Addis Ababa Ethopia

Bale Mountains National Park is located about 400 km south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The park covers 2,400 square kilometers and contains a variety of endemic birds and animals, such as baboon, grey duiker, klipspringer, mountain nyala and reedbuck. It contains the Sanetti Plateau, which is the highest moorland in Africa and Tullu Demtu, Ethiopia’s second highest mountain. Find Postcard Collectors From Ethiopia Bale Mountains National Park is the largest area of Afro-Alpine habitat in the... Read Full Story

Excellent article. May be I should create another blog just to cover Ethiopian Athletes in the upcoming Bejing Olympics. Hmm..... I'll sleep on that for a little bit... -------- An Ethiopian obsession that runs deep By Alex Capstick BBC News, Addis Ababa Ethiopia has a deep well of distance running talent Ethiopia is staging its first major international athletics event - the African Athletics Championships - giving sports fans a rare chance to see close up the athletes carrying the... Read Full Story

Lorne Waldman & Associates Canadian Immigration and Human Rights Law ----------------------------------------------- The Case of Bashir Makhtal Bashir Makhtal is a Canadian citizen. He has been held illegally in Ethiopia without charges or trial since January 2007. He urgently needs the intervention of Canadian officials at the highest levels. Please send an email to to Prime Minister Stephen Harper - pm@pm.gc.ca - calling on him to intervene immediately to save Bashir Makhtal. Overview... Read Full Story

By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Addis Ababa Twenty-six people are under arrest over the discovery of 90kg (14 stone) of fake gold in the vaults of Ethiopia’s central bank, a senior official says. The fraud was discovered after some of the supposed gold was sent to South Africa, where it was found to be gold-plated steel. Those held are expected to be charged in the next couple of weeks. Rumours have been flying around the capital Addis Ababa about what happened to the real gold and who was to... Read Full Story

It was actually cleaner when I was back, thanks to the tears and subsequent efforts of artist Gashe Abera Molla. [Gulp]I guess it is still dirty. You know that just means the residents are too busy with important things. Ya, I love it. Wouldn't be born any other place and would not have this crazy life any other way :-) Ethiopia - Addis Ababa World's 6th Dirtiest City - Forbes Ethiopia's capital and Africa's diplomatic capital has been ranked as the World's 6th dirtiest city by Forbes... Read Full Story