The father of three and lifelong crusader for democracy has been in secret detention for more than a year Politicians from the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union have sent a letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn urging the release of British citizen Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, a political activist who has been
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By Mike Gonzalez | Forbes.com By praising Ethiopia’s repressive regime for being “democratically elected” last week, President Obama was driving home once again something that should be abundantly clear by now: His administration marks a radical departure from previous ones when it comes to democracy promotion. On the contrary, the Obama legacy will be one
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Airlines in Africa, and the tale of democracy: Kenya and South African carriers bleed, while Ethiopian flies high Perhaps there is something unique in the airline business that makes it easier for a “clever” and developmental authoritarian regime to find success. KENYA Airways (KQ) last week announced a loss of $257 million (Ksh25.7 billion), the
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Some Muslims in Ethiopia have staged demonstrations against the government A court in Ethiopia has sentenced 18 Muslims, including clerics and a journalist, to up to 22 years in prison under controversial anti-terrorism legislation. The 18 were convicted last month on charges including terrorism and conspiracy to create an Islamic state. They were arrested three
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On his fourth trip to Africa, President Obama celebrated a changing continent. A change that he did not see, however, was growing numbers of workers in jobs that pay good wages and offer some employment security. In fact, except for a few high-tech entrepreneurs in Kenya and the staff of a U.S.-sponsored food supplement plant
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Obama has expressed keen interest in learning from Ethiopia’s counterterrorism and counterinsurgency strategies. After the fanfare accorded to the United States President Barack Obama by Kenya, the last stop was Ethiopia. Of grand symbolic importance, Obama’s visit to East Africa was clearly historic, as he is the first sitting US president to do so. A
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Obama has expressed keen interest in learning from Ethiopia’s counterterrorism and counterinsurgency strategies. After the fanfare accorded to the United States President Barack Obama by Kenya, the last stop was Ethiopia. Of grand symbolic importance, Obama’s visit to East Africa was clearly historic, as he is the first sitting US president to do so. A
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