By T, Staffer of De Birhan Media 30-10-2011 The Rural Capacity Building Project (RCBP) a Project run by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MOARD), launched with the loan from the World Bank, and jointly financed by the Canadian International Development Agency to assist Ethiopian rural development will cease tomorrow, October 31, 2011. The Project was started in 2006 ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: October 2011
News Brief
Artiste/ Comedian Yiradaw Tenaw * Artiste/ Comedian Yiradaw Tenaw has reportedly sought asylum in Canada. More to come after reconfirmation. Teddy Afro *ቴዲ አፍሮ ኢትዮጵያዊውን ወጣት በ700ሺህ ብር ከሞት አተረፈ Tewodros Kassahun aka Teddy Afro the youngest Ethiopian music sensation and one of the most successful singers has surprised the nation by paying 700,000 Ethiopian Birr for the release of an Ethiopian ... Read More »
Ethiopia’s latest Facebook Statistics
By T, Staffer of De Birhan Media 29-10-2011 The number of Ethiopians on Facebook has increased by around 100,000 in four months,according to the social media statistics portal, http://www.socialbakers.com. The total number of Ethiopians on Facebook was 310 940 in June 2011.Currently, there are 401 160 Facebook users in the Ethiopia, which makes it #98 in the ranking of all Facebook statistics by country. Ethiopia still has ... Read More »
Dawro, Ethiopia protest
By Ted, Staffer of De Birhan Media 27/10/2011 Map of Dawro Zone (joshuaproject.net) People of Waka town of the Dawro Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia have protested against the Ethiopian government. The people have demonstrated against mal administration in the region, high cost of living, absence of freedom, development and democracy, according to the Ethiopian Satellite Television, ESAT. The peaceful protest began on Tuesday the 25th of October 2011 ... Read More »
Back from Amsterdam
By Ted, De Birhan Media Staffer 23 October 2011 Sorry folks for the disappearance without informing. I just got back from a few days trip in Amsterdam. Was so cool. Enjoyed myself. I went there with three motivez at hand: · Enjoying myself or simply as a tourist · Making linkages with the likes of mine- friends in similar fields ... Read More »
Security Council to consider new Eritrea sanctions
Posted by AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE on October 18, 2011 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 – The Security Council will begin Tuesday discussing a draft resolution on imposing new sanctions on Eritrea for what a UN report describes as destabilizing actions in East Africa. Neighbor and long-time rival Ethiopia has sought reinforced international sanctions since a UN panel in July said Eritrea was behind ... Read More »
Ethiopia in Howard’s Book : The Digital Origins Of Dictatorship And Democracy: Information Technology And Political Islam
By T, Staffer of De Birhan Media 17-10-2011 This is a timely book written in the high time of the Arab Springs. It is a resourceful study of the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the democratic and political situation of countries with large Muslim communities. I have skimmed the book. Howard analyzes the ways in which ICTs ... Read More »
News in brief : Abadula Gemeda ostracized by OPDO
15-10-2011 The Indian Ocean Newsletter has the following News items : Foreign tourists under top surveillance in Ethiopia Two weeks ago representatives of the tour operators active in the country were summoned to a meeting in Addis Abeba and were given guidelines and strict warning on how they deal with tourists coming in to Ethiopia.—- Abadula Gemeda ostracized by OPDO The Speaker of ... Read More »