Untapped Talents of Educated Immigrants (Washington Post)

Highly educated Latin American and African immigrants fare far worse in the job market than Europeans or Asians, the authors said. Almost half of recently arrived college-educated Latin Americans hold unskilled jobs, as do more than one-third of those who have been in the country for more than 10 years. The problem persists even when only immigrants who are in the country legally are considered....more..

Five Reasons for Ethiopian-Americans to Support Obama(Tadias)

New York (Tadias) - Even if this is the most important American presidential election in the last half-century, why should Ethiopians burn with special interest in it?..read more for the answer...

Botswana's Mogae wins $5m prize (BBC)

"Botswana demonstrates how a country with natural resources can promote sustainable development with good governance, in a continent where too often mineral wealth has become a curse," Mr Annan said....more..

Powell endorses Obama for president(msnbc)

Stressing that Obama was a lifelong Christian, Powell denounced Republican tactics that he said were insulting not only to to Obama but also to Muslims.
“The really right answer is what if he is?” Powell said, praising the contributions of millions of Muslim citizens to American society.
“I look at these kind of approaches to the campaign, and they trouble me,” Powell said. “Over the last seven weeks, the approach of the Republican Party has become narrower and narrower.” ...read more..

' Amen Belu ' (you tube)

Funny You tube clips ..Watch it

የትምህርት ጥራት መጓደል (Ethiopia Zare)

..የኢንተርናሽናል ሊደርሺፕ ተቋም መሥራችና ፕሬዝዳንት ፕሮፌሠር ባደግ በቀለ፣ ከሪፖርተር ጋዜጣ ጋር ባደረጉት ቃለምልልስ፣ በኢትዮጵያ የትምህርት ጥራት መጓደል እንደሚታይ ገልፀዋል። ለጥራት መጓደሉም ከፍተኛ ነጥብ ያመጡ ተማሪዎች በዩኒቨርስቲው በመምህርነት እንዲያስተምሩ መደረጉ የመምህራን እጥረት መሆኑን ይገልፃሉ። በሌላው ዓለም የቢ.ኤ. ዲግሪ ያለው የማስተርስ ዲግሪን አያስተምርም፤ እንዲሁም የማስተርስ ተማሪ የፒ.ኤች. ዲግሪን አያስተምርም። በኢትዮጵያ ግን ይኼን መመልከቱ የተለመደ ከመሆኑም በላይ ለትምህርት ጥራት መጓደሉ ምክንያት ሊሆን እንደሚችል ነው ያመለከቱት።

እንደ ፕሮፌሠር ባደግ ገለፃ ከትምህርት ጥራት መለኪያዎች መካከል የአስተማሪዎች ብቃትና የትምህርት ማስተማሪያ አጋዦች (ቤተ መጻሕፍት፣ ኢንተርኔትና የመሳሰሉት) ይጠቀሳሉ፤ የትምህርት ጥራት መጓደል ከተማሪዎች የተወዳዳሪነት አቅም ማነስ ጋር የሚያያዝ ሲሆን፣ መንግሥት ከመጠን በላይ ተማሪ በመቀበል ላይ ማተኮር ሳይሆን ከተቋማቱ ጋር ተመጣጣኝ ተማሪ በመቀበል ተወዳዳሪ ማድረግ ላይ ትኩረት ሊሰጥ ይገባል ይላሉ። ...more..

British minister withholds aid as Ethiopia hides famine victims(TIMESONLINE))

Douglas Alexander, the Minister for International Development, flew to Ethiopia on Thursday with a proposal committing millions in funds to the vast African nation over several years.
After visiting the Somali region and hearing the testimony of aid organisations as well as evidence of attempts by the authorities to hide the scale of the crisis, Mr Alexander told the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, that he had reconsidered. “In light of our continued concerns, I said I was now not prepared to make a multi-annual commitment,” Mr Alexander said. ...more..

Ethiopia Rejects Somalia Withdrawal Timetable (VOA)

The Ethiopian presence is viewed by many Somalis as an occupation force, prompting a violent backlash from extremist clan-based militias. But, Prime Minister Meles said withdrawal would be considered only when stability is assured...more..

On World Food Day, 17 Million People Face Starvation in the Horn of Africa (care))

combination of drought, conflict and rising food prices has left more than 17 million people in the Horn of Africa sliding into a full-blown humanitarian crisis – that's the equivalent of more than half of Calfornia facing starvation. These countries are heading into the peak hunger season when cereal prices are at their highest, and families have no stocks left from the previous harvest....more..

Troop pull-out leaves government on brink (Sunday hearald)

Diplomats and analysts in neighbouring Nairobi believe the government will fall once Ethiopia completes its withdrawal, and secret plans have been made to evacuate government ministers to neighbouring Kenya....more..

From 'Love Kitten' to child literacy(CNN)

"Children could imagine everything from books -- connections to other cultures, to other people, to other children, and to the universe at large," recalls Gebregeorgis. "..more..

8 Kenyans back from Ethiopia want police charged(Daily Nation)

..They complained about their arrest, detention and handing over to Somali and Ethiopian authorities saying it was malicious and in contravention of their rights....more..

Commentary: The End of Pax Zenawi in Somalia - By Alemayehu G. Mariam(HAROWO)

...Zenawi realizes the jig is up in Somalia. For the past several weeks, he and his officials have been consistently dropping hints and insinuations of withdrawal. In his Ethiopian “new year” video interview last month, Zenawi declared triumphantly that he had fully achieved his primary objective of destroying and neutralizing the "jihadist" threat to Ethiopia. Success in stabilizing the Somali transitional government and bringing some measure of peace and reconciliation was “not 100 percent”. But Somalia is ready to host international peacekeepers, and he is ready to take out his troops. For Zenawi, the question is not whether or not to withdraw...more..

Ethiopia returns to Kenya suspected militants(Reuters)

...Muslim and rights groups say those who were rounded up in 2007 were taken for questioning to Ethiopia, whose forces help to support Somalia's fragile government.

The groups say they were kept in jails rife with torture that some campaigners called an "African Guantanamo", drawing a parallel with suspects held at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba under the U.S.-led "war on terror"....more..

"Why Am I still Here?" (HRW)

The 2007 Horn of Africa Renditions and the Fate of Those Still Missing. Click here to read the full story (PD F file)

ኢትዮጵያና ደቡብ አፍሪካ በዲሞክራሲ ገጽታ (ከፕ/ር አለማየሁ ገ/ማርያም)[Ethiopia are]

ፕሮፌሠር አለማየሁ ገ/ማርያም

ኢትዮጵያና ደቡብ አፍሪካን ከሚለይዋቸው ገጽታዎች ዋነኛው በዲሞክራሲ ግንባታ ረገድ እየተጓዙበት ያለው መንገድ ነው። በደቡብ አፍሪካ የዲሞክራሲ መገለጫ የሆነው የህዝብ መንግሥት፣ በህዝብ የተመረጠ መንግሥትና ለህዝብ የሚሠራ መንግሥት የመኖሩ ጉዳይ ነው። (Government of the people by people and for the people) በኢትዮጵያ ያለው የአገዛዝ ሥርዓት መገለጫ ግን የዲሞክራሲ ገጽታ አለው ለማለት ይከብዳል። ምክንያቱም ከዲሞክራሲ መገለጫው ይልቅ ጥቂት ግለሰቦች በሥልጣን ላይ የሚቆዩበትና የህዝብን ሀብት እንደፈለጉ የሚያደርጉበት ሁኔታ የበለጠ ይጐላልና።...more..

ኢድ ሙባረክ!

Eid Mubarak

Barack and the soul of America (Ethiopianreview)

...Barack understands the problems of Ethiopians and all oppressed peoples in the world. He understands that American security in the world is directly proportional to America’s role in ensuring freedom, democracy and human rights throughout the world. His understanding is not mere repetition of platitudes about democracy and freedom. It is much deeper than that:

"We have heard much over the last six years about how America’s larger purpose in the world is to promote the spread of freedom – that it is the yearning of all who live in the shadow of tyranny and despair. I agree. But this yearning is not satisfied by simply deposing a dictator and setting up a ballot box. The true desire of all mankind is not only to live free lives, but lives marked by dignity and opportunity; by security and simple justice....more..

Djibouti-Eritrea border tension could escalate, warns UN team(Africafiles)

..."The possible destabilization of Djibouti and the militarization of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait [connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and a strategic link to the Mediterranean] do not augur well for peace in the region or for international shipping and investment. Solutions must therefore be found as a matter of the utmost priority." The report placed the onus on Eritrea, which has alleged aggression by Djibouti, to cooperate with the UN and establish the facts to support its allegations. The UN should persuade Eritrea and Djibouti to demilitarize the border and return to the "status quo ante as at February," according to the report....more...

Food, water and sheep: tackling Ethiopia's food crisis (Reuters0

"Unfortunately many of the strategies people are forced to adopt to feed themselves in the short term create conditions where the cycle of poverty and hunger is prolonged. Simply providing food aid helps keep people alive, but it is an unsustainable solution," said Pete Garratt, British Red Cross relief operations manager....more...