Obama is considering the Ethiopian Black Lions for the White House (joke of the day)

Addis Ababa July 27, 2015:  During a press conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegne President Obama  dropped a nice joke about the black lions living in the Ethiopian national palace. This tradition dated back during  King Hailesilasse  era who used to have a domesticated black lions in his palace. Recently scientists  conformed the same lionswho are kept in Addis Ababa Zoo and the Ethiopian palace are part of  endangered animals list. Until today most Ethiopians  do not have any clue  these lions are still  alive. People see the lions in the Addis Ababa Zoo but not inside the palace.

Today thank you for  President Obama who unknowingly broke the news to the world. During King Haileselasse era those lions were the symbol of Ethiopia. Now you don't see those lions' images everywhere  . Only one place you can see the lions image is on Ethiopian Airlines planes (it used to big but now very small and unnoticeable)  and Addis Ababa city buses . These lions were the symbol of courage and heroism,  sadly few people do not want to them again. At this time the Lion of Judah is more celebrated out side Ethiopia than in Ethiopia. Thank you for the Ras Teferain followers Lion of Judah is more alive than ever. Here is what Obama said during the press conference     
" ...I had a chance to see the famous lions lives on the grounds I am considering  some for the White House   although  I have to make sure my dogs are safe."

President Obama Joins Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia for a Press Conference (live)

How Ethiopia Welcomed President Obama for Historic Trip

President Barack Obama reviews Ethiopian troops during a welcoming ceremony at the National Palace, July 27, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

president Obama kicked off his first full day in Ethiopia as he heads into the second half of his historic trip to East Africa.

Obama arrived on Monday morning at the National Palace in Addis Ababa, where he was greeted by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. The two men shook hands and exchanged pleasantries as the Ethiopians prepared an elaborate arrival ceremony.

PHOTO: President Barack Obama participates in a bilateral meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, right, at the National Palace, July 27, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

PHOTO:President Barack Obama and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn attend a welcoming ceremony, July 27, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

PHOTO: Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome and President Barack Obama shake hands during a meeting at the National Palace, July 27, 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

PHOTO: Ethiopians hold US flags as they waiting at Meskel Square prior to the official visit of President Barack Obama, July 26, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

PHOTO: Secret Service Agents watch through their binoculars as a rainbow appears in the sky before President Barack Obama arrived at Bole International Airport, July 26, 2015, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Obama Urges Ethiopia to 'Open Political Space' (VOA)

ADDIS ABABA—
President Barack Obama says the United States and Ethiopia are "strong partners" on many issues, but is urging the government to allow journalists and opposition parties to operate more freely.
In a news conference Monday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Mr. Obama praised Ethiopia's economic record, noting the country has lifted millions out of dire poverty, and said Ethiopia has played a vital role in fighting the Somali militant group Al-Shabab.
The U.S. president said he also held "frank discussions" with the prime minister, and said opening space for journalists and opposition voices "will strengthen rather than inhibit" the ruling party's agenda.
Mr. Hailemariam said Ethiopia is committed to improving human rights and governance.
 "Our commitment to democracy is real, not skin deep," he said.
Rights groups have called for Mr. Obama to demand reforms from Ethiopia, where the government controls 100 percent of the seats in parliament and keeps a tight leash on the media.
While in Addis Ababa, Mr. Obama is meeting with the leaders of Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and the African Union to discuss the civil war in South Sudan.
At the news conference, the U.S. president said conditions in South Sudan are getting "much, much worse," and said the United States and East African countries will discuss what can be done to forge a peace deal.
He said South Sudan's president and opposition leaders have been stubborn and are looking out for their own self-interest rather than the interest of their country.
President Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Ethiopia.
President Obama said the U.S. will continue to work to advance Ethiopia's economic progress, human rights, governance and access to electricity.

Obama urges Ethiopia to curb crackdowns on media, opposition

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — President Barack Obama urged Ethiopia's leaders Monday to curb crackdowns on press freedom and political openness as he opened a trip that human rights groups say legitimizes an oppressive government
When all voices are being heard, when people know they are being included in the political process, that makes a country more successful," Obama said during a joint news conference with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

Obama's trip marks the first visit by a sitting U.S. president to Ethiopia, a fast-growing economy once defined by poverty and famine.

Later Monday, Obama was to convene a meeting with African leaders on the crisis in South Sudan. The world's newest nation has been gripped by violence as warring factions in the government fight for power.

"The conditions on the ground are getting much, much worse," Obama said. He said if a peace agreement isn't reached by an Aug. 17 deadline, the U.S. and its partners would have to "consider what other tools we have."

Options under consideration include deepening economic sanctions and perhaps pursuing an arms embargo.

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Obama arrived in Ethiopia late Sunday following a stop in Kenya, the country of his father's birth. The crisis in South Sudan and the human rights challenges on his agenda punctured a trip that had otherwise been a celebratory return of the first black U.S. president to Africa.

Despite Ethiopia's progress, there are deep concerns about political freedoms on the heels of May elections in which the ruling party won every seat in parliament.

Obama said he was frank in his discussions with Ethiopian leaders about the need to allow political opponents to operate freely. He also defended his decision to travel to the East African nation, comparing it to U.S. engagement with China, another nation with a poor human rights record.

"Nobody questions our need to engage with large countries where we may have differences on these issues," he said. "That's true with Africa as well."
Ethiopia's prime minister defended his country's commitment to democracy.
"Our commitment to democracy is real — not skin deep," he said. Asked about his country's jailing of journalists, he said his country needed "ethical journalism" and reporters that don't work with terrorist organizations.
Ethiopia is the world's second-worst jailer of journalists in Africa, after Eritrea, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Ahead of Obama's arrival, the Ethiopian government released several journalists and bloggers it had been holding since April 2014 on charges of incitement and terrorism. Many others remain in detention.

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በመርካቶ ለአንድ ካሬ ሜትር ቦታ ከ355 ሺሕ ብር በላይ ቀረበ
-በክብረ ወሰን ከተመዘገበው በ50 ሺሕ ብር ብልጫ አለው
ባለፈው ዓርብ ሐምሌ 17 ቀን 2007 ዓ.ም. በተከፈተው 15ኛው የሊዝ ጨረታ፣ በአዲስ ከተማ ክፍለ ከተማ መርካቶ ይርጋ ኃይሌ የገበያ ማዕከል ጀርባ የቀረበው 222 ካሬ ሜትር በካሬ ሜትር 355,550 ብር የመጫረቻ ዋጋ ቀረበለት፡፡ ይህ አዲስ የሊዝ ክብረ ወሰን ሆኖ ተመዝግቧል፡፡

ለዚህ ቦታ ይህንን የመጫረቻ ዋጋ ያቀረበው ስኬት ኢንተርናሽናል የተባለ ድርጅት ሲሆን፣ በመርካቶ በ11ኛው የሊዝ ጨረታ ተይዞ ከነበረው 305 ሺሕ ብር የሊዝ ዋጋ በ50,550 ብር ብልጫ አለው፡፡
ለዚህ ቦታ በሁለተኛ ደረጃ የቀረበው የመጫረቻ ዋጋ በካሬ ሜትር 355 ሺሕ ብር ሲሆን፣ ይህ ዋጋ ቀደም ሲል በክብረ ወሰን ደረጃ ተይዞ ከነበረው መጫረቻ ዋጋ በ45,550 ብር ብልጫ ያለው ነው፡፡ ይህ ኩባንያ ለጊዜው ስሙን ማወቅ አልተቻለም፡፡
መርካቶ አካባቢ ከፍተኛ ገንዘብ የቀረበለት ቦታ በ11ኛው ሊዝ ጨረታ የወቅቱ ሪከርድ የተመዘገበበት 449 ካሬ ሜትር ቦታ ነው፡፡ ይህ ቦታ ዝዋይ ኢንተርናሽናል ትሬዲንግ 305 ሺሕ ብር በካሬ ሜትር ያቀረበለት ቢሆንም፣ ውል ሳይፈጸም መቅረቱን መዘገባችን ይታወሳል፡፡
ይህ ቦታ በ15ኛው ሊዝ ጨረታ በድጋሚ የቀረበ ሲሆን፣ በአንድ ካሬ ሜትር 286,500 ብር ተሰጥቶታል፡፡ ይህንን መጫረቻ ዋጋ ያቀረበው ኤቲኤ ኮንስትራክሽን ኩባንያ ሲሆን፣ ኤቲኤ ያቀረበው ዋጋ ቀድሞ ከነበረው በ18,500 ብር ያነሰ ነው፡፡
ለዚህ ቦታ በሁለተኛ ደረጃ የቀረበው ገንዘብ 282 ሺሕ ብር ነው፡፡ ይህንን ዋጋ ያቀረበው የርፋድ ኩባንያ ነው፡፡

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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