By De Birhan30 Septamber 2012 It was great watching Ababa Tesfaye’s interview after a long while. Ababa Tesfaye is a renowned children storyteller. Ababa Tesfaye Sahlu, is popularly known for his children’s show on Ethiopian national television. Most present day mature and adolescent Ethiopians grew up listening to his tales and advice. He has unfairly been fired from this job which he spent over 45 ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: September 2012
New PM Hailemariam says no rights violations than stopping development
By Tewodros, De Birhan Staffer28 September 2012 The new Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn has said that there was no human rights violations than stopping the economic development that was being registered in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia. He said, …out of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world last year, 6 were Africans and I should mention, Ethiopia is among the sixth. Africa is ... Read More »
Breaking News : South Sudan and Sudan agree on all terms but Abiye
By De Birhan MediaSeptember 27, 2012 South Sudan and Sudan have agreed on most terms and will sign an agreement in Addis Abeba in few hours. They reached an agreement on economic, security issues but Abiye, De Birhan has learnt. They agreed that Abiye should be resolved through a referendum but not on the details of the referendum yet. The agreement will be signed in Sheraton Addis Hotel in ... Read More »
Which direction will the Demera/bonfire fall?
26 September 2012 Photo of the Demera/bonfire being built in Addis Abeba today (26 September 2012) courtesy of EthioTube Meskal is an ancient seasonal rite, which has become an integral part of the Ethiopian Christian Calendar. This national holiday has been celebrated throughout Ethiopia for centuries and is one of the most important annual festivals. The 26th September is the eve of Meskal, ... Read More »
South and North Sudan deal on economic, no deal on other issues
By Timeslive and Agencies September 25, 2012 The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan reached agreemnt on economic issues while they failed to strike a deal on Monday in ongoing talks on security and border issues. Talks continue today. Former civil war foes President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan and his Southern counterpart Salva Kiir are facing the looming threat of UN ... Read More »
Regime blocks more sites and FB pages; Debirhan.net blocked
By De Birhan Sep. 24, 2012 Intensifying its online media blocking spree, the Ethiopian regime has blocked several Ethiopian websites, Facebook Pages and proxy sites. De Birhan’s second back up site launched over a month ago (www.debirhan.net) has also been blocked on 22 September 2012. Our former site (debirhan.com) has been blocked in Ethiopia since April, 2012. Another blog run by a group nine young Ethiopians http://zone9ethio.blogspot.com/ has ... Read More »
News in Brief
The new Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Dessalgne will fly to the New York, U.S.A. this week. According to sources the Prime Minister will be heading to attend the High-level Meeting of the 67th Session of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels which will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New ... Read More »
Teddy Afro to tie knot; listen to his single here
By De Birhan 22 Sep. 2012 Artists Tewodros Kassahun aka Teddy Afro will get hitched with Amleset Muchie on September 27, 2012 in Addis Abeba Hilton Hotel. The following wedding song was recorded five years ago by Teddy and released now for his wedding of this coming Thursday. De Birhan wishes Teddy and his wife a happy wedding and blessed life. Read More »