By Teshome M. Borago Twenty years after rebel-turned-politician Meles Zenawi promised us that all Ethiopians will soon eat three times a day, another famine is now approaching. In 2008, the famous Ethiopian-American economist Dr Eleni Gabre-madhin made headlines worldwide after the establishment of her Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) with the help of authoritarian premier Meles
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By Nahom Mola When all is said and done, President Obama’s speech to the Kenyan people delivered at the Safaricom Arena on July 26th (Obama’s Nairobi speech), was perhaps the highlight of his historic trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, the two East African countries he visited back-to-back last month. Obama’s Kenya visit will be particularly
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By Abadir M. Ibrahim Something was awry at a hearing of the High Court of Ethiopia on July 6, 2015. As the much anticipated conviction of Muslim civil society leaders (Abubaker Ahmed and 17 others) was underway, it was clear that this was no ordinary trial. Security was beefed up, the public gallery was crowded
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AFP-US President Barack Obama heads to Ethiopia, the first American president to visit Africa’s second most populous nation and a key but much maligned ally in the fight against terrorism ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – US President Barack Obama heads to Ethiopia Sunday, July 26, the first American president to visit Africa’s second most populous nation
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BY REDIET WEGAYEHU Barack Obama will become the first ever sitting U.S. president to visit Ethiopia. This is a testament to the firm friendship that the two countries enjoy. Ethiopia has had a close relationship with the U.S. ever since Emperor Menlik II earned recognition as the only sovereign state leader in Africa after defeating
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By Teshome Debalke The tragedy of the State of Media and journalism in Ethiopia is known as TPLFs propaganda mill factory that transmits in multiple languages in the wishes of TPLF warlords. The self-proclaimed Tigray people representative led Apartheid regime of the Federal ethnic Nation and Nationality of Ethiopia is feeding our people lookalike news,
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By Teshome Debalke The tragedy of the State of Media and journalism in Ethiopia is known as TPLFs propaganda mill factory that transmits in multiple languages in the wishes of TPLF warlords. The self-proclaimed Tigray people representative led Apartheid regime of the Federal ethnic Nation and Nationality of Ethiopia is feeding our people lookalike news,
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The crackdown on Muslim activists is part of Addis Ababa’s crusade against independent voices and opposition leaders By Awol Allo On July 6, Ethiopia’s Federal High Court convicted leaders of the Ethiopian Muslims protest movement on charges of terrorism and conspiracy to create an Islamic state in Ethiopia. The verdict — against two Muslim journalists,
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By David Monda President Obama is due to visit Kenya and Ethiopia later in July 2015. While the media all over goes crazy celebrating this visit, it is certain that it raises more questions than answers. Fundamentally the question remains, will Obama’s visit change the peripheral place of Africa in the US foreign policy? My
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By David Monda President Obama is due to visit Kenya and Ethiopia later in July 2015. While the media all over goes crazy celebrating this visit, it is certain that it raises more questions than answers. Fundamentally the question remains, will Obama’s visit change the peripheral place of Africa in the US foreign policy? My
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