Kenya’s Uhuru heads to Ethiopia on 4-day State visit

Addis Ababa, 10 March 2014  - President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Monday begin a four-day State visit to Ethiopia to boost bilateral relations, as well as economic and commercial links between Kenya and Ethiopia. During the President’s State visit –

The post Kenya’s Uhuru heads to Ethiopia on 4-day State visit appeared first on 6KILO.com.

Fears South Sudan conflict could infect region

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2014 As ongoing fighting in South Sudan shatters any pretence of a ceasefire between government troops AFP JUBA As ongoing fighting in South Sudan shatters any pretence of a ceasefire between government troops and rebels, analysts fear

The post Fears South Sudan conflict could infect region appeared first on 6KILO.com.

Mengistu Hailemariam: Derg NEVER signed an agreement with Sudan

06 March 2014 (Borkena)  Today,in an interview with Ethiopia Satellite Television (ESAT) radio, former Ethiopian President Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam dashed claims that his government signed border agreement with Sudan. He stood firm that Sudanese authorities never claimed land while he

The post Mengistu Hailemariam: Derg NEVER signed an agreement with Sudan appeared first on 6KILO.com.

Al Jazeera- Q&A: Ethiopian journalists languish in prison

02 March 2014 Government in Addis Ababa refuses to release award-winning journalists jailed under Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. As Al Jazeera presses ahead with its campaign to free its journalists detained in Egypt, nine Ethiopian journalists who are receiving less attention continue

The post Al Jazeera- Q&A: Ethiopian journalists languish in prison appeared first on 6KILO.com.

Al Jazeera- Q&A: Ethiopian journalists languish in prison

02 March 2014 Government in Addis Ababa refuses to release award-winning journalists jailed under Anti-Terrorism Proclamation. As Al Jazeera presses ahead with its campaign to free its journalists detained in Egypt, nine Ethiopian journalists who are receiving less attention continue

The post Al Jazeera- Q&A: Ethiopian journalists languish in prison appeared first on 6KILO.com.

Ethiopia marks 118th anniversary of Battle of Adwa Victory

02 March 2014 Nazret.com Ethiopia marks the 118th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa Victory, in which the Ethiopian army defeated the invading Italian army on March 1, 1896. Ethiopia was the first and only country in Africa that defeated

The post Ethiopia marks 118th anniversary of Battle of Adwa Victory appeared first on 6KILO.com.

Ethiopian persecution, threats and kidnappings Intensified

Redress Information & Analysis Exposing injustice, disinformation and bigotry The violence in the Ogaden rages on By Graham Peebles Hidden and isolated from the world, the armed conflict raging in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia goes unnoticed. The killing and raping

The post Ethiopian persecution, threats and kidnappings Intensified appeared first on 6KILO.com.

The Battle of Adwa Changed Ethiopia and the World

Abebe Hailu, ESFNA Chairman, Special to The Informer 03/01/2014 Ethiopia, Yesterday and Today Ethiopia has a significant history reaching over 3,000 years into the past. The word “Ethiopia” has become a term for the idea of African solidarity and freedom,

The post The Battle of Adwa Changed Ethiopia and the World appeared first on 6KILO.com.

Hacking Team and the Targeting of Ethiopian Journalists

February 27, 2014 Tigre Liberation Front’s no-holds-barred electronic espionage in the United States February  2014 Authors: Bill Marczak, Claudio Guarnieri, Morgan Marquis-Boire, and John Scott-Railton. This post is the first in a series of posts that focus on the global proliferation and

The post Hacking Team and the Targeting of Ethiopian Journalists appeared first on 6KILO.com.

USA’s Usual Bla Bla Bla…on EPRDF’s human rights abuse: 2013 Edition

27 February 2014  US slams Ethiopia’s human rights abuse 2013  The United States in a scathing report on Thursday accused Ethiopia of curtailing freedom of expression and association, using politically motivated trials, harassment and intimidation of activists and journalists. Ethiopia

The post USA’s Usual Bla Bla Bla…on EPRDF’s human rights abuse: 2013 Edition appeared first on 6KILO.com.