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SPOTLIGHT
TCNA launched its new web site
TCNA will continue to expand and improve its services. As part of that improvment, TCNA are pleased to announce the launch of its new website.
Two Wrongs won’t make one right
By: Seifeselassie Sibhatu, PhD (December 15, 2005)
"Given the historical tangeable fact of the humiliating defeat of the major expansionist European power by a heroic Ethiopian people at the battle of Adowa, it was not unexpected least to say that one of the great grand daughters and sons of the humiliated Italian army will attempt to take one or other form of vendetta at the Ethiopian people and its history. Therefore, we should not have been surprised to see such kind of an article by great grand daughter of the Fascist Mussolini’s army, who were annihilated by the heroic Ethiopian people at the battle of Adowa."
How Not To Promote Ethiopia 101 / Correction
My dear Tom
"It is clear that you have no excuse but to attack me and my observations,
you have a responsibility to do a duty to the people of Ethiopia you claim to represent, that many of you failed to do so is a fact, and it will remain my observation like it or not and I have the Photos to prove it http://www.tigrai.org/News/Tourism/LinadOnTourism.htm
if you did not like being in the photos, perhaps you should have done some meaningful work?"
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Linda Wilimas
How not to promote Ethiopia - A response
Dear Tigray Net,
As one of the participants on the Ethiopia stand at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, I would like to respond to the attack launched by Linda Williams (How not to promote Ethiopia), displayed on your website.
Linda describes herself as a free Lance Journalist (sic), but though she is eager to give out lessons to us in the tourist industry, she clearly knows little about journalism. An article, even an opinion piece, should make some attempt at balance by presenting different view points and relevant quotes. Instead, Linda gives us a rant (I wouldnt describe her contribution as an article) in which we only get her views, and her views alone. Even for a profession noted for its egotists, Linda surely qualifies for a special award in ego mania.
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A new Tigrai Community in North America (TCNA) established
The Tigrai Community in North America (TCNA), Inc. is a non-political, non-governmental, non-profit
organization for which a tax-exempt status has been requested and awaiting a positive response from the United States Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). TCNA is a nonsectarian organization, which embraces a policy prohibiting discrimination against people because of their creed, race,
color, gender, or political opinions. Read more ...
click here to go to the new web site...
Dear Netters,
For the last five years tigrai.net has been providing educational, humanitarian, social, and political issues to
Ethiopian community in the diaspora and inside Ethiopia. Our website netters has been supportive for our existing site and in their
suggestions to see Tigrai.net provide more and better services through the website. As a result since August 2005, we have been working
on the process of redesigning our site to include interactivity into many of the areas of our site and we have been working on even better
solutions. Furthermore, once again we would like to ask our netters to bear with us as we finalize all the changes. The new tigrai.net web site will be
launched on January 1, 2006.
Thank you,
TigraiNet Network Group
The 3rd AYAA all years reunion is coming soon!
Hello Alumni and friends,
This is to let you know that our third reunion is going to to be in Seattle on Saturday, June 10th of 2006. We hope to see all of you there. All the details of the event will be shortly posted in our web site.
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TIGRAINET SELECTED NEWS
How not to Promote Ethiopia 101
The Ethiopia stand was tucked away in a dimly lit corner, sporting very unprofessionally designed posters with the same old bare breasted girls taken during the 1960s on the wall, badly lit graphics and some tacky pieces of Ethiopian traditional cloth tied to the poles, and then to make matters worse, it was empty! the people who were supposed to be there selling Ethiopia to tour operators who had come looking for business, were never at their pathetic looking tables and the two at most who were there were only interested in playing with their Mobile phones, you ask them for any information even the simplest question, and they point you to a poorly printed brochure that looks like the paper it is printed on has been recycled 100 times and say “ you can see this"
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U.S. Troops in Ethiopia Try to Save Abused Cheetah Cubs
GODE, Ethiopia — U.S. troops found two cheetah cubs — one of them blinded — being forced to fight each other for the amusement of jeering children in this dusty, forgotten village.
Source: Foxnews.com
World Bank's director for Ethiopia and Sudan expects economy expansion
ETC Shuts Down Chinese Mobile Network in Addis
The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) is shutting down half of the 200,000 mobile lines in the network built by Zhongxing Telecom Equipment (ZTE) Corporation, a Chinese telecom company with an annual 1.9 billion dollars turnover (2003).
Ethiopia to host int'l information technology forum
Ethiopia said Monday it has been elected to host the Third World Information Technology Forum, which is scheduled to be held on August 22-28, 2007.
Factory produces more than 712,000 tons of cement
Mekele, August 10,2005 (WIC) - The Mesebo Cement factory has reportedly produced over 712,000 tons of cement during the just-ended fiscal year.
Tigrayan Community of Toronto and surrounding Invites All for get together Picnic Day
Date: August 28, 2005
A Night with Raya - A Night to Remember!!
August 27, 2005 at 7 PM
A new book in the market (Tigringa) by Ghelawdewos Araia, Ph.D. 7/18/2005
2nd Anniversary of Shirea Development Association in North America
September 3,2005
Factory Acting Manager, Hatsey Berhe, told WIC today that the production has exceeded the set target of 698,875 tons.
Alumni & Development
A Night with Raya - A Night to Remember!!
The Raya Relief and Development Association (RARDA) is a newly found non-governmental, non-partisan and non-political organization with the sole aim of helping the Raya Communities in Ethiopia. The elders amongst us remember the beauty, richness and abundance of Raya in the early years. However, due to man-made and natural causes this section of our homeland has become one of the neediest regions in our country.
AYAA Members and Friends Rally for a New Fence
Clarification of Calling for Unity
Calling for Unity
The Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association had celebrated its 2nd anniversary on July 16, 2005 in Washington,DC.
The celebration was very successful and fruitful. For more details of the Awlaelo Night and its annul
meeting, please visit www.awlaelo.org
2nd Anniversary of Shirea Development Association in North America
Come To Boston And Celebrate The 2nd Anniversary Shirea Development Association In North America.
Place:Faialense
1121 Cambridge St, Cambridge Ma
Date:September 3,2005
Time: 7:00 pm - 1:30Am
For More Information: 617-304-6666
MISS TOURISM-ETHIOPIA 2005 TRIUMPHS IN MALAYSIA
Miss Tourism- Ethiopia 2005 Dina Fekadu has triumphed over adversity by being crowned Miss Goodwill 2005 at the Miss Tourism Intercontinental contest held in Malaysia last saturday, Despite the unfortunate circumstances that prevented her from participating on a level playing field with the other 30 contestants for the ultimate title of Miss Tourism Intercontinental 2005.
Mothers for Mothers Association offers ToT on use of cactus tree
Mekele, July 26,2005 (WIC)-The Mekele town Mothers for Mothers Association said it has offered Training of Trainers (ToT) on the use of cactus tree for food in rural parts of the state.
Office in Afar vaccinates 50,000 camels against severe camel disease
Mekele, July 18,2005 (WIC)- The Afar state Agriculture Development Cooperation Office in Mekele town stated that it has vaccinated 45, 000 camels against severe camel disease that surfaced in four woredas of the state while it has treated 5,000 camels affected by the disease
Ethiopian coffee gets top bids in Internet auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ethiopia, widely considered the birthplace of coffee, has attracted top bids from around the world for its premium Java in a premier Internet auction for African coffees, according to ECAFE Foundation, a nonprofit group organizing the event.
ECAFE, which aims to help the agricultural and economic development of farming communities, had sourced coffee from 150 farming coops in eight regions across the African country to identify high quality coffees.
G8 Countries Seek African Consumer Market
GLENEAGLES, Scotland (NNPA) - Powerful western nations are committed to developing Africa - as a market for their goods, a leading agricultural economist says.
''There is talk of the need for action by way of aid, debt cancellation and trade,'' Devinder Sharma, long-time campaigner for the rights of farmers in the developing world, said. ''An impression is given by George Bush and others that of the three, trade is the real answer to Africa's problems. But actually trade is the problem.''
Exports to Ethiopia Earn Kenya Sh100m
Kenya earned Sh100 million from exports to Ethiopia through Moyale Town, North Eastern Province in the last financial year.
G8 reaches climate deal in principle
LENEAGLES, Scotland (Reuters) -- The Group of Eight powers meeting in Scotland have reached agreement on joint action to combat global warming but have set no measurable targets, German negotiator Bernd Pfaffenbach told reporters.
Speak out, African leaders told
African leaders should speak out against their neighbours if "wrong policies" are followed, United Nations chief Kofi Annan has warned.
Safety net program underway with 246 million birr
Mekele, July 7,2005 (WIC)-The Tigray State Food Security Coordination Office said it has been undertaking safety net program with 246 million birr budget.
Mekele municipality finalizes over 11 million birr dev't projects
Mekele, July 7,2005 (WIC)-The Mekele municipality disclosed that it has finalized 20 development projects launched at a cost of over 11.2 million in collaboration with government and Non-governmental organizations.
Live 8 concerts bridge the world
The world's biggest music stars have united in concerts around the globe to put pressure on political leaders to tackle poverty in Africa.
Concerts in 10 cities, including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome and Moscow played to hundreds of thousands of people.
Hope returns for Ethiopia's poor
By Anthony Mitchell in Addis Ababa
It is the country that epitomises Western notions of African poverty, but last night few people in Ethiopia were aware of the global rock event held in their honour. While tens of thousands thronged Live 8 concerts around the world, most Ethiopians were unaware of the bold attempt to give them hope.
Anthrax kills 500 camels in Afar state
Mekele, June 24,2005 (WIC)-Some 500 camels have died from a mysterious disease in Abeala woreda, Afar State, pastoralists of the woreda disclosed.
A female pastoralist from Merga locality in the woreda, Fatuma Ali told WIC that her family has been suffering since five of their lactating camels collapsed and died while she was milking them.
The other pastoralists, Tahir Kassa and Demiss Mohammed, who said they have lost three and two camels respectively, stated the animals were dying instantly without showing any symptoms of disease.
Ministry underscores significance of scientific researches on cultural heritages, tourist attractions
Mekele, June 24,2005 (WIC)-The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture said the country's cultural heritages, natural resources and tourist attractions should be backed by scientific researches so that they can contribute towards the development endeavors of the country.
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TIGRAINET HIGHLIGHTS
New Restrooms Open to Female Students
The new eight-room facility at Atse Yohannes High School, financed by AYAA, opened its doors to female students.
Note on Calling for Unity
Awlaelo Schools Alumni Association
Ethiopia leaps into the information age
Good news often seems to be an endangered species in Africa, even if many parts of the continent are making quiet progress while others occupy the headlines with stories of conflict and disaster. Still, it is surprising to learn that one of its poorer countries is spending 10 per cent of its annual GDP on a broadband, satellite-based internet system.
What does it take to be a winner?
What does it take to be a winner? BBC Africa Live wants to know if winners are born or made. [Images-news source: bbc]
Dibaba cuts down rivals as Olympic champions feel the heat
Ethiopia's digital dream
Twenty years ago, Ethiopia was in turmoil. Now there's a new kind of revolution sweeping the land, reports Michael Cross
Thursday August 4, 2005 (The Guardian)
Ethiopian government offices are austere affairs. They even lack the typical African decoration of the president's portrait on the wall. None of the furniture would fetch 10p in a British junk shop.
One detail disturbs this pattern - a large flat-screen plasma monitor, plugged into a rack of digital routers, appears to have been teleported from another universe.
East Africa's terror ties
The news that three of the suspects held in connection with the failed London bombings on 21 July were born in East Africa has once again put the region in the spotlight.
They are not being linked to any militant activities in their countries of birth, but connections between East Africa and Al-Qaeda have long been established there.
source:bbc]
Robotics show Lucy walked upright
Australopithecus afarensis, the early human who lived about 3.2 million years ago, walked upright, according to an "evolutionary robotics" model.
The model, which uses footprints to predict gait, suggests "Lucy", as the first fossil afarensis was called, walked rather like us.
This contradicts earlier suggestions that Lucy shuffled like a bipedally walking chimpanzee.
[Image and News source:BBC NEWS]
Good Taste
Part 1: Fair Trade Meets Good Taste in Ethiopia
Part 2: Fair Trade Meets Good Taste in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Studies: A Call for Action - The Importance of Ethiopian Manuscripts
We need to obtain microfilms, or preferably digital copies, of most if not all such manuscripts – as well as the originals of the manuscripts looted from Maqdala – Our objective is very simple: It is that the Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library should have copies of all known Ethiopian manuscripts of any significance, be they in Ethiopian churches and monasteries, or in foreign library collections abroad.
Right Image source: University of Utah
An Ethiopian student should be able to see such works, at least on microfilm – or perhaps even better on digital scan, without having to travel over the world to consult them. He or she should be able to see such material in Ethiopia. Preferably at the IES – without having to travel to London, Paris, Rome, Munich, Moscow, and elsewhere.
[Source: Addis Tribune]
Fair Trade Meets Good Taste in Ethiopia
NEW YORK, NY, July 12, 2005 — Coffee wakes up millions of people every morning – and a lot of them are too groggy to think much about its flavor or its origin. But even in New York -- where weak deli coffee is still a staple -- there’s increasing interest in what are called specialty coffees.
Image Source: photo gallary of McCune's trip to Ethiopia
Some connaisseurs are taking it one step further, and thinking about the farmers who grow the beans and whether they’re getting a fair deal. WNYC’s Marianne McCune has the first of two reports on a coffee project that combines taste AND trade. Part One is more about taste.
China embraces coffee culture more than the coffee
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Jessie Tang has noticed a difference between her Chinese customers and others who patronize the Coffee Hill stand in a Shanghai office building.
The next war
By Al Kags (The Standard)
Major conflicts in Africa over the next 25 years could be due to that most precious of commodities — water.
Water wars are likely to erupt in areas where rivers and lakes are shared by more than one country, according to a United Nations Development Programme report.
Possible flashpoints are the Nile, Niger, Volta and Zambezi basins. The report predicts population growth and economic development will lead to nearly one in two people in Africa living in countries facing water scarcity or ‘water stress’ within 25 years.
The long walk to Justice
Blair will not 'flinch' on Africa
Tony Blair has pledged to push other G8 leaders "the whole way" on securing a deal for increased aid for Africa.
Live 8 - Make Poverty History
One voice. One goal to fight global AIDS and poverty. Take Action
Live 8 concertgoers demand help for Africa
Media spread Live 8 around globe
The organisers of Live 8 say 85% of the world's population have been able to tune in to the event to hear its message on global poverty.
Dubbed the biggest global live event in history, the concerts are available throughout the world on TV, radio and the internet.
 (Video) HARD talk interview on July 5th, Stephen Sackur talks to Hailu Shawel
(Video) HARD talk interview on July 4th, Stephen Sackur talks to Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi
"This is not Live Aid 2.
 These concerts are the start point for The Long Walk To Justice, the one way we can all make our voices heard in unison.
This is without doubt a moment in history where ordinary people can grasp the chance to achieve something truly monumental and demand from the 8 world leaders at G8 an end to poverty.
The G8 leaders have it within their power to alter history. They will only have the will to do so if tens of thousands of people show them that enough is enough.
By doubling aid, fully cancelling debt, and delivering trade justice for Africa, the G8 could change the future for millions of men, women and children." Bob Geldof
LIVING SYMBOL OF HOPE
TWENTY years ago her heartbroken father wrapped her tiny, emaciated body in a burial shroud - and waited for her to die.
But on Saturday, beautiful Birhan Woldu, now 24, stood proudly in front of the world as a living symbol of hope.
Student Birhan - the inspiration for Live Aid 1985 - was cheered as she was led on stage at Live 8 by Sir Bob Geldof.
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