US woman gets 37 years for Ethiopian girl’s death

OLYMPIA: A US woman was sentenced to 37 years in prison on Tuesday for starving her Ethiopia-born adopted daughter and leaving her to die outside in the cold in Washington state.

Stay-at-home mother Carri Williams, 42, was convicted last month of homicide by abuse in connection with the 2011 death of 13-year-old Hana Williams, who was adopted in 2008.

The girl’s father, Larry Williams, 49, was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced on Tuesday to 28 years in prison, a representative in the clerk’s office said.

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Ethiopian-Israeli Student Supports Rabbi Dov Lior

Ethiopian-Israeli sticks up for Rabbi Dov Lior following racism accusations. ‘I never felt a hint of mistreatment.’
Supports of Rabbi Dov Lior harshly criticized MK Elazar Stern (Hatnua) last week after Stern, speaking from the Knesset podium, accused the rabbi of racism against Israelis from Ethiopia. Among other things, Stern claimed that Rabbi Dov Lior publicly said that Ethiopian immigrants are not Jewish, and that Jews should not marry them.

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Ethiopia: Govt Bans Travel Abroad for Employment

The Ethiopian government has temporarily banned its citizens from traveling abroad for employment.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the travel ban is aimed at curbing what it calls "the rising tide of abuse and exploitation" of migrants from the country.
It says the ban will remain until issues surrounding employment of Ethiopians abroad are addressed.
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians travel overseas each year in search of work. Rights groups say a majority who leave the country are females seeking domestic work in the Middle East.
Some end up being subjected to emotional and physical abuse as well as poor working conditions. Earlier this year, video surfaced reportedly showing an Ethiopian maid being abused in Lebanon. She later committed suicide.
Other Ethiopian migrants have died at sea, traveling on unsafe smuggling boats destined for Yemen or Italy.
The foreign affairs ministry says the government has suspended the licenses of foreign employment agencies as part of the new restrictions.

Source: www.allafrica.com

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Ethiopia: Science, Mathematics, Research and Innovation Experts Awarded

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stressed the need to produce human resource developed in science and technology to build strong economy. The Premier made the remark on the 4th National Science, Mathematics, Research and Innovation award held Sunday at the Office of the Prime Minister.
After giving the awards to those who have registered outstanding results in science, mathematics as well as research and innovation, Hailemariam said human resource skilled in science and technology is crucial to build a strong economy.

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Somali, Ethiopian Forces Clash With Al-Shabaab in Bay Region

Somali government forces and Ethiopian troops clashed with al-Shabaab militants in Somalia's Bay region Thursday (October 24th), Somalia's Garowe Online reported.
The fighting occurred between the Ufurow and Aw Diinle villages after Somali government forces attacked an al-Shabaab roadblock there. Officials said five soldiers sustained injuries and are being treated at Baidoa General Hospital.
Witnesses said ten people from both sides were killed in the clashes.
Somali government officials in the Bay region said their aim was to dislodge al-Shabaab from the strategic road connecting Bay to the border region of Gedo.

Source: www.allafrica.com 

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Ethiopia: PM Hailemariam Inaugurates Ashegoda Wind Farm

 All future power projects of Ethiopia will be based on renewable energy sources, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has said. The Premier made the remark on Saturday while inaugurating the Ashegoda Wind Farm which has a generating capacity of 120MW.

The project, which is located10 km from Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray regional state, was launched in October 2008. Hailemariam took the opportunity to pay homage to his predecessor Meles Zenawi whom he referred to as "Africa's green growth champion".

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Ethiopians try 'Twitter diplomacy' to lure top talent

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A World Cup berth appears unlikely after their home defeat to Nigeria but a growing legion of Ethiopian fans are taking to Twitter to lure overseas-based players eligible to represent the Walyas.

Nigeria came from behind to snatch a last-gasp 2-1 win over Ethiopia in the first leg of their playoff in Addis Ababa after two goals from Emmanuel Emenike helped them take a big step towards next year's finals in Brazil.

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Ethiopia: President Mulatu - Ethiopia Would Strengthen Relations With China

President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), Mulatu Teshome held talks on Saturday with vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Ai Ping.
The President said on the occasion that Chinese construction companies have been contributing greatly to Ethiopia's endeavor to accomplish the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) and called on China to strengthen support.
He said the two nations would continue to work together in the areas of power supply, investment and infrastructure sectors.
Ai Ping for his part expressed China's keenness to scale up bilateral relations with Ethiopia.
Source: allafrica.com

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Ethiopia's Growth Is Impressive, Says African Development Bank

Ethiopia's strong, decade-long economic growth made it possible for the country to be on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals says the African Development Bank (AfDB).
In its latest publication "AfDB and Ethiopia - Partnering for Inclusive Growth" the Bank point to huge investment in infrastructure and commercialization of agriculture as major causes for the average 11% annual growth over the past nine years, making Ethiopia the biggest economy in East Africa.
The Bank lauded the government's development policy that lead to broad based growth and a considerable reduction in poverty, noting pro-poor policies accounted for 69% of expenditure in the 2011-12 budget year alone.

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