Ethiopia: The Slow Death of a Civilian Government and the Rise of a Military...
Addis Standard (Addis Ababa) Photo: The Ethiopian Herald.Troops of the Ethiopian army (file photo). Addis Abeba — To the media’s keen observation, the immediate cause that triggered Ethiopia’s recent...
View ArticlePrince among seven prisoners executed by Kuwait
The prisoners were convicted of a variety of offences including murder and rape BBC News Kuwait has executed seven prisoners for the first time since 2013, including a member of the ruling royal...
View ArticleWhy Dr. Fikre Tolossa’s book is winning in the market of public opinion – By...
Dr. Fikre Tolossa’ Not all history – including many from the recent past – is verifiable to everyone’s satisfaction. Forget Ethiopian history of 3500 or 4000 years ago, we are still debating about our...
View ArticleAlmost all girls were cut in her Ethiopian village. Not anymore, thanks to her.
The Christian Science Monitor Bogaletch Gebre cofounded an organization that’s credited with virtually eliminating female genital mutilation in the part of southern Ethiopia where she grew up. A key...
View ArticleEthiopia’s Oromo leader facing terrorism charges denied bail again
by Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Dr Merera Gudina Dr Merera Gudina, leading opposition figure in Ethiopia and Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), has been denied bail by a court. Gudina is...
View ArticleOppose Tedros Adhanom’s candidacy for Director-General of WHO
Ethiopian Advocacy Network Tedros Adhanom, a politburo member of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that has been ruling Ethiopia for the last 25 years is in the inner circle of the regime...
View ArticleThe Enemy is Ethiopian History !!!! – Tedla Asfaw
by Tedla Asfaw I followed Professor Haile Larebo long discussions in two parts hosted by ESAT this month. Tedla Asfaw If there is controversy from more than 3 hours of discussion especially Ethiopian...
View ArticleOne of South Africa’s literary giants still remains hidden by apartheid’s...
Remembering Peter Abraham. (Carl Van Vechten/Library of Congress) Quartz Africa Peter Abrahams’ name was mentioned in the same breath as South African literary icons as Alan Paton and Nadine Gordimer,...
View ArticleA National Call to Convene and Celebrate the Founding of Global Gumii Oromia
A National Call to Convene and Celebrate the Founding of Global Gumii Oromia (GGO) April 14-16, 2017 – Minneapolis, Minnesota GGO is organized to support Oromo activist networks and leadership and the...
View ArticleTrump signs executive order banning Syrian refugees
US refugee programme suspended for 120 days and Syrian refugees barred until further notice. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the US refugee programme for 120 days,...
View ArticleAlemneh Wassie News…….Trump signs executive order banning Syrian refugees
Alemneh Wassie News…….Trump signs executive order banning Syrian refugees
View ArticleMISTAKEN IDENTITY OF THE AMHARA PEOPLE AND THE QUEST FOR ORGANIZED...
By Abinet Hunegnaw INTRODUCTION To all readers, particularly for foreigners, please be advised that even as we speak, the present TPLF dominated regime using its restrictive laws, the ATP or Anti...
View ArticleAfrican, world leaders converge in Ethiopia for 28th AU Summit
by Ismail Akwei ETHIOPIA The 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) will commence on January 30 to 31 at the AU Headquarters in Ethiopia’s...
View ArticleAbout 6.5mn children face starvation in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia
By KENNEDY KANGETHE, NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 28 About six and half million children could be at risk of starvation in the Horn of Africa as a result of back-to-back droughts in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya...
View ArticleEthiopia: Another T-TPLF White Elephant for Sale? – Al Mariam
By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam Is the T-TPLF setting up the “Ethiopian Railway Line” for a fire sale? The “Ethiopian Railway Line” opened in October 2016 with all the bells and whistles. Today it is...
View ArticleExclusive: Expecting Trump action, U.S. suspends refugee resettlement interviews
By Yeganeh Torbati | WASHINGTON Reuters The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has temporarily halted trips by staff to interview refugees abroad as it prepares for a likely shakeup of refugee policy...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s mother WAS an immigrant chasing the American dream: Documents...
A penniless, low-earning worker seeking America’s promised lands is exactly the type of immigrant Donald Trump’s campaign is seeking to control. And yet it has been revealed that Trump’s very own...
View ArticleFull text of Trump’s executive order on 7-nation ban, refugee suspension
Trump’s executive order on 7-nation ban, refugee suspension (CNN)President Donald Trump on Friday banned nationals of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for at least the...
View ArticleImplication of Youth Population of Africa: Demographic Dividend or Burden
By Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD Today, 30-01-2017, the 28th ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union, launches the theme “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in the Youth”. It...
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