Ethiopia eyes biofuels, says no risk to crops (Reuters)

Some 4.5 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid due to failed rains and high food prices, reviving grim memories of the country's 1984-1985 famine, which killed more than 1 million.

But the government also faces an annual fuel bill of up to $900 million, and aims to reduce that over time using biofuels....more..

Desperation as Ethiopia's hunger grows (BBC)

What we have seen in the villages is not famine - but it is a crisis.

Some say tens of thousands of children are at risk. I can believe that...more

የሎንዶኑ ህዝባዊ ውይይትና ተያያዥ ዜናዎች ዝርዝር ዘገባ ( ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ)

አንድ ኢትዮጵያዊ ፖለቲከኛ “አባዱላ ገመዳ እና አዲሱ ለገሠ ሎንዶን ባደረጉት ህዝባዊ ስብሰባ ላይ ምንም አይነት ተቃውሞ ያላሰሙ ጥቂት ግለሰቦች ይሄንን ውይይት ለመቃወም መሞከራቸው አስቂኝ ሆኖብኛል” ብለዋል።...more..

“በወለጋው ግጭት የሞቱት ከ250 ይበልጣሉ” አቶ ቡልቻ ደመቅሣ ( Ethiopia Zare)

ኢህአዴግ ሀገሪቱን ሲቆጣጠር ትጥቅ ያስፈታው ደጋማውን ክልል ብቻ ነው የሚሉት አቶ ቡልቻ፤ በቤንሻንገል የሚኖሩ ሰዎች ትጥቅ ያልፈቱ በመሆኑ ጉዳቱን ማድረስ ችለዋል። ከኦሮሞ ወገን አንድም ጥይት የተኮሰ ሰው የለም የሚሉት አቶ ቡልቻ፤ ኦሮሞዎቹ ለዓመታት የያዙትን መሬት ልቀቁ በመባላቸውና አንለቅም በማለታቸው ምክንያት ድንገት በተፈጠረ ጥቃት ነው እልቂቱ የደረሰው። ...more..

Hunger in Ethiopia now spreading to adults (AP)

"To see adults in this condition, it's a very serious situation," Mieke Steenssens, a volunteer nurse with Doctors Without Borders, told The Associated Press as she registered the 5-foot-4 Usheto's weight at just 73 pounds.

Aid groups say the older victims suggest there is an escalation in the crisis in Ethiopia, a country that drew international attention in 1984 when a famine compounded by communist policies killed 1 million people....more..

Ethiopian commander killed in Somalia (Press TV)

Ethiopian troops are said to be in a state of shock and confusion over their leader's death...more..

Sudanese authorities release 26 Ethiopians they detained

Ethiopia and Sudan Border Issues Committee reports that 26 Ethiopians who were detained by Sudanese authorities have been released...Click here to read more [pdf, Amharic]

Source Ethiopian Review

Canada denies entry visa to Gambella Genocide suspect (Anyuak Media)

"Zenawi was virtually using Olum as a 'guinea pig' whether his visits to North America would pass unnoticed, or would provoke legal actions of both governments and the Ethiopian Diaspora," one analyst told Ethiomedia...more..

Dibaba on World Record, " I could have run faster." , by Bob Ramsak for IAAF (RunblogRun)

“The early part of the race was pretty good,” she said, “but at 3000m we were a little behind so then I had to catch up on the pace. I could have run faster if the pacing was a little better.”...more..
Tirunesh Dibaba with her
world record figures
(Getty Images)

Gambella Genocide Collaborator to Speak in Cana)da (Gambela Today)

"It's to me ironic, and in fact contradictory, that Canada would be granting (Olom) any type of visa, when we can't get in to see a Canadian citizen who's been held incommunicado for almost two years," McTeague said.

...more..

Gambellan Governor’s Visit Brings International Publicity to Genocide Despite Attempts to Evict Press (Anyuak Media)

Omot Olum was the one in fear who caved in to the pressure from this regime of death. By adopting the foundational principles of Meles—lying and deceit—he was rewarded for selling out on his people by his subsequent appointment as the un-elected governor. He did not need to flee for his life, because he was now initiated into the ranks of loyal collaborators. On the other hand, Okello Akway became a prime target of the EPRDF fury and had to flee for his life. He had seen Omot Olum hand over the list of the Anuak to be killed, something that could later on indict Omot Olum and others...Full text..

Kinijit secretary general Muluneh Eyoel calls it quits(Ethiopian Review)

....The American embassy in Addis Ababa may have thus violated the U.S. laws by knowingly collaborating in fabricating claims of persecution by Woyanne and Ayele Chamiso....more,,,

Ethiopians drink from cup of sorrow (BBC)

Now Ethiopia is appealing for enough food to provide emergency rations for 4.5 million people this year. At the moment it says it has only a third of what it will need...Full text...

AFRICA INSIGHT: Obama’s victory in Democratic Party poll has continent in a spin (Sunday Nation)

Senator Obama is an agent of change. I am sure he would restore basic civil rights, which many are being denied in the name of war on terror all over the world,” she said. “I am Ethiopian opposition politician
Birtukan Mideksa (centre)
, who says the Bush administration
betrayed Ethiopians
by backing the government of
President Meles Zenawi
Photos/Correspondent
highly impressed by his determination, courage Publish Postand wisdom. He is my role model and I have fallen in love with his philosophy of change.”...More..

'How could they do this?' Agony of stabbed schoolgirl's mother as she sees her daughter's body

Stricken with grief, the mother of stabbed schoolgirl Arsema Dawit leaves her London home today as she is taken to see her daughter's body.

Weeping uncontrollably, Tsehay Dawit was supported by her surviving daughter Feruz, 12, as she made her way to the car taking her to the mortuary...more..

Obama clinches nomination; Clinton seeks VP spot (Hiiraan)

"It's not change when he offers four more years of Bush economic policies that have failed to create well-paying jobs. ... And it's not change when he promises to continue a policy in Iraq that asks everything of our brave young men and women in uniform and nothing of Iraqi politicians." In a symbolic move, he spoke in the same hall where McCain will accept the Republican nomination at his party's convention in September...more..

ከዶክተር ነጋሶ ጊዳዳ ጋር የተደረገ ቃለ መጠይቅ። ክፍልII( ዶይቸ ቬለ)

የአሥራ-ስባት አመቱ ጉዞና ሠላም፣ ዲሞክራሲ፣ ሠብአዊ መብትና የሕግ የበላይነት በኢትዮዽያ... Click here to listen to interview

«የኢዮጵያ ጦር ከሶማሊያ ይዉጣ የሚለዉ የፖለቲካ መርሐ-ግብራችን ነዉ» አብድረሕማን ኤደን አቢ( ዶይቸ ቬለ)

«የኢዮጵያ ጦር ከሶማሊያ ይዉጣ የሚለዉ የፖለቲካ መርሐ-ግብራችን ነዉ» አብድረሕማን ኤደን አቢ..More..

አቶ ስዬ አብርሃ በኢትዮ-ሱዳን ድንበር ጉዳይ ላይ አቶ መለስን ተቹ(Ethiopia Zare)

“… ሱዳኖች በድንበር አካባቢ የጀመሩትን ጉዳይ አላቆሙም። ይባስ ብለው በእርሻ ሥራ መቋቋም የጀመሩትን ኢትዮጵያውያን ገበሬዎችን መተናኮል እና መጋፋት ጀመሩ። ይህ ኹኔታ እየባሰበት በመሄዱ ውሱን የመከላከያ ኃይል በዚሁ አካባቢ በማስፈር ቀስ በቀስ ይህንኑ ማጠናከር ጀመርን። ሠራዊቱ ይህን በአራሾች ላይ የሚደርሰውን በደል እና በዓይናችን ፊት የሚደርሰውን ውድመት መቃወም ጀመረ።...More..

Ethiopia Exports Fall 20% on Lower Shipments of Coffee, Oilseed (Bloomburg)

June 4 (Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia's exports fell 20 percent last month as shipments of coffee and oilseeds dropped, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said...More..