Ethiopia's ski hopes are on a roll (NBC Olympics)

Ethiopia's only Olympic skier wheels down a suburban Addis Ababa street on his roller skis, expertly weaving around six donkeys and drawing stares from locals more used to watching runners train.

No snow but Ethiopia’s Olympic ski hope is on a roll (The Malaysian Insider)

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 7 (Reuters Life!) - Ethiopia’s only Olympic skier wheels down a suburban Addis Ababa street on his roller skis, expertly weaving around six donkeys and drawing stares from locals more used to watching runners train. Robel Teklemariam went to the Turin Winter Olympics four years ago and came 84th out of about 100 cross-country skiers. Now the man whose dreadlocks and bright ...

Research and Markets: Ethiopia Power Market Outlook to 2020 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Ethiopia Power Market Outlook to 2020" to their offering.

Andrew McCarthy Arrested in Ethiopia (TheCelebrityCafe.com)

The 'Weekend at Bernie's' star was escorted out of Lalibela, Ethiopia, at gunpoint. Michelle Vaccaro Actor Andrew McCarthy found himself at gunpoint while on assignment for Afar magazine. The 47-year-old Weekend at Bernie’s star took part in the magazine’s “Spin the Globe” program where the staff literally turns a globe and picks a spot at random to send a writer.

Andrew Mccarthy - Mccarthy Held At Gunpoint In Ethiopia (ContactMusic)

Actor ANDREW MCCARTHY was left fearing for his life during a recent trip to Ethiopia after he was held at gunpoint in an underground church.The Mannequin star turned...

McCarthy held at gunpoint in Ethiopia (Hollywood.com)

Actor Andrew Mccarthy was left fearing for his life during a recent trip to Ethiopia after he was held at gunpoint in an underground church.

CRMS graduate blazes Winter Olympic ski trail, for Ethiopia (Aspen Daily News)

On the streets of Ethiopia’s capital city, the blur of a lithe, dreadlocked figure cruising by on roller skis had become unusually common in recent days. That blur was Robel Teklemariam, Ethiopia’s one-man cross-country ski team, training in the desert sun for the Winter Olympics, where he’ll represent his country for a second time. read more

Ethiopia gets Microsoft software in Amharic (AsiaOne)

ADDIS ABABA - US software giant Microsoft has launched Windows Vista in Amharic, the first operating system in the national language of Ethiopia, the official news agency said Saturday.

Andrew McCarthy detained in Ethiopia (MSNBC)

The actor had a harrowing experience while on assignment for the travel magazine Afar recently, as he was escorted at gunpoint out of an historic underground church for intruding without documentation.

Ethiopia law forces journalists to reveal sources (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Ethiopia's new anti-terror law strips journalists of the right to protect the identity of their sources, a top official said in a statement carried Saturday by the national news agency ENA.