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Tag Archives: Amharic language
Israeli teens journey to Ethiopia to walk in their parents’ footsteps
By Michal Shmulovich,timesofisrael JENDA, Ethiopia — In a secluded village in northern Ethiopia, near the foot of the Blue Nile, Zahava Aregito Zagaya, 16, and a group of other Israeli-Ethiopian teens were walking through expansive green and yellow pastures of … read more
Ethiopia: Cultural Urbanisation
By Addisfortune A recent discussion with a friend of mine, who is a business management coach by profession, has taken me by surprise. It is not that the discussion was unique in subject but it brought a rather new perspective … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
Tagged Amharic, Amharic language, Economic Development, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Meles Zenawi, Muslim, United States
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Ethiopia: The Death of the Amharic Language?
By Meron Tekleberhan Several times now I have come upon articles which declare that the Amharic language is in danger because of the increasing influence being exerted on it by English and other foreign languages. Dr. Befekadu Wakjera cites the … read more
Posted in Ethiopia
Tagged Addis, Addis Ababa, Amharic, Amharic language, Assefa, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Tom Rhodes, Voice of America
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Dawit Kebede joins Ethiopia’s exiled journalists
NEW YORK, November 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Dawit Kebede, managing editor of Awramba Times, one of Ethiopia’s two remaining independent Amharic-language newspapers offering critical analysis of local politics, announced today that he was forced to leave the country … read more
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
Tagged Addis Zemen, Amharic language, Awramba Times, breaking news, Committee to Protect Journalists, Dawit Kebede, East Africa, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Kebede, Middle East, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Ethiopia vs. VOA: Acting Director Says ‘I want to set the record straight’
Voice of America’s Acting Director and Executive Editor, Steve Redisch, has told Tadias Magazine that the recent controversy surrounding the removal of a June 23rd content from the broadcaster’s Amharic website was “consistent with VOA’s standards of accuracy.” Redisch also … read more
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
Tagged About Africa, Addis Ababa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Amharic language, Arab League, breaking news, Broadcasting Board of Governors, Dana Perino, David Arnold, East Africa, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, Politics of Ethiopia, Southern Africa, Voice of America, West Africa
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VOA Amharic walking a tight rope
Voice of America’s relationship with the Ethiopian authorities has been a rocky one. For over a decade, after the TPLF (Tigray People Liberation Front) ascension to power VOA was hardly a major source of news for many Ethiopians. It was … read more
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News, Special Reports
Tagged About Africa, Addis Ababa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Amharic language, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kifle Wodajo, North Africa, Pan African News, Prime minister, Southern Africa, Voice of America, Washington D.C, West Africa
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Ethiopia: An Old Man Landed in Jail for Attempting to Rape His Granddaughter
An elderly man, 64, who lives in Kebele 01/02 of Akaki Sub-city, was charged with attempting to rape his granddaughter of 10 on April 5, 2010 as she was getting ready to go to school in the morning. In the … read more
Posted in Abuse, Children & Youth, Crime & Corruption, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Amharic language, breaking news, East Africa, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, European Union, History, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Ogaden National Liberation Front, prosecutor
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Let Ethiopians Hear America’s Voice
Ethiopian Citizens Have the Absolute Constitutional Right to Listen to the VOA So many lessons to learn from Columbia University! When dictator-in-chief Meles Zenawi spoke unceremoniously at Columbia on September 22, he was talking trash about the Voice of America … read more
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