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Picture of the Week: Ethiopia the Cradle of Civilization
ATHLETICS Gebre-Egziabiher, Workinesh Win the Great Ethiopian Run 
Mekelle, March 28,2004 (WIC)-Athlete Gebre-Egziabiher Gebremariam won the Great Ethiopian Run organized for the first
time in Mekelle town of the Tigray State, while Worknesh Kidane took gold in the
women's competition.
ATHLETICS When Kenya Was Humbled By Ethiopian Rivals After the world cross country championships here in Brussels, the message for Kenya was loud and clear: Go back to the drawing board. 
After 18 years of dominance, Kenya lost the overall title to
neighbouring Ethiopia. Kenya won one gold medal and a bronze, thanks to Edith
Masai and Ernest Meli. Masai ensured she won her third consecutive title in the
championship to become the first woman to attain such a feat.
Technology Microsoft software to speak more languages SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. is known for aggressive efforts to extend its global reach. Now, it's taking that further, with a project to double the roster of languages its software can speak. Law Government criticized for not respecting the rule of law The Reporter (Addis Ababa) By Abebe Tadesse Ato Tilahun Teshome, associate professor at the Addis Ababa University Law Faculty, said last week the rule of law was not properly respected in Ethiopia and that there was interference and a tendency of undermining the judiciary's activity. 
Open Letter to the CNN —’It Must Be a Sick Joke’Addis Tribune: Sir – I have watched your programme on the constant famine of Ethiopia on your February 28, 2004 transmission on CNN TV, “Surviving the Hunger.” I was very surprised and deeply concerned on the way journalism works in the western world after watching it. It is your responsibility; and you should be praised for such a concern. However, I am very upset on your cheap propaganda against the poor people and the poor country. I keep asking myself: is this really broadcast to show the reality that our country has faced now? Technology Computers Help Ethiopian High Schools Harness Online Power United Nations Development Programme: (New York):March 8, 2004 UNDP and Ethiopia's ICT for Development Authority have delivered the first batch of 1,500 computers to the Ministry of Education as part of efforts to bring information and communications technology (ICT) to more than 160 high schools around the country. Press Release: AFAR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 
It is now officially announced the establishment of the Afar Community Association in the
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The name of the Association is Afar
Community Association hereafter referred to as “ACA”. It shall be voluntary,
self-help, social and cultural oriented non-profit making organisation.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
2003Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor February 25, 2004 Ethiopia continued its transition from a unitary to a federal system of government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. According to international and local observers, the 2000 national elections generally were free and fair in most areas; however, serious election irregularities occurred in the Southern Region, particularly in Hadiya zone.
Rising tensions over the Nile River BasinThe Nile River is the longest river in the world. From its major source, Lake Victoria in east central Africa, the White Nile flows generally north through Uganda and into Sudan where it meets the Blue Nile in Khartoum, which rises in the Ethiopian highlands. The Nile traverses almost 6,700 kilometers (4,169 miles) from its farthest sources of the headwaters of the Kagera River in Burundi and Rwanda to its delta in Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea. Tourism Authority Maintaining Heritages With Two Million Birr Addis Ababa, February 27,2004 (WIC) Ethiopian Heritages Study and Conservation Authority is reportedly maintaining eight historic buildings and paintings at a cost of two million birr. Religion The Passion of the Christ is a vivid depiction of the last 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life 
Sometimes around the year A.D. 30, in the Roman province of Palestine, an obscure Jewish carpenter named
Jesus of Nazareth began to teach publicly and to proclaim the coming of a "Kingdom of God.' For centuries,
the Jewish people had expected the appearance of a promised deliverer known as the Messiah ----
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Sport Bekele Sets New Indoor 5,000 m Record 
Reigning world cross country champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia has set a new
world indoor record in the 5,000 meter race at the Norwich Union meet in
Birmingham, England.
Music Interview with Gigi - Afropop Your new album is "Abyssinia Infinite: Zion Roots". Tell us what and where is Abyssinia? 
Gigi: Abbyssinia is Ethiopia, in East Africa. It is an old name.Can you describe some of the instruments on the record that listeners might not know about? There is a masinko, which is a bow instrument. It's one string. I don't know what to relate to it. I heard some music from the Fulani. Knowledge ignites hope in Ethiopia Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, Institute of Global HIV Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA Analysis The Inauguration of the Gilgel Gibe Dam: Kudos for Ethiopia and an Admonition to the Wise By Dr. Yosef Yacob "The western disposition to promote small scale project driven alternatives such as rain water harnessing, earthen dams, diesel generators, geothermal energy, solar energy, wind energy, potable water projects, drilling of small wells, promoting traditional agriculture, harnessing small streams, resettling populations, digging ponds, and reliance on food aid will not bring about the progress deserved by the Ethiopian people. " Appeal Urgent appeal from MIT Analysis From UNDUGU to the Nile Basin Initiative: An Enduring Excercis in Futility Yosef Yacob, JD, LM, PhD Tourism Ethiopia, cradle of humanity 19/01/2004 13:54 - (SA) Appeal An Open Appeal Letter To The United Nations Security Council regarding the current Impasse between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the Irob-Case-for-Peace From The Irob Community of Northern America (January 16, 2004) Analysis Tough Talk over a Defunct Treaty: The Case of the 1929 Nile Waters Agreement By: Yosef Yacob, JD, LLM, PhD 
Picture of the Week (3/20/2004 - 3/28/2004): Discovered by Donald Johanson in 1974 in Ethiopia, "Lucy", at 3.2 million years has been considered the first human. (Ethiopia is the cradle of human race.) 
Picture of Week (3/13/2004 - 3/20/2004): The Nile Falls- Tise-Abay! (Do you know, Ethiopia is the source of the Nile River?)
Announcement: Dear Alumni and Friends of Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association: Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association would like to connect you with its first web site and bring together the old and the new as we move forward. The Awlaelo Schools Alumni needs your support and commitment in order to make our young alumni community even stronger and more comprehensive. Please visit our site frequently and keep your calendar open for future events. We also encourage you to make suggestions and send feedback. Our current URL is: Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association Moblizing Ethiopians Living Abroad for the development of ETHIOPIA  In 2001, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) initiated a capacity building program for Africa entitled Migration for Development in Africa (MIDA). The MIDA program aims to establish links between African countries and their citizens living abroad, without jeopardizing their social status and benefits gained in their host country. ........ IOM would be grateful if you could complete the attached questionnaire and send it to the following electronic mailbox IOM.Belyou.Guirbo@wfp.org Or postal address of IOM, P.O.Box 25283 Code 1000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Questionnaire (Requires Adobe Acrobat reader - Download here) |
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BRUSSELS: Ethiopia, stricken by poverty, war and famine, is still able
to parade an array of supreme distance runners this weekend at the last major
international championships before the Athens Olympics.
