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Top 10 Ethiopian News & Entertainment Websites of 2009

Published by Tadias Magazine December 24th, 2009 in Featured and News. 28 Comments

Video sharing websites Ethiotube.net and Diretube.com lead the entertainment category followed by AddisZefen, Addis Live and AddisTunes.

Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff

Updated: Friday, December 25th, 2009

New York (Tadias) – Tadias Magazine announces its second annual list of top Ethiopia related websites. In addition to our traditional listing of the most visited websites (based on Alexa’s traffic ranking), we have included our “Favorite Charitable Organizations” (published earlier this month) and the top 5 entertainment websites of 2009.

Per Alexa: The rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and pageviews over the past 3 months. The site with the highest combination of visitors and pageviews is ranked #1.

You may also check Quantcast for further comparison. Click here to see “Ethiopia’s Top 25 most popular media of 2009 and click here for “Ethiopia’s Top 10 most Independent news websites of 2009.”

1. Ethiopian Review
Ethiopian Review is the most frequently visited Ethiopian online journal.

Global Rank: 55,207
U.S. Traffic Rank: 15,264

2. Nazret.com
Nazret.com is the largest Ethiopian news and information portal. Directory, forum, travel, history and sport.

Global Rank: 73,456
U.S. Traffic Rank: 23,658

3. Cyber Ethiopia
Cyber Ethiopia: Portal with forum, directory, chat, news and email.

Global Rank: 150,872
U.S. Traffic Rank: 42,955

4. Ethiomedia.com
The most influential pro-democracy website of Ethiopians and African Americans.

Global Rank: 187,957
U.S. Traffic Rank: 58,263

5. Ethiopian Reporter
English and Amharic coverage of national and international news.

Global Rank: 305,609
U.S. Traffic Rank: 155,735

6. Ethioforum.org
(EMF) provides daily news, analysis and Discussion forum on events concerning Ethiopia and Horn of Africa.

Global Rank: 322,190
U.S. Traffic Rank: 74,621

7. Abbaymedia.com
Global Rank: 356,543
U.S. Traffic Rank: 115,463

8. Abugidainfo.com
Abugida information center’s main goals are to provide outreach service to Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia.

Global Rank:375,336,
U.S. Traffic Rank: 126,210

9. Quatero.net
Quatero.net; Voice for the voiceless of Ethiopian People since 2000

Global Rank: 398,244
U.S. Traffic Rank: 195,892

10. ECADF News, Audio & video
ECADF provides daily news related to Ethiopia.

Global Rank: 499,031
U.S. Traffic Rank: 191,076

Note: Tadias.com has a global rank of 478,606 and U.S. traffic rank of 196,384 (B/N #9 & 10).

Related:
Nazret.com’s Top 10 Ethiopian Websites
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Top 5 Ethiopian Entertainment Websites of 2009

1. Ethiotube.net:
EthioTube is the leader in Ethiopian online video sharing, and the premier
destination to watch and share original videos related to Ethiopia.

Global Rank: 160,634
U.S. Traffic Rank: 51,811

2. Diretube.com
Diretube.com is one of the largest Ethiopian video sharing sites.

Alexa Global Rank: 171,704
U.S. Traffic Rank: 120,171

3. Addiszefen.com
Alexa Global Rank: 642, 223
U.S. Traffic Rank: 901, 300

4. AddisLive.com
Alexa Global Rank :1,065,723
U.S. Traffic Rank: Unavailable

5. Addistunes.com
Alexa Global Rank: 2,842,132

Party Like It’s 2010 With Teddy Afro

Published by Tadias Magazine December 24th, 2009 in Events. 28 Comments

Above: “When Teddy Afro leaps onto the stage the crowd goes
wild, clapping in the air and singing along with the man seen by
many as the voice of Ethiopia’s conscience.” – AFP (Photo: Afro
at the Rosewater Hall in San Jose, California, January 2007 by
D.J. Fitsum)

Tadias Magazine
Events News

Updated: Thursday, December 31, 2009

Washington, D.C. (Tadias) – Ethiopian pop-icon Teddy Afro will make a special appearance on New Year’s eve at the Embassy Suites in Washington DC, according to the promoters.

The singer, who has been dubbed “Ethiopia’s Bob Marley” and the voice of “Ethiopia’s conscience,” will host the midnight toast.

The event will include a screening of of DICk Clark’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2010″ and the live countdown from Times Square.

Teddy Afro, who was freed early from prison in August after serving 18 months of a two-year sentence for a hit-and-run incident, is scheduled to give a solo concert at the DC Armory on January 2, 2010.

Video:Teddy Afro live concert (San Jose, California – 2007)

If you go:
Date: New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2009
Location: Embassy Suites, 900 10th Street, NW,
Washington DC 20001

Senate passes historic health care bill

Published by Tadias Magazine December 24th, 2009 in News. Closed

Above: Victoria Kennedy and Sen. Harry Reid celebrate after
the Senate OKs landmark insurance overhaul on a 60-39 vote.
(Harry Hamburg / AP)

Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama’s legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country’s history. The 60-39 vote on a cold winter morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a succession of failures by past congresses to get to this point. Vice President Joe Biden presided as 58 Democrats and two independents voted “yes.” Republicans unanimously voted “no.” Read more.

Video: Senate passes historic health care bill