Secretary Pompeo called Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to congratulate...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Less then a month after taking office as U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo spoke by telephone last week to four African leaders. Announced on Twitter by State...
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Questions remain about why case wasn’t taken more seriously, says secretary general of Amnesty International CBC Radio Bashir Makhtal, shown in this undated family photo, was found guilty on...
View ArticleEthiopia university protests over alleged rape
Elias Hordofa/ BBC Afaan Oromoo Many students at Ethiopia’s Mizan-Tepi University are protesting after allegations of an attempted rape on Sunday. Students say there is no tap water so they have to...
View ArticleThe Bromance of Lencho Lata and Abadula Gemeda: Tell me this is not historic.
Mengistu D. Assefa Political party is a human engagement, agency coming together, establishment (an establishment that doesn’t remain an establishment), organization, movement, never a stagnant dogma....
View ArticleMINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RECALLS ETHIOPIA’S AMBASSADOR IN RIYADH AND...
Addis Abeba, May 23/2018 – Reports coming from sources within Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs say that the ministry has recalled Amb. Amin Abdulkadir, Ethiopia’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia and...
View ArticleEconomic commentary: The Debt Challenge to African Growth
Abebe Aemro Selassie Addis Abeba, May 23/2018 – Sub-Saharan Africa is confronting a pronounced rise in public debt. At the end of 2017, average public debt in the region was 57% of its GDP, an increase...
View ArticleEskinder Nega at 2018 PEN America Literary Gala in NYC (Video)
Eskinder Nega Makes Surprise Appearance at 2018 PEN America Literary Gala in NYC “FREE FROM CHAINS! THANK YOU!”: A STATEMENT FROM ESKINDER NEGA February 15, 2018 Eskinder Nega, a journalist and...
View ArticleInterview with Dr Abeba Fekade – SBS Amharic
Interview with Dr Abeba Fekade – SBS Amharic The post Interview with Dr Abeba Fekade – SBS Amharic appeared first on Satenaw: Ethiopian News & Breaking News: Your right to know!.
View ArticleExiled dissidents return to Ethiopia in search of peace
Opposition figures will hold discussions with Ethiopian officials, according to Foreign Ministry By Addis Getachew and Seleshi Tessema ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Five high-ranking members of an exiled...
View ArticleEthiopian Airlines positions itself to take over Africa’s skies – CNN
(CNN)In Africa’s battle for the skies, an east African carrier is stepping up its game in an effort to dominate the market. The state-owned Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier by number of...
View ArticleDemocracy according to Eritrea’s Afwerki, then and now
Al-Jazeera On the 27th anniversary of Eritrea’s independence, Isaias Afwerki should remember what he once said about democracy. Isaias Afwerki is the first President of Eritrea, a position he has held...
View ArticlePrime Minister Abiy Reshuffles MeTEC Board
Left to right: Ambachew Mekonnen (PhD), Azeb Mesfin, and Asmelash Weldesellasie Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reshuffled directors of the board of the state-owned Metals & Engineering Corporation...
View ArticleWhy the debate continues over repatriating looted Ethiopian treasures
GlobalPost By James Jeffrey May 24, 2018 Manuscripts from Maqdala at the British Library in London. Credit: James Jeffrey/PRI The yellow card saying “New Acquisition” beside a 19th-century necklace in...
View ArticleEthiopia PM, ODF leaders agree to foster national unity
Daniel Mumbere Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed has met with representatives of exiled opposition party, the Oromo Democratic Front (ODF) after the latter agreed to participate in Ethiopia’s...
View ArticleAfrica Day Prof Mammo Muchie – SBS Amharic
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View ArticleAngolan journalist Rafael Marques named ‘World Press Freedom Hero’
Daniel Mumbere Angolan journalist Rafael Marques has won a top press freedom award for braving decades of government harassment in his quest to fight corruption through journalism. The journalist who...
View ArticleEgypt, Ethiopia fail to reach breakthrough in dam negotiations
Ayah Aman May 25, 2018 CAIRO — In an effort to break the stalemate between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the round of negotiations held between the three...
View ArticleEthiopia releasing British national detained in 2014
Family of Andy Tsege, who was kidnapped by Ethiopian agents in Yemen, call for action as they prepare to spend a third Christmas without him ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia says it is releasing...
View ArticleTwo Prominent Ethiopian Human Rights advocates are Coming to the Big Apple on...
Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia and the Implications of Accountable Government in East Africa: Amnesty International has been at the forefront, exposing atrocities committed by the TPLF (Tigrean...
View ArticleEthiopia 2048: A Scenario to Leapfrog to a Developed Nation
By Tadesse Nigatu Introduction The lessons from history is that, humans are the main actors who shape their own future through their actions. Their actions are guided by their wills, wants, attitudes...
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