Ethiopia opens door to all money transfer agents Ethiopian police arrest two men for “multiplying money Tigray to construct $22 million international sports stadium 120 Ethiopians arrested in Mozambique Akon surprises his Ethiopian mother-in-law with $100,000 worth diamond birthday gift ህግ ጥሳችኋል የሚሉት የውጭ ኃይላት በሊማሊሞ ማቋረጥ ይችላሉ ትላንት ዓርብ ለጋዜጠኞች መግለጫ የሰጡት ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር […]

CBE opens door to all transfer agents

(By Addis Mulugeta- Capital) The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), aiming to increase currency inflows, has issued a new directive enabling commercial banks to accept transfers from any agent. Bekele Ayele, Communication Officer at the central bank, told Capital the move should ease remittances, as before the senders were forced to work only with correspondent […]

Ethiopian police arrest two men for "multiplying money

The Ethiopian police on Monday arrested a Cameroonian and a Sudanese in connection with “money multiplication” claims by some people to the tune of $30,000 from two Ethiopian nationals, police said here. “The two foreigners were caught red-handed on Sunday for taking the sum of $30,000 from two individuals through cheating,” said the Addis Ababa […]

NEW BIOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS AT U.S. IMMIGRATION

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that effective January 18, 2009, international travelers should expect to provide digital fingerprints and a photograph at U.S. Immigration when entering or reentering the United States by sea, air, or during a secondary inspection at a land point of entry. These new biometric requirements are for non-United States […]

Akon surprises his Ethiopian mother-in-law with $100,000 worth birthday gift

The well known Senegalese singer known in the hip hop music world as Akon, is said to have recently presented over $100,000 worth diamond watch to his Ethiopian mother-in-law, APA reported on Sunday Feb 15/2009. Akon, who is married to an Ethiopian wife a few years ago presented the gift to his mother-in-law during her […]

120 Ethiopians arrested in Mozambique

(Nyasa Times) Police in Mozambique are keeping in custody about 100 Ethiopians arrested this week for illegally attempting to flee Malawi for South Africa. The 100 are said to have escaped from Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa and were reportedly on their way to South Africa to seek asylum and employment. They were arrested by […]

Tigray to construct $22 million international sports stadium

Tigray on Sunday launched laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $22 million new international stadium, the Co-ordination Committee of the stadium said.The international stadium, which is said to be the first of its kind in Ethiopia, will be built in Tigray regional state in the town of Mekelle, located some 700 kilometres […]

Finding our Niche

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive.” What happens though, if like me (50 years old and still doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up! ;-)), you never […]

Does Recession Slow Divorce?

———–————————————————————————–FAMILY You might think financial troubles would drive couples apart. You would be right – but paradoxically, that doesn’t in turn lead to more divorces. In tough times, many people find it’s cheaper to stay together, according to reports here and here. Divorce means setting up two households, and middle-class couples who are barely getting […]

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