Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:39 -0400 http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:39 +0200 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:39 -0400 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:39 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/ogaden-rebels-say-626-ethiopian-troops-killed-in-clashes.cfm?rss=topstories A rebel group in the Ogaden region of southeastern Ethiopia claims success in heavy fighting near the Somali border, but Ethiopia calls reports a “complete fabrication.” "www.voanews.com/horn/Ogaden-Rebels-say-626-Ethiopian-Troops-Killed-in-Clashes.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:45 +0200 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:45 -0400 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:45 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/2009-11-18-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories Ethiopia has recalled its ambassador to the United States and after five months, the White House still has not nominated a replacement for the former ambassador to Ethiopia, Donald Yamamoto "www.voanews.com/horn/2009-11-18-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:15 +0200 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:15 -0400 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:15 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/meles-inaugurates-tekeze-dam.cfm?rss=topstories Following a year’s wait for sufficient rainfall, the Ethiopian government proudly opened the Tekeze Dam on Saturday, delivering 75 megawatts of power to the nation from one of the dam’s four generators. "www.voanews.com/horn/Meles-Inaugurates-Tekeze-Dam.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:10:26 +0200 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:10:26 -0400 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:10:26 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/oslo-center-asks-un-investigate-eritrean-rights-abuses.cfm?rss=topstories A report condemning the government of Eritrea for domestic human rights abuses charges that between 30,000 and 40,000 Eritreans are being held in prisons in this nation of about 5 million people. "www.voanews.com/horn/Oslo-Center-asks-UN-investigate-Eritrean-rights-abuses.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:17 +0200 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:17 -0400 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:17 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/born-in-eritrea-won-in-new-york.cfm?rss=topstories Meb Keflezighi trained by running 150 miles per week, won major U.S. marathon "www.voanews.com/horn/Born-in-Eritrea-won-in-New-York.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:54 +0200 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:54 -0400 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:00:54 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/iron-lady-runs-on-barley.cfm?rss=topstories A week after her victory at the New York marathon, Derartu Tullu, 38, talks with VOA about the string of successes she has experienced in Olympic competitions and other major races she has won throughout the world. "www.voanews.com/horn/Iron-Lady-Runs-on-Barley.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:07:39 +0200 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:07:39 -0400 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:07:39 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/2009-10-17.cfm?rss=topstories Experts discuss the root causes of poverty in Ethiopia. Panel focuses on why does poverty persist in Ethiopia? "www.voanews.com/horn/2009-10-17.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:54 +0200 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:54 -0400 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:54 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/2009-10-14.cfm?rss=topstories Yohannes Haile-Selassie and a group of of other scientists made a surprising discovery in 1994 that is changing our understanding of human evolution. "www.voanews.com/horn/2009-10-14.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:36:22 +0200 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:36:22 -0400 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:36:22 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/horn/the-plight-of-oromo-refugees-in-sudan.cfm?rss=topstories Oromo are among the more than 230,000 refugees who have survived in 12 camps run by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in eastern Sudan. According to UNHCR, there are 180,000 Eritrean refugees in the country, and 17,000 Ethiopians. "www.voanews.com/horn/The-Plight-of-Oromo-Refugees-in-Sudan.cfm?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan has confirmed that there is illegal cross-border trafficking in young girls and laborers to Sudan and that the Ethiopian government has opened a domestic media campaign to prevent it. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories International economists and Ethiopia's political opposition are questioning claims by President Girma Woldegiorgis that Ethiopia’s economic growth rate has topped 10 percent for the sixth year in a row. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Scientists piece together one of Lucy’s neighbors north of Awash. But this one lived more than million years earlier. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Daniela Kroslak replied to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s recent dismissal of the International Conflict Group’s “Ethiopia: Ethnic Federalism and Its Discontents,” by pointing out that he thought it was important enough to read it. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories A small organization established eight years ago in Dubai continues to fight illegal trafficking in women and children from Ethiopia. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Ethiopia's State Minster for disaster response confirmed estimates of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization that announced yesterday that 6 million Ethiopians are in need of emergency food assistance, a one million increase over previous estimates. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Protestors gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday to ask the Obama administration to "stop supporting dictatorial regimes in the continent and in Ethiopia." "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Ethiopian born Saudi oil tycoon Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali al Amoudi had reached an agreement with the Ethiopian government to acquire 110,000 hectares of prime farmlands. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Leaders of two factions of the Oromo Liberation Front declare that in spite of a split in the rebel movement leadership, both sides seek the political unity of Oromo people. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories International Crisis Group’s new report warns that unless the Ethiopian government creates more political space for opposition parties in the 2010 elections, there is increasing likelihood of violence. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Ethiopian Jews can now send their children to private schools, thanks to the Israeli government and people like Sewnet Workineh, who joined in public protests against schools that barred Ethiopian children. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Reports from Eritrea and Ethiopia are highlights of a new biweekly feature, Kihea Ts’lmey, that launched today on the Tigrigna service. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The controversy over chewing chat has become a global issue as two Ethiopian researchers take to an international conference in Sweden the case for the plant that is a popular stimulant in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Prison officials release pop singer Teddy Afro on 'good behavior' "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Eritrea’s Top Students Want to be Doctors "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories In order to keep girls in school and to discourage marriages of girls 9 to 13 years of age to much older men, village elders in Arerit formed a committee that approves or denies marriages. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories An advocate for poor coffee growers debates with a government official the quality of specialty coffees and the freedom of Ethiopia's free market "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories September starts the peak season for refugees from the Horn who are smuggled to Yemen. Abdinasir describes how his brother died two years ago. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Mestawot page "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The Eriam Sisters reached in the top 10 contestants on NBC`s America`s Got Talent. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories A resident of Kaara Makkoo village in Oromiya’s western Wollega zone says he is 125 years old. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Judges find that Eritrea owes Ethiopian an estimated $12 million "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories One of the two Ethiopians nominated to be the CNN hero this year, was also recognized by spoke by President Barrack Obama for her passion and commitment to her community. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Farmers in several communities in Oromiya say the lack of belg rains is not the only problem they face; They also have no seeds or fertilizers to plant crops for next year’s harvest. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The Minister of Information of Eritrea defies U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's warning on more Somalia involvement. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Dr Shakespeare Feyssa and Mezgebe Gebrekristos debate on the political directions the country could take, if and should Prime Minster Meles steps down and if it's some thing to be seen in the near future. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The day after VOA reported 94 Ethiopian refugees found homeless and defenseless outside the gates of the Ebenezer Care Center, help arrived. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The federal government deported 15 American students who were teaching English in small, rural communities in eastern Hararghe. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The vice president of Oromiya’s regional government told VOA that claims about starvation are exaggerated. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Residents of the town of Ilfata told the Afan Oromo service’s Nigusu Negawo that many are suffering from hunger in their community. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories More than half of the factories in Akaki and other industrial areas near Addis have shut down in the course of the last three months due to lack of electric power. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Residents of the remote town of Ilfata told the Afan Oromo service’s Nigusu Negawo that many are suffering from hunger in their community and reported one death by starvation so far. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Construction of the Gibe III dam on the Omo River threatens human populations in Ethiopia and Kenya and should be ended immediately. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Police in Khartoum began a crackdown on Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in the past few days. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Refugees from Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and other African countries are sheltered in churches and care centers in South Africa. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories A judge in Addis Ababa today dismissed the charges against Voice of America reporter Meleskachew Amha and order the refund of his 15,000-birr. Eskinder reported on today’s hearings. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories President Obama says U.S. support will go to the African nations based on the rule of law. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The U.S. government says there are abuses. Two Ethiopians debate it. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The power shortage in Ethiopia is affecting many areas of service. Addis Ababa and large urban centers experience blackouts for three or four nights a week. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Yisak Seyoum is a young Ethiopian Orthodox seminary student from the small rural Aynalem kebele who sells quotations from the Bible. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Ethiopia is spending more than 18 billion birr a year for the construction of hydro-electric power dams. This accounts to more than 40 percent of the country’s annual budget, according to government officials. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The 115-year-old Oromo text book, The Primary Afan Oromo Lesson, has been translated from the original Geez script to the Latin alphabet adopted by the Oromo in 1991. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki welcomes President Barack Obama`s message of change and suggested a constructive engagement with the volatile Horn of Africa region. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories A new documentary film by an award-winning Ethiopian director strips the romantic veneer from Ethiopia’s farm life as a film crew follows two young residents of Addis Lidya Hadis and Robera Desalegne who discover the harsh realities of poverty. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Members of the Oromo diaspora from Norway, Sweden, Germany, UK and Belgium gathered today in Brussels. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Berhanu Atara and his family used to live relatively well. Now some of the best of coffee growers survive on food aid. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Ethiopia is tapping into its hydro-electric power potential to curb a nationwide power blackout. Meanwhile, citizens say, lack of electricity is affecting their livelihood. VOA’s Henok Fente traveled to Ethiopia and filed this report. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories But State Department is concerned about democracy’s “slowed pace” "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Eritrea says it's ready to give Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Johnnie Carson a visa "in 15 minutes" "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented Ethiopian Dr. Gebisa Ejeta with the 2009 World Food Prize from the World Food Prize Foundation. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories Spokesman for UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Kenya Emanuel Nyabera express concern as refugee population in the northwestern Kenya's Dadaab camp climbs to more than 272,000, triple the number the camps were designed to handle. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories A founder of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and former high official of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, Sebhat Nega visited VOA. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation announced the beginning of construction of 120 wind turbines in Ashegoda, a community in Enderta wereda in the Tigray region. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories" +0200 Wed, 18 Jul 1900 00:00:00 -0400 +0200 http://www.voanews.com?rss=topstories The president of Eritrea, Isaias Afeworki, flatly denied charges made by the State Department that Eritrea has flown weapons and supplies to Somalia in support of al-Shabab and other insurgents. "www.voanews.com?RSS=TopStories"