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Mountains, Molehills and St. Paul's Flamingo Restaurant

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Frewoini Haile, left, Shegitu Kebede, Right (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri)Frewoini Haile, left, Shegitu Kebede, Right (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri)By Frederick Melo

Shegitu Kebede has suffered through war and relocation and learned to keep her head up. Kebede, who grew up in an Ethiopian orphanage, has won awards for her community work with East African women and children in Minneapolis, and she's published three books. She's even survived an abusive relationship. She is, in every way, a survivor. None of that, however, quite prepared her for the saga of the rapidly melting freezer — or the generosity of customers.

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UN says 270,000 at risk as floods loom in Ethiopia

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By Barry Malone

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - More than a quarter of a million Ethiopians are risk from severe flooding next month when heavy rain is expected in the country, according to government estimates issued by the United Nations on Monday.

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Oromo: Yaamicha Walgahii Maree fi Gaalgala Aadaa - WAO

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opridepicturesopridepicturesWAO qophee isaa kana itti fufuunis Fulbaana 25 bara 2010 washington DC irratti walgahii ummataa fi galgala aadaa kan artistootni Oromoo baayyinaan irratti argaman qopheessaa jira.
 

Ethiopia Readies Army to Invade Somalia

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Wayyaaneen Lammata Somalee Weeraruuf Duula Baafte


Maddi qabatamaan akka mirkaneessetti torbaan kana waraanni Wayyaanee Somaalee weeraruuf daangaa Somaaletti timaa jira.  Akka jedhamutti loltoonni lakkoofsaan kuma sadi gahan buufata waraanaa Kibba Baha Oromiyaa tti argamutti wal sassaabuun yeroo dheeraaf shaakala adda addaa erga geggeessaniin booda torbaan kana gara daangaa Somaaletti gugataa jiran.  Akeekni duula kanaa mormitoota Somalee kan biyyattii ganna harka isaanii keessatti galfatanii jiran irratti duula daguu geggeessuun xiqqaatu funuunsanii duubatti dachaasuuf ykn dadhabsiisuufi akka ta’e maddi oduu kun addeessee jira.

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Oromo : Irreecha Celebration in Minneapolis, Sep 19

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All Oromos and Friends Of Oromo People In The Great State Of Minnesota And Surrounding States Are Cordially Invited To Eretcha Celebration On September 19th, 2010 Starting At 10AM At Lake Nokomis In Minneapolis.

For More Information: Call the Organizers at (612)-251-8187

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Irrelevant the OLF Maybe, the Struggle Is For Justice

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By Oromsis Adula*

I read the piece about OLF that appeared on EthioMedia by certain Jigga Wakko, a temptingly Oromo sounding name even if misspelled. I am also aware of the exchange between Shiferew Abebe and Dumessaa Diimmaa that prompted Mr. Wakko to pen his grossly uninformed charges against OLF.
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Africa Is Not a Victim of Nature; It Is a Victor of Nature

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Somehow India, which has been blessed with natural irrigation systems, has been buying land in Ethiopia, which is not as blessed, to grow water-hogging crops such as rice and export them to India and elsewhere. The question is, why couldn't Ethiopia grow these foods, feed its own people, and export the rest to India and other countries, creating jobs and wealth for Ethiopians in the process?

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