Africa
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Commentary: No Power Can Suppress People Power: The Hubris of Power against the Challenge of Barefoot Democrats in Ethiopia
Photo: Oromo festival goers chant protest slogans during the deadly Irreecha festival in Oct. 2016. Ezekiel Gebissa, Special to…
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News: Ethiopia command post claims Ethiopians who fled army’s killing “returning home”; threatens NGOs, media against “spreading false information”
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, March 21/2018 – In a statement released this afternoon, the secretariat of the command post…
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Analysis: Storm on Ethiopia’s Doorsteps: Tackling convulsions in the greater Middle East and Northeast Africa
The latest crisis in Ethiopia following the killing of civilians by army members in Moyale has so far displaced above…
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News: Global Coalition for Lake Tana Restoration raises US$140,000 to help save Lake Tana from invasive water hyacinth
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, March 19/2018 – The Global Coalition for Lake Tana Restoration, a nonprofit organization established by Ethiopian…
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News: EPRDF Executive Committee meeting nearing completion; its Council to meet mid next week
Addis Abeba, March 15/2018 – In the first official statement five days after it began its Executive Committee meeting,…
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News: Ethiopia security detain communication and PR head of Oromia justice bureau, move signals growing crackdown against the region
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba March 15/2018 – It has been confirmed that members of the command post overseeing the…
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News: Swedish foreign ministry calls Ethiopian Ambassador over protracted court case of jailed cardiologist Dr. Fikru Maru
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 14/2018 – The Swedish Foreign ministry has on Tuesday March 13 called Ethiopia’s Ambassador…
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News: 38 killed, ten injured when a bus derailed off five meter cliff in Legambo, south Wello
Addis Abeba, March 13/2008 – 38 people were killed yesterday in a tragic traffic accident in Legambo wereda,…
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News: Kenya Red cross providing relief to thousands of Ethiopians displaced following deadly army assault in Moyale
Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, March 12/2018 – The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said it “has received at least 2,000…
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News: Federal court postponed key verdict in the case involving Qilinto prison fire suspects
Some of the defendants, including Masresha Sete (right) and Dr. Fikru Maru (upper center) as was compiled by Ethio trial…
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