Art Deco Buildings Make Asmara, Eritrea, a Unesco Heritage Site
By KIMIKO de FREYTAS-TAMURAJULY 9, 2017 The Fiat Tagliero service station, a Futurist building that was completed in Asmara, Eritrea, in 1938. Credit Shawn Baldwin for The New York Times The capital of Eritrea, a country with a repressive government that many of its citizens have fled as refugees, has been designated a World Heritage […]
Nine Kenyans beheaded by Somali al-Shabaab terrorists
Murders in village of Jima raise fears that Islamic militant group has adopted new strategy of targeting civilians A Somali al-Shabaab fighter. The group has carried out beheadings in Somalia before but they are rare in Kenya. Photograph: Ismail Taxta/Reuters Associated Press Saturday 8 July 2017 23.31 BST Al-Shabaab extremists from neighbouring Somalia beheaded nine […]
Why Is EPRDF Appeasing the Oromo Extremist Elites?
By Yared Gizaw July 10th, 2017 The Oromo extremist elites have repeatedly told us that their vision for Ethiopia is as follows: Option 1: Recreate/restructure Ethiopia under the domination of Oromos’ in which: – Oromo language and culture to be dominant with “Wake Fatah” as dominant religion. – New name and flag for Ethiopia – […]
95 rebel groups surrender in Ethiopia 95 rebel groups surrender in Ethiopia
On July 10, 20178:44 pmIn A total of 95 Ethiopian rebels surrendered to Ethiopian authorities over the weekend, Ethiopia’s state owned news medium, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), reported on Monday. The EBC said the rebels are members of an ethnic rebel group, Benishangul Gumuz Liberation Movement (BGLM), operating in Ethiopia’s border regions adjoining Eritrea […]
Egypt’s military ranked 10th most powerful worldwide: Global Fire
July 10, 2017 Egypt currently ranks 10 out of 133 countries for military power and is considered the first military power in the Arab world and Africa with progress in the final classification of armies, according to US-based military analysis website Global Fire. Global Fire’s classification of military powers around the world indicated that the Egyptian […]
Ethiopia inaugurates $90m Chinese-built industrial park
Xinhua | Updated: 2017-07-10 13:46 ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia inaugurated on Saturday a Chinese-built $90 million industrial park in Kombolcha city, in Amhara regional state, 376 kilometers north of capital Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn who inaugurated the Kombolcha Industrial Park (KIP) said it’s part of the Ethiopian government’s plan to make it […]
Ethiopian immigrants protest evacuation from absorption center
Jerusalem Post Ethiopian immigrants protest evacuation from absorption center Protesters call for permanent housing solutions, saying they can’t make ends meet. Ethiopian immigrants protest in the Israeli capital against the looming evacuation of their absorption center in the Jerusalem suburb of Mevasseret Zion, July 10, 2017.. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) Some 100 […]
Saudi Qatar Rift and Its Implications to the Horn of Africa By Amanuel Biedemariam
The Golf Cooperation Council comprised of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia (SA), Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, and Yemen is facing dark moments in its history. Swiftly, Saudi Arabia, United Arab of Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, The Maldives and others cut ties and imposed embargos on Qatar. The Saudi led coalition is ordering […]
አነጋጋሪው “የኦሮሚያ ልዩ ጥቅም ረቂቅ አዋጅ”
Sunday, 09 July 2017 “የልዩ ጥቅም አዋጅ በእውነት ጥያቄውን ይመልሳል?”በአዲስ አበባ ላይ የኦሮሚያ ልዩ ጥቅምን የሚደነግገው ረቂቅ አዋጅ በሚኒስትሮች ም/ቤት ከጸደቀ በኋላ ለህዝብ ተወካዮች ም/ቤት መቅረቡ ተነግሯል፡፡ በረቂቅ አዋጁ ላይ ዜጎች እንደሚወያዩበትም ተገልጧል፡፡ ለመሆኑ ረቂቅ አዋጁ በአዲስ አበባና በኦሮሚያ ግንኙነት ላይ ምን አንደምታ አለው? ከህገ መንግስቱ አንጻርስ እንዴት ይታያል? በዚህ ረቂቅ አዋጅ ላይ የወደፊት ስጋቶችና […]
ፊንፊኔ – የኦሮምያ ክልልና የፌዴራል ዋና ከተማ፤ ያስከተለው ችግርና መፍትሄው። (ለውይይት መነሻ)
July 9, 2017 ለዚህ አጭር ጽሁፍ መነሻ የሆነኝ ሰሞኑን ኢህአዴግ “የኦሮሚያ ክልል በፊንፊኔ ላይ ያላት ልዩ ጥቅም” ብሎ ያወጣውን ረቂቅ ዓዋጅ አስከትሎ ከያቅጣጫው የተነሱትን የድጋፍና ባብዛኛው ግን የተቃውሞ ድምፅ በጥሞና ካዳመጥኩ በኋላ ነው። ዕውነቱን ለመናገር ምናልባት የኦህዴድን ጎራ አላውቅም እንጂ መላው የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ የኦሮሞ ፖሊቲካ ድርጅቶችን ጨምሮ ዓዋጁን ተቃውሞታል ብል የተጋነነ አይመስለኝም። ኦሮሞ ያልሆኑቱ […]