Ethiopia Gibe III Dam

Siraj Gena wins Rome.

ROME - Siraj Gena of Ethiopia sprinted barefoot to the finish line to win the Rome marathon on Sunday, pulling away from two Kenyan rivals near the end.

Gena took off his shoes with about 500 metres left near the Colosseum and then sprinted away from Benson Barus and Nixon Machichim to finish in two hours, eight minutes, 39 seconds… more

Kenenissa wins 10,000 in Berlin.

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia won the men’s 10000-meter race at the IAAF World Championships in 26:46.31. Zersenay Tadese set the pace for most of the race, and tried unsuccessfully to break away from the defending world champion over the final laps. More…

Ethiopian Airlines 25th Most Profitable airline.

According to Air Transport World (ATW July 2009), Ethiopian Airlines ranks as the 25th most profitable airline in the world, based on net profit. Ethiopian is the only African carrier in the top 25 airlines in the world based on net profit. In 2008, the airline had a net profit of $51,803,000. The most profitable airline based on Net profit in the world is FedEx followed by Qantas Group and Lufthansa, the ranking includes both passenger and freight operators. Continued…

Holyfield to fight Ethiopia exhibition bout in July.

Former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will fight an exhibition match in Ethiopia in July to help raise funds for AIDS victims, promoters announced Friday. The 46-year-old will take on Ethiopian-born American Sammy Retta in Addis Ababa on July 26, in what will be the Horn of Africa nation’s first ever showpiece boxing bout. Continue…

Tylor Perrys new Ethiopian Girlfriend

Alleged bomb plot foiled at Springbrook High School

The King of Ethiopian Music Dies.

Two Ethiopian-Americans are profiled as among the Ten Young Black Obama Aides to Watch by The Root magazine. Yohannes Abraham is a 23 year old Yale graduate who played a pivotal role in Obama’s campaign victory in Virginia. He was field director for the Virginia campaign and now works at the White House, as Assistant to the Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs. Continued…

The other young Ethiopian-American profiled among the Root’s Talented 10 is, 28-year old Addisu Demissie, also a graduate of Yale University. He worked for Hillary Clinton campaign and now he is National Political Director at Organizing for America. Continued…

Real Housewife of NY Husband Swirls With Ethiopian Princess

LuAnn De Lesseps from, The Real Housewives of New York City, is separated from her husband, Count Alexandre de Lesseps. They are separated because the Count is swirling with a much younger Ethiopian descendant of royalty:

The mysterious Ethiopian woman identified as the cause for the divorce between the reality star LuAnn from The Real Houswives of New York and her husband Count Alexandre de Lesseps has been identified as Princess Kemeria Abajobir Abajifar. She is the granddaughter of King Abajifar, the last King from the Gibe Kingdom of Jimmaa, located in current day Ethiopia. Continues…

World Class: Liya Kebede gets a deal with J Crew.

One of Liya Kebede’s proudest achievements came in the mail. Among the bills and catalogs was an envelope with designs for the tags to be sewn into every garment made by Lemlem, her new children’s-wear line. And there, in plain letters, were three little words that amounted to one big triumph: made in Ethiopia. Continued…

R&B singer Wayna arrested at Houston airport

On stage, a collapsible police baton is a distinct prop for  R&B singer Wayna when she sings about police brutality in Billieclub. But on the grounds of a Houston airport, the Grammy-nominated artist  learned Wednesday, the instrument is a definite no-no.

When the DC-area performer tried to board a plane in Houston with the baton, she  was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon, a club, in an airport.

Harris County District Attorney spokeswoman Donna Hawkins said Wayna Wondwossen was charged with the third-degree felony and given a $5,000 bond. Further details, including which airport the singer was at and whether she had made bail were not available late Wednesday. Continued…

First Elected Ethiopian-American Judge

Born in Ethiopia, Nina came to the U.S. as a young girl and was raised by her late father Professor Ashenafi Kebede.

Judge Nina, a mother of two, who is married to former State Legislator Curtis Richardson, was also the the first African-American woman to head the Tallahassee Bar Association and the first African-American to lead the Tallahassee Women Lawyers (TWL). Continued…

Coca Cola bottling plant in Ethiopia shut down

‘Teza’ Wins Top Award at African Film Festival