Monday, January 17, 2011

Why I want Lagos for Nigeria/Ethiopia match –Siasia

Source The Nation
Dayo Ojerinde and Damilola Ajayi
Ahead of the Africa Nations Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Ethiopia, Super Eagles gaffer, Samson Siasia has revealed why he prefers Lagos for the encounter.

Israel Takes in Ethiopians, Ends Their Humanitarian Plight


source: AllVoices 
Addis Ababa : Ethiopia | Jan 17, 2011
 Groups of hundreds of Falash Mura, Ethiopians with Jewish ancestry, began arriving at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport today. Israel’s cabinet approved the immigration of 8,000 Falash Mura into Israel in 2010.

Wild Ethiopian Coffee: Harvesting the Perks of an Indigenous Crop

(January 17, 2011, Alert Net)--It is hard to imagine modern life without coffee. But one thing that rarely crosses our minds as we sip our morning cups is that coffee is an African native.

Ethiopia Athletics: Birtukan Fente wins Vallagarina XC

Birtukan Fente
(January 17, 2011, Rovereto, Italy)- Birtukan Fente Alemu of Ethiopia won the women’s 5.5km race at the 34th edition of the International Cross della Vallagarina here yesterday. In the men’s race, Zelalem Bacha finished second behind Thomas Longosiwa of Kenya.

ETHIOPIA: Transport sector launches HIV policy

source: irinnews.
ADDIS ABABA, 17 January 2011 (PlusNews) - The Ethiopian government has unveiled an HIV policy for its transport sector, which has grown significantly in recent years alongside the rapidly expanding road network.

Ethiopia’s grain market in danger?

(17 January 2011, afrik-news)--A yellow wheat rust epidemic, a form of wheat fungus, is devouring crops in three major wheat-growing regional states of Ethiopia.