Ethiocross Blog

Rev. Tegga Lendado,:-PhD.Politicians are expected to possess impeccable skill, great capacity and unparalleled integrity to lead their followers since they often make hard decisions regarding other persons. They also need to go through their own Golgotha… more »

"Ethiopia is home to the Blue Nile, a major tributary of the river. But Ethiopians have had little access to the Nile."NPR:-Second of three parts The Nile River is almost always associated with Egypt. Think back to Herodotus, who called Egypt the "gif… more »

NPRFirst of three parts:-All great mysteries begin at the end and end at the very beginning. And for thousands of years, the Nile River was perhaps the world’s greatest mystery.Anyone can see where it ends, pouring northward through Egypt and int… more »

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer. The writer Girma Kassa can be reached contact@ muziky68@yahoo.com more »

His short video Democracy is Fair Play depicts two young boys playing a traditional Ethiopian game known variously as Memch or Ezizilosh. The boys toss rocks to see who has to carry the other, good naturedly switching positions when one boy’s rock hits t… more »

"After this week's election victory by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), I ask Ethiopians what they would like to ask their long-serving prime minister, Meles Zenawi. Most often they say they would like to quiz him about God. "I want to know if he is a believer," says my driver in Addis Ababa. Teddy—his name changed to protect his identity—is critical of the government." more »

Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohammed Nasreddin Allam insisted that Egypt would maintain its share of 55.5 billion cubic meters of water from the river — more than half of the Nile's flow.Egypt also wants veto power over any new… more »

The new agreement replaces a 1929 colonial-era treaty between Egypt and Britain, which gave Egypt veto power over upstream projects. The country also has access to most of the water from one of the world's longest river. more »

Addis Fortune:-Maybe it is not as jaw dropping as a Revolutionary Democrat becoming a committed follower of Jesus Christ. Repentance may be an affair between the repentant soul and its creator. But the public, too, is a sort of a deity, albeit largely po… more »

"Tamrat Layne camped out in the mountains of Ethiopia for 15 years, one of the leaders of a rebel communist army." more »

I am appealing to all Christian denominations both in Ethiopia and in the Diaspora, including the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Ethiopian Catholic Church and all Protestant or Evangelical Churches, to intentionally collaborate in this grandiose matter of ho… more »

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About three-quarters of Muslims living as minorities are concentrated in five countries: India (161 million), Ethiopia (28 million), China (22 million), Russia (16 million) and Tanzania (13 million).CBN:-A new study reveals nearly one in four people in t… more »

A former prime minister of Ethiopia who spent years as a freedom fighter says he’s on a new mission: to help his nation find freedom through Christ. Charisma Once a communist politician in Ethiopia, Tamrat Layne now says Christ is the only hope for his… more »

Evangelist Daniel Tassew and Former Ethiopia PM Tamerat Layne On TBN Praise the Lord Source:- TBN Via Ethio-Tube: more »

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi wants to step down after 18 years running sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous country. ADDIS ABABA, July 2 (Reuters):- Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi wants to step down after 18 years running sub-S… more »

“For those of you that I may have offended in anyway please forgive me as I have surely forgiven those that have wronged me” Ex- P.M. Tamrat Layne pleadedBy G. Ayalew EthiocrossEvery once in a while, there arises an individual that rises up so high… more »

Source:- The Reporter Related Story:-Ethiopia's "Born Again" ex-PM Tamerat scorns politics Jimma Times The recently released former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Tamerat Layne, stated his disdain for politics as he spoke in front of a packed Ethiopian… more »

"I am a man of God," Tamrat, who has become a protestant Christian since 2001, told Fortune. "I've no desire to engage in personal or party politics. I would like to preach faith, peace and love." AddisFortune When marching to Addis Abeba in 1991, along… more »