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Dr Myles Munroe And His Wife Dead In Plane Crash
THE leader of Bahamas Faith Ministries, Dr Myles Munroe, and his wife Ruth have been killed in a plane crash in Grand Bahama.The crash took place this afternoon and killed all nine people on board...

Jose Mujica: The world’s ‘poorest’ president
The Uruguayan president Jose Mujica says he has received a million-dollar offer to buy his blue 1987 Volkswagen Beetle, which has become a symbol of his austere lifestyle.
The man once nicknamed...

Zambian President Michael Sata dies in London
Zambian President Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness, the government says.President Sata, who was being treated in the UK, died in London's...

Bill Gates Finally Gets His Honorary Degree
Thank you for that introduction, Dr. Admasu Tsegaye [President of Addis Ababa University].
Prime Minister Hailemariam; distinguished guests; faculty and students of Addis Ababa University.
I am...

SODEREPORTER Former owners of Addis Abeba restaurant in Washington DC open Washington Hotel in Addis Abeba
The former Addis Ababa Restaurant in Washington DC on 18th street has now become Washington Hotel in Addis Ababa. An estimated 180 million birr has been invested to realize the concept of from...

Mesfin Habtemariam Passed away, 69
The great Ethiopian author and essayist Mesfin Habtemariam passed away yesterday night on July 13, 2014.
He was 69. Mesfin was born in Mojjo. Mesfin Habtemariam is widely known for his three books...

Recalling Abebe Bikila
The multi- talented Abebe Bikila is seen in the image shooting an arrow, another form of sport that he was so good at, and he was also a champion of this international game, but his gift doesn't end...

Ethiopian CNN journalist Haimy Assefa writes about identity questions she faced when she arrive in America. Am I Black? Ethiopian? American?
Ethiopian CNN journalist Haimy Assefa writes about identity questions she faced when she arrive in America. Am I Black? Ethiopian? American?
This article was published in April 22, 2014 after some...

Jacky Gosse to sign a 1.5 million Br agreement with Heineken
Jacky Gossee, a young Ethiopian musician who is known for his single release ‘Sela beyegn’ is to sign a 1.5 million birr agreement with Heineken beer for a music show.
According to Admass...

Former North Korea leader Kim Il Sung to Be Remembered in Ethiopia claims state news agency
Kim Il Sung to Be Remembered in Ethiopia
Pyongyang, June 10 (KCNA) — An Ethiopian committee for remembering President Kim Il Sung was inaugurated in Addis Ababa on June 2.
Nigatu Dagnachew,...

Engineer Azeb wins women in construction excellence award
The Chief Executive Officer of the newly-formed Ethiopian Electric Power, Azeb Asnake (Eng.), has just won the “Women in Construction Excellence Award.”
Azeb on Thursday received the award at...

Karlheinz Boehm, Founder of Menschen fuer Menschen (“People for People”), Dies
BERLIN May 30, 2014 (AP)
Karlheinz Boehm, an Austrian actor and human rights activist who founded an aid group dedicated to helping people in Ethiopia, has died. He was 86.
Boehm’s group,...
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