Africa
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News: Several killed as Ethiopian police force attempt to arrest individuals, sparking city wide protest in Gondar
Ethiopia blames Eritrea for the unrest; conflicting reports on the exact number of loss of lives Unconfirmed reports claim at…
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Opposition figure Abraha Desta free at last
Mahlet Fasil Abraha Desta, executive member of the opposition Arena Tigray, who has been arrested exactly two years from…
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News: At least four people killed in Addis Abeba following confrontations between citizens and the police
Mahlet Fasil Two police officers, one civil servant and one local resident were killed yesterday in Addis Abeba in an…
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Opinion: Mapmaking and warmongering in Africa
Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou Providence/London – Why are some regions plagued by seemingly endless instability? In the Middle East,…
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News: US, Ethiopia team up to end TB
The U.S. Government, through the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and implementing…
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Editorial: A new Ethiopia must have no business keeping old, repressive institutions!
As you walk by the area, nothing looks out of ordinary. It is a bustling part of Piassa overcrowded with…
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Tells from “Chambers of torture”: Living the present
Abel Wabela On April 25 2014, the day Abel Wabela was taken to his cell at Ma’ekelawi, he was overcome…
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Tales from “Chambers of torture”: Remembering the past
Abera Tolla It was January 1978, the height of Derg’s Red Terror campaign. At 21, I was a last year…
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News: Ethiopia Federal Court adjourned Bekele Gerba et.al for verdict
Mahlet Fasil Judges at the Federal High Court 19th Criminal Bench here in the capital have today adjourned the hearing…
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