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Ethiopia closes Maekelawi prison, restores internet across the country
Daniel Mumbere Ethiopia announced the closure of a notorious detention and investigation center, commonly known as Maekelawi, which is located in the capital Addis Ababa. State-linked Fana Broadcasting...
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Democracy, Human Rights and Diaspora Groups Urge Congress to Pass H. Res. 128...
Ethiopia is at a crossroads. On Monday, April 2, a new Prime Minister, selected from within the ruling coalition, delivered a speech about planned reforms while the country was under another State of...
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My Personal Letter to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity’s belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the...
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Gambella Regional Movement Press Release
Date: 8/04/2018 Gambella Regional Movement (GRM) on behave of Gambelia People congratulate PM Abiy Ahmed for being appointment as Prime Minister of Federal democratic Republic of Ethiopia and...
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Ethiopian Orthodox faithful observe Easter rites in Addis Ababa
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Thousands of Orthodox faithful across the East African country are celebrating Fasika, Orthodox Easter (April 8). It is the end of eight weeks of fasting from meat and dairy....
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ETHIOPIAN IMPERATIVE: WE RISE TOGETHER, OR WE FALL TOGETHER
ABDUL MOHAMMED New Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopia needs debate, diversity, pluralism. Photo: Facebook [Africa: Commentary] It takes an exceptional reform minded party and a real leader to lead a...
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Detention Memoir: Eleven detainees, eleven days. What really happened
From left, journalist Zelalem Workagegnehu, blogger and rights activist Mahlet Fatahun and blogger/journalist/rights activist Befeqadu Hailu as pictured next to the police station where the eleven of...
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A MOTHER OF ONE, THREE MONTHS PREGNANT WOMAN SHOT DEAD BY A MEMBER OF THE...
Mahlet Fasil Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 09/2018 – A military officer has shot dead Ayantu Mohammed Sa’idoo, a 20 year old, mother of a four year girl, last night in Qobo town, east Hararghe zone...
View ArticleHiber Radio Daily Ethiopian News April 9, 2018
Hiber Radio Daily Ethiopian News April 9, 2018 The post Hiber Radio Daily Ethiopian News April 9, 2018 appeared first on Ethiopian News|Breaking News: Your right to know!.
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Dr Abiy is not the first PM. to rule Ethiopia as an Oromo Ethiopian
By Achamyeleh Tameru Abiy Ahmed -Prime Minister of Ethiopia Let’s get the facts straight on who ruled Ethiopia! Tsedi Lemma, you are getting it wrong. Dr. Abiye Ahmed is not the first prime minister...
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Opinion The Ethiopian treasures in the V&A may have to return home
Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist The Maqdala artefacts were seized in an imperial war that wasn’t about plunder or annexation. Still, they may not be in the right place A close-up of a crown from...
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New PM is important for both Ethiopia and the continent
African News Agency/ANA Abiy Ahmed, the newly elected chair of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) is sworn in as the country’s Prime Minister. Picture: Mulugeta Ayene/A...
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The State of Emergency (2016-2017): Its Cause and Impact
Between the years of 2016 and 2017 Ethiopia was under a state of emergency for 10 months. This research which was undertaken by the Ethiopian Human Rights Project (EHRP) examines the State of Emergency...
View ArticleBBC Hardtalk interview with Neamin Zeleke on current political developments
Neamin Zeleke on Hardtalk The post BBC Hardtalk interview with Neamin Zeleke on current political developments appeared first on Ethiopian News|Breaking News: Your right to know!.
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H. Res. 128 has passed a resolution for the respect of human rights and...
Condemns: (1) the killing of peaceful protesters and excessive use of force by Ethiopian security forces; (2) the detention of journalists, students, activists and political leaders who exercise their...
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US House Resolution on Ethiopia Passes
Ethiopia’s incoming Prime Minister Abiye Ahmed delivers his acceptance speech after taking his oath of office during a ceremony at the House of Peoples’ Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April...
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Ethiopia says US Congress decision on resolution 128 disrespects its sovereignty
Etenesh Abera Addis Stanadrd Addis Abeba, April 11/2018 – A statement released by the office of the spokesperson of Ethiopia’s ministry of foreign affairs strongly condemned the decision by the US...
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Sudan: Release of political activists is their right, not a gift!
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 11 April 2018 Following news that Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has released at least 56 opposition activists after they spent up to 84 days in arbitrary...
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Ethiopia PM gets huge welcome in Ambo, epicenter of Oromo protests
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the epicenter of protests that riled the country between 2015 and last year with a call for the people to rally behind government...
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Ethiopia PM asks protesters for patience as he seeks change
By AFP PUBLISHED: 11:57 EDT, 11 April 2018 | UPDATED: 11:57 EDT, 11 April 2018 Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed paid a visit to a hotbed of anti-government protests Wednesday, asking residents...
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