Ethiopia: End use of counter-terrorism law to persecute dissenters and...
The Ethiopian Government must end its escalating crackdown on human rights defenders, independent media, peaceful protestors as well as members and leaders of the political opposition through the...
View ArticleSomali Islamists attack Ethiopian military base in Somalia By Reuters
Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist militant group attacked a military base of Ethiopian soldiers serving with an African Union force on Thursday, with both sides saying they had inflicted a heavy toll on...
View ArticleEthiopia’s Electric Utility Sold Unregistered Bonds in U.S.
Washington D.C.–(Newsfile Corp. – June 8, 2016) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ethiopia’s electric utility has agreed to pay nearly $6.5 million to settle charges that it...
View ArticleEritrea confirmed fighting on border with Ethiopia
The Eritrean government has just issued a statement confirming the heavy fighting on the border with Ethiopia. Fighting broke out between Ethiopian and Eritrean armies on Sunday. The conflict is on...
View ArticleReport details brutal crackdown on protest movement in Ethiopia’s Oromia region
Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 protesters and others, and arrested tens of thousands more during widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015, Human Rights Watch...
View ArticleEritrea accuses Ethiopia of contemplating full-scale war
Ethiopia is contemplating full-scale war against Eritrea, an Eritrean official told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, as he defended his country against allegations of crimes against humanity....
View ArticleAbout the Report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea –...
I post this short memo to explain why I did not sign the petition protesting against the report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in which it is stated, among other things, that “crimes...
View ArticleThe power of culture: Why we couldn’t make lasting transformations By Assegid...
The article “Undoing the Unproductive Cultural Reforms TPLF Carried Out” explained how the ruling party scrupulously reconfigured our culture making it susceptible to its divisive and self-serving...
View ArticleThe TPLF’s Mouthpiece Cannot Wear-Down the Identities of Welkait People by...
I have just listened to an interview given by Mekonnen Yelewem-Wessen Weldegebriel on SBS radio based in Australia saying that Welkait was not part of Gondar. Also, he told to the interviewer that he...
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Review of Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay’s Article Messay Kebede
I read with great attention and interest a recently posted article [see http://www.ethiomedia.com/1012pieces/ethiopia_political_challenges_and_proposed_solutions.pdf] in which Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre...
View ArticleYilkal concluded his Canada tour, Traveled to the US By E. Akele
The chairman of the Blue party, Mr. Yilkal Getnet, has concluded his three weeks-long tour in Canada and travelled to the US last week. During his stay in Canada, Mr. Getnet met several party...
View ArticleThe Necessity of Cultural Reform: Working with time, not against By Assegid...
In my recent article entitled “The Power of Culture: Why we couldn’t make lasting transformations”, I argued that reforming our culture is critical to experience lasting and sustainable change but, at...
View ArticleTens of thousands of protesters call for a regime change in Ethiopia
Tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the streets of Gonder in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia on Sunday demanding a change of government due to the unfair distribution of wealth in the...
View ArticleA Reply to Gen. Tsadkan’s Reply: Narrowing the Gap Messay Kebede
Below is my response to Gen. Tsadkan’s reply to my review of his article. The reply is posted at: http://www.ethiomedia.com/1012pieces/5863.html Dear Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay: I thank you for...
View ArticleA Critique of Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay’s Article By LJDemissie
“When you write from your gut and let the stuff stay flawed and don’t let anybody tell you to make it better, it can end up looking like nothing else.” Louis C.K. Dear Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay,...
View ArticleA Critique of Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay’s Article By LJDemissie
“When you write from your gut and let the stuff stay flawed and don’t let anybody tell you to make it better, it can end up looking like nothing else.” Louis C.K. Dear Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay,...
View ArticleTPLF is killing innocent Amharas By E. M. Akele,
The minority regime in Ethiopia, led by the TPLF has already started responding violently to the peaceful demands of Amharas who demanded the “Wolekite Committee” leaders who have been abducted two...
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