Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 10, 2009 (Ezega.com) - Based on USAIDS data for 2007, the top 20 HIV-infected nations in the world are all found in Africa. And within Africa, the most HIV-ravaged region is Sub-Sahara Africa, orphaning nearly 12 million children aged 18 years and under. Swaziland tops the list with HIV infection rate of 26.1% among adults aged 15-49 years. That means one in four adults in Swaziland has the HIV virus. This has resulted in Swaziland having the lowest life expectancy rate in the world – just 40 years.
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Monday, February 9, 2009
Ezega.com Interviews Miss Ethiopia 2009, Chuna Okok
The 2009 Miss Ethiopia beauty pageant was organized by the Ethiopian Village Adventure Playground and held on January 18, 2009, at the new Intercontinental Hotel in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. There were 20 finalists in the competition. Chuna Okok, a 22-year-old Addis Ababa University student, won the Miss Ethiopia contest, beating off the other 19 finalists. Unlike the other pageant contenders, Chuna Okok came from the Gambella region of Ethiopia and gave the competition a different and beautiful color.
This second year Business and Economics student at Addis Ababa University and the 2009 Miss Ethiopia winner, Chuna Okok, held an exclusive interview with Ezega.com reporter, Eden Habtamu, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Addis Ababa.
Asked how she got into the pageant contest, Chuna replied it was a push from her best friends that led her to think about it. “They believed that I have all the inward and outward beauty. So, I gave it some time and I finally decided to participate in the competition” said Chuna.
According to Chuna Okok, her family in Gambella didn’t know about her competing in the Miss Ethiopia pageant until after she won the title. She said, she called her parents the day after to tell them that she won the Miss Ethiopia Pageant. But, by then, they had already heard about it minutes earlier from her cousin. According to Chuna, her father said “this must be God’s will and we shall accept it”. And her Mom was crying continuously. “She would have very much liked to see me on that stage. But she missed it.”, said Chuna.
Asked how she felt when she heard that she was the winner, Chuna said, “Wow! I was shocked, completely shocked, and I didn’t believe it until the next day.”
As Miss Ethiopia crown holder, Chuna indicated that she will do her best to promote Ethiopia and the harmony of the different nations and nationalities of Ethiopia, through the display of its culture, dressing, food, and way of living. She said she would also like to introduce Ethiopia’s rich natural and historical sites and heritage to the world.
Chuna was asked to explain what helped her win the Miss Ethiopia 2009 competition. She replied that her confidence took the first and major place. Next to that, she said, her different and black color played an enormous role.
On what constitutes beauty, Chuna said, “beauty for me is the cumulative outcome of internal and external beauty. One will not be complete without the other.”
For the full interview with Miss Ethiopia 2009, Chuna Okok, please visit Ezega.com, the premier site for Ethiopian News, Job in Ethiopia, Real Estate in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Classifieds, and Ethiopian Social Networking.
This second year Business and Economics student at Addis Ababa University and the 2009 Miss Ethiopia winner, Chuna Okok, held an exclusive interview with Ezega.com reporter, Eden Habtamu, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Addis Ababa.
Asked how she got into the pageant contest, Chuna replied it was a push from her best friends that led her to think about it. “They believed that I have all the inward and outward beauty. So, I gave it some time and I finally decided to participate in the competition” said Chuna.
According to Chuna Okok, her family in Gambella didn’t know about her competing in the Miss Ethiopia pageant until after she won the title. She said, she called her parents the day after to tell them that she won the Miss Ethiopia Pageant. But, by then, they had already heard about it minutes earlier from her cousin. According to Chuna, her father said “this must be God’s will and we shall accept it”. And her Mom was crying continuously. “She would have very much liked to see me on that stage. But she missed it.”, said Chuna.
Asked how she felt when she heard that she was the winner, Chuna said, “Wow! I was shocked, completely shocked, and I didn’t believe it until the next day.”
As Miss Ethiopia crown holder, Chuna indicated that she will do her best to promote Ethiopia and the harmony of the different nations and nationalities of Ethiopia, through the display of its culture, dressing, food, and way of living. She said she would also like to introduce Ethiopia’s rich natural and historical sites and heritage to the world.
Chuna was asked to explain what helped her win the Miss Ethiopia 2009 competition. She replied that her confidence took the first and major place. Next to that, she said, her different and black color played an enormous role.
On what constitutes beauty, Chuna said, “beauty for me is the cumulative outcome of internal and external beauty. One will not be complete without the other.”
For the full interview with Miss Ethiopia 2009, Chuna Okok, please visit Ezega.com, the premier site for Ethiopian News, Job in Ethiopia, Real Estate in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Classifieds, and Ethiopian Social Networking.
Friday, February 6, 2009
New AU Chair, Muammar Gaddafi, addresses AU Commission staff in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 5, 2009 (Ezega.com)- The Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, came to the African Union Commission to address the employees of the commission and urge them to work hard for the transition to the African Union Authority. Col. Gaddafi arrived at the meeting hall one hour late. The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Dr. Jean Ping, and other dignitaries accepted Col. Gaddafi at the gate of the commission. The Libyan leader signed Visitor’s book and had his photo taken with the leaders of the Commission.
According to our sources inside the AU, the entire theme of Gaddafi’s speech was to blame the west for all of the problems of Africa. He even went as far as justifying the piracy at the coast of Somalia as legitimate. The speech began by expressing the colonial era and its effects on Africa as the darkest time in African history. He said, despite our “freedom”, African countries still suffer from the “poison” planted by the west. He gave his country, Libya, as an example, and explained how the colonizers actually stole its resources.
To read the full article, please visit Ezega.com - the premier portal for Ethiopia News, Ethiopia Jobs, Ethiopian Real Estate, Ethiopian Classifieds, Ethiopian Entertainment, and Ethiopian Social Networking.
According to our sources inside the AU, the entire theme of Gaddafi’s speech was to blame the west for all of the problems of Africa. He even went as far as justifying the piracy at the coast of Somalia as legitimate. The speech began by expressing the colonial era and its effects on Africa as the darkest time in African history. He said, despite our “freedom”, African countries still suffer from the “poison” planted by the west. He gave his country, Libya, as an example, and explained how the colonizers actually stole its resources.
To read the full article, please visit Ezega.com - the premier portal for Ethiopia News, Ethiopia Jobs, Ethiopian Real Estate, Ethiopian Classifieds, Ethiopian Entertainment, and Ethiopian Social Networking.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Extended African Union Summit reaches no consensus on the “United States of Africa”
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 5, 2009 (Ezega.com) – The 12th Ordinary Africa Union summit of head of states and governments was held in Addis Ababa on February 1-4, 2009. The ordinary session focused on issues of peace, security and stability of the continent, infrastructure developments, the current global economic crisis, intercontinental conflicts, and the crises in Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It also elected a new chairperson. Further, it affirmed the transformation of the Africa Union Commission to the Africa Union Authority.
Though the summit delayed the push towards the formation of the United States of Africa on the opening day (February 1st), the debate continued on closed sessions, until Wednesday 3:00am in the morning (local time).
Internal sources from the African Union Commission told Ezega.com that the leaders carried on a fierce debate on the idea of Union Government for Africa. At some point, the rift over this idea overshadowed some of the official agenda focused on other topics, including infrastructure development.
To read the full article, please click here: Extended African Union Summit reaches no consensus on the “United States of Africa”
Ezega.com - The premier web portal for Ethiopian News, Ethiopian Jobs, Ethiopian Real Estate, Ethiopian Classifieds, Ethiopian Videos, Entertainment and Social Networking.
Though the summit delayed the push towards the formation of the United States of Africa on the opening day (February 1st), the debate continued on closed sessions, until Wednesday 3:00am in the morning (local time).
Internal sources from the African Union Commission told Ezega.com that the leaders carried on a fierce debate on the idea of Union Government for Africa. At some point, the rift over this idea overshadowed some of the official agenda focused on other topics, including infrastructure development.
To read the full article, please click here: Extended African Union Summit reaches no consensus on the “United States of Africa”
Ezega.com - The premier web portal for Ethiopian News, Ethiopian Jobs, Ethiopian Real Estate, Ethiopian Classifieds, Ethiopian Videos, Entertainment and Social Networking.
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