Ethiopia riot police deployed, Addis deserted amid flag clashes
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Business centers, cafes and shops in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have slowed down considerably in the wake of clashes between Oromo youth and city dwellers. Reports...
View ArticleEthiopian airstrike kills 70 Al-Shabab militants in Somalia: report
Reuters ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A new report says Ethiopia‘s air force has killed about 70 al-Shabab extremists in an airstrike in neighbouring Somalia. Al-Shabab recruits walk down a street in the...
View ArticleThe Beloved Ethiopian PM, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, is coming to the Big Apple
An attempt by Ethiopian community organizations and interested individuals to organize a town hall meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, during the upcoming 73rd session of the UN General...
View ArticleReflections on the Rise of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed
By Elias Yemane September 8, 2018 Dr. Abiy Ahmed became the Prime Minister of Ethiopia on April 2, 2018. The positive and inclusive political articulation sparks bright dawn for Ethiopia. It fosters an...
View ArticleExiled leader of Ethiopian rebel group returns home amid reforms
Aaron Maasho Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The exiled leadership of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), which had previously been declared a terrorist movement by the Ethiopian government, returned...
View ArticleUN chief to witness new Ethiopia-Eritrea agreement in Jeddah
September 14, 2018 Syndicated Content UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will witness the signing of a peace agreement between the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea...
View ArticleSay No To Barbarism: Where are the authorities ?
Burayo resident hold ‘candlelight vigil’ for victims Tsega Menkir Just because we turned a blind eye to the problems doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Unfortunately they do. No matter how bad a taste it...
View ArticleLeaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea Sign Accord in Saudi Arabia
Leaders from the East African nations of Ethiopia and Eritrea sign an agreement in Saudi Arabia as the two countries ease tensions after decades of hostilities. Sept. 16, 2018 BY JON GAMBRELL,...
View ArticleMr. Prime Minister: LOVE also passionately defends the helpless and the innocent
By Assegid Habtewold[1] I love and respect Abiy. I want him to succeed. I pray for him and his team on a daily basis. One way of demonstrating love is being honest and providing someone you care about...
View ArticleEthiopia – Where are We Headed? (Asfaw Regasa)
To say that our country is at a “cross-road” now seems to have become a cliché as the expression has been used by many and we have not heeded to the warning. The various conflicts that are unfolding in...
View ArticleMass Atrocities near the capital city: What has happened to Abyi’s ‘መደመር’?
by Zekarias Ezra Have you ever thought, for whatever reason, how many or which group of people it would be useful to kill to secure a benefit for yourself or your cause? And just how to go about doing...
View ArticleCan Ethiopia’s New Leader, a Political Insider, Change His Country from the...
By Somini Sengupta New York Times Sept. 17, 2018 Since taking office in March, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia become the most closely watched leader in Africa.CreditCreditAlex Welsh for The New...
View ArticleEthiopian government must protect citizens from ethnically targeted attacks
17 September 2018 The Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE) condemns the violent and brutal attacks against innocent residents of Addis Ababa and the neighboring town of Burayu. On September...
View ArticleETHIOCRACY, Ethiopia’s Socially Responsible Market Economy (By Abate Kassa)
By Abate Kassa The purpose of this article is to encourage fellow Ethiopians to craft a new political economy for Ethiopia ሀገር–በቀል አዲስ የኢትዮጵያ ርዕዮተ–ዓለም ለመንደፍ, in the spirit of following our ancestor’s...
View ArticlePolice must face immediate investigation after five protesters shot dead
Amnesty International UK Press releases Amnesty International today called on the Ethiopian authorities to thoroughly and effectively investigate the violent dispersal of demonstrators by police in...
View ArticleThousands protest after deadly ethnic violence
At least 200 people have been arrested by police in connection with the violence over the weekend that saw 23 killed. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Ethiopian capital to express...
View ArticleUS Congress inquires on Wolaita massacre as Tamagn faces threat in south...
Teshome M. Borago | Zehabesha – Satenaw Columnist US Congressman Mike Coffman United States (US) Congressman Mike Coffman asked for an independent investigation of the ethnic violence in Southern...
View ArticleStand on the side of the Truth
Shiferaw Gesesse, Ph.D. በቡራዩና አካባቢዋ ግጭት ተጠርጥረው በተያዙ ግለሰቦች የባንክ ሂሳብ ውስጥ 8 ሚሊየን ብር ተገኝቷል” – ዶ/ር ነገሪ ሌንጮ The tyranny in Ethiopia is weakened, but not completely defeated and has been orchestrating ethnic...
View ArticleThe reformists shouldn’t retreat nor take a defensive position
By Assegid Habtewold[1] A large-scale national change like what is happening in Ethiopia right now doesn’t just go smoothly without some ups and downs- without experiencing some setbacks. The...
View ArticleHunted for their ethnicity, displaced Ethiopians ask: why us?
AFP•September 18, 2018 The mob took away Adacha’s son. ‘I don’t know if he’s dead or alive,’ she says The mob took away Adacha’s son. ‘I don’t know if he’s dead or alive,’ she says (AFP Photo/) Addis...
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