Bekele Gerba may not be released soon

By Daniel Berhane Ethiopia’s opposition politician Bekele Gerba is not legible for release until next month and may not be released until next year, Horn Affairs learnt. Bekele Gerba, former dep. Chairperson of Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (OFDM), was detained in

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“Anti-peace groups attempt to entwine leadership succession with border issues,” Ambassador Ayalew Gobeze

Addis Ababa, 24 January 2014 (WIC) – Former Chief Administrator of Amhara Regional State Ambassador Ayalew Gobeze said the attempt made to tangle recently held leadership succession with border issue is a  fabrication of anti-peace groups to jeopardize the development

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Ethiopia Has a Terrible Human Rights Record – Why Is the West Still Turning a Blind Eye?

23/01/2014 Some disappeared, others were given lengthy prison sentences. One thing all thirty men arrested in 2012 in Ethiopia had in common was that they had criticised the state and the policies of the former Premier, Meles Zenawi. And yet

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Ethiopia Has a Terrible Human Rights Record – Why Is the West Still Turning a Blind Eye?

23/01/2014 Some disappeared, others were given lengthy prison sentences. One thing all thirty men arrested in 2012 in Ethiopia had in common was that they had criticised the state and the policies of the former Premier, Meles Zenawi. And yet

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HRW: Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, More of the Same

HRW Aerial view of “Maekelawi” compound, the main federal police investigation center, in Central Addis Ababa, on February 18, 2013. Ethiopia Hopes that Ethiopia’s new leadership would pursue human rights reforms following Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s death in August 2012

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Ethiopian stand on gays Adoption

JANUARY 22, 2014 0 In a recent article in Times of Malta about gay couples adopting children, I discovered anew how pharisaical people’s ignorance and hypocrisy can be. One sentence reads: “Countries like Ethiopia had been closing doors on adoptions for

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Cold or warm, keep Eritrea at bay

By H. Mikael  January 20, 2014 Recently, I came across commentaries on Ethiomedia.com by Ambassadors Cohen and Shinn and, as an Ethiopian, I wish to share my reflection by commenting on the matter as it concerns all Ethiopians at present

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We Need to UN-Break the U.S.-Ethiopia-Eritrea Triangle

20 January 2014 , By Awet T. Weldemichael, Source: African Arguments In a span of a month, three towering figures – if retired – in American foreign policy establishment on Africa publicly called for an end to the Eritrean-Ethiopian conflict and

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Hailemariam Desalegn in Dubai ,UAE

WAM January 19, 2014 Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, held talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Sunday morning. During the meeting that

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Hailemariam Desalegn in Dubai ,UAE

WAM January 19, 2014 Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, held talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Sunday morning. During the meeting that

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