Ethiopia federal forces detain recently released Oromo leaders
Afric News Reports from Ethiopia indicate that leading opposition chiefs, Merera Gudina and Bekele Gerba are among a group detained by federal security forces in the country’s west. The recently...
View ArticleA white wedding during Ethiopia’s Red Terror
By Philipp Schütz & Wongel Abebe Addis Ababa BBC Love can often flourish in the most hopeless of situations. And so it was for Aynalem and Genet who married each other in 1978 during the height of...
View ArticleEthiopian academic inspires U.S. lawmaker to fight for visa lottery
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban A United States lawmaker, Rep. Keith Ellison, has disclosed part of his motivation for strongly advocating that his country maintains the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery program....
View ArticleEthiopia risks ‘unprecedented’ protests with ‘rearrest’ of OFC leaders
Ethiopia will most likely slide back into a state of unprecedented protests with the re-arrest of top Oromo opposition leaders, a freelance journalist, Mohammed Ademo has cautioned. Ademo who is editor...
View ArticleOpen Letter to VOA Amharic & Voice of America (VOA)
Dear Negussie Mengesha (director of VOA’s Africa Division) Dear Amanda Bennett (VOA director) Dear Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) First, I write you this letter to express my concern and...
View ArticleBerhane Dibaba Wins Second Tokyo Marathon
Dibaba winning the 2018 Tokyo Marathon (AFP) Tokyo, Japan – Ethiopia’s Berhane Dibaba and Dickson Chumba of Kenya captured convincing victories at the Tokyo Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race, here...
View ArticleYohannes Tilahun, CEO of the Ethiopian Tourism Organization in Hot Water for...
After nine months in office, Yohannes Tilahun, CEO of the Ethiopian Tourism Organization (ETO), is in hot water for his alleged receipts of “double salaries” both from the government and the United...
View ArticleAto Andargachew Tsige Life in the Prison – Abebe Kesito on VOA Amharic
Ato Andargachew Tsige Life in the Prison – Abebe Kesito on VOA Amharic The post Ato Andargachew Tsige Life in the Prison – Abebe Kesito on VOA Amharic appeared first on Satenaw: Ethiopian...
View ArticleAn “Independent Commissione” for Ethiopia?: A Rejoinder to Tsadkan Gebretensae
Al Mariam’s Commentaries I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. It hurts too much to cry and it is too funny not to laugh. The T-TPLF will do anything to cling to power. For one more nanosecond. One...
View ArticlePoetry and Art: Kebedech Tekleab – Pt 3
Poetry and Art: Kebedech Tekleab – Pt 3 The post Poetry and Art: Kebedech Tekleab – Pt 3 appeared first on Satenaw: Ethiopian News|Breaking News: Your right to know!.
View ArticleUN welcomes Ethiopia PM’s resignation
Agency Report The UN said it welcomed the recent decision of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, to resign, amidst steps toward governance reforms and increased political participation in...
View ArticleAll Eyes on Ethiopia PM Post as Oromo Party Picks New Leader
By Andualem Sisay In what looks like a bid to take up the prime minister’s position, the Oromo People’s Democratic Organisation (OPDO) — one of the four members of the ruling coalition in Ethiopia — on...
View ArticleWater wars: Tensions build over a Nile dam in Ethiopia
THE EDITORIAL BOARD Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Water wars: Tensions build over a Nile dam in Ethiopia A major drama is building in northeast Africa, among Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, as Ethiopia nears...
View ArticleExclusive Interview with Dr Abiy Ahmed, OPDO Official
“Military could be well suited to defeating a state but they are some times poor instruments to fight conflicting ideas floating around intangibly…It is easier to attract people to democracy than to...
View ArticlePublic Seminar on 122nd Adwa’s Great African Victory
VENUE: Positivity Hall, 4th Floor: 159 Nana Sita Street, Tshwane University of Technology Pretoria, South Africa Date & Time: March 1st, 2018 from 2.00 – 6.00 PM Program Director: Prof. Mammo...
View ArticleTPLF”s Conversion to a Carrot and Stick Policy (Messay Kebede)
By Prof. Messay Kebede I have read and listened to many attempts to explain the imposition of a state of emergency at this crucial juncture of deep political turbulences in Ethiopia. The difficulty of...
View ArticleEthiopia is at the precipice
SHANNON EBRAHIM, Never have the stakes in Ethiopia been so high – political tensions are at a knife-edge, and the future stability of the country and its prospects for development hang in the balance....
View ArticleAnti-government protests Dembi Dolo and Nekemt, in western Ethiopia
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, February 27/2018 – Amidst continued anti-governments protests and reports of causalities, including death, in parts of the Oromia regional state, particularly in Dembi Dolo...
View ArticleThe 122nd Victory of Adwa, Washington DC @ 12:00 P.M., Saturday, March 3, 2018
The 122nd Victory of Adwa, Washington DC @ 12:00 P.M., Saturday, March 3, 2018 The post The 122nd Victory of Adwa, Washington DC @ 12:00 P.M., Saturday, March 3, 2018 appeared first on Satenaw:...
View ArticleVoice of Amhara Radio on Patriot Gobe Meleke Feb 28 2017
Voice of Amhara Radio on Patriot Gobe Meleke Feb 28 2017 The post Voice of Amhara Radio on Patriot Gobe Meleke Feb 28 2017 appeared first on Satenaw: Ethiopian News|Breaking News: Your right to know!.
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