Obama in Ethiopia. The Big Kahuna photo gallery

Obama's visit  in Ethiopia. The Big Kahuna photo gallery 
Kahuna! mean Big  Wave in Hawaiian where Obama  was born.
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Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22

Atlanta (CNN)Two days before she was found face-down in the bathtub at her home outside Atlanta in January, it seemed like Bobbi Kristina Brown's career might have been picking up.

"Let's start this career up&&moving OUT to TO YOU ALLLL quick shall we !?!???!" she said in an enthusiastic tweet.

It's not clear what projects she may have been working on, but they won't be completed now.

Brown, the daughter of late superstar Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, died Sunday at the age of 22, a representative of the Houston family said in a statement.

"Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away Sunday, July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family," the statement said. "She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."

She was treated in a hospital and then a hospice facility in the nearly six months since she was found unresponsive and not breathing in the bathtub at her Roswell home on January 31 -- nearly three years to the day after her mother accidentally drowned in a bathtub in Beverly Hills, a victim of the vices she had fought for much of her career.

Brown was placed in a medically induced coma, relatives have said. Rumors flew about her condition, with family members and loved ones taking sides in the drama.

In April, her maternal grandmother, Cissy Houston, said Bobbi Kristina had "global and irreversible brain damage."

"Meeting with the doctors and understanding that she can live in this condition for a lifetime truly saddens me," Houston said. "We can only trust in God for a miracle at this time."

The statement was released days after her father and Whitney Houston's former husband, R & B singer Bobby Brown, told an audience in Dallas, "I can say today, Bobbi is awake. She's watching me."

On June 24, Bobbi Kristina's aunt, Pat Houston, announced that her niece had been moved to a hospice facility.

"Despite the great medical care at numerous facilities, Bobbi Kristina Brown's condition has continued to deteriorate," Houston's statement said. "As of today, she has been moved into hospice care. We thank everyone for their support and prayers. She is in God's hands now."

Many had worried the young woman was haunted by some of the same demons as her mother.

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown married in 1992 and welcomed Bobbi Kristina in 1993. The little girl was doted upon by both her parents and Houston often brought the youngster on stage.

Houston told Rolling Stone magazine in 1993 that "having Bobbi Kristina ... I could never do anything that could top that. There's been nothing more incredible in my life than having her."

"God knows, I have been in front of millions and millions of people, and that has been incredible, to feel that give-take thing," Houston said. "But, man, when I gave birth to her and when they put her in my arms, I thought: 'This has got to be it. This is the ultimate.' I haven't experienced anything greater."

Mother and daughter grew even closer after Houston's divorce from Brown in 2007. Houston and Bobbi Kristina performed together on ABC's "Good Morning America" in 2009, singing "My Love Is Your Love" in Central Park.

After Houston's death on February 11, 2012 -- an accidental drowning in a bathtub, a coroner ruled, with heart disease and cocaine use named as contributing factors -- there was a great deal of concern for Brown, who was 18 at the time.

She opened up to Oprah Winfrey during an interview in March 2012 about how she was coping with the loss of her mother.

"No one knows what an amazing spirit she was," Brown told Winfrey. "She wasn't only a mother, she was a best friend."

Brown said her grief came in waves, but that she still communicated with her mom.

"I can hear her voice telling me to keep moving, baby, I gotcha," she said. "She's always with me. I can always feel her with me."

Brown was joined in her grief by Nick Gordon, who was taken in by Houston when he was 12 years old and who was raised alongside Bobbi Kristina.

Gordon and Brown became romantically involved after Houston's death, and tensions between the Gordon and Houston families over the relationship were part of the storyline on Lifetime's short-lived reality show "The Houstons: On Our Own."

There was speculation that Brown may have suffered from some of the same problems as her parents (both Houston and Brown had documented issues with substance abuse) after she appeared to be intoxicated during some scenes of the reality show.

Those concerns intensified in July 2014 after a picture was posted on her Instagram account showing a young woman who looked like Brown appearing to be smoking from a bong. The image had made the media rounds two years earlier.

Brown later denied that she posted the photo and tweeted that it was done by someone attempting to tarnish her image.

Brown and Gordon announced their engagement in 2013 and she took to her Facebook page to clear up the misconception that he was her adopted brother. Far from being bothered by the relationship were she still alive, Brown said her mother had predicted they would fall in love.

"People need to seriously stop judging my relationship," Brown wrote. "Pretty sure it's my own decision who I want to be with."

It was Gordon and a male friend who discovered Brown unconscious in her townhome. While Brown called Gordon her husband (she had tweeted a picture believed to be of their hands wearing wedding rings with the hashtag #HappilyMarried) there is no court record of a marriage between the two and family members say the couple was never legally wed.

Police had been called to Brown's home January 23 after someone reported a fight there, but no one answered the door and officers found no evidence of an altercation, a Roswell police spokeswoman said.

After Brown was found in the bathtub, authorities launched a criminal investigation. A family friend said police questioned Gordon about the bruising on Brown's chest and said he told them it was a result of his giving her CPR.

Gordon gave an emotional and sometime explosive interview that aired in March on the "The Dr. Phil Show" in which he complained of being denied access to Brown.

"I can't lose Krissy, I just can't," he cried.

The talk show host persuaded Gordon to enter a treatment program for substance abuse and in April his attorney, Randy Kessler, confirmed Gordon was no longer in rehab.

In June, a civil lawsuit was filed against Gordon in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, alleging that Gordon's behavior "caused, among other things, substantial bodily harm to Brown." It also alleged that since Brown's hospitalization in January, Gordon accessed her bank accounts and stole more than $11,000. Brown was initially taken to North Fulton Hospital and placed in a medically induced coma, and was later transferred to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, where she was on life support in the neuro intensive care unit. In March she was moved to a rehabilitation center.

Despite reports of fighting over her care, on June 19 Bobby Brown said the family was working together on behalf of his daughter.

"I am making decisions with (Bobbi Kristina's aunt) Pat Houston and we are working together for the medical care of my daughter," Brown said in a statement. "Right now we are focused on Bobbi Kristina's medical prognosis and the criminal investigation. These are the priorities for us. Whoever had a hand in causing my daughter's injuries needs to be brought to justice."

Her death cut short the dreams she had of following in her mother's footsteps by pursuing a career in music and acting. In 2012 she made her acting debut on Tyler Perry's TBS show "For Better or Worse." Perry is a close family friend who frequently visited Brown while she was hospitalized.

CNN's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report.

When America makes mistake China amplifies that mistake and showsit to the rest of the world

In Obama's Africa's trip China is like a shadow following every move and examining all  propositions Obama is making.  If any offer  Obama makes China will double even triple it. Like if  Obama promises to build a stadium in Africa ,  China will do two things. Firist it will offer a bigger money or it will offer a cheaper contract to build the stadium with the American money. In both ways China will be benefited  from both offers.

Let me tell you my personal story. Three years ago after absence of several years from my county I went to Ethiopia.  At first I was shocked  by when I saw  the entire Ethiopia was  almost  Made In  China.  The road, hotel, hospital, university, apartment , airport, stadium, mall  and every thing I saw were built by Chinese Companies or Chinese made materials . When I went to shopping I was so surprised  to see the entire shopping mall was full of Chinese products. One thing which made me surprise was  all Made in China products were sold twice expensive than if they were/are sold in US market. In most shops I found out most  items which had similar quality which are  are sold in Amrica in  cheap store called .99 Cents or Dollar stores. In current exchange rate 1$ USD is about 19.70 Birr or 22 Birr in black market. That means an item should be less than 25 Birr. However, in Ethiopians  Store the minimum sale price  was over 45 Birr. That means a $1 item is sold more than $2 in Africa.


This shows us China makes more money in Africa than  in America. During my stay I tried to find a Made in USA item. The only place I saw MADE IN USA was in an empty cooking oil jar and empty sack which was donated from USAID. The rest are Made in China, Made in Japan (70-80% cars), Made in India (three  wheeled taxis) and few European cars and clothing items.

But America is the biggest donor but that donation goes to hire or buy Chinese products. One of the biggest mistake for America was it sees itself as a donor instead of   an investor and partner. I see here and there few Americans in Ethiopia but the majority of them were volunteers and working for NGOs. But while I was  staying in Ethiopia  I saw several Chinese   worker who are assimilated in Ethiopian daily  life and doing their business.

America is a power full  and an influential nation on earth.  Its invitation , creativity culture and tradition can move the entire universe to one direction. But sometimes Americans focus in one direction and leave the rest for  field for  others to take advantage of the situation. Now Obama's trip looks what I am taking about, he is trying to see African nations as US partners but not as looking them as donation receivers. We like it or not most African countries are trying to avoid  seen as donation receivers. Now US should respect what their mission and encourage them to see them as potential partners. Because China, India, Turkey and Korea (South and North) are doing so. They build business as partners and inverters.

I started this journey in 1999. I called my journey "Africa the future frontier" . At that time I tried to approach few American companies but non of them gave me a positive answer. Most of them have a very distorted idea about Africa. Most  American CEO's still think Africa is risk prone continent they will not even open their ears and eyes to  hear about Africa. In their opinion Africa is full of  war, starvation, disease and  unsuitability.  I stopped inviting them and waited then China came to game. China came in every direction and saw big opportunity where others refused to see. Today when Obama is visiting Africa , the presence of China is very huge. It starts from the airport where Air  Force One is  landed. If you see the cloth and shoes all the people wearing I beat 90% of it is Made In China . The road where his motorcade is heading is built by China, the hotel he is staying,  the water he drinks may be filtered by Made in China  water filtration machine. Mr President will see the huge presence of China when he tries to address the African Union. In AU  the entire building (A-Z ) is built by China. May be the only thing which may not have Chinese presence could  be American Embassies in Africa.

But why? Well, China and other  nations who are investing in Africa nailed it. Because they know what African people want. The number one thing is genuine  or fake  Respect, that means they don't want to see a relation donor benefactor vs recipient, in the contrary they want see partnership.They want to be part of the process. Most young Africans think donation kills the progress of Africa and they don't  want  to see a pure humanitarian aspect of the donation but they see donation is indirect suppress and an extension of colonization designed to keep the Africans in trap.

Now, when we see China's approach  they are coming from a different angle. May be a 90 degree angle. What they do is the come with problems and solutions. Let us say, if they want to build a hospital they will show how luck of hospital will kill  people and they will propose a solution to build a single hospital . What they don't tell is they know if they build one hospital there will be 100 hospitals. needed So they will give the first hospital free or very less value. When the politicians see the effect of one hospital every region needs it and they will secure the contract for 100 hospitals. If the country does not have money they will give loan and they will ask free land or mineral right That way they build, they will  dig  and mine and the  will keep controlling power. In the process you will see tangible things build but do not ask me  about quality and durability.

China way of taking money is not a thing I wish for US. but there is a pure way of  expanding opportunities with out compromising values. Africa has untapped human resource, buying power and very vibrant young generation. If US focuses on using this very productive generation for a potential partner that will be huge success.  Africans love to buy American products and work for American companies. But still lots of American companies are not ready to be part of  this action. I hope Obama's visit should open their eyes and ears.

But America  should make a fundamental change how it sees Africa. It needs a groundbreaking policy change to bring Africans and Americans together.  One thing we need to learn from China is we (US) should not interfere with African country's internal affair. Yes America has a huge power but sometimes we need to know when to use that power. If we try to impose our ideology on African counties internal affair that will back fire and other countries may amplify the issue to use it against us.

So as a concerned citizen and  an Ethiopian American my advice is  Mr Obama when you are visiting any African country the first thing is  we need to respect people's culture, value and tradition and we need to stop to impose our internal policies  in those countries.  

Obama is in Ethiopia. His brother who is living in Ethiopa greeted him

Air Force One landed at ADD (Bole) international airport  on Sunday Ethiopian time. It was a rainy day. According to Ethiopian Broadcasting Service English program (live) Obama was greeted by senior  member Ethiopian Government, the Ethiopia prime minster and his older brother. Yes, for our surprise Mr. President has an older brother who is living in Ethiopia a boarder city called Moyale which is near to Kenya

According to this Amharic article/blog Obama has one older brother lives in Ethiopia in a border town called Moyale which is near Kenya. His name is Oke and he is 59 years old. He said he born in Kenya a place called Oma Kogilo from his father Husien Barack and his mother Rochi Nyang and moved to Ethiopia when he was 2 years old because his mom was divorced and remarried an Ethiopian business man called Alemayehu. After he born his father Mr. Barack has eight children . In 1961 when Obama was born in Hawaii he came to see hm (where) with his aunt. When his father was graduated from University of Hawaii he sent his an invitation letter and he attended the graduation. Also he added he attended the wedding ceremony of Obama's mother. The story need farther investigation

የ ባራክ ኦባማ ወንድም ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ይኖራሉ።
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አርባ አራተኛው የ አሜሪካ ፕሬዝዳንት ባራክ ኦባማ በ አባታቸው ሁሴን ኦባማ በኩል የተገኙ ስድስት ወንድም'ና አንድ ሴት እንዳላቸው የታወቀ ቢሆንም አሁን ከ ኢትዮጵያ ሙያሌ አካባቢ የተሰማ ድምፅ ግን
"የለም እኔ ኡኬ ኦባማ የሁሉም ታላቅ ወንድም ነኝ" የሚል ሆኗል
ኡኬ ኦባማ ሙያሌ ውስጥ በድለላ ስራ የሚተዳደሩ መሆናቸውን ገልፀው የባራክ ኦባማ ታላቅ ወንድም ስለመሆናቸው ሁሉን ነገር በማስረጃ ይናገራሉ
"አባታችን ሁሴን ኦባማ ስኮላር ሺፕ አግኝቶ ወደ አሜሪካ ሀዋይ ከማቅናቱ በፊት በ 1956 እኔን ከ እናቴ ሮቺ ቲማ ኒያንግ ኦማ ኮጊሎ በምትባል አነስተኛ መንደር ውስጥ ወልድዋል እናቴ እኔ የሁለት አመት ህፃን ሳለሁ ከ አባቴ ጋር ተጣልታ ወደ ኢትዮጵያ መጣች እዚህም አለማየሁ ተምትም የተባለ ትውልዱ ሀዋሳ የሆነ ነጋዴ አግብታ መኖር ጀመረች" ሲሉ ማስረጃቸውን ማቅረብ የጀመሩት ኡኬ
እሳቸው ከተወለዱ በኋላ አባታቸው ሁሴን ስምንት ልጆችን እንደ ወለዱ ይናገራሉ። እኤአ በ 1961 ዓ.ም የ አሁኑ የአሜሪካ ፕሬዝዳንት ባራክ ኦባማ ሲወለድ ከ እናቱ እህት ማለትም ከ አክስታቸው ቼሙ ጋር በመሆን ለመጠየቅ መምጣታቸውንም ጨምረው የሚገልፁት የ 59 ዓመቱ ኡኬ አባታቸው ሁሴን ኦባማ ከ ሀዋይ ዩኒቨርስቲ በ ኢኮኖሚክስ ትምህርት ሲመረቁ የ "ኢንቪቴሽን"ወረቀት ልከውላቸው የምርቃቱ ፕሮግራም ላይ ተሳታፊ እንደነበሩ'ና በድጋሚም የ ወንድማቸው ባራክ ኦባማን እናት ስታንልይ ዱንሀምን ባገቡበት ጊዜ ለሰርግ ወደ ቺካጎ ሄደው እነደ ነበር ይገልፃሉ
"እርግጥ ነው እኔ አሁን የ አሜሪካው ፕሬዝዳንት ባራክ ኦባማ ነኝ ብዬ ብናገር ማንም አያምነኝም ብዙ ሰዎች ኦባማን ትመስላለህ ከማለት ውጪ ምንም የስጋ ወንድሙ ስለመሆኔ ምንም አያውቁም እውነታው ግን አባቴ ከነበሩት ዘጠኝ ልጆች ማለትም ማሊክ ኦባማ፣ አውማ ኦባማ፣ባራክ ኦባማ ማርክ ኒድሳንዶ ኦባማ፣ዴቪድ ኒድሳንዶ ኦባማ፣ኦቦ ኦባማ፣ በርናንድ ኦባማ'ና ጆርጅ ኦባማ ከሁሉም ታላቅ የሆንኩት እኔ ኡኬ ኦባማ ነኝ" በማለት ይናገራሉ አክለውም
"አባታችን ሁሴን ገና በወጣትነቱ በ አርባ ስድስት አመቱ መሞቱ እንጂ ሁላችንንም በ አንድ ላይ ለማገናኘት ታላቅ እቅድ ነበረው ግን ምን ያደርጋል ሞት ቀደመው" በማለት እንባ እያቀረረቸው ገልፀዋል
ከባራክ ሁሴን ኦባማ ጋር ተገናኝተው የተነሷቸው ፎቶች በሙሉ በወቅቱ ካሜራውን ይዞ የነበረው ሰው ፎቶ ለማንሳት ጀማሪ በመሆኑ ሁሉንም ፎቶዎች እንዳቃጠላቸው ምሬታቸውን በቁጭት ሳይሸሸጉ ከተናገሩ በኋላ እለተ ሰኞ ወንድማቸው አዲስ አበባ ሲመጣ ከሙያሌ ተገዘው በመሄድ ቦሌ ኤርፖርት ተገኝተው ልክ ኬንያ እንዳለችው እህታቸው አውማ ኦባማ በሞቀ ሰላምታ መቀበል ባይችሉም የ እራት ፕሮግራሙን ግን በ እርግጠኛነት በቴሌቭዥን ቁጭ ብለው እንደሚመለከቱ ተናግረዋል።
"እንዴ ለምን?" ሲባሉ
"ሂዱ ከዚህ የተመሳሰለ ሁሉ ወንድም'ና እህት ነው ያለው ማን ነው? ወረኛ ሁላ
ይልቅ እስከ አሁን በባዶ ላስለፈለፋችሁኝን የበርጫ ገፍትሩልኝ'ና ልሂድ ሲሉ ተማፅነዋል።
@ቴዎድሮስ ጌታሁን
ይህ የ አለማችን ትፅእኖ ፈጣሪውን ፕሬዝዳንት መምጣት በጉጉት ለሚጠብቁ ሁሉ ሰበር ዜና ነው።

In Ethiopia when you see a rainbow it is a sign of Mary's Cincture/Belt

Each  body gesture,  sign, word usage, pitch,  eye movement  and other communication  methods may have different  meaning from place to place, some are universal  others are just local, when we  see such kind of variations we call them localization.

It is the same for rainbow  in the sky. In some places rainbow is a sign of unity ,  Good luck and greetings.  For example  if you see a rainbow  in Ethiopia's  sky we call it Yemariam Mekonen or Mary's Cincture/Belt. It is a sign of God's presence in the area but not  as others are trying to  interpreting. That is a wrong  interpretation. Bet way is before you put your own weak interpretation study  about  people's values, culture and tradition. Also respect their tradition is a key to be respected

Today Obama and his entourage will be 7 years younger

Today, July 26, 2015 Obama and his entourage will be 7 years younger. Relax they will not go under the knife and will get plastic surgery or take a miracle pill As See on TV. No, they will arrive in Addis Ababa Ethiopia and in Ethiopian Calendar it is  still 2007 . That means easily for the first time in their life they will live the past.
Behalf of all our fans: WELCOME COME TO ETHIOPIA

Little bit about Ethiopia.

Today it is 2007 (the only nation in entire Africa has its own calender)
Amharic (National Language of Ethiopia and the only African nation with its own alphabet)
Day start from 1 in the morning of 7:00AM
Lunch it at  6:00 o'clock in day time or 12:00 PM
Ethiopian Calender has 13 months. The first 12 months have 30 days the last 13th month has 5 days and every leap-year 6 days
September is the 1st month of Ethiopian Calendar
Sep. 11 or 12 (in leap year)  is Ethiopian New Year
January 7 is Ethiopian Christmas
There is no middle and last name in Ethiopia naming system , but there is given name, Father's name and Grand father's name 
When a woman gets married she does NOT change her last name
more to come   
 

ኦባማ የመጀመሪያው በስልጣን ላይ እያለ እንጀራ የበላ ፕሬዜዳንት ይሆን

ኦባማ የመጀመሪያው በስልጣን ላይ እያለ እንጀራ የበላ American ፕሬዜዳንት ይሆን::
ያው ሰኞ ማታ እራት የተጠሩም ያልተጠራንም ( ትዝብት ነው)  መምጣታቸው አይቀርም። ያው የክብር ግብዣ ስለሆነ ሁሉም ያለውን ያቀርባል ግን እንጀራ ከዶሮ ወጥ፣ ክትፎ፣ ቆጮ፣ቁርጥ፣ ምንቸት አብሽ፣ ዱለት ጎረድ ጎረድ፣ የጾም በያይነቱ ያው የፈረደባት ሽሮም መቀረት የለባቸውም ። በምንም ታምር ፓስታና ላዛኛ፣ መኮሮኒ ወይም ፒሳ መታየት የለባቸውም:: ምክንያቱም ያኔ አባቶቻችን ሂዎታቸውን ባይሰዉ ኖሮ ዛሬ ኦባማ የሚጎበኛት ነጻ  አገር የጣልያን ሆና እንኳን የአፍሪካ አንድነት የቀበሌ ጽ/ ቤት እንኳ አይኖረንም ነበር:: ታዲያ ኦባማ በመጀመሪያ መቅመስ ያለበት በጳጳሱ የተባረከውን ደርቅ እንጀራ ሲሆን ክትፎና ቁርጥ ከጠላ ወይም ከጥጅ ጋር  በባህላዊ ዘፈናችን ትክሻውን ካላሳየ ኢትዮጵያን ጎበኘሁ ብሎ ለማውራት በጣም ያስቸግታል::
  Do  you think Obama should be the 1st US seating president to eat Injera? 
Well, this Monday Obama will be visiting Ethiopia, that makes him the 1st seating US president to do it. Well, he is lucky because Ethiopia should be 1st country any world leader should visit it. Reason? Well, Ethiopia is the origin of humankind. According to some unverified sources there are about 40 influential Ethiopians  invited to dine with Obama. Also one "Facebook" report stating there is someone claiming he is Obama's half brother (older brother) who is living in an Ethiopian border town called Moyale (close to Kenya) . The report says he may be part of the dinner. 

Either way, let us focus on the dinner menu.Well the dinner should be an authentic Ethiopian cuisine. Yes there is no an Ethiopia dinner with out Injera accompanied by Doro Wot, Siga Wot, Kitfo, Kurt, Alicha, Dulet, Qocho/Kocho, Yestom Beyaynetu (Vegi Combination) and Shiro. Yes, that is just partial list. No pasta, lasagna or macaroni. They are a reminder of Italian occupation. If our fathers and grandfathers did not give  their lives, the freedom of our country could vanished in tin air. If that stamina and dedication  was not there today Obama could not think to visit  free Ethiopia. Because African Union wouldn't be there. Ethiopia is the/a reason for African Union and the liberation of several African countries as well as black people around the glob. That means Ethiopia's freedom has a direct effect on the victory of black people in America. That black freedom in America lead to have the 1st black American president in our lifetime. So Injera is a freedom meal! A 100% Ethiopian meal.  Obama should enjoy eating it. Remember Teff, the main ingredient to make Ingera  is  a also a 100% natural gluten free . Teff is named the super food.   

Besides eating Obama should test Ethiopian authentic drinks such as Araki, Tej and Tella. After the dinner Obama should show us he move in Ethiopian original dance AKA Eskista!. 
We hope Ethiopia will be the best destination for any world leader, because Ethiopia is blessed by GOD!