CPJ expresses concerns to Ethiopia’s PM about lack of media freedom in the country
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Office of the Prime Minister P.O Box 1031 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Via email to Zadig Abraha, Spokesman in the Office of the Prime Minister Dear Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, a non-profit organization that champions press freedom internationally, are deeply […]
After years of unrest, Ethiopians are riding an unlikely wave of hope. Will it last? (Washington Post)
People gather for the rally of Ethiopia’s new prime minister in Ambo on April 11. (Zacharias Abubeker/AFP/Getty Images) By Paul Schemm | Washington Post May 6, 2018 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — When Ethiopia’s prime minister resigned in February after more than five years in office, there was little reason to think his successor would be […]
የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የጎረቤት አገሮች ጉብኝትና ፋይዳው
Image copyright FACEBOOK/UHURU KENYATTA ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር አብይ አህመድ በኬንያ ጉብኝታቸው ኬንያን ከኢትዮጵያ የሚያገናኘውን የባቡር መስመር ለመጨረስ እንደተስማሙ ተገልጿል። ከኬንያዋ ኢሶዮሎ ከተማ በሞያሌ እስከ አዲስ አበባ የሚዘልቀውን እንዲሁም ናይሮቢን ከአዲስ አበባ የሚያገናኝ መስመር እንደሆነ ፕሬዚዳንት ኡሁሩ ኬንያታ በፌስቡክ ገፃቸው ላይ አስፍረዋል። ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ዓለም አቀፍ ጉብኝታቸውን በጂቡቲ፣ ሱዳን ትናንት ደግሞ በናይሮቢ ኬንያ የቀጠሉ ሲሆን ከፕሬዚዳንት […]
Ethiopia pardons 3,591 prisoners
May 7, 2018Agency Report Ethiopia on map Ethiopia’s northern Amhara regional state on Monday said 3,591 prisoners were pardoned as part of the government’s reform plan. The Justice Bureau of Amhara regional state, however, said those pardoned did not include inmates convicted for rape, human trafficking, corruption and circulating counterfeit money, reported state-affiliated media outlet […]
ህገ ወጥ የሰዎች ዝውውር ተባብሷል – አዲስ አድማስ
Monday, 07 May 2018 08:46 መታሰቢያ ካሳዬ · በየዕለቱ በቦሌ አለም አቀፍ አየር ማረፊያ ብቻ ከአንድ ሺ በላይ ዜጎች በቱሪስት ቪዛ ይወጣሉ · ከኩዌት፣ ከአረብ ኢምሬትስ ጋር የስራ ስምሪት ስምምነት አልተፈረመም፡፡ · ከሳኡዲ አረቢያ መንግስት ጋር የተፈረመው ስምምነት፣ በተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አልፀደቀም · ከኳታርና ጆርዳን ጋር የተፈረመው ስምምነትም ተግባራዊ መሆን አልጀመረም ከጥቅምት 2008 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ […]
የግል ፕሬሱ ህልውና አደጋ ላይ ነው ተባለ – አዲስ አድማስ
Monday, 07 May 2018 08:53 የግል ፕሬሱ ህልውና አደጋ ላይ ነው ተባለ አለማየሁ አንበሴ በአገሪቱ 3 የአማርኛ ጋዜጦች ብቻ ቀርተዋል የኢትዮጵያ ፕሬስ እንደ አጀማመሩ ቢሆን ዛሬ የት በደረሰ ነበር ብለው ይቆጫሉ – የነፃ ፕሬስ አቀንቃኞች፡፡ በሁለት አስርት ዓመታት ጉዞው ፕሬሱ ከማበብ ይልቅ ደብዝዟል፡፡ ከ100 በላይ የነበሩት የግል ፕሬስ ውጤቶች፤ ዛሬ በጣት የሚቆጠሩ ሆነዋል፡፡ አሁን በአገሪቱ […]
Poet released from jail in Somaliland
Getty Images Somali poet Nacima Qorane, who was arrested in January for advocating Somaliland reunite with Somalia, has been released after being pardoned by Somaliland’s president, her lawyer has said. In April a court in the self-declared republic of Somaliland sentenced Qorane to three years in jail for bringing the state into contempt. She […]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Her life and death in the media
As the country mourned the death of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon, the media went to work characterising her life. 06 May 2018 09:35 GMT Media, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela When news broke on April 2 that South Africa‘s iconic anti-apartheid leader Winnie Madikizela-Mandela had died at the age of 81, the media went to work characterising her life. But in […]
Referee Makes Decision, Gets Chased By Mob Of Players And Beaten After Defending Himself With Corner Flag
Jacque Talbot in Football An Ethiopian Premier League match has ended in chaos after the referee was chased by players and coaching staff and beaten to the ground for awarding a decision against a side. Welwalo Adigrat University players and staff felt compelled to chase and attack the referee after he ruled that the ball […]
Egypt’s FM blames failure of Addis Ababa dam talks on Ethiopia and Sudan
Ahram Online , Monday 7 May 2018 Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Ugandan counterpart Sam Kutesa meeting on the sidelines of joint committee meetings in Cairo (Photo: Al-Ahram) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that the latest meeting held in Addis Ababa between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance […]