Monday, November 23, 2009

Ethiopians chanted "ቡርቱካን ማንዴላ ልደቱ ሌባ " at Great Ethiopian Run


EthiopiaZare.com, a leading independent media based in Ethiopia, reports that several athletes participating in the 9th Great Ethiopian Run chanted slogans against Hailu Sahwel and Lidetu Ayalew and demanded the immediate release of Ethiopian political prisoner Birtukan Mideksa. Ethiopia Zare reports that many were heard chanting "ቡርቱካን ማንዴላ ልደቱ ሌባ " (Birtukan Mandela:Lidetu Thief)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Concern Over Aid To Ethiopia

The United States is committed to helping people in need all over the world, and it takes this mission very seriously. With billions of dollars spent on humanitarian, economic and other forms of assistance every year, the U.S. wants to be sure that the aid is properly and effectively distributed. So it is that U.S. officials are concerned about recent reports that the Ethiopian government may be politicizing humanitarian assistance ahead of next year's national elections.

Amid wide-spread food shortages caused by a long-running drought across much of East Africa, Ethiopia receives considerable aid from the U.S. and other nations. It is estimated that more than 6 million of the country's 80 million people rely on aid to survive, with another 7 million relying heavily on on the Productive Safety Net Program, a food-for-work program administered by the government and supported by foreign assistance. Read Full Story≫