“መታሰርም መፈታትም ያው ነው” አባ ገ/ኢየሱስ
10/04/2018 ከዋልድባ መነኮሳት አባቶቻችን ጋር የነበረኝን ቆይታ እነሆ፦ (ያሬድ ሹመቴ) ከቀናት በፊት “የዋልድባ መነኮሳት ተፈቱ” የሚል ዜና በስፋት ተሰራጭቶ ነበር። ከደስታ ብዛትም የታማኝ ጓደኞቻችንን መዘገብ ብቻ በማየት ብዙዎቻችን ተመሳሳይ ስህተት ስተናል። የዚህ ስህተት አባል ከሆኑትም መሐል አንዱ እኔ ነኝ። ይቅርታ መጠየቅ ብቻውን አይበቃም በማለት ስህተቱ ከተፈጠረበት ቀን አንስቶ ይህንን ጽሁፍ እስከጻፍኩበት ሰዓት ድረስ በዚሁ የፌስቡክ መድረክ […]
Let’s get the facts straight:- Dr Abiy is not the first PM. to rule Ethiopia as an Oromo Ethiopian
Let’s get the facts straight on who ruled Ethiopia! (Achamyeleh Tameru) Tsedale Lemma Tsedi Lemma, you are getting it wrong. Dr. Abiye Ahmed is not the first prime minister who identifies himself as an Oromo. In fact Dr. Abiye is the fifth Oromo to be the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. I thought you at least […]
Ethiopia govt faces hard-hitting U.S. Congress resolution 128 vote
Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban, AN The letter was written by U.S. Representative Mike Coffman of Denver, Colorado on behalf of his Ethiopian American continents to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Relations. (Photo: Facebook) The United States Congress will finally vote on a human rights resolution against the Ethiopian government today as announced by a […]
ለፍርድ የቀረቡ አፍሪካውያን መሪዎች
9 ኤፕረል 2018 አርብ መጋቢት 28 ቀን 2010 ዓ.ም የቀድሞው የደቡብ አፍሪካ ፕሬዝዳንት ጃኮብ ዙማ በሙስናና በሌሎች ተጨማሪ ክሶች ፍርድ ቤት ቀርበው ነበር። በተመሳሳይ የቀድሞው የብራዚል ፕሬዝዳንት ሉላ ዳ ሲልቫ በዚሁ ቀን በቀረበባቸው የሙስና ክስ ፍርድ ቤት እንዲቀርቡ በታዘዘው መሰረት እጃቸውን ለፖሊስ ሰጥተዋል። በተለያዩ የዓለም ክፍሎች እንዲሁም በአፍሪካ ስልጣን የለቀቁ መሪዎች ክስ እየተመሰረተባቸው ለፍርድ እየቀረቡ […]
Uganda court hears challenge to presidential age-limit move
9 April 2018 Image copyright AFP Image caption President Yoweri Museveni has led Uganda for more than 30 years The Constitutional Court in Uganda is hearing an opposition attempt to annul a constitutional amendment which removes presidential age limits. MPs voted overwhelmingly last year to scrap the age limit of 75. It meant 73-year-old President […]
Letter from Africa: The handshake that left millions of Kenyans confused
9 April 2018 Getty Images Mr Odinga and Mr Kenyatta shook hands to end a political standoff following last year’s controversial election In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu reflects on the plight of supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga following his reconciliation last month with his bitter rival, President Uhuru […]
An eastern problem for Ethiopia’s new leader
The spectacular upsurge of violence in eastern Ethiopia will be one of the main challenges of Abiy Ahmed’s tenure as PM. by Harry Verhoeven Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed delivers his acceptance speech after taking his oath of office during a ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 2, 2018 [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters After almost two […]
Ethiopia: Joint Letter About US House Resolution 128
April 9, 2018 4:59AM EDT Democracy, Human Rights and Diaspora Groups Urge Congress to Pass H. Res. 128 on Ethiopia Ethiopia is at a crossroads. On Monday, April 2, a new Prime Minister, selected from within the ruling coalition, delivered a speech about planned reforms while the country was under another State of Emergency. At […]
Why Ethiopia’s Prime Minister could be a game changer
Apr. 09, 2018, 6:00 pm By THE CONVERSATION Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. /REUTERS Dr Abiy Ahmed has been chosen as a consensus replacement for outgoing premier Hailemariam Desalegn. Ahmed was sworn in by the Ethiopian Parliament on Easter Monday. Ahmed chairs the Oromo People’s Democratic Organisation. Nevertheless, he is known for being […]
Freedom House Urges Passage of U.S. House Ethiopia Resolution
Washington April 9, 2018 In advance of U.S. House of Representatives vote on H.Res.128 scheduled for April 10, 2018, Freedom House issued the following statement: House Resolution 128 is an important tool to encourage the Government of Ethiopia to make good on recent promises of reforms, and to promote accountability for the serious human rights […]