Month: January 2012

Kenenisa Bekele upset by federation ban

Markos Berhanu January 21, 2012

The participation at London 2012 of 35 leading Ethiopian athletes including double Olympic champions Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba has...

Multinational drinks companies continue to invest in Africa

Mamo Gebrehiwot January 21, 2012

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- Diageo, owner of brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, recently boughtÃ‚Â EthiopiaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Meta Brewery for US$225...

Belachew Girma, Laughter King

Rahel Samuel January 21, 2012

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (RFI) - Ethiopian Belachew Girma claims to hold the world record in nonstop laughing. Back in 2008,...

Timkat Ã¢â‚¬Å“EpiphanyÃ¢â‚¬Â celebrated in Ethiopia

Markos Berhanu January 21, 2012

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ERTA) - The feast of Timkat (Baptism in Amharic) was colorfully celebrated throughout Ethiopia yesterday. Timkat, which...

Two Ethiopian Sisters from Australia among bus crash victims

Rahel Samuel January 20, 2012

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia - Two Ethiopian sisters who lived in Perth, Australia were among the 43 passengers killed in a...

Ethiopian Athletics Federation bans Olympic Champions, Coaches & Managers

Ephrem Melaku January 20, 2012

Addis Abeba, Ethiopia Ã¢â‚¬â€œ The Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) said that it has indefinitely banned 35 athletes, including Olympic Champions...