Vigil planned for bus accident victim

Source: The Star, Thu Feb 03 2011 
Friends say Menale Dinesa was passionate about helping his Ethiopian community and it’s that same community that will lovingly remember him.

Egypt: AU calls for 'appropriate reforms' in Egypt

Source: Afrique en ligne, 4/02/2011 

Black Queens face Ethiopia next in Olympic qualifiers

Source: Ghana soccer net.3rd February 2011
Ghana’s national women team will face Ethiopia in the next round of the 2012 London Olympic qualifiers.
The Black Queens thrashed Guinea 5-1 last Saturday in Accra to seal a 7-1 aggregate win.

High level Ethiopian team visits IMT Manesar

Source: The Times of INDIA, Feb 3, 2011, 04
PANCHKULA: A high level Ethiopian delegation led by Esayas Bahire Gebremeskel, president, Development Bank of Ethiopia visited Industrial Model Township (IMT) Manesar Distt. Gurgaon in order to get first hand idea of the world-class industrial infrastructure developed by the State's nodal agency Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC).

Ethiopian President Concerned by Lease of Forest to Indian Firm

Source: Bloomberg Business week, February 04, 2011
Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis and the country’s environmental regulator have both written to the Agriculture Ministry expressing concern over the sale of forestry land to foreign agricultural companies.

Ethiopia: Haile Selassie one of TIME’s Top 25 Political Icons

Source: Time, Friday, Feb 04, 2011

Feb. 6 marks the 100th birthday of the late U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Few political figures in recent memory have matched the Gipper's charisma or enduring appeal. We look at other world leaders whose legacies have stood the test of time

Ethiopian PM: Eritrea behind plot to attack AU summit

Source: Sudan Tribune, By Tesfa-Alem Tekle

February 3, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) - In fresh accusations, Ethiopia has laid fresh accusations against arch-foe Eritrea for conspiring to perform bomb attacks during the Africa Union (AU) summit held last week in the capital,

Something Happened at DC9. Who Did it Happen to? Exploring the life of a young man who wasn't supposed to die outside a nightclub

Source: Wasnignton City PaperFeb. 3, 2011
In this week's print edition of Washington City Paper, Rend Smith examines the life of Ali Ahmed Mohammed, the man "who, by crime or by accident or by personal recklessness, lost his life" outside of the DC9 rock club on 9th Street NW in October. The death has shaken D.C.'s nightlife community and Ethiopians who have carved out a neighborhood of their own in recent years: