Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will pay a two-day visit to Ethiopia starting on Thursday, it has been announced.
He will take part in the Executive Council of the African Union session.
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Serbian FM headed for Ethiopia
January 26th, 2011 |
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The Jolie-Pitts’ Namibia Christmas: All the Details!
December 29th, 2010 |
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It was a very Jolie-Pitt Christmas in Namibia this year. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six kids arrived in the African nation — where Shiloh was born four years ago — on Dec. 19 and stayed for about a week at a private, rented villa at the Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary and Lodge in the [...]
Manmohan Singh seeks better trade ties with Ethiopia
November 11th, 2010 |
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has expressed a desire for India and Ethiopia to strengthen their bilateral trade and investment ties. Dr. Singh conveyed this message during a meeting with his Ethiopian counterpart Meles Zenawi on the sidelines of the fifth Group of Twenty (G-20) Summit in South Korean Capital Seoul. Ethiopia, which is [...]
Olam is considering investing in Ethiopian coffee plantations
September 28th, 2010 |
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Olam International, the Singapore commodities trader in talks for a merger with Louis Dreyfus Commodities, is considering investing in coffee plantations in Ethiopia, Chief Executive Officer Sunny Verghese said at a conference in Sydney today.
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Bill Laswell’s M.O.D. Technologies To Release Three Albums
August 26th, 2010 |
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TRILOGY FEATURES ALL-STAR LINEUP AND SPECIAL GUESTS
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Grammy-winning electric bassist, producer, and re-mixer Bill Laswell has formed the
record label M.O.D. Technologies, which is set to release albums this October by the group Method of Defiance and one of
Ethiopia’s most famous contemporary vocalists, Gigi. In addition, the label is planning releases from Dr. Israel, Gnawa Fusion, Afa
Negus, and DJ Krush in the near future.
Method of Defiance is an all-star cast that consists of the following members:
Bill Laswell
Bernie Worrell (Parliament Funkadelic, Talking Heads, Keith Richards)
Dr. Israel (Sublime, The Mad Professor, KillahPriest)
Hawk (Tricky, Tool, The Roots’ Black Thought)
DJ Krush (Ronny Jordan, Luna Sea & Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Toshinori Kondo (Herbie Hancock, Derek Bailey, Henry Kaiser, Peter Brotzmann)
Guy Licata (Santigold, Massive Attack, Hercules & Love Affair)
Method of Defiance will release three albums, first the immediately accessible Jahbulon (October
5). The album incorporates elements of
reggae, hip hop, dancehall, dub, electronica, rock, roots music and more.
This will be followed (October 19) by Incunabula a spontaneous improvisation of musical
interaction featuring a special appearance by keyboard legend Herbie Hancock.
Ending the trilogy in Jan 2011 with the remix project Dub Arcanum Arcandrum a mix of both
Jahbulon (the vocal) and Incunabula (the instrumental) by Bill Laswell, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Mad
Professor, Dr. Israel, DJ
Krush, and others.
Stay tuned for more info on Gigi, whose album Mesgana Ethiopia will be released on October
19.
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Protecting Haiti orphans is Jolie’s top priority
June 29th, 2010 |
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American actress Angelina Jolie’s top priority is to protect the orphaned children in Haiti, it has been revealed. Jolie returned to the SOS Village in Santo, Haiti, outside of Port-au-Prince to evaluate the progress made since she last visited the village more than six months ago. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010. “One [...]
Ethiopia votes in crunch election
May 23rd, 2010 |
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Ethiopians are voting in the first election since a 2005 poll was marred by protests that led to the deaths of 200 people. Long queues of voters had formed at some polling stations in the capital, Addis Ababa, before polls opened.
With Tharoor’s resignation, Africa loses an ardent friend
April 19th, 2010 |
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With the resignation of Shashi Tharoor as minister of state for external affairs, India’s Africa policy has lost an ardent advocate who was an eloquent supporter of the country’s renewed engagement with the 54-nation African continent.
Tharoor, a former United Nations diplomat, stepped down Sunday night ending a weeklong political drama surrounding a controversial financial deal [...]
72 countries yet to recognize Montenegro
April 19th, 2010 |
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Almost four years after it became independent and joined the UN, Montenegro is still awaiting recognitions from 72 out of 192 UN member states. Almost four years after it became independent and joined the UN, Montenegro is still awaiting recognitions from 72 out of 192 UN member states.
These include Venezuela, Bolivia, Somalia, Yemen, Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana and Saudi Arabia.
It is love-all in Ethiopia for Federer
February 14th, 2010 |
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World number one Roger Federer sends the ball spinning into the net. His opponent, Ethiopian teenager Jirata Demksa smiles and prays the Swiss is having an off day. But Federer just pauses and, taking a deep breath, serves a blistering ace. The 17-year-old, realising he’s beaten, simply
Angelina Jolie Adopting Haitian Orphan?
February 12th, 2010 |
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Angelina Jolie has debunked claims that she’s shopping around the earthquake-devastated nation of Haiti for a new adoptee.
The humanitarian baby collector is in Haiti this week touring refugee camps as part of her UN ambassador role, and according to The Sun she’s already spoken to the country’s president about providing more relief aid and about [...]
Jolie ‘planning to adopt Haiti quake kid’
February 11th, 2010 |
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Angelina Jolie is reportedly drawing plans to adopt an orphan from the quake-torn region of Haiti.
The actress, who shares six kids with partner Brad Pitt, was purportedly moved after visiting the paediatric ward of Dario Contreras Hospital in neighbouring Dominican Republic.
The Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was said to have [...]
Lagat breaks US record at Boston Games
February 8th, 2010 |
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Bernard Lagat knocked almost seven seconds off the previous American record by winning the men’s 5,000 metres race at the Boston Indoor Games yesterday. Lagat finished in a time of 13 minutes, 11.50 seconds and held off a challenge from Ethiopia’s Dejen Gebremeskel, who clocked 13:11.78. Former
Ethiopia Airlines jet black box retrieved
February 7th, 2010 |
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Lebanese search teams have retrieved a flight recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed in the Mediterranean, officials say.
“Fight for Kosovo, David and Goliathâ€
January 29th, 2010 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić says that several dozen African Union member countries are being pressured to recognize Kosovo. “This is a fight between David and Goliath. We don’t nearly have that power, means and influence, but we have truth, international law and justice on our side. We will do everything to prevent new recognitions of Kosovo,†said Jeremić, who is currently attending the African Union Council session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
FM addresses African Union Council
January 28th, 2010 |
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Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić is attending the African Union Council session in Addis Ababa; Ethiopia denies entry to a Kosovo Albanian delegation. Jeremić on Thursday welcomed the fact that as many as 80 percent of the member-states of the African Union (AU) had not recognized Kosovo and called on them to maintain such a stand.
Jolie’’s adopted kids become â€fashion accessories†in online game
January 27th, 2010 |
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’’s adopted children have found place in an online game that enables players to purchase orphans as ”fashion accessories.”
The game titled, My Minx, also allows young girls to give contraceptives and morning after pills to their online avatars.
Players dress their “virtual minxes” in lingerie and other revealing clothes and can buy [...]
Jolie’’s adopted kids become â€fashion accessories†in online game
January 27th, 2010 |
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’’s adopted children have found place in an online game that enables players to purchase orphans as ”fashion accessories.”
The game titled, My Minx, also allows young girls to give contraceptives and morning after pills to their online avatars.
Players dress their “virtual minxes” in lingerie and other revealing clothes and can buy [...]
Did Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Breakup?
January 24th, 2010 |
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Sources close to Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are putting the kibosh on widespread reports that the stars have signed papers for a legal separation and custody over their six children.
Many sources close to the family told PEOPLE Magazine that the news — which broke in the UK’s notoriously-unreliable News of The [...]