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Last Updated: September 03, 2010 |
Berkeley Celebrates Enkutatash Ethiopian New Year Festival
On Sunday, September 5th, the public is invited to take a walk on the cultural side at Enkutatash, the 7th Annual Ethiopian New Year Festival at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park, 2151 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in downtown Berkeley.
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Ethiopia - Sole Rebels Wins Eco-Bold Green Award
 EcoBold, the Silicon Valley-based provider of online video reviews of green and eco-friendly products, has named Sole Rebels, Ethiopia’s environmentally-sensible footwear brand, as winner of its first Annual Green Awards under "Best Shoes" category. read more
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“Ethiopia's Saint George appoint Dossena” FIFA
Ethiopian league champions Saint George have announced the appointment of Italian FIFA World Cup™ winner Giuseppe Dossena as coach on a two-year contract. Dossena, who has coached Ghana and served as assistant to Cesare Maldini during Paraguay's 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign, signed the agreement with club president Abennet Gebremeskel on Saturday, team manager Daniel Kassa told AFP. read more
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Five Ethiopians die in Saudi deportation centre
 Saudi soldiers ride at the back of an army truck in the southern province of Jizan
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Time to tame Ethiopia's ‘lion river’
 Dechatu River in Ethiopia
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Ethiopian Runner Dejene Berhanu Took His Own Life
 Ethiopian distance runner Dejene Berhanu
“...It is true that Dejene Berhanu died on Sunday from suicide and was buried on Monday,” said the Ethiopian source. “The cause of death is suicide. These are the facts I know at the moment.”
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The world of the Rastafarians
 “I think Rastafarianism had various phases. There was a lot more than just Selassie and his history. In the 1960s and 70s, there was a lot of identification with black power too, and many people gravitated towards the belief. But it was never very formal; I went to an orthodox church but considered myself a Rastafarian.”
...“There were no strict rules. Some were vegetarians, some didn’t eat pork, others didn’t drink alcohol. There used to be these awesome parties/festivals that would go on for days. There would be great vegetarian food, people playing drums and chanting African songs constantly. It was just great, man!”
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Education Ministry Bans Distance Learning
 Wondwosen Tamrat (right), president of St. Mary’s University College, argues the new directive would have an adverse impact on private higher education institutions. Also pictured is Yibrah Girmay, owner of Admass University College
“...This is ridiculous,” Wondwosen Tamrat, president of St Mary’s College and former chairman of the General Assembly of the Ethiopian Private Higher Education Institutions Association (EPHEIA), said. “Distance learning may be conducted for location, resources, and time conveniences.” read more
Ethiopia rejects dam criticism, targets 10,000 MW
Ethiopia on Thursday rejected criticism of its massive hydropower dam projects and vowed to push ahead with plans to boost its power generating ability from 2,000 MW to 10,000 MW within five years.
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Teff, a promising new crop, hamstrung by regulations
Production of teff, a grass native to Ethiopia, has doubled annually in acreage since 2006, says Jay Davison, an alternative crop specialist with the University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension program. In 2009 Nevada’s teff farmers — about 15 to 20 of them, all located in the northern half of the state — produced about 1.1 million pounds of teff grain. This year Davison says production is expected to decline by more than one-third due to regulatory challenges that led to the banning of certain herbicides farmers had used to kill noxious weeds. read more
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