“Joy Comes in the Morning!”: My Message for the Ethiopian New Year 2009...
By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam September 11, 2016 is the beginning of the 2009 Ethiopian New Year (Meskerem 1, Ethiopian Calendar [E.C.]).[1] It is painful for me to utter the words, “Happy Ethiopian New...
View ArticlePerth Ethiopians celebrate the “Tikur Qen” New Year (Part 1)
100’s of Ethiopians in Perth, Western Australia, tonight braved a cold night and celebrated the “Tikur Qen” New Year at the Australia Asia Hall answering the call of the Unity Of Ethiopians in WA...
View ArticleEthiopian New Year ushering in with a promise to abolish Woyane [Tatek Bewegu]
Ethiopians living in and outside of their motherland attach a special importance to their New Year “Meskerem 1” or more commonly known as “Enqutatsh”. Enqutatash declares the ushering in of the new...
View ArticleCECAFA Women Challenge Cup: Ethiopia drawn in Group B
The Ethiopian women national soccer team “Lucy” are drawn in Group B in this year’s CECAFA Women Challenge Cup tournament, which will be held in Uganda from September 11-20, 2016. Lucy is drawn in...
View ArticleESAT Daily News Amsterdam September 12, 2016
ESAT Daily News Amsterdam September 12, 2016
View ArticleTwo Ethiopia opposition leaders arrested
AFP Addis Ababa – Two Ethiopian opposition leaders have been arrested and held in detention for the last two weeks, their party said on Monday, as the country grapples with rare anti-government unrest....
View ArticleEthiopia: Feyisa Lilesa –‘I Am Not Seeking Asylum in the US
Al Jazeera 2016 Rio Olympics – Athletics – Final – Men’s Marathon – Sambodromo – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 21/08/2016. Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) of Ethiopia celebrates. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Washington,...
View ArticleTribute to the father of Ethiopian football Yidnekachew Tessema
Satenaw.com wants to remember a man largely accepted as the father of modern sports and specifically football of Ethiopia and Africa Yidnekachew Tessema By Firew Asrat September 13, 2016 Born in...
View ArticleLike a Little Boy, Abay Tsehaye is Hiding behind Helen’s Skirt [By LJDemissie]
By LJ Demissie / September 13, 2016 To keep a grip on the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front’s (TPLF) power and throne, Abay Tsehaye – an executive member of the Central Committee for many years – is...
View ArticleWoyane blames ‘outside forces’ for protest death toll
By Matthew Tempest | EurActiv.com The market in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, photographed in February 2016, where rights groups say on 7 August at least 30 people where shot dead by security forces. The...
View ArticleCoalition of NGO and Diaspora Groups Support Ethiopia Human Rights Resolution
The undersigned civil society organizations applaud U.S. Representatives Chris Smith, Keith Ellison and Mike Coffman for introducing House Resolution 861, entitled “Supporting human rights and...
View ArticleESAT Daily News DC Tue 13 Sep 2016 Ethiopia
ESAT Daily News DC Tue 13 Sep 2016 Ethiopia
View ArticleCongressman urges US to reconsider aid to Ethiopia
ESAT News (September 14, 2016) Michael “Mike” Coffman is the U.S. Representative for Colorado’s 6th congressional district, The United States should use its leverage to ensure that the Ethiopian regime...
View ArticleESAT Daily News Amsterdam September 14 , 2016
ESAT Daily News Amsterdam September 14 , 2016
View ArticleCritics Skeptical that Prisoner Release Signals Change in Ethiopia
FILE – Muslim men sing after attending Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 6, 2016. Salem Solomon Tsion Girma he Ethiopian...
View ArticleRep. Smith on Ethiopia Rights Abuses: ‘Abomination When You Torture Your Own...
By Penny Starr | September 15, 2016 | 7:44 PM EDT President Obama inspects an honor guard as he arrives to meet with Ethiopian leaders at the National Palace in Addis Ababa on July 27, 2015. Obama was...
View ArticleWhat triggers Ethiopia’s two major ethnic groups (the Oromo and Amhara)...
Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy has ruled the country until 1974. In September 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE and established a...
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