Ethiopia defends detention of opposition leader
Negeri Lencho appeared at European Parliament with dissident athlete and leader of outlawed armed group home > world, africa 02.12.2016 Addis Abeba Ethiopian Government Spokesman Negeri Lencho delivers a speech during a press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on December 2, 2016. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu – Anadolu Agency ) By Seleshi Tessema […]
South Sudan accuses Ethiopia and Sudan of complicity in Machar isolation
South Sudan FVP Gai. Photo: Radio Tamazuj/File South Sudan accuses Ethiopia and Sudan of complicity in Machar isolation December 2, 2016 Addis Ababa/Khartoum, December 2, 2016 (SSNA) — South Sudanese First Vice president Taban Deng Gai says governments of Ethiopia and Sudan agree with South Sudan to ban rebel leader Dr. Riek Machar from traveling […]
ኢህአዴግ ብቻውን የማይወጣው ተግዳሮት – አክሎግ ቢራራ (ዶር)
December 3, 2016 ኢህአዴግ ብቻውን የማይወጣው ተግዳሮት — “እኛስ ምን አይነት ብሄራዊ የአላማ አንድነት እያቀረብን ነው?” እኔ የኢትዮጵያ ባለ ውለታ ነኝ የሚል የጸና እምነት አለኝ። ይህን ስል ወላጆቸ፤ አያቶቸና ቅድመ አያቶቸ የተለየ ጥቅም አግኝተዋል ማለቴ አይደለም። ይህች አገር የማንነቴ መገለጫ ናት ማለቴ ነው። ሕብረ ብሄር በሆነ አገር፤ ዜጎች ከተለያዩ ብሄሮች፤ ዘሮችና ኃይማኖቶች ሊመጡ ይችላሉ። ይህ […]
The U.S. And Ethiopia’s Complicated Alliance
Dec 2, 2016 12:00 AM ET The U.S. supports Ethiopia with military aid, monetary assistance and bilateral trade. So what makes their relationship so complicated? BY JULES SUZDALTSEV In October, the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for Ethiopia. The State Department website says this warning is due to “ongoing unrest that has […]
U.S. Department of State about the Arrest of Dr. Merera Gudina
Dec 1, 2016 During the U.S. Department of State’s daily press briefing, Deputy Spokesperson Mark C. Toner was asked about the recent arrest of Dr. Merera Gudina, the Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), by the Ethiopian Authorities. Here is the full question-answer portion from the daily briefing.
Ethiopian Government accused of arresting family of Melbourne protesters
Lateline By Kerry Brewster Photo: Shukri Shafe was imprisoned and tortured for 16 months in Ethiopia. (Supplied: Human Rights Watch) A Somali-Ethiopian man says relatives in his home country are still feeling the aftermath of a Melbourne protest that occurred earlier this year. Key points: In June, dozens of Somali-Ethiopians demonstrated in Melbourne […]
Commission to Ethiopia: ‘start addressing legitimate grievances of your people’
2 December 2016 By Matthew Tempest | EurActiv.com A street market in Bahir Dar, one of the restive areas that has seen protests and deaths this year in Ethiopia. [Matt Tempest] The European Commission issued a stinging rebuke to one of its lead partners on the African continent today (2 December), telling the Ethiopian government […]
ለኢትዮጵያ እስከ 20 ሺህ ጦር ያሰለፉት ካስትሮ ሲታወሱ
Thursday, 01 December 2016 15:40 በ ፀጋው መላኩ ባለንበት ዘመን በዓለማችን በስልጣን ላይ ቆይታ ረዥሙን ዕድሜ ካስቆጠሩት የሀገራት መሪዎች መካከል አንዱ የነበሩት ፊደል ካስትሮ አርፈዋል። ካስትሮ በ90 ዓመታቸው ህወታቸው ያለፈ ሲሆን ስልጣናቸውን ለወንድማቸው ራኦል ካስትሮ ያስረከቡት የጤንነታቸው ሁኔታ አስጊ ደረጃ ላይ መድረስ በጀመረበት በ2008 ዓ.ም ነበር። ካስትሮ ስድስት መቶ ጊዜ ያህል የግድያ ሙከራ የተደረገባቸው መሆኑን […]
Ethiopia: Arrest of opposition leader an outrageous assault on freedom of expression
Amnesty International Censorship and Free Speech Dr. Merara Gudina 1 December 2016, 14:02 UTC Reacting to news of the arrest of Ethiopian opposition leader Merera Gudina, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, Michelle Kagari said: “The arrest of Merera Gudina is an outrageous assault on the right to […]
Revealed: South Sudan Gov’t Bought Lethal Weapons From Ethiopia
Juba, South Sudan (Photo: Al Jazeera) November 30, 2016(Nyamilepedia) —— The government of South Sudan has purchased lethal weapons from Ethiopia in preparation to launch a deadly assault on South Sudan armed opposition groups, revealed a confidential document seen by Nyamilepedia, dated November 25, 2016 and signed by deputy attaché in South Sudan Embassy in […]