By Wissam Keyrouz AFP AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed – A motor boat, moored on the River Nile in Cairo, is plastered with images of Egyptian ex-army chief and leading presidential candidate Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on May 21, 2014 Leading Gulf monarchies are staunchly backing Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Egypt’s presidential frontrunner, in the hope that their generous financial help
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By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press Kefelgn Alemu Worku AP-A brutal Ethiopian jail guard who tortured and killed dozens of people during government-sponsored violence in the 1970s should spend 22 years in prison for immigration crimes, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the United States cannot become a refuge for human-rights violators. “The risk that this
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By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press Kefelgn Alemu Worku AP-A brutal Ethiopian jail guard who tortured and killed dozens of people during government-sponsored violence in the 1970s should spend 22 years in prison for immigration crimes, a federal judge ruled Friday, saying the United States cannot become a refuge for human-rights violators. “The risk that this
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By SADIE GURMAN, The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man who authorities say masked his identity as a brutal guard at an Ethiopian prison faces sentencing for immigration fraud. Kefelgn Alemu Worku (kah-FEH’-lun ah-LEE’-moo WER’-koo) was convicted in October of identity theft and lying on immigration forms by denying he committed political violence. Witnesses
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In what appears to be one of a collection of measures to silence the press ahead of 2015 elections, Ethiopian authorities in the Communications Ministry are preparing a new system to control the distribution of print media. Privately owned newspapers and magazines, possibly the only remaining independent news sources in the country, would face more
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By Paul O’Keeffe The Guardian Western backers of the Ethiopian education system should not ignore reports of violent clashes on university campuses Oromia, Ethiopia, where at least three dozen people were reportedly shot dead by security forces during student protests/ Paul O’Keeffe Over the past 15 years, Ethiopia has become home to one of the
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BY ADAM TAYLOR President Obama’s announcement that United States has deployed 80 troops to Chad came as a surprise to many. But as my colleague Craig Whitlock points out, the United States already has boots on the ground in a surprising number of African countries. This map shows what sub-Saharan nations currently have a U.S. military presence engaged
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BY ADAM TAYLOR President Obama’s announcement that United States has deployed 80 troops to Chad came as a surprise to many. But as my colleague Craig Whitlock points out, the United States already has boots on the ground in a surprising number of African countries. This map shows what sub-Saharan nations currently have a U.S. military presence engaged
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Detained Journalists and Bloggers in Ethiopia Must be Charged or Released, says IFJ IFJ Zone9 bloggers Three journalists and six bloggers behind bars in EthiopiaThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Tuesday severely criticised authorities in Ethiopia following the decision by a court to grant police nearly one more month to conduct investigations against the
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Waltainfo Al- Sisi Addis Ababa, (WIC) – Egyptians in Ethiopia wrapped up yesterday casting votes in the presidential elections where voting for all Egyptians abroad took place from May 15-19, 2014. 116 Egyptians living in Ethiopia cast their votes in the elections freely as the electoral process took place in a peaceful and smooth manner.
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