Do they know it’s Christmas? The countries where people are celebrating today
January 7 is Christmas Day in countries as far afield as Russia, Ethiopia and Greece. But why choose this day to celebrate? And how is the occasion marked? By Harriet Alexander, and Harriet Line....
View ArticleRiyot: Interview with Dr. Fikre Tolossa {Video}
Riyot: Interview with Dr. Fikre Tolossa
View ArticleAll-inclusive consultative conference in Washington DC – Jan 13-14
All-inclusive consultative conference in Washington DC – Jan 13-14
View ArticleIs TPLF prison empire in Ethiopia silently approach towards half a century...
Is TPLF prison empire in Ethiopia silently approach towards half a century !….???Since TPLF fights for 17 years as a guerrilla fighter against the military junta Derg Mingistu Hailmariam here are facts...
View ArticleEx-British spy claims Trump has been cultivated by the Russians and digs...
Daily Motion by TomoNews US WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence agencies briefed Donald Trump about allegations that the Russian government is in possession of compromising information about the...
View ArticleEthiopia must ‘consolidate gains’ before lifting state of emergency – PM
by Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with REUTERS Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, says the country needs to consolidate gains made since October before lifting the current state of emergency....
View ArticleSlow Down to Speed Up: How to Experience a Traditional Ethiopian Coffee...
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2017 AT 4 A.M. BY TIM COX Coffee is a ritualistic beast. While they’re often subconscious, we all have our own coffee ceremonies — the places where we drink it, what we dress it...
View ArticleEPRDF officials said The Opposition leader was arrested for trespassing the...
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle January 10, 2017 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn said on Monday that his country will not free a prominent opposition leader from the restive...
View ArticleCommemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Yekatit 12 Event in Feb 2017
Global Alliance for Justice – The Ethiopian Cause regarding this year’s commemoration of the Yekatit 12 event. Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia in various countries and cities throughout the world...
View ArticleEthiopia: Ethnic nationalism and the Gondar protests
An analysis on what the rising ethnic nationalism among the historically powerful Amhara means for the country’s future. A man from Ethiopia’s Amhara, the second largest ethnic group in the country [ K...
View ArticleQuestion that ended daftest foreign aid fiasco of them all: Did listening to...
For the past decade, Ethiopia has been one of fastest growing economies in the world The British government has given £9.2m to Ethiopia’s version of the Spice Girls It funded a project which aimed to...
View ArticleGrenade attack in Ethiopia kills one, injures 11
By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia A grenade attack in northern Ethiopia yesterday killed one person and injured 11, the city’s police said today. The attack occurred around 8 pm (1700GMT) at a...
View ArticleRecycling army in Ethiopian capital fear livelihoods at risk as city modernizes
By Tom Gardner/ Reuters ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Every morning as Addis Ababa wakes up, thousands of men roam the city streets collecting all kinds of recyclable waste, from plastic...
View ArticleEthiopia targets opposition who met with European lawmakers
By ELIAS MESERET Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia said Monday it will not release a leading opposition figure detained under the country’s state of emergency after meeting with...
View ArticleA Book Review: Ye’Oromo enna Ye’Amara Ewnetegnaw Yezer Mintch
Author: Prof. Fikre Tolossa Review: By Prof. Bairu Tafla Every time I hear that an historical work on Ethiopia (or any other country of northeast Africa for that matter) has appeared in print, I wait...
View ArticleEthiopia: Year of Brutality, Restrictions – Human Rights Watch
FILE – Demonstrators chant slogans and flash the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia. (Nairobi, January 12,...
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