Editorial: Our Role in Shaping U.S.-Africa Policy in Obama’s Second Term
Influencing U.S. foreign policy requires a culture of respectful political discourse, which has not been the hallmark of the Diaspora.
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CNN’s African Voices Features Daniel Yohannes
Daniel Yohannes is CEO of the multi-billion dollar U.S. aid program Millennium Challenge Corporation.
President Obama Meets With Young African Leaders At The White House
Obama hosted 115 young African leaders from the public and private sectors at the White House.
State of the Union: Obama Calls Jobs ‘Number One Focus’
Above: President Obama said Wednesday night that leaders in Washington face a “deficit of trust,” as he used his first…
Would Martin Luther King Jr. support Obama?
Above: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day a year after the first African-American president took office, Americans appear to have…
Obama Nominates New Ambassador to Ethiopia
President Obama announced on Wednesday his intent to nominate Donald E. Booth to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia.
Two Ethiopian-American Obama Aides to Watch in Washington Politics
The Root, a daily online magazine published by Washington Post and Newsweek, has named two Ethiopian Americans on its list of 10 dynamic young balck leaders.
The Obama Presidency & Ethiopia: Time for Fresh Thought
Now that President Obama is in office, what might we project? What, that is, might it mean to reconsider U.S. relations with Ethiopia.
President Obama says stimulus is the only way to reverse ‘downward spiral’
Yes, the government can, President Obama said last night at his first White House news conference; Obama discussed the economic rescue package put before Congress.
The Great Ethiopian Composer – St. Yared
In his latest song entitled Musika Heiwete (Music is My Life), Teddy Afro traces the geneaology of his music to classical Zema of St. Yared, the great Ethiopian composer, who lived in Aksum almost 1500 years ago.
Ethiopian Americans May Swing the Vote in Virginia
Virginia hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in four decades, but some say it might turn blue in November and the Ethiopian American vote could become the deciding factor.
Obama Reaches Out to Ethiopian American Voters
In a letter sent to the Democratic support group Ethiopians for Obama (E4O), Senator Barack Obama reached out to Ethiopian American voters.
Obama Team Hires Selam Mulugeta
The presidential campaign of Senator Obama has hired an Ethiopian American, who formerly served as Special Assistant to the Chair of the Ethiopian American Caucus.
Tadias Added to Index for Google News
Tadias Magazine has been added to the index for Google News. The Ethiopian-American publication, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, joins Google’s global network of original content and news publishers.
Ethiopia to Take FIFA to Court
Above: Ethiopia’s Grum Siyoum (R) fights for the ball with Morocco’s Benjalloun Abdessalam (C) during their 2010 World Cup qualifying…
UN Terminates Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Force
Above photo: undispatch.com UN council disbands Eritrea-Ethiopia border force (Reuters) By Louis Charbonneau Thu 31 Jul 2008 UNITED NATIONS (Reuters)…
African First Ladies Coming Soon to LA
Above: Ted Alemayhu, Founder & CEO of U.S. Doctors for Africa, hosts the market close at NASDAQ on Thursday, March…