Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, July 18/2018 – Takele Uma Banti, eng. is appointed by the council of the Addis Abeba City Administration to become the city’s next mayor. Takele replaces the outgoing mayor Diriba Kuma, who has finished his term in office as of April this year. Dagmawit Moges (Mrs) …

A car thought to have belonged to Bereket Simon was torched Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, July 11/2018 – The federal army has been dispatched to Debre Markos city, east Gojam zone of the Amhara regional state, 305 km north of Addis Abeba, to disperse city residents who have besieged a …

Bashir Farah, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 11/2018 -“Why I’m coming back home to Ethiopia after 16 years in exile” was the headline of an article on AlJazeera written by a an Ethiopian Oromo seasoned journalist and political analyst Mohammed Ademo on announcing his long overdue home coming. “I …

  Daniel Behailu Gebreamanuel, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 06/2018 – ‘The cure for an ailing democracy is more democracy’ claimed Fareed Zakaria.[1] In, Ethiopia not only our democracy is ailing but also many doubt the existence of the ‘fledgling democracy’ often jabbered about by the government until very …

  Addis Abeba, 5 July 2018- Aiming at playing a great role in the fast growing economy of Ethiopia and competitive incentive packages, affordable labor and improved infrastructure in the country, the Turkish giant, Turkish Industry Holding is to invest in power generating sector. The Chairman of Turkish Industry CO. …

Satellite image of Jail Ogaden, Jijiga, Ethiopia, recorded on May 27, 2016. © CNES 2018 – Airbus DS 2018; Source Google Earth Senior Officials Implicated in Nonstop Regimen of Abuse Addis Abeba, July 5, 2018– Prison officials and security forces have arbitrarily detained and tortured prisoners for years in the …

Abdi Mohammed Omar (right), President of Somali Regional State,  Meles Alem, (center), spokesperson of the ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ahmed Shide, Minister of Communication Affairs attending the inaugural ceremony of the first ever crude oil extraction Juweria Ali, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 04/ 2018 – On June …

  Abdulrezak Hussen (PhD), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 04/2018 – It is a real story of innocents being criminalized, human rights obliterated, promises betrayed, justice ignored, peaceful protests brutally crushed and citizens blindly and indiscriminately beaten and more. It is a real story in a country where justice, …

  Mukerrem Miftah (Dr.,), For Addis Standard  Addis Abeba, July 03/2018 – For the first time in decades, the Horn of Africa is set to experiment with a relatively unchained hope for regional stability and integration. No doubt, the commencement of any hope, and conversely any fear, in the region …

Ambassador Mike Raynor joined the State Department in 1988, and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister Counselor. He has been Director of the Bureau of Human Resources’ Office of Career Development and Assignments since September 2016. From August 2015 to August 2016, …