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OPDO failed once again to answer the legitimate demands of the Oromo people!
By Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni The Central Committee of OPDO, the party that represents the ruling EPRDF and the Federal government in Oromia, just issued a press statement with...
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EU asked to break silence on alleged killing of Oromo protesters in Ethiopia
Deutsche Welle Rights groups claim that Ethiopian security forces have killed at least 140 protesters. The Ethiopian foreign minister is in Brussels to answer questions by members of the European...
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Elite Fields For 2016 Boston Marathon Announced – CBS
boston.cbslocal.com The elite fields for the 2016 Boston Marathon have been announced, with both defending champions returning for the 120th running of the world famous race. On the men’s side, Boston...
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Khat- the perils and promises
Addis Standard Ethiopia has no clear policy guideline governing a green leaf that not only sustains millions of its farmers throughout the country but also boost its economy KalkidanYibeltal An...
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Press Release of OFC-ISG on the statement given by the Oromo People...
January 12, 2016, regarding the current political situation in Oromia. TOO LATE TOO LITTLE AND AN INSULT TO INJURY Since the inception of the peaceful political protests in Oromia region two months...
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OPDO’s statement: a departure or business as usual – By Hassen Hussein *
The nearly two-months-old protests in Ethiopia’s Oromia state, home to close to half of the country’s 100 million population, has entered a critical juncture. On Jan. 12, the Central Committee of the...
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Briton detained in Ethiopia must be freed urgently, says charity
Andargachew “Andy” Tsege has been detained in the country since he was removed from an airport in Yemen in June 2014 A British man locked up in Ethiopia must be released imminently, a charity has...
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The Making of TPLF’s Paramilitary Death Squad: Agazi Murder Inc. & A Mother’s...
By Alem Mamo “The Pentagon trained Ethiopian forces – including the notorious Agazi special forces unit.” – Jeremy Scahill, founding editor of the Intercept, and National Security Correspondent...
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ETHIOPIA EYE FIRST POINT; CAMEROON SEEK ANGOLA REVENGE
The Walias of Ethiopia will be eyeing their first ever point in the history of the competition as they face former winners, DR Congo in their Group B opener on Sunday in Huye. The Walias bowed out...
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Ethiopia: $50 million needed to tackle food insecurity caused by El...
West Hararghe region, Ethiopia, December 2015. Some 10.2 million people are food insecure amidst one of the worst droughts to hit Ethiopia in decades. Photo: WFP/Stephanie Savariaud 15 January 2016 –...
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CSM: In Ethiopia’s pursuit of expansion, locals prove to be new roadblock
By William Davison, JANUARY 17, 2016 SULULTA, ETHIOPIA — Walk past the China-Africa Overseas Leather Factory in the highland plains just north of Addis Ababa, and it’s clear that it has had better...
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The Wrath of Karuturi and the “Power of India” in Ethiopia – Professor...
Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam Authors note: I have written this commentary not because I care about the legal dispute between Karuturi and the T-TPLF over a land deal in Gambella. I could not care less...
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Addis Abeba’s Cadaster Resumes in February
Addis Abeba will begin a second round of cadastral mapping covering 110,000 parcels of land starting on February 1, 2016, with a total budget of 203 million Br. A cadastral map shows the boundaries and...
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Why Ethiopia is making a historic ‘master plan’ U-turn
By Mathias Muindi BBC 18 January 2016 Rights groups say more than 100 Oromo protesters have been killed November A controversial plan by the Ethiopian government to expand the capital, Addis Ababa, is...
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In Ethiopia, anger over corruption and farmland development runs deep
Protesters block the road in Wolenkomi, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. All photographs by William Davison By William Davison in Wenchi The Guardian Despite the government ending plans to build on...
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