Ethiopia: Oromo leader denies terrorism links, remanded till January 28
Dr Merera Gudina, by Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Dr Merera Gudina, a leading opposition figure and Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), has denied charges of terrorist links the Ethiopian...
View ArticleMEMOIRS OF MY DETENTION AT AWASH 7: TALES OF INDOCTRINATION, OF LAUGHTER AND...
BefeQadu Z. Hailu BefeQadu Z. Hailu for Addis Standard Wakoma Tafa was planning to get married on Sunday, Oct.10, 2016. But just three days before his wedding he was arbitrarily detained around Alem...
View ArticleOrthodox Christmas? Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Ethiopia Prepare For Jan. 7...
Women dressed in traditional costumes sing Christmas carols as they gather to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas at a compound of the National Architecture museum in Kiev, Jan. 7, 2016. Photo:...
View ArticleFree Prof. Merera Gudina
We are writing this petition to request the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, The European Union, the US president Barack Obama and the African Union to take action by...
View ArticleVIDEO…Athlete Miruts Yifter ‘s Body Arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Athlete Miruts Yifter ‘s Body Arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
View ArticleDare to Dream With Me About the New Ethiopia in 2017 – By Alemayehu G. Mariam
“Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,… [and] see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.” Author’s Note: I get to celebrate New Year twice every year. The first on September 11, the...
View ArticleEthiopia today officially commences work on UN Security Council
Ethiopia in June last year won a ‘non permanent’ seat on the United Nations Security Council. It officially commenced the two year tenure today. Ethiopia was elected to the Council with 185 out of 190...
View ArticleEthiopia jails 20 Muslims accused of pursuing Sharia state
Published January 03, 2017 Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – An Ethiopian court has sentenced 20 Muslims to prison after they were found guilty of trying to establish a state ruled by Sharia...
View ArticleTwo Radio Bilal journalists sentenced in Ethiopia on terror charges – CPJ
Darsema Sori, left, and Khalid Mohammed are convicted on terror charges in relation to their coverage of protests. (Bilal Communication) New York, January 4, 2017–The Committee to Protect Journalists...
View ArticleEthiopia says it is developing space rocket capability
Jeremy Binnie, London – IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly 04 January 2017 Ethiopia’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is working on a space rocket that it hopes will be operational in the next three...
View ArticleGenna – Ethiopian Christmas
Ethiopian Orthodox bishops and deacons process during Genna (Christmas) in the northern town of Lalibela (photo: Selamta, the magazine of Ethiopian Airlines) Christmas in Ethiopia, like most other...
View ArticleVideo: Ethiopia says 10,000 prisoners pardoned in Oromia
Ethiopia says 10,000 prisoners pardoned in Oromia
View ArticleFeyisa Lilesa: Ethiopia’s Olympic protester hopes to compete for his country
BBC News Ethiopian Olympic marathon runner Feyisa Lilesa still hopes to compete for his country – despite being exiled since last summer’s Games. Lilesa has been living in the US on a temporary visa...
View ArticleEthiopia: Bomb explosion hit a hotel in Bahir Dar
ESAT News (January 4, 2017) A grenade explosion hit the Grand Hotel in Bahir Dar Wednesday night, eyewitnesses told ESAT. No party claimed responsibility for the explosion that happened at 8:00 p.m....
View ArticleAwash Winery Fully in Private Hands
Blue Nile Investment, was formed through a partnership between 8 Miles, a UK based equity firm and Mulugeta Tesfakiros. Blue Nile officially completes purchase from the government. The protracted...
View ArticleEgypt calls for tripartite meeting with Ethiopia, Sudan
Daily News Egypt Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry called on Tuesday for a tripartite meeting with Ethiopia and Sudan in a phone conversation with his Ethiopia counterpart Workneh Gebeyehu....
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