in the struggle to topple the regime so that democratic change is
achieved.
Source( Sudan Tribune)
Detained Journalists and Bloggers in Ethiopia Must be Charged or Released, says IFJ
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The International Federation of
Journalists (IFJ) on Tuesday severely criticised authorities in Ethiopia
following the decision by a court to grant police nearly one more month to
conduct investigations against the journalists and bloggers detained in the country
last month. Three journalists and six bloggers were arrested on 25 and 26 April
by police using an arrest warrant from a public prosecutor in Addis Ababa, the
country’s capital city. The police on May 19 said that while the investigations
continue the three journalists and six bloggers will remain in prison. “This is
a clear human right violation,” said Gabriel Baglo, IFJ Africa Director. “These
journalists and bloggers have not been charged yet and must be released
immediately. The court is clearly hesitating because there are no strong charges
against our colleagues” The IFJ criticism comes a few weeks after it wrote an
open letter to U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, during his visit to the
country to ask him to raise his concerns about the ordeal of the imprisoned
journalists when he met with Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn.
According to media reports, Kerry subsequently raised the arrests during
meetings with the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Tedros Adhanom, on May
1. Following the meeting the IFJ welcomed Kerry’s action, but the Ethiopian
court has now taken the decision to extend their detention. The journalists who
have been arrested are Tesfalem Weldeyest, who writes independent commentary on
political issues for Ethiopia’s Addis Standard magazine and Addis Fortune
newspaper, Asmamaw Hailegiorgis, senior editor at an influential Amharic weekly
magazine Addis Guday, and Edom Kassaye, who previously worked at state daily
Addis Zemen Newspaper and is an active member of the Ethiopian Environmental
Journalists Association (EEJA). The bloggers are reportedly members of the Zone
9 group, which is known to be very critical of government policy. They have a
strong following on social media. They are: Atnaf Berahane, Befeqadu Hailu,
Mahlet Fantahun, Natnael Feleke, Abel Wabela and Zelalem Kiberet. They are
accused of using social media to create instability in the country and
collaborating with international human rights organisations. According to
independent news reports, Ethiopian police said on Saturday, May 17, that the
detainees were to be charged with the country’s anti-terrorism proclamation, No
652, published on 28 August 2009, which violates international standards on
freedom of expression. The IFJ believes that this proclamation directly threatens
freedom of expression and human rights in the country which is Africa’s second
worst jailer of journalists and media professionals. Independent sources have
reported that at least three of the detainees have complained of severe torture
and long interrogations, while they have only seen the their lawyers twice
since their arrests. "Holding detainees without charge for a prolonged
period is a new trend that is becoming routine and systematic,” said Baglo. “It
is another severe blow to human rights in Ethiopia and the international
community must stand up and fight against it.” Source ( IFJ)
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
"I was never a Muslim. I was raised a Christian from the start,” says an 8 month pregnant women
A New Hampshire man has
returned to his native Sudan in a desperate bid to save his pregnant wife from
hanging. Daniel Wani, a Sudanese immigrant with U.S. citizenship, is now
fighting for his wife's life after she was jailed with their 18-month-old son
and sentenced to death for refusing to recant her Christian faith. "I'm
just praying for God. He can do a miracle," Wani's distraught brother, Gabriel Wani, told WMUR of
his brother's recent travels from their home in Manchester. Meriam Ibrahim, 26,
who's eight months pregnant, was sentenced to death Thursday after convicted of
"apostasy." Because of the Islamic court's refusal to acknowledge her
2011 marriage to Wani, who's a Christian, she was also sentenced to receive 100
lashes for adultery. As in many Muslim nations, Muslim women in Sudan are
prohibited from marrying non-Muslims, though Muslim men can marry outside their
faith. By law, children must follow their father's religion. Ibrahim's father
was Muslim but he left her mother, who was an Orthodox Christian from Ethiopia,
when she was a child, according to her family's attorney, Al-Shareef Ali
al-Shareef Mohammed. She was consequently raised Christian.
brahim was
given four days to repent, accept Islam as her religion and ultimately escape
death, said Mohammed, but it was an offer she refused. Ibrahim and Wani married
in a formal church ceremony in 2011 and have a son named Martin, who is with
her in jail. The couple runs several businesses, including a farm south of
Khartoum.
Ibrahim's case first
came to the attention of authorities in August, when members of her father's
family complained that she was born a Muslim but married a Christian man.
They claimed that her
birth name was "Afdal" and that she changed it to Meriam. Mohammed
said the document produced by relatives to show she was given a Muslim name at
birth was a fake. Ibrahim refused to answer Judge Abbas Khalifa when he called
her "Afdal" during Thursday's hearing. Meriam is a common name for
Muslims and Christians alike. "I was never a Muslim. I was raised a
Christian from the start," she said.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
May 18, 2014, Ethiopian This Week Radio program
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May 18 , 2014 Ethiopian This Week Radio program features an insight of Homosexuality from Biological , Anatomical as well as Social science perspective . Our guest of the week is a pediatrician by profession, a columnist by passion Dr. Belay Habteyesus. Click the link below to listen the whole program.
https://ia902502.us.archive.org/26/items/May182014p/March182014p.mp3
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Egypt's presidential front-runner Al-Sisi Is ready to visit Ethiopia over the Nile dispute
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"Dialogue and
understanding are the best way to resolve the crisis," al-Sisi said in an
interview with the state-run Al-Ahram daily on Saturday.
"This is better than
going into a dispute or an enmity with anyone," he added.
The former army chief, who
led the army to unseat elected president Mohamed Morsi last July, said that he
is ready to visit Ethiopia "if this serves Egypt's interests".
"I will not hesitate
in making any effort for my country and its water rights, which is a
life-or-death issue," he added Relations between Cairo and Addis Ababa
soured last year over Ethiopia's plans to build a $6.4-billion hydroelectric
dam on the Blue Nile, which represents Egypt's primary water source.
. The project has raised
alarm bells in Egypt, which fears a reduction of its historical share of Nile
water. Water distribution among Nile basin states has long been regulated by a
colonial-era treaty giving Egypt and Sudan the lion's share of river water.
Ethiopia, for its part, says it has never recognized the treaty. Source (World Bulletin/News Desk).
Pregnant Sudanese woman sentenced to death for becoming Christian
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A 27-year-old woman, who is
eight months pregnant, has been sentenced to death in Sudan for converting to
Christianity from Islam, sparking protests in a country already riddled with
social strife.
Mariam
Yahya Ibrahim had been ordered to give up her newly-adopted Christian faith by
Thursday and return to Islam. Judge
Abbas Khalifa asked Ibrahim whether she agreed to return to Islam. After she
said, "I am a Christian," a charge of apostasy was declared and the
death sentence was handed down, according to judicial sources, quoted by
Reuters. "We gave you three
days to recant, but you insist on not returning to Islam. I sentence you to be
hanged to death," the judge told the woman, AFP reported. The woman had also been charged with adultery for
marrying a Christian man. Amnesty
International immediately condemned the sentence, calling it
"abhorrent." The organisation said the woman was raised as an Orthodox
Christian, her mother's religion, because her father, a Muslim, was reportedly
absent during her childhood. Source
( AFP)
Monday, May 12, 2014
Ethiopian Woman Hit by a Bus in SilverSpring , MD declared dead
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It was around 5:00am on Tuesday April 29, 2014. Tsehay was walking
to the bus stop to start her day near Kennedy High School, But unfortunately
while she was crossing, she was hit by a bus, Close families told Admas Radio.
Right after the accident she was taken to Sub
Urban hospital in Maryland and goes to a surgery. After the surgery, she was
put on life support for a week. On May 7, the doctors declared she is Brain
dead and has to be removed from life support. This was a bad news for families , friends and
Ethiopians in Maryland area. At this moment, she is removed from life support. Tsehay,
who is 34 years old has been working 2 jobs to maintain life and support her
families back home. Her mother is sill in Addis and she didn't see her for the
past 4 years. Your prayers and support for sending her remains is asked.
Source (AdmasNews and Dire tube)
Sunday, May 11, 2014
Happy mother’s day!!
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Happy mother’s day!!
May 11, 2014 Radio
program
Ethiopian This Week Radio program wishes to all mothers a
happy and a blessed mother’s day. ! Always remember your kids are gifts from the
Almighty God! Below is the link of our today’s Radio show. It is a
must listen program. Don’t miss it!
Saturday, May 10, 2014
South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree peace deal
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South Sudan's President Salva
Kiir and his sacked deputy Riek Machar have agreed a peace deal after a five-month
conflict. According to BBC, the deal calls for an immediate truce and the
formation of a transitional government ahead of the drafting of a new constitution
and new elections. The conflict in the world's newest state has left thousands
dead and more than one million homeless. US Secretary of State John Kerry said
the deal "could mark a breakthrough for the future of South Sudan". "The
hard journey on a long road begins now and the work must continue," added
Kerry, who had played an instrumental role in bringing together the two sides
in the conflict. "I saw with my own eyes last week the stakes and the
struggles in a new nation we helped courageous people create. The people of
South Sudan have suffered too much for far too long." The rivals signed the deal in the
Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa late on Friday, after their first face-to-face
meeting since the hostilities began. The agreement calls for a cessation of
hostilities within 24 hours of the signing. A permanent ceasefire will then be
worked on. Kiir and Machar are to issue immediate orders for troops to end
combat and to allow in humanitarian aid. The deal was also signed by Ethiopian
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who hosted the talks. Leading mediator
Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin, from the regional IGAD bloc, congratulated Kiir and
Machar for "ending the war". South Sudan gained independence in 2011,
breaking away from Sudan after decades of conflict between rebels and the
Khartoum government. Source ( Walta )
Friday, May 9, 2014
Sudan deports thirty Eritreans at the hub of Isayeas visit .
5:22 PM
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Sudan has deported 30
Eritreans, including at least six registered as refugees, back to their
homeland where they risk detention and abuse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on
Thursday. Sudan's ministry of foreign affairs could not immediately comment,
and a source at the country's refugee commission had no information. The HRW
statement came the same day that Eritrea's President Issaias Afeworki landed in
Khartoum for a three-day official visit. The Eritrean group of 30 was arrested
near the Libyan border in early February and held for three months without
charge and without access to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), HRW
said. "On May 1, 2014, Sudanese authorities in eastern Sudan handed 30
Eritreans over to Eritrean security forces," the group said, citing
information from two advocates who were in telephone contact with the group. Opposition
activists from Eritrea say the number deported was 45. "Sudan
is forcibly returning Eritreans to serious risk of detention and abuse at the
hands of a brutal government," said Gerry Simpson, senior refugee
researcher at Human Rights Watch. The watchdog said
international law forbids countries from deporting asylum seekers without first
allowing them to apply for asylum and considering their cases. International
law also prohibits deportation to places where they would face a risk of death
or ill-treatment, HRW added. According to the UNHCR, an average of 600 refugees from Eritrea
make their way to neighboring Sudan each month. Many Eritreans who enter
Sudan travel on to Israel or try to reach Europe, often with the help of
smugglers.
Sudanese
officials said last week that troops from Sudan and Libya had rescued hundreds
of illegal migrants in the scorching desert border region between the two
countries where traffickers had dumped them. Ten migrants died,
according to Sudanese authorities. Troops escorted the survivors, some of them
in ill health, to the northern Sudanese town of Dongola. This puts them too at
risk of deportation, HRW said . Sourcce ( AFP) Adar
added that UNHCR did not expect Eritreans among the newly-rescued group to be
sent back. Source ( AFP)
May 4, 2014 Ethiopian This Week Radio program
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May 4, 2014 Ethiopian This Week Radio show presents part two
interview of a gay man who has been lived the most part of his life in the same
sex relationship that is now identified as HIV positive. On the second part of
our program we brought you discussion with Journalist Bethelem Selman over the
upcpming family gathering event this coming Sunday .
Please click the link below and listen the program.
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