Amhara TV to build first HD TV broadcast station in Ethiopia

• Full turnkey solution to deliver first HD services in Ethiopia
• Grass Valley deployment includes LDK cameras, multichannel control system, video production switcher, and routers
• Project is key part of Ethiopian media landscape

San Francisco, Calif., June 12, 2013—Grass Valley® today announced that Ethiopian government-owned Amhara TV has selected Grass Valley to provide several solutions to build Ethiopia's first HD terrestrial TV broadcast station. Grass Valley solutions will be used to outfit two HD studios and a master control room (MCR). Amhara TV is an important part of the developing media landscape in Ethiopia, and will be available both terrestrially and via the Nilesat free-to-air satellite service.

Journalist & Football Writer Ernest Makhaya Claims Bafana could be gifted victory against Ethiopia

Bafana could find themselves top of Group A, if Ethiopia lose six points after Fifa concludes their on-going investigation over fielding an ineligible player

With Ethiopia under investigation for fielding an ineligible player against Botswana on June 8, the Walia Antelopes are certain to be docked three points, gained from that match, should they be found guilty.
The Ethiopian Football Federation president Sahilu Gebremariam has admitted that the player in question (Minyahile Beyene) was fielded mistakenly, and he also added they are not going to appeal the outcome of Fifa on the matter.

The Nile belongs to Ethiopia too-Maaza Mengiste

Maaza Mengiste

 The increasing tensions with Egypt over the proposed dam reveal how fundamental the river is to both nations' identity
Tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia have grown at an alarming rate since Addis Ababa announced its plans to construct the Grand Renaissance dam across part of the Nile. The project will divert the flow of the river and give Ethiopia greater access.
Egypt claims the dam could lower the river's level in a country that is mainly desert, and reduce cultivated farmland. President Mohamed Morsi has called the river "God's gift to Egypt", and the country's politicians claim the reduced water flow could prove catastrophic. An Ethiopian government spokesman, Getachew Reda, says none of Egypt's worries are scientifically based, and that "some of them border on … fortune-telling".
As the debate continues, I am reminded of an encounter between my mother and an Egyptian man one afternoon in New York. My mother was visiting from Addis Ababa and we decided to go to a pizzeria. One customer, an Egyptian, recognised us as Ethiopians. After brief introductions, he made a passing comment about the age-old conflict between our countries over the Nile. My mother calmly stated there was no conflict: the Nile was ours. The man was not amused. What followed degenerated into verbal sparring that ricocheted between "historic right", ancient civilisations and colonial-era treaties. Finally, my mother, frustrated, claimed full ownership of the river – and he did the same. It wouldn't have ended if the pizza hadn't arrived.

Ethiopia’s Dam Project Reflects Shifting Balance of Power in Nile Basin - professor Ashok Swain

Ethiopia’s construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River is creating serious tension among Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. There is a fear in Egypt that the large storage capability of the dam will put control of valuable Nile water in the hands of upstream Ethiopia. Egyptian leaders have regularly issued threats to deter Ethiopia from completing the project, without much success. Meanwhile, Sudan, which has had a water-sharing agreement with Egypt on the Nile since 1959, has sided with Ethiopia, heightening uncertainty in Cairo over the future of Nile water sharing.

The Renaissance Dam project has been on the drawing board since the 1960s, but only in March 2011 did Ethiopia officially declare its intention to carry out the construction. The $4.8 billion hydropower project, located in northwestern Ethiopia near the Sudanese border, is designed to have an installed capacity of 5,250 megawatts. The Nile River basin is shared among 10 riparian countries, but the issue of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile in particular directly involves Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.

The current distribution of the Nile’s waters is laid out in the 1959 Nile Agreement between the two downstream riparian states Egypt and Sudan, with their annual allotment set at 55.5 billion cubic meters and 18.5 billion cubic meters respectively. However, Ethiopia refuses to acknowledge this agreement, arguing that since most of the river flow originates in its territory, it is entitled to an equitable and reasonable share. Yet despite its high water-development potential, for a long time Ethiopia lacked the political stability and technical and financial means to develop its water systems. Ethiopia’s past efforts were also blocked by Egypt, which continuously campaigned to persuade international creditors and donors not to finance Ethiopian projects.

Ethiopia are an example-Collins Okinyo

Many pundits may have known Ethiopia for its prowess in athletics rather than football.
Yet many will agree with me that, despite the expected Fifa disciplinary action where the Walia Antelopes will be docked three points for using an ineligible player (Teshome Beyene) against Botswana, they are still the best side in group A. Despite the oversight by the federation they deserve kudos for a job well done.
Ethiopia's rise has not been a fluke as many may think. What we are seeing now is the manifestation of their bright and positive performance in the 2013 Afcon, hosted by South Africa, where they stunned everyone with their superb game.

Haile Gebrselassie turns sights on Ethopian presidency

Running man: Haile Gebrselassie prepares to embark on a morning session in the Entoto Mountains

A lambent dawn light bleeds across the crest of the Entoto Hills, flickering delicately through the eucalyptus trees to cast a glow upon the runner below. Haile Gebrselassie has glided through these mountain groves since adolescence, bounding past children fetching water from the communal well, past elegant Ethiopian women bearing branches for a few precious birr per day.

“When you see life in the countryside, you see a type of running everywhere,” he says, absorbing the serenity of the scene. “It could be a journey to school, or an errand for a parent. People assume I started athletics at 14, but this is all I have known since two.”

Here on the plateau atop Mount Entoto, the chaotic and colourful tapestry of Addis Ababa unfurls below. At an altitude of 10,000 feet, even a few tentative strides can stretch the untested lungs to an emphysemic wheeze, and yet Gebrselassie is about to run 15 miles for a light morning constitutional. At 40, his elastic 8½-stone frame propels him remorselessly onwards, up hill and down dale, as he refuses to let the competitive fire flicker and die. “I must sweat,” he explains. “Sometimes my training is hell, but it has to be. You need a target to encourage you. My motivation is to surprise people.”

Betty Gets Eviction Fever

The teacher from Ethiopia who is at the same time a diamond housemate and lover to Bolt is greatly feeling out of place.
She does not interact with the other housemates properly, she kind of feels isolated and even when she is with other fellow housemates, she hardly speaks or comments.
Her current behavior in the house might lead to a conclusion that she is suffering from eviction fever, the fact that she’s one of those housemates who were nominated to face possible eviction on Sunday might even drive her nuts.