Year: 2016
- Africa
Breaking – Ethiopia charges prominent opposition member Bekele Gerba, others with terrorism
Mahlet Fasil Prosecutors have today charged 22 individuals, including prominent opposition member Bekele Gerba (pictured), first secretary general of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), with various articles of Ethiopia’s much criticized Anti Terrorism Proclamation (ATP). Addis Standard could not obtain details of the charges as of yet. However, charges include, but not limited to, alleged membership of the banned…
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From Survivance all the Way to Reconstruction: The Oromo Pursuit of Equaliberty
By Tsegaye R Ararssa Introduction A lot is happening in our part of the world. The last five months have been immensely eventful. We witnessed a series of tragic events unfolding successively one after the other, each more saddening than the one preceding it. These are truly hard times. Such times signal the urgency of prudent action. Reflexive action is…
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Breaking: More than 200 killed in Gambella after attacks by “heavily armed group”
Joint Military Action across Border might follow Heavily armed grouped attacked the Jakawa area in Gambella Regional State Friday and claimed the lives of 142 civilians. As of now, there is no information linking the armed group with any of the oppositions or neighboring South Sudan, reports the state affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation. However according to Sudan Tribune…
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5th Tana Forum kicks off today, security top in the agenda
The 5th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, under the theme “Africa in the Global Security Agenda”, will take place on 16-17 April 2016 in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. According to the organizers, in coming up with this year’s theme is “the impetus is to grasp the reasons why Africa’s security challenges are attracting substantial global attention whereas the continent’s…
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Op-Ed: Africa and the Jihadist threat
By Olusegun Obasanjo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and Wolfgang Ischinger Addis Abeba – The list of places in Europe and Africa that have suffered from jihadist terrorism is rapidly growing: the seaside town of Grand-Bassam in Côte d’Ivoire, nightspots in Paris, and transport hubs in Brussels, to name just a few. In Europe, recent investigations suggest that the Islamic State (ISIS)…
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US State Department report highlights sever rights abuses in Ethiopia but barely scratched recent Oromo protest
Report’s minimal attention on massive rights abuses and killings during the Oromo Protests angered activists The State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor released the latest country report including for Ethiopia on April 13, 2016. Much to its usual details, the Ethiopia report identified harassment and intimidation against opposition members and supporters as well as journalists…
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Munich Security Conference convenes first meeting in Africa today
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is convening its first event on the African continent as part of its MSC Core Group Meeting series. The meeting, which is expected to attract the attendance of several high level officials, is opening this afternoon at the Sheraton Hotel here in Addis Abeba. According to a statement from the organizers, the joint fight against…
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Oromia International Bank recognizes its “High Value Customers”
Oromia International Bank (OIB), one of the private banks operating in the country, has awarded certificate of appreciation for 126 of its “high value customers” on Friday April 8, 2016 at Elily Hotel here in Addis Abeba. According to a statement from the Bank, the awardees include top depositors, top exporters, top remittance earners and top IFB (Interest Free Banking) depositors.…
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Opinion- Panama Papers: Illicit financial flows, tax havens not just another recommendation
Thabo Mbeki Over the past few days, there has been a furore in the global community regarding reports on “the Panama Papers”, an enormous leak of more than 11 million documents which are said to date back up to four decades and are allegedly connected to a Panama law firm. According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), this…
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EU boosts aid to Ethiopia amid worsening drought
The European Commission announces €122.5 million to help Ethiopia deal with a deteriorating humanitarian situation caused by the El Niño extreme weather phenomenon Today the European Commission has announced €122.5 million for Ethiopia to address the immediate needs of people affected by the worsening humanitarian situation caused by one of the most severe extreme El Niño weather phenomenon on…
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