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Category : Ethiopia News

Marathon champion Dire Tune to run the Frankfurt Marathon

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Oct.27,2010

Addis Ababa-Former Boston Marathon champion Dire Tune of Ethiopia will run in the Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon here on Sunday.
The Frankfurt Marathon is one of the IAAF Gold Label Road Races, and an estimated 13,000 runners are registered for this year’s event.
Dire Tune has achieved some success in the marathon in recent years. In January 2008, she won the 2008 Houston Marathon in a personal best time of 2:24:40, which is a 30 seconds faster than the course record of the Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon. Three months later, she won the Boston Marathon (2:25.25). Read More…

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A land locked country-Ethiopia

Filed Under : Ethiopia News,Travel guide by admin
Oct.18,2010

Bordering with Sudan, Kenya and Somalia, Ethiopia is a quite a land locked country with the drastic effects of the famine still visible on its economy. However, today it has emerged as one out of the ten richest countries of Africa.
Tourism in Ethiopia is on a slow pace of recovery. However, what earns the country its GDP is the flow of residents and migrants traveling to and from Ethiopia. Also, a good deal of tourists using the Addis Ababa airport to catch cheaper connecting flight to the neighboring countries also plays its role in enhancing revenue through International Travels. Read More…

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“Hub of Africa Fashion Week” to be held in Addis Ababa

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Aug.31,2010

The upcoming “Hub of Africa Fashion Week” to be held in Addis Ababa from September 23rd to September 25th will showcase the latest collections in clothing, footwear and accessories from emerging local designers hailing from six African countries, organizers said via email. The fashion week is being coordinated by Clairvoyant Marketing Agency and Yoha Entertainment. Read More…

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The highlands of southwestern Ethiopia should be ideal for growing coffee

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Aug.27,2010

Addis Ababa-The highlands of southwestern Ethiopia should be ideal for growing coffee. After all, this is the region where coffee first originated hundreds of years ago. But although coffee remains Ethiopia’s number one export, the nation’s coffee farmers have been struggling.
The Arabica coffee grown in Ethiopia and Latin America is an especially climate-sensitive crop. It requires just the right amount of rain and an average annual temperature between 64 degrees Read More…

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Local Companies to Takeover Road Projects from Chinese in Ethiopia

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Aug.23,2010

Addis ababa-Ethiopian government said today that it will invest billions of dollars over the coming five years to enhance the road sector development program of the country.
The Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA) said it will construct 82,500 kilometers of roads across nation with a cost of 122 billion Birr (some 8.9 Billion USD) during the specified period of time.
The program is part of a five-year development and transformation plan. Ethiopia sees its economy to grow by 15% and believes it will bring an end to its dependence on foreign food. Read More…

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Ethiopian immigrants charged in Kenya

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Aug.19,2010

Eighty nine Ethiopian nationals on Thursday appeared before a Kibera court charged with being in the country illegally.
The aliens who were seized in Nairobi’s Dagoretti estate pleaded guilty to the charges but Kibera senior Principal Magistrate Grace Nzioka set the case for mention on Friday to provide the prosecution with more time to consolidate its facts.
The case for the foreigners, all men was merged as they faced similar charges that on August 18 at Gachungu village in Dagoretti District being citizens of Ethiopia, they were found in Kenya without valid permits. Read More…

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Peace Deal between Ogaden Rebels and Ethiopian Government

Filed Under : Africa News,Ethiopia News by admin
Jul.29,2010

Addis Ababa-Ethiopia’s government will sign a peace deal with the United Western Somali Liberation Front, a rebel organization that has been fighting for independence in the ethnic Somali region in the east of the country.
The accord will be signed tomorrow in the capital, Addis Ababa, the Communication Ministry said in an e-mailed statement today.
The UWSLF is a rival of the Ogaden National Liberation Front, which also operates in the Somali region. Both groups are considered to be successors to the Western Somali Liberation Front that fought for independence for the region and assisted the army of neighboring Somalia in its ultimately unsuccessful invasion of the Ogaden in 1977-88. Read More…

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