Trump administration deserves credit for the announced release of political...
BY ALEMAYEHU G. MARIAM, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 01/05/18 09:20 AM EST 21 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL On Jan. 3, 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister...
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Teshome M. Borago After over 2 years of courageous Ethiopian protests and thousands of innocent lives lost, the TPLF ruling party has thrown crumbs and meaningless promise at the Ethiopian people once...
View ArticleEthiopians to celebrate Christmas “Genna”
While the Gregorian calendar celebrates Christmas on the 25th of December, Ethiopia still retains the ancient Julian calendar in which Christmas falls on January 7th. People in towns and villages...
View ArticleEthiopia freezes work permits for North Korean nationals: Addis Ababa
Ethiopia details measures prior to passage of Resolution demanding laborer repatriation Hamish Macdonald Ethiopia’s Ministry of Labour and Social affairs has frozen dozens of work permits issued to...
View ArticleEthiopia’s Renaissance Dam and its impact on Sudanese water security
Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam and its impact on Sudanese water security By Saifeldin Yousif Saeed National security no longer refers only to the power of the military state, but also to its economic...
View ArticleTime Profiles Ethiopian Scientist Segenet Kelemu, Director General of ICIPE
Dr. Segenet Kelemu is the Director General of the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Nairobi, Kenya. The Ethiopian native is the fourth Chief Executive Officer, and the first...
View ArticleNeamin Zeleke: An in-depth interview with ESAT
Highlights of interview by Engidu Woldie Neamin Zeleke, a member of the executive committee and deputy head of political affairs with Patriotic Ginbot 7 gave an in-depth interview to ESAT’s Sisay Agena...
View ArticleT-TPLF Playing Political Football with Political Prisoners in Ethiopia
By Al Mariam TPLF: Does the LF stand for Lie Factory? Is it Meles or Melies? The “LF” in TPLF stands for Lie Factory. Melies Zenawi was the chief executive officer of the TP Lie Factory. With last...
View ArticleWill the Nile bring Egypt to the brink of another political crisis, this time...
Egypt’s concern about Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam stems from its entire dependence on the Nile’s water Robin Mills January 7, 2018 Cruise boats normally travel smoothly up the Nile from Luxor to...
View ArticleEthiopia regime caught between will to survive and call for change
Real reform unlikely as it would mean self-destruction for government, critics say John Aglionby, East Africa Correspondent Time After anti-government protests erupted two years ago, Ethiopia’s...
View ArticleDamming the Nile – Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia battle it out
A MID-EAST JOURNAL The three nations are locked in a dispute about the vast dam being constructed across the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, the source of 85% of Egypt’s water. That Egypt’s...
View ArticleEthiopia: Food Assistance Fact Sheet – Updated January 5, 2018
ReliefWeb Situation Due to the lingering effects of the 2015-2016 El Niño-induced drought and multiple consecutive droughts, an estimated 8.5 million people in Ethiopia require emergency food...
View ArticleSome Jews are more equal than others: Israel refuses to let Ethiopian Jews in
Ethiopian Jews worshipping in Jerusalem. (Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/Jerusalem Post) By Brecht Jonkers DAMASCUS, SYRIA (07:15 PM) – Controversy has arisen in Israel, as the upcoming cabinet meeting of...
View ArticleHeavy fighting Broke Out Between ONLA and Ethiopian Regime Soldiers in...
Ogaden News Agency The latest news from the Ogaden reports that there has been clashes between Ogaden National Liberation Army and the Ethiopian regime’s army in Jaleelo village in Shillabo district...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese Army General arrested by Ethiopian authorities
First Vice President Taban Deng ESAT News (January 9, 2018) A South Sudanese general allied to the country’s First Vice President Taban Deng Gai was arrested by Ethiopian authorities after he entered...
View ArticleVideo Interview with the Grandchildren of Ethiopian Gallant Patriot Belay Zelake
The Grandchildren of Ethiopian Gallant Patriot, Who Fought Fascist Italy& Later Hanged, Belay Zelake The post Video Interview with the Grandchildren of Ethiopian Gallant Patriot Belay Zelake...
View ArticleThe Untimely Death of an Exiled Ethiopian Journalist
Ibrahim Shafi. Photo shared on Twitter by Abiye Teklemariam Megenta. Written byEndalk In one of his last public comments, Ethiopian journalist Ibrahim Shafi wrote on his Facebook page: “Wake me up when...
View ArticleAbebe Kassie, a Brave Ethiopian and a Victim of a TPLF Terror House
Ethiopia NY NJ Gibrehail (Note: Ethiopia is a current member of Human Rights Council of the United Nations) Below is a translation based on a letter obtained from one brave Ethiopian among many victims...
View ArticleWhy did Ethiopia decide to release political prisoners?
Ethiopia’s PM Hailemariam Desalegn has announced plans to drop charges against political prisoners and close a notorious prison camp [Michael Tewelde/AP]by Thembisa Fakude 8 Jan 2018 Earlier this...
View ArticleEthiopia: Ancient churches, mysterious towers and Lucy
Marcus Eliason, Associated Press FILE – This Oct. 16, 2017, file photo, shows one of the 12th century churches carved from stone in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The architectural marvels are one of the...
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