Press Releases Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) today introduced a resolution with 11 other senators condemning the lethal violence used by the government of Ethiopia against protestors, journalists and others in civil society Read More ...
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BY MICHAEL RUBIN , Newsweek Chinese President Xi Jinping (front L) poses with Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe (2nd R) and South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma (C) at a summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 4, 2015. China is investing heavily Read More ...
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By Teshome Abebe It has been creeping up on us for a while now. As current political protests in the form of dissent inevitably morph into disobedience followed by resistance and conceivably into a revolution, the crisis of authority will Read More ...
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Reuters ADDIS ABABA — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders on Saturday they should not use legal loopholes or undemocratic constitutional changes to “cling to power”, and that they should respect term limits. Ban was addressing a two-day Read More ...
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Reuters ADDIS ABABA — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told African leaders on Saturday they should not use legal loopholes or undemocratic constitutional changes to “cling to power”, and that they should respect term limits. Ban was addressing a two-day Read More ...
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By Alem Mamo “The Pentagon trained Ethiopian forces – including the notorious Agazi special forces unit.” – Jeremy Scahill, founding editor of the Intercept, and National Security Correspondent testifying before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2010. Read More ...
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By Graham Peebles A shadow of fear and panic is creeping through villages in North Eastern, central and Southern Ethiopia, where once again famine stalks the land. The seasonal rains that usually fall between June and September did not arrive, Read More ...
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Whitehouse Having welcomed developments in Ethiopia earlier this year–including the release of several detained bloggers–that suggested increased protections for the fundamental right of free expression, we are deeply concerned by the recent arrests of other journalists in Ethiopia. We continue to urge the Ethiopian Government to build on earlier developments by strengthening free speech protections
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By Justine Boulo, AFP People in Wolenkomi, some 60km west of Ethiopia capital Addis Ababa stand on December 15, 2015 near the body of a protester from Ethiopia Oromo group allegedly shot dead by security forces Wolenkomi, Ethiopia (AFP) – Two lifeless bodies lay on the ground as the terrified crowd, armed only with sticks
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Ahram A picture taken on December 15, 2015 shows Ethiopians from the Oromo group blocking a road in Ethiopia after protesters were shot dead by security forces in Wolenkomi, some 60km West of Addis Abeba. Egypt said Monday that the unrest witnessed by Ethiopia is an “internal matter,” and expressed hopes for return to stability
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