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Teddy Afro, a political symbol

Written by Los Angeles Times

Monday, 11 August 2008

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA -- Sequestered in a dank prison cell here, Ethiopia's biggest music star awaits trial in a deadly hit-and-run case that has galvanized the nation.

Fans say the singer, also known as Teddy Afro, is being framed because of his music's perceived anti-government message. Teddy's controversial incarceration has spurred small protests, a rarity in this tightly controlled Horn of Africa country, and is fast becoming a national symbol of what some call Ethiopia's latest democratic backsliding.

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Petition Campaign for Ethiopian refugees

Written by Save Ethiopian Refugee International (SERI)
Monday, 04 August 2008
Large numbers of Ethiopian refugees are currently dispersed across many countries in Africa and the Middle East. They live under extreme hardship conditions, often without adequate food, shelter and other social support networks. Sign this petition and support Save Ethiopian Refugees International (SERI).

Tributes for Dr. Berhanu Abebe, gone at 75.

Written by CyberEthiopia
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Addis Ababa, July 3, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy expresses condolences on the death of the renowned Ethiopian scholar, Dr. Berhanu Abebe. Sarkozy sent the letter of condolence to President Girma Woldegiorgis on behalf of the French people and government; and on his own. President Sarkozy said the death of Dr. Berhanu was a loss not only to Ethiopia but also to Africa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told ENA. A press release from the French Embassy in Addis Ababa also said "Professor Berhanu Abebe will be sorely missed". "An incredible mind and a wonderful scholar, Professor Berhanu Abebe was, all through his lifetime, a committed and outstanding proponent of the Ethiopian culture as well as of Francophony.” “A lawyer, historian and erudite , Professor Berhanu Abebe was entrusted with prestigious positions, which he owed to his great talent: an academic and researcher of great renown, he was also appointed Vice-president of the PanAfrican Congress and Deputy General Manager of the Ethio-French Railway Company.” (Photo Ambassade de France Addis-Abeba, 16 mai 2006. Remise de la Légion d'Honneur au Pr Berhanou Abebe par SE M. Stéphane Gompertz, ambassadeur de France en Éthiopie)
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