De Birhan31 Dec 2012 As we are hours away from 2013, we at De Birhan have chosen Eskinder Nega for a second time as man of the year 2012. We wish Eskinder will be free in 2013 and join his lonely wife and child. Read More »
Monthly Archives: December 2012
EPRDF’s magazine says Meles achieved his dream of enabling Ethiopians to eat three times a day
In the Country of Kumra (a word coined by Ethiopians by merging Kurs, mesa and erat/breakfast, lunch and super to explain the change of their capacity to afford eating from three to one per day), Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF’s ) magazine, Addis Raeye, which public servants are being forced to buy, stated that the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had ... Read More »
Intra-war among Ethiopian soldiers kills 40
De Birhan 28 Dec 2012 A clash among Ethiopian soldiers who are stationed at Bure Front, a small disputed area on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia that started on Tuesday 25, 2012 has taken the life of over 40 soldiers while 39 were wounded, Ethiopia Satellite Television (ESAT) reported. The wounded are being treated at Manda Hospital. Perceiving that war between Ethiopia and Eritrea had erupted, residents were reportedly leaving the area. ... Read More »
Negotiations under way to bring imprisoned Bashir Makhtal back to Canada
As the sixth anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of a Canadian citizen in Ethiopia approaches, preliminary negotiations are taking place for a possible prisoner transfer to Canada.Read more here thestar Read More »
Oxfam: ‘Band Aid’ Image Damages Africa Efforts
Source : Sky News Oxfam says it wants to tell positive stories about Africa in an attempt to change the perception that the continent is hopeless. Powerful images from Ethiopia’s 1984 famine set the tone for UK views The British public needs to get rid of the “Band Aid” portrayal of Africa as a hopeless continent if they ... Read More »
Mirel Wagner: from Ethiopia to Finland
ይቺ እህታችን ሚረል ዋግነር ትባላለች። 24 ኣመቷ ነው። በልጅነቷ ወደ ፊንላንድ ኣገር ተወስዳ እዛው ነው ያደገችው። አሁን በአለም ታዋቂ ሙዚቀኛ እየሆነች ነው። እኔ ኢትዮጲያዊቷ ትሬሲ ብያታለሁ። መንፈሴም በድምጿ ደንሳልች። ከታች ሁለት ሊንኮች ኣስቀምጫለሁ ሙዚቃዎቿን እምሰሙበት። ፌስ ቡክም ላይ ላይክ ኣርጔት። Mirel Wagner is a 24 year old singer/songwriter, born in Ethiopia and raised in Espoo, Finland. Since age 16 she’s ... Read More »
ANDM officials grilled
By De BirhanDec 24, 2012 Months before Ethiopian PM Meles’ death, three top officials of the regime and member party of the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF’), the “Amara” , Amara National Democratic Movement (ANDM) were in the U.S. meeting Ethiopians living in various States of America. The officials were Kassa Tekeleberihan Gebrehiwot, President of the Ethiopian House of Federation and Central Committee member of ANDM, Helawi ... Read More »
ዳርፉር የሚገኘ ኢትዮጲያዊ ሰላም ኣስከባሪ ወታደር ሶስት ሌሎች ኢትዮጲያዊያን ወታደሮችን ገሎ ራሱን አጠፋ
In this photo released by the United Nations African Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), UNAMID Force Commander, Lieutenant General Patrick Nyamvumba from Rwanda inspects one of the UNAMID vehicles that suffered an ambush Tuesday night that killed four peacekeepers, in El Geneina, Sudan, Oct. 2012. (AP Photo/Albert Gonzلlez Farran, UNAMID) KHARTOUM: Three peacekeepers shot dead by one of their comrades in ... Read More »