Ethiopia
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Ethiopia Today: African Orphans and Foreign AdoptionThis research paper examines foreign adoption of African children by studying Ethiopia and it's 6 million orphans. Foreign adoption is on the rise and is both beneficial and problematic. A sustainable solution to the orphan issue is needed.
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Ethiopia Travel: Drinking Tej in Addis Ababa, Africa's Third Largest CityUpon my solitary entrance during the summer of 2005 into one of the oldest nations in the world, I never guessed that a one-word sentence uttered by me would produce so many challenges, surprises, and lessons. I would not err so embarrassingly again in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! -
The Story of Ethiopia that Has Fascinated Chroniclers of HistoryEthiopia to historians, has always been a country of great significance, the country that gave birth to the human species and to the original civilizations. How did things go wrong then?
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Internship Experience: Foreign Adoption in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThis summarizes my diverse experiences interning at an adoption agency in Ethiopia. The memoir highlights my passion for children, Ethiopia and culture. It reflects upon my personal views of the country, foreign adoption and myself.
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Child Health Issues in EthiopiaChild health issues are very serious in Ethiopia. Medical care is poor there and many people die young.
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1,000 Words About EthiopiaWe started this trip in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a place most Americans associate with war and hunger because of the famines of the mid-1980s and 1990s. Instead, though, we found farmers and NGO workers full of hope for agriculture in their country. -
Ethiopia: Where Food Aid Sustains HungerAccording to the U.S. State Department, the United States, the largest food aid contributor in the world, provided $862 million in assistance in the 2009 fiscal year.
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Open Letter to Hillary Clinton from EthiopiaSecretary Clinton will be visiting Ethiopia for two days as of Monday, where she will deliver speech at the AU. Arab spring is sooner or later bound to spread to Sub-Shara Africa.The US must side with the people, not despotic governments.
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A Backdrop Analysis of U.S. Diplomatic Relations with EthiopiaInquiry and commentary on the continuation of diplomatic relations between the United States and Ethiopia. -
Ethiopia: Genocide and the Unfinished DebatesGenocide is mostly tainted with a political overtone.
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War Possible Between Ethiopia, Eritrea, Crisis Group SaysThe International Crisis Group has published a new report on the possibility of renewed war between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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Islam's Newer, Bloodier Borders Expand into Somalia and EthiopiaThe 21st century is quickly shaping up to be a collision between Western-style liberal democratic capitalism and Islam's right-wing. What should we think of this duel we find ourselves forced into, how do we recognize it, and how do we react to it? -
Adopting a Child from EthiopiaThere is a slight drawback in trying to adopt from Ethiopia any baby or child, there are a limited number of pre approved adoption agencies from the US. You must work with these agencies to begin the adoption process in adopting from Ethiopia. -
Ethiopia: Then and NowAn exploration of Ethiopia's troubled yet eclectic history from antiquity up to modern times. -
A Tale from Ethiopia: Walking the Streets of AddisI slept in, exhausted. I took a shower and thought: "You're crazy! What are you doing here? You know nothing about this country! Well, there was nothing I could do about it; my departure flight was 17 days away. Until then, I explored the ancient land of Ethiopia. -
Oldest Human Ancestor is Found in EthiopiaA report on the recent discovery of fossils of a distant human ancestor in the Afar region of Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia's Population is Struggling to SurviveEthiopia is a struggling country that relies on agriculture. But with severe droughts, their agriculture production is suffering.
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Interview: Jakob Mikkelsen of the UN World Food Programme in EthiopiaAn interview with Jakob Mikkelsen of the World Food Programme in Ethiopia
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Pathway to Matrimony: Africa Women of the Gamo Culture of EthiopiaAncient in origin, the Gamo marriage tradition is unlike most traditions of the world. Although they have made many adjustments to the intrusion of modernity, their ancient traditions hold fast. -
Sam's Choice Ethiopia Arabica Coffee is Amazing!This is an amazingly smooth and delightful coffee. Every time we serve it to guests they want to know where to buy it!
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The Black from Ethiopia is JesusA mind twister about how reluctant cultures embraced Christianity.
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Cheapest and Most Unique Vacation SpotImagine a vacation that costs a fraction the price of most traditional vacation spots yet contains sights and experiences available nowhere else. Imagine Africa. -
Top Racer from Ethiopia Wins New York City Half MarathonNew York City residents and visitors got a sneak peak at the Olympics this morning with the running of the New York City Half Marathon.
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Comrades, Coffee, Cash, and Conflict in EthiopiaIt was my last month in Africa. I knew nobody for two countries in any direction. My cash supply was very low, and debit/credit cards were useless for 100s of miles. So when I felt cheated by two young fellows demanding money from me, I held my ground! -
The Conflict Between Ethiopia and EritreaOnce part of the same country now bitter enemies.
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Global Digressions in EthiopiaThey said, "America should cut its aid to our country," because so little aid ever reaches the people anyway that the government alone would really suffer. Maybe then it would notice the needs of its citizens, who suffer greatly. -
Atlanta Peachtree Road Race Champs Emerge from Kenya, EthiopiaSammy Kitwara of Kenya took the men's title and Werknesh Kidane of Ethiopia took the women's race.
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Reattachment to the MotherlandMy summer experience in Ethiopia, and how it has reshaped my life.
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October 27: Saint FrumentiusThe life of Frumentius, the patron saint of Ethiopia. He baptized the first Christian king of this country. -
The Greatest Rock Concert in HistoryIn the early 1980s, Ethiopia was plagued by civil war and famine.
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'We Con the World': A Song About the Gaza Flotilla Incident'We Con The World' is an obvious riff on the 1980s classic, 'We Are the World', where a group of pretentious musicians cut a music video to benefit starving people in Ethiopia.
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Older Guy Makes Lucy Look like Stand Up GirlFirst Lucy, now Kadanuumuu + photos. The discovery of a 3.6 million year old partial skeleton in Ethiopia may change what scientists believe about early man and his ability to walk upright.
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Where in the World is Eritrea?Eritrea is located in Africa and borders Ethiopia and the Red Sea. Americans can be jailed for no reason in cramped and filthy jail cells without toilets. Missionaries still travel to this desperately poor nation. Pray for their safety. -
Wedding Traditions of the Gamo of EthiopiaIn many regards the Gamo wedding ritual can be seen as comparable to other matrimonial observances around the world today, but to truly appreciate what it means to the Gamo people, it must be seen as a ritual within a continuum of life-affirming rituals. -
The World's Five Worst Olympic CountriesWith more than double the budget of Jamaica, Ethiopia and North Korea, Taiwan only has won two gold medals (1960-2008). At the 1996 Games, Chinese-Taipei sent 71 athletes and won one silver medal (tennis table).
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Book Review - There is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Greene (2006)A story about the HIV/AIDS crisis in Ethiopia which left 12 million orphans.
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Amnesty International's Call to Bring Bush to Justice is Drenched in IronyWhile nobody can excuse the former president's authorization of torture during his administration, it is remarkably ironic that Amnesty International would call on the torturous nations of Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia to bring him to justice.
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1,000 Words About JohannesburgAs we traveled all the way south from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Johannesburg, South Africa, several Africans kept telling us how dangerous J'burg is. Yada, Yada, Yada. -
Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution - 52 Years of TyrannyUnder its pro-Soviet policy, Castro's dictatorial rule sent over 20,000 troops to the Republic Marxist of Ethiopia - an African nation with 90% of the population living under the abject poverty-- to support the dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariam.
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Roberto Urrutia - Symbol of the Struggle Against CastroAfter putting the Island on the world map, Urrutia had many audiences with Fidel Castro in the Revolution Palace, a place which had been visited by several foreign tyrants such as Mengistu Haile Mariam (Ethiopia)...
