Ethiopians denied German Visas!
Posted in Africa, Ethiopia, Olympiad on Nov 6th, 2008 18 Comments »
BREAKING NEWS!! Ethiopians denied visas for Olympiad! Kebadu Belachew has lobbied for the past four months for funding to send an Ethiopian contingent to the Chess Olympiad in Dresden. Initially, Ethiopia had been barred due to arrears in FIDE dues. After negotiating with FIDE, it was agreed that they would receive accommodations and be allowed [...]
