Generation Abiy and the Greening of Ethiopia
By Alemayehu G.. Mariam 4 Billion Trees? But I asked for only for 110 million! It is so wonderful to see one’s dream come true! In February 2019, I shared a dream about the rise of a youth...
View ArticleEthiopia religious anger over US gay tour plan
BBC Ethiopian church groups have called on the government to block a planned visit to the country by a US-based company that organises tours for gay people. The groups were particularly angry that the...
View ArticleCan Ethiopians stop the political elites playing victimhood and peace-and...
Teshome Debalke June 5, 2019 When the Founder of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) of Ghana Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom asked Ghanaians to wage war on “the twin evils of corruption and tribalism” he was...
View ArticleAppointment of Mr. (Ato) Tewodros Abebe as Executive Director – Global...
June 8, 2019 P R E S S R E L E A S E Subject: Appointment of Mr. (Ato) Tewodros Abebe as Executive Director The Board of Directors of the Global Alliance for Justice – The Ethiopian Cause is happy...
View ArticleSudan opposition leader ‘held’ after meeting Ethiopian PM
Dozens of people have died after Sudan’s military cracked down on a protest camp earlier in the week. An opposition politician has been detained in Sudan after meeting Ethiopia’s prime minister, his...
View ArticleSudan protest leaders arrested after meeting Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (2nd-R) meeting a delegation of the Alliance of Freedom and Change in the Ethiopian embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, on June 7, 2019. (AFP...
View ArticleMany partners, one objective: peace
Participants during the October 2018 training of trainers’ workshop in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. On the far left, front row, is former EECMY president, Rev. Dr Wakseyoum Idosa, who coordinates...
View ArticleLGBT tour operator facing death threats over visit to Ethiopian holy site
A LGBT tour operator is facing death threats and hate messages from the Ethiopian Orthodox community over plans to visit Ethiopian religious sites. Chicago-based Toto Tours sparked anger after posting...
View ArticleESAT Special program Shaleka Dawit w/Giyorgis on Ethiopia Wedet Event
ESAT Special program Shaleka Dawit w/Giyorgis on Ethiopia Wedet Event June 2019 The post ESAT Special program Shaleka Dawit w/Giyorgis on Ethiopia Wedet Event appeared first on Satenaw: Ethiopian News...
View ArticleAre you Listening, Merera Gudina? Marriage Is a Pillar of Happiness!
By Belayneh Abate One of the talking points last week was Merera Gudina’s unmarried life. Let us use this opportunity to learn about the relationship between marriage and other factors with the...
View ArticleAbiy Ahmed, “Africa’s First Responder?”
By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam The phrase “first responder” refers to a person, often with specialized training, who is the first to arrive and aid at the scene of an emergency or a disaster. On June 3,...
View ArticleBoeing May Deliveries Fall 56% as 737 MAX Grounding Continues to Weigh
BY SANJANA SHIVDAS (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Tuesday it handed over 56% fewer airplanes in May compared with a year earlier, as deliveries of its top-selling 737 MAX jet remained suspended...
View ArticleSettler Colonialism: The Oromo Extremist Narrative
By Getaneh Yismaw The Genesis: TPLF’s Anti-Amhara Ideology and Its Consequences The Stalinist ideology of nations and nationalities that was espoused by the Ethiopian students’ movement of the 1960’s...
View ArticleParliament approves new electoral board members, federal Judges
Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, June 13/2019 – The House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) have today approved the appointment of four new board members of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia...
View ArticleSudan’s Military Rulers Say Several Coup Attempts Thwarted
BY KHALID ABDELAZIZ KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s military rulers said on Thursday they had thwarted several coup attempts and that some officers had been arrested over the deadly dispersal of...
View ArticleDays after pledging to expand internet, Ethiopia’s government shuts it off
Jake Bright@JakeRBright Days after Ethiopian ICT officials made public pledges to improve net access, the government began playing on-again, off-again with the internet — shutting it down (almost...
View ArticleDespite Historic Rapprochement With Ethiopia, ‘Nothing Has Changed’ in Eritrea
Tanja Müller Friday, June 14, 2019 ASMARA, Eritrea—The streets of Eritrea’s capital in the runup to this year’s Independence Day celebrations on May 24 were unusually quiet. But cafes and restaurants...
View ArticleEthiopia tour for gay, lesbian travelers in jeopardy amid backlash from faith...
CHICAGO (RNS) — Dan Ware hoped to visit Ethiopia this fall with a group of fellow travelers, touring the country’s famed churches and meeting with leaders of one of the oldest Christian traditions in...
View ArticleAfter Visiting Ethiopian Airlines Crash Site, Beasley Allen Lawyer Sues Boeing
“The 346 lives that were sacrificed on the two doomed Boeing MAX flights will never return home, and they didn’t have a chance to survive despite pilots’ brave efforts,” said Mike Andrews of Beasley...
View ArticleEgypt’s ousted president Morsi dies in court during trial
By SAMY MAGDY/ AP4 CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office, collapsed in court while on...
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