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Taekwondo is a way of life, Addisu Hurgessa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – It is been a while since Taekwondo, the South Korean marshal art, became a phenomenon in Addis. Even in small obscure corners, there are posters that advertise classes of Taekwondo. For Addisu Hurgessa, a young Master Instructor in his thirties, nothing gives more pleasure than seeing the local community embrace the sport.
The five-Dan (black belt) holder Addisu started...
Ricardo to produce engines for Lifan’s SUV in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (The Reporter) – Ricardo, an engine maker giant based in the U.K., has partnered with Lifan, a Chinese car maker, to produce the engine for Lifan’s sport utility vehicles (SUV) expected to hit the market here in the coming months, said representatives of the Yangfan Motors, subsidiary of Lifan in Ethiopia.
Engineers from Ricardo and Lifan have produced a VVT I engine for...
EEPCO hosts Adama & St. George faces Sidama Coffee in Week 12
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Current Ethiopia Premier League leader EEPCO will host 6th place Adama City here, while St. George travels south to face Sidama Coffee as Week 12 competition gets underway on Sunday.
In other matches, Defence Force will take on Mugher Cement; last placed Arba Minch City will accommodate Hawassa City and Dedebit FC travels east to meet Dire Dawa City.
The league will continue...
Carlson Rezidor opens new hotel in Ethiopia
Carlson Rezidor has started 2012 in Africa on a high note, opening a new hotel in Ethiopia and disclosing details of a new resort for Mauritius.
The new Radisson Blu Hotel Addis Ababa, which opened this month, is in the heart of the Ethiopian capital, at the entrance to the United Nations Conference Centre.
Ultra-modern in design, the property has 204 guest rooms and 16 suites.
The hotel is in the...
Yakob Jarso to make marathon debut at Beppu-Oita
Beppu, Japan – Yakob Jarso of Ethiopia will make his marathon debut at the 61st Beppu-Oita Marathonon here on Sunday.
Jarso will be joined by fellow Ethiopian Desta Gebrehiwet(2:11.55) and race favorites Samson Ramadhani of Tanzania (2:08.01) and Abdellah Falil of Morocco (2:08.18)..
Samson Ramadhani and Abdellah Falil are the only runners at this IAAF Silver Label Road Race with personal best...
Meklit Hadero: The Great Harmonizer
Meklit Hadero of Ethiopia (Photo: Montreal Mirror Magazine)
Montreal, Canada – With a voice as fresh as the flower that’s always tucked into her hair, Meklit Hadero mixes genres and styles, as comfortable with Ethiopian jazz as San Francisco coffeehouse folk. Always active, she’s releasing two albums this year, is a TED senior fellow (a title bestowed upon “young world-changers” in the...
Dr. Rick Hodes shares inspiration of work in Ethiopia
Dr. Rick Hodes tells a gathering in Scotch Plains about his work with patients in Ethiopia, where he has worked for the JDC for 21 years. Photo by Elaine Durbach
New Jersey, USA – When Dr. Rick Hodes showed his audience a picture of an Ethiopian boy with a facial tumor so huge it threatened to suffocate him, and then showed the boy restored to smiling normality, it was very clear what motivates him.
But...
Samrawit Hailemariam Gets a New Chance At Life
Samrawit Hailemariam (Photo: CBS)
NEW YORK (CBS NewYork) – A little girl from Ethiopia, born with a potentially fatal facial disfigurement, will leave Manhattan for her homeland soon.
She has a new chance at life thanks to help from doctors and a special fund.
Samrawit Hailermariam, or Sami for short, acts like a typical 4-year-old but her life journey has been anything but ordinary.
From a remote...
EEPCO maintains lead, St. George moves to second
Sebeta, Ethiopia – EEPCO maintained its lead of the Ethiopia Premier League with a surprising 3-1 win over home side Mugher Cement, and St. George moved to second place with a 1-0 victory over Adama in Adama.
Meanwhile, defending champions Ethiopian Coffee, who travelled south, lost 3-1 to Hawassa City. The result lifted Hawassa from 8th to 4th place.
In other matches, Ethiopian Air Force scored...
Twiga Stars to Face Dinkinesh
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – TWIGA Stars will face regional rivals Ethiopia in the last qualifying round of the Africa Women Championship (AWC) qualifiers after the horn-of-Africa nation eliminated Egypt on Sunday to set up the thrilling first round tie with the Tanzania outfit.
The Ethiopian ladies nicknamed “Dinkinesh” defeated their Egyptian counterpart 4-0 in the return leg match...
