Meron Russom became head of the Tropical Amissa Bongo

The second stage of Tropical Amissa Bongo will go down in the annals of African cycling. While two Eritreans had won the first stage in 2011, Daniel Teklehaymanot in Lambaréné and Libreville Natnael Berhane, it is this time Meron Russom who wore the leader's jersey in Ndjolé Wednesday.(From our correspondent) Meron Russom, the Eritrean of Team MTN-Qhubeka, has achieved what no rider on the continent had already done. With premiums achieved on the finish line for his third place in the stage, Meron Russom is mounted on the top of the podium provisional. There are still four stages to go and everything still to play. But this performance proves...

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Eritrean movie “TiEgisti” wins 3 Gold Remi award at the Houston Film Festival

Eritrean movie "TiEgisti" wins 3 Gold Remi award at the Houston International movie festival. The movie producer Mr. YitbareK Kidus, the editor and the script writer give interview with VOA Tigrin...

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Eritrean Zersenay Tadese won the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon

bY IAAF There were high expectations from Tadese’s appearance, because the weather wasn’t as bad as predicted but still quite warm. At the race time, the temperature reach 23 ºC with moderate winds. From the start Tadese ran in the front, with John Mwangangi (2nd in 2011 Lisbon Half Marathon and Valencia Half Marathon 2010 and 2011 winner), but always well off World record pace. After the race, the five time IAAF World Half Marathon champion said, “I couldn’t run as fast as last year because I had a flu, and that affected me. I hope I can do better next year, if I can compete here, again.” After Tadese and Mwangangi, another Kenyan, Lucas Rotich, finished the podium 1:40 ahead of Portuguese Rui Silva, who achieved a new personal best of 1:02:40. For Silva, “The most difficult thing was...

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Minnesota Twins Recognize Apple Valley 6th Grader’s Best-Dad Essay

Deleena Simon's story of her relationship with her father won her a top spot in the Twins' Father of the Year essay contest. If someone asked you what your dad means to you, what would you say? Could you say it all in just a few hundred words? Sixth grader Deleena Simon expressed her thoughts so well that she's one of 60 students the Minnesota Twins recognized as top writers in this year's Father-of-the-Year essay contest, which yielded more than 4,100 entries from kids across the state. Though Deleena—who attends Falcon Ridge Middle School and lives in Eagan—said she didn't expect any response to her contest submission, she's runner up among...

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Semhar Araia of DAWN to Meet with President Obama

(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Thursday, April 26, the White House will invite DAWN founder Semhar Araia along with eleven other past Champions of Change to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Champions of Change program with President Obama. The invitees will have an informal discussion with the President about the ongoing work they devote to their respective communities. This incredible honor will provide Araia the opportunity to discuss the diligent work of women in the Diaspora African Women's Network (DAWN), and the role the organization and its members play not just in Washington, DC but also throughout the country. "DAWN is honored to...

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UCSF bestowed the University's highest honor to Dr. Haile Debas

UCSF Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, bestowed the University's highest honor to four internationally renowned innovators and leaders for outstanding contributions aligned with UCSF's mission to advance health worldwide. She presented the UCSF Medal at the 2012 Founder's Day banquet on April 5 to Haile T. Debas, UCSF chancellor emeritus, dean emeritus of the School of Medicine, Maurice Galante Distinguished Professor of Surgery, founding executive director of Global Health Sciences and director of the UC Global Health Institute. Haile T. Debas was born in Asmara, Eritrea, in 1937. Following undergraduate training at University College...

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Rwanda: Local Team Turns Focus On Tour of Eritrea 2012

By Ostine Arinaitwe, 2 May 2012 THE national cycling team will rest for a few days before heading to residential training camp in Musanze as to continue preparations for the forthcoming Tour of Eritrea scheduled to run from May 30 to June 6. The team finished 7th out of the 14 teams that took that part in the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo cycling tour last month, one of the most competitive races on the continent, which is classified as a 2:1 race by International Cycling Union (UCI). Veteran Abraham Ruhumuriza was the team's best performer, coming in 12th place in the 579.4km six stage race that was won by Frenchman Anthony Charteau riding for Europcar cycling club. Emmanuel Rudahunga, Nicodem Habiyambere and Nathan Byukusenge also came inside the top 30. Rookies Hadi Janvier and Joseph Biziyaremeye,...

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