Article: STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES BACKGROUND NOTE ON ETHIOPIA

Article: Ethiopia's Dire Dawa flood death toll rises to 200
Xinhua News Agency;  August 7, 2006 ;     389 words ...Ethiopia's Dire Dawa flood death toll rises to 200 ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua ... east Ethiopia's Dire Dawa city has risen to ... heavy downpour hit Dire Dawa city, some 500 ... Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, in the early hours ...

Article: Addis or Dire Dawa, coffee is all. (Addis ...
Tea & Coffee Trade Journal;  February 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...If one looks back into the past of the Ethiopian coffee trading community, one discovers bygone days of considerable presence and affluence. The community was once very large, rich, and world-known. Existing copies of the long extinct Ethiopian exporters' magazine show the numerous faces of traders

Article: France Donates 200,000 Birr for Dire Dawa Flood ...
Africa News Service;  June 3, 2005 ;     422 words ...Addis Ababa, Jun 03, 2005 (The Daily ... recent flood disaster in Dire Dawa which has caused extensive ... the French Embassy here in Addis Ababa, a contribution of 200 ... has been channelled to the Dire Dawa provisional administration ...

Article: Explosion At Dire Dawa Railways Office.
Africa News Service;  June 26, 2002 ;     460 words ...Addis Ababa, Jun 26, 2002 A bomb planted ... individuals exploded at the Dire Dawa Rail Way office building ... has called on residents of Dire Dawa, to help by immediately ... operations between Addis and Dire Dawa have commenced, ENA quoted ...

Article: The Cities: Dire Dawa.
Africa News Service;  November 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... decorative trees. Old Imperial Palace, Dire Dawa As I sipped my thick and mucousy papaya ... Somalia surrounded Harar and drove on to Dire Dawa before being driven back by Ethiopian ... Mohammed retained a great fondness for Dire Dawa, as well as a large number of friends ...

Article: ETHIOPIA: RECENT FLOODING IN DIRE DAWA CITY - ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 15, 2006 ;     587 words ... ... damages caused by the recent flooding in Dire Dawa City. The messages of condolence were ... of lives and caused property damage in Dire Dawa City. Similarly, Kenyan President Mwai ... damage due to the recent calamities in Dire Dawa City . Similarly, Israeli Ambassador ...

Article: VOA NEWS: RECOVERY OPERATIONS CONTINUE FOLLOWING DIRE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 9, 2006 ;     414 words ... ... Capua Recovery operations continue in the Ethiopian town of Dire Dawa, where a flash flood late Saturday killed more than 200 people ... scene. Among its representatives there is Mebratu Yalew. From Dire Dawa, he told VOA English to Africa Service reporter Joe De Capua ...