Tag Archives: Dallas

“Neutral” Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches in the Diaspora

December 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D. Introduction St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Nazret, Ethiopia St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Nazret, Ethiopia In this brief commentary, the writer attempts to show the extent to which the recently-concluded peace and unity mediation … read more »

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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Patriarchate – A Cause for Disunity

December 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Teklu Abate The division of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC) into two competing synods has a single cause: the way the most infamous patriarch, the late Abune Paulos, was instated as leader of the church twenty years ago. … read more »

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I am afraid of the Ethiopian Puppet President Girma Wolde-giorgis

December 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Abenezer Aregawi Ato Girma wrote and distributed letter regarding the Ethiopian Orthodox Church patriarch election controversy existed between the 4th Ethiopian patriarch forced to exile by the current regime Patriarch Abune Mekarios (the exiled sinodos) and the Ethiopian based … read more »

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Personal account: Murdered owners of Desta Ethiopian Restaurant were “role models for success”

August 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Note: This guest article by Bentley Brown is his personal account of meeting the owners of Desta Ethiopian Restaurant, who were found murdered in front of their Dallas home in mid-August. Rani BirchfieldBentley Brown, left, regularly visited Yayehyirad “Yared” Lemma … read more »

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US American As we Know it!!

August 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Don’t be persuaded by the rhetoric about US is a capitalist nation where individuals pull themselves up by their own boot straps. To the extent such is true, make no mistake about it, US America is a giant welfare country … read more »

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Africa’s top retirement fund in overseas investment push

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

South Africa’s Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) is considering investing around $22-billion outside the country to diversify its risks and some of that may go to other African countries and emerging markets. Really, and this when most businesses in South … read more »

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Tunisia’s Jews asked to return

December 20, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

  Tunis – Tunisia’s newly elected president has called for the country’s Jewish population to return. The state news agency reported Monday that President Moncef Marzouki had told the country’s Grand Rabbi Haim Bittan that Tunisia’s Jews are full citizens. … read more »

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Law Enforcement In Nigeria…

December 9, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Here are my take with Nigeria law enforcement set up. Nigeria Police, the primary source for prosecution and criminal charges, was an after thought. The police was set principally to protect the colonial administrators from local attacks. That is why … read more »

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Girl, 6, videotaped mom’s group sex

August 10, 2011 by benim

A Dallas woman is accused of forcing her 6-year-old daughter to record her having group sex repeatedly in recent months, according to police documents. The 24-year-old woman was in the Dallas County Jail on Monday on a third-degree felony charge … read more »

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Delta shifting US calls away from South Africa

June 3, 2011 by benim

Delta Air Lines Inc. says it will stop sending U.S. calls to a call center in South Africa, as it continues to shift that work back to the U.S. Starting July 1 calls about Delta promotions will go to a … read more »

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Judge refuses to cut Nigerian Tata bail in day care fire

May 28, 2011 by benim

A stone-faced Jessica Tata headed back to county jail on Friday after a judge dashed her hopes of reducing the $1.1 million bail on charges stemming from the February day care center fire that killed four young children.   Judge … read more »

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Nigeria Super Eagles arrive from USA

March 1, 2011 by benim

Nigeria’s home based Super Eagles have arrived from the United States where they were supposed to take part in the botched Green Bowl Invitational soccer tournament, otherwise referred to as the Obama Cup. The tournament was called off at the … read more »

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Nigerian Uche Okafor was murdered – FBI

January 26, 2011 by benim

There has been a twist in the death of former Eagles’ defender, Uche Okafor as the Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI) claimed in a report yesterday that the player was murdered. Uche was found hanging at his Dallas, Texas home earlier … read more »

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