Ethiopia’s Invisible Crisis – Felix Horne
Published in Foreign Policy in Focus By Felix Horne / Researcher, Horn of Africa “Badessa” was a third-year engineering student in western Ethiopia in April 2014 when he and most of his classmates...
View ArticleNile dam set to generate power, Ethiopia to consult Egypt, Sudan ahead
Sudan Tribune (ADDIS ABABA) – An Ethiopian official said Wednesday that the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) which the horn of Africa’s nation is constructing along the Nile River is due to begin...
View ArticleUN Experts Urge Ethiopia to Halt Violent Crackdown, Ensure Accountability for...
UNOHCHR A group of United Nations human rights experts yesterday called on the Ethiopian authorities to end the ongoing crackdown on peaceful protests by the country’s security forces, who have...
View ArticleKenyans honour ‘hero’ Muslim who saved Christians
Social media campaign raises funds for family of teacher who died after protecting Christian bus passengers in Mandera. Teo Kermeliotis | 23 Jan 2016 aljazeera A social media campaign to raise funds...
View ArticleEarthquake Irrupted Hawassa Town
Jan 24, 2016 Earthquake reported near Hawassa City. One of the biggest Rift Valley city of Ethiopia, in the Southern part has been irrupted by a massive earthquake on Sunday Evening. At about 9;40 pm...
View ArticleThe Tigray People’s Liberation Front Executes Its Longstanding Promise
Public Statement January 25, 2016 Long before taking political power in 1991, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) core founders had promised to the Sudanese government led by their...
View ArticleNo Country Left for Ethiopians? – Alemayehu G. Mariam
Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam Author’s Note: My commentary this week follows last week’s comment on the collapse of Karuturi Agro Products, Plc., in Gambella, Ethiopia. In 2010, the T-TPLF handed over...
View ArticleDC Grand public meeting with Professor Berhanu Nega –
Professor Berhanu Nega speaks on Famine, popular uprising, and the crisis in Ethiopia Nega.
View ArticleHere Are The 62 People Who Are Richer Than Half The World’s Population Today...
January 21, 2016 The gross financial inequality between the rich and the poor has created a world where 62 people own as much as the poorest half of the world’s population, according to an Oxfam report...
View ArticleEthiopia Boundary Dispute Puts Human Rights Violations in Spotlight
By Salem Solomon / VOA After almost two months of clashes between Oromo protesters and security forces in Ethiopia, authorities have scrapped a “master plan” that would have expanded the boundaries of...
View ArticleWhat Can Africa Learn From Jonathan – Peter Agba Kalu
From the time of King Pharaoh of Egypt to Queen Sheeba of Ethiopia; from Anwar Sadat to Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana; from King Chaka (c 1788-1828) founder of the Zulu Empire to Uthman Shehu Danfodio,...
View ArticleOn Wednesday January 27 Eskinder Nega will defend our co-blogger Zelalem& Co.
By Tedla / 25-1-2016 Award winning journalist, who has been arrested for over eight times in relation to his work, now serving 18 years sentence in Kaliti prison, Eskender Nega, will be a defense...
View Article10 reasons to visit Ethiopia
Ethiopia is connected to India with double daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Addis Ababa on Ethiopian Airlines 1. Connectivity Ethiopia is connected to India with double daily flights from...
View ArticleEthiopia faces worst drought in 50 years, UN warns
CBC News ‘Hunger season’: 350,000 newborns expected in drought-affected areas by August Ethiopia is facing its worst drought in half a century, Save the Children warns ahead of a meeting of world...
View ArticleTime to Repeal Anti-Terrorism Law in Ethiopia
Anuradha Mittal is the Executive Director of the Oakland Institute. OAKLAND, California, Jan 25 2016 (IPS) – With the African Union celebrating the African Year of Human Rights at its 26th summit, at...
View ArticleKenya troops ‘pull out of Somali el-Ade and Badhadhe bases’
BBC Kenyan forces have pulled out from two military bases in Somalia, including one attacked by militant Islamist group al-Shabab, residents have told the BBC. Al-Shabab fighters have seized the...
View ArticleAto Taye Reta passes away – Ethiopian Community in Minnesota (ECM)
It is with heavy hearts and tears that we send out this sad news that our dear friend Ato Taye Reta has passed away today, January 26, 2016. Ato Taye has been a faithful member of Ethiopian Community...
View ArticleEthiopia and the two Abays. – By Yilma Bekele
In todays’ Ethiopia the word Abay has become a source of worry for a few and brings despair and anger to the many. We have two Abays that are in the news and they are both causing us internal and...
View ArticleEthiopia’s hunger crisis eclipsed by political turmoil elsewhere
DW The food shortage in Ethiopia is getting worse. Aid agencies say up to 15 million people could suffer because of the El Nino-induced drought. Officials fear donors are neglecting the country in...
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