Nairobi (AFP) – At least 75 people have been killed during weeks of protests in Ethiopia which have seen soldiers and police firing on demonstrators, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. “Police and military forces have fired on demonstrations, killing at least 75 protesters and wounding many others, according to activists,” HRW said in a
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By JACEY FORTIN, NY TIMES BURAYU, Ethiopia — There are creeping signs of tension in this small town on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, the capital. Small groups of federal police officers prowl the streets, eyeing taxi stands and coffee shops. On a side road near the town center, a rectangle of black soot and
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Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 18, 2015 The United States is deeply concerned by the recent clashes in the Oromia region of Ethiopia that reportedly have resulted in the deaths of numerous protestors. We greatly regret the deaths that have occurred and express our condolences to the families of
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Press Statement Mark C. Toner Deputy Department Spokesperson Washington, DC December 18, 2015 The United States is deeply concerned by the recent clashes in the Oromia region of Ethiopia that reportedly have resulted in the deaths of numerous protestors. We greatly regret the deaths that have occurred and express our condolences to the families of
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By Daniel Teferra (PhD) Addis Ababa’s urban development process cannot be viewed in isolation. It is part and parcel of Ethiopia’s development process. No development process in Ethiopia can succeed unless a land reform program that can privatize land ownership is implemented. Addis Ababa’s urban development process pleases few; but has dissatisfied most. This is
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By Daniel Teferra (PhD) Addis Ababa’s urban development process cannot be viewed in isolation. It is part and parcel of Ethiopia’s development process. No development process in Ethiopia can succeed unless a land reform program that can privatize land ownership is implemented. Addis Ababa’s urban development process pleases few; but has dissatisfied most. This is
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Attempted land grab by Ethiopian government has led to violence against ethnic group By Michael Day Independent People from the Oromia region, close to Addis Ababa, have been discriminated against by Ethiopia’s ruling ethnic groups Reuters The violence-torn Horn of Africa is seeing a fresh wave of repression as Ethiopian authorities crack down on protests
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Attempted land grab by Ethiopian government has led to violence against ethnic group By Michael Day Independent People from the Oromia region, close to Addis Ababa, have been discriminated against by Ethiopia’s ruling ethnic groups Reuters The violence-torn Horn of Africa is seeing a fresh wave of repression as Ethiopian authorities crack down on protests
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By Messay Kebede Regarding the present situation of unrest in Oromo towns and villages, many activists and observers repeatedly ask the question of knowing why other regions of Ethiopia where the discontent is no less general, especially the Amhara region, are not joining the ongoing protest. The consensus is that, unless the uprising extends to
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Islington Tribune Yemi Hailemariam, who lives in Clerkenwell with her children, is campaigning for the release of her British national husband Andargachew Tsege By KOOS COUVÉE THE wife of a Holloway man held on death row in Ethiopia met with Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond for the first time this week – 18 months after he
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