Ethiopian Migrants Expelled by Saudis Remain in Limbo Back Home By BENNO MUCHLER
LEGUAMA, Ethiopia — Mohammed Jemal left Ethiopia two years ago. He wanted to be independent, to support his family — and to escape the mockery of having squandered a big chance for a better life. “I...
View ArticleEthiopia is Key to Democracy in S. Sudan & Africa! By Dula
Ethiopia besides being the seat of the African union, cradle of mankind, carries great historical symbol for people of African origin. Ethiopia earned this position as one of the longest independent...
View ArticleProof that Meles lit Africa’s woes By Robele Ababya
Closing the era of internecine and vindictiveness To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace....
View ArticleU.S. Sees No South Sudan Coup Bid in Urging Prisoner Release (Bloomberg)
The U.S. said it doesn’t believe the violence that’s wracking South Sudan is the result of a coup attempt and urged the government of the oil-producing nation to release political prisoners. “We have...
View ArticleA Special Love for Assimba: A Psychological Catharsis for Kahsay Berhe Bisrat
Asayehgn Desta, Sarlo Distinguished Professor Sustainable Economic Development January 4, 2014, I drove from San Rafael to Oakland, California, for about forty-five minutes to have a get-together...
View ArticleSouth Sudan official: Rebels damage oil facilities
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Rebels badly damaged petroleum facilities in an oil-producing state and must answer for the destruction, a South Sudanese government official said Sunday. Information Minister...
View ArticleDemonizing Ethiopian History ALEMAYEHU G MARIAM
The regime in power in Ethiopia today is orchestrating a full-court press demonization and vilification campaign against Atse Menelik II, the Nineteenth Century Ethiopian emperor whose centennial is...
View ArticleDelusion of Oromo and Pseudohistorical of Emperor Menelik By Rosa Abadir
Unfortunately, this happen to be a typical culture among various racist individuals/groups where we have noticed that a chauvinistic Tigrian TPLF sympathizers are branding those innocent Tigrians who...
View ArticleThe Reappearance Derg’s Villain as Book writer: Half story is spin! By Ewnetu...
A former military junta (better known as the Derg) official Prime Minister (PM) Fikre Selassie Wogderess wrote a book in Amharic entitled “Igna-ena Abyoitu” meaning: “Us (we) and The Revolution”. The...
View ArticleEgypt may take Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia to UN (Al-Monitor)
After all attempts to solve the Egyptian-Ethiopian crisis over the Renaissance Dam at the negotiating table ended in failure after a third round of negotiations on Jan. 4, with Egypt withdrawing from...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Peace Deal Unsigned as Rebels Seek Detainee Release By William...
An accord to halt fighting in South Sudan hasn’t been signed because rebels are demanding the release of leading opponents detained by the government before they agree to a truce. “We’ve agreed on a...
View ArticleReview of human rights records of 42 states begins next week in Geneva,...
In 2014, 42 United Nations member states would undergo what is formally known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of their human rights records. The first of the three such sessions during 2014...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Cease-Fire Deal Reached (VOA)
The government of South Sudan and the opposition signed two agreements Thursday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The first concerns an immediate cessation of military actions and a second deals...
View ArticleSHENGO CONDEMNS THE REPRESSION OF PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS IN ADDIS AND THE...
We have learnt that the security forces in Addis Ababa have arrested leaders of the Blue Party and the UDJ who were leading a peaceful demonstration against the atrocity and brutality perpetrated...
View Article“Time to bring back Eritrea from the cold” A reply to Ambassador Hank Cohen...
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View ArticleSouth Sudan Rebels Say Fighting Has Worsened Since Cease-Fire (Bloomberg )
Rebels say fighting in South Sudan has intensified since a cease-fire that was intended to suspend a five-week conflict that has killed thousands of people and driven half a million from their homes....
View ArticleUS House Appropriation Bill Requires Increased Accountability from Ethiopia...
Washington, DC–. Is United States policy towards Ethiopia shifting? For years Ethiopians, social justice groups, human rights organizations and civic groups have been calling on donor countries to...
View ArticleEthiopia “kidnaps” chief rebel negotiators in Kenya (ST)
An Ethiopian rebel group on Tuesday alleged that the Ethiopian intelligence services have abducted two senior rebel officials from the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. The Ogaden National Liberation Front...
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