Hale Mideksa is the only daughter of Birtukan Mideksa: Birtukan was re-arrested and imprisoned to serve life sentence after the pardon granted to her in 2007.

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Aregawi Berhe former rebel

Millions of dollars in Western aid for victims of the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85 was siphoned off by rebels to buy weapons, a BBC investigation finds.

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Former rebel leaders told the BBC that they posed as merchants in meetings with charity workers to get aid money.

They used the cash to fund attempts to overthrow the government of the time.

One rebel leader estimated $95m (£63m) – from Western governments and charities including Band Aid – was channelled into the rebel fight.

The CIA, in a 1985 assessment entitled Ethiopia: Political and Security Impact of the Drought, also alleged aid money was being misused.

Its report concluded: “Some funds that insurgent organisations are raising for relief operations, as a result of increased world publicity, are almost certainly being diverted for military purposes.” More…

Gebremedhin Araya (L) says he posed as a merchant, but was in fact a rebel

Source: BBC

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• Ethiopia: Aid money was spent on arms

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Archbishop Abune Zena Markos, who lived in Seattle for about 16 years, died Saturday at Swedish Medical Center’s Cherry Hill campus. Friends say they do not know the exact cause of his death, but it appeared to be due to complications from pneumonia. He was 72. More…

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http://www.ecadforum.com Robel Teklemariam landed in Vancouver airport (YVR) today Feb 10 -2010 at 9:00 pm to a hero’s welcome as many greeted him at the airport waving the Ethiopian flag. http://www.ecadftube.com

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Discussion on the current Ethiopian politics: Ethiopian prominent politicians Dr. Negede Gobeze, Mr. Aregawi Berhe and Journalist Mulugeta Lule. Part1

Discussion on the current Ethiopian politics: Ethiopian prominent politicians Dr. Negede Gobeze, Mr. Aregawi Berhe and Journalist Mulugeta Lule. Part2

Discussion on the current Ethiopian politics: Ethiopian prominent politicians Dr. Negede Gobeze, Mr. Aregawi Berhe and Journalist Mulugeta Lule. Part3

PA Television interview with Dr Berhanu Nega, regarding his death sentence.

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Discussion on Ethiopian politics with Dr. Negede Gobeze, Mr Aregawi Berhe and Mr. Mulugeta Lule. http://www.ecadforum.com

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Ethiopian Americans and Canadians held a successful demonstration across the street from the State Department in Washington where they expressed their outrage and concerns regarding the continued incarceration of the prominent political leader Mrs. Birtukan Mideksa and thousands of political prisoners in Ethiopia.

Popular and award winning song by Tewodros Mosisa dedicate to Journalists.

Ginbot7 Chairman Dr. Berhanu Nega Ethiopians New Year Message
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Amhara is the second largest ethnic group in Ethiopia next to the Oromo’s. About 90% of the Amhara are rural and make their living through farming, mostly in the Ethiopian highlands. It’s obvious that the ruling regime in Ethiopia which is TPLF oppressed this ethnic group and committing systematic genocide for the last three decade. http://www.ecadforum.com

On this ECADF video clip Author Tekle Yeshaw discuss about Ethiopian politics, the full version of this video will be available soon on our website http://www.ecadforum.com