Three Men Arrested in Connection with Alleged Murder of Ethiopian Man in Bristol
THREE men have been arrested in relation to the alleged murder of 31-year-old Mohammed Abdurezek. His body was found in Gibbs Lane, Siston, South Gloucestershire on Christmas Eve by a dog walker. A...
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....
View ArticleAttitudes Toward Female Genital Mutilation Changing in Ethiopia
Beyebo Eresado and a fellow villager describe how their community in southern Ethiopia stopped female genital mutilation By Amy Yee At least 200 million women alive today in 30 countries have been...
View ArticleAudio: Activist Achamyeleh Tamiru with Hiber Radio
Activist Achamyeleh Tamiru with Hiber Radio
View ArticleBritain scraps £9million foreign aid for Ethiopia’s Spice Girls
The five-piece pop group Yegna was formed as part of the Girl Effect programme and officials had previously praised the impact the project was havingRead more:...
View ArticleAlemneh Wassie Awaze News on Sebhat Nega Interview with Addis Zemen Gazeta
Ato Sebhat Nega Promises”the sword of damocle” to land on corrupt senior EPRDF officials as well.
View ArticleGunman, 26, behind deadly Fort Lauderdale shooting is a mentally ill Iraq war...
By Emily Crane and Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com and Associated Press R Fort Lauderdale shooting is a mentally ill Iraq war veteran who claims the ‘government is controlling his mind by making him...
View ArticleTrump Tweetwatch: ‘I’m a big fan’ of intelligence agencies [BBC]
Gen James Clapper (right) said Vladimir Putin’s “motivation” for hacking Democratic Party emails will be revealed Donald Trump often tweets several times a day but doesn’t dwell on policy issues and...
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