Thursday, August 13, 2009

Teddy Afro got out of jail today


Teddy Afro : August 13, 2009
The famous and most beloved Ethiopian singer, Teddy Afro, released from jail today after serving the last sixteen months. Thus far,this is the greatest news for all of his numerous fans who are living at home and abroad as well.
check out the bottom video clip of his short interview

Friday, June 12, 2009

2009 Laureate Gebisa Ejeta


The 2009 World Food Prize will be awarded to Dr. Gebisa Ejeta of Ethiopia, whose sorghum hybrids resistant to drought and the devastating Striga weed have dramatically increased the production and availability of one of the world’s five principal grains and enhanced the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. Read More__Laureates

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Gebremariam's final burst secures men's senior prize for Ethiopia - Amman 2009

Gebre-egziabher Gebremariam out-sprints Moses Kipsiro, Leonard Komon and Zersenay Tadese to take the senior..... Amman, Jordan
- After one of the most thrilling finishes in the history of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ethiopia’s Gebre Gebremariam took the Senior Men’s 12km title at Bisharat Golf Club here today. It marked a stunning comeback for the 24-year-old father-of-two whose string of World Cross individual medals from 2002 to 2004 had been followed by four fallow years.Read more
...........ethiotube video.........

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Ethiopian Kenenissa 10,000 meters race


BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele retained his Olympic title in the African-dominated men's 10,000 meters race at the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday.

Bekele, the reigning world record holder, clocked 27 minutes and 1.17 seconds to refresh the Olympic record created by himself at the Athens Games four years ago.

The 26-year-old distance runner has become the sixth who has won back-to-back Olympic titles in the men's longest track race with a best result of 26:25.97 this season.
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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Tirunesh Dibaba wins 10,000m gold




'Ethiopia’s 10,000 metres world champion Tirunesh Dibaba added to her collection the only medal that was missing – the Olympic 10,000 metres title – by winning Africa’s first gold of the Beijing Olympics in an African and Olympic record time at the Beijing National Olympic Stadium.' read more