Protests paralyse Ethiopia’s Oromia
Emmanuel Igunza BBC Africa, Nairobi Reuters Supporters of opposition politicians in Oromia gather in February Across Ethiopia’s Oromia region, shops and markets are closed and transport paralysed as protesters begin the first of three days of a boycott called by activists. In some places, public buses and minivans withdrew their services leaving many people stranded. […]
South Sudan rebels deny recruiting refugees in Ethiopia
Monday 5 March 2018 March 4, 2018 (JUBA) – South Sudan rebels have rubbished claims they have recruited civilians in the refugee camp in the neighbouring Gambella region of Ethiopia, stressing the claims was a mere propaganda. South Sudanese refugees in Gambela, Ethiopia (Photo: South Sudan Consul, Gambela) Lt Gen James Koang Chuol SPLA-IO Deputy […]
Sim card swapping & radio phone-ins: how Girl Effect navigates Ethiopia’s unique media scene
The not-for-profit Girl Effect has plans to expand its Ethiopian girl band Yegna into a truly national multi-product youth brand. But while a TV show is on the cards, its success will continue to lie in a strategy that understands the capabilities and pitfalls of Ethiopia’s curious, developing media landscape. By Katie Deighton–05 March 2018 […]
Russia suggests Tillerson-Lavrov meeting in Ethiopia this week: RIA
March 5, 2018 / 5:37 AM Reuters Staff MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday that Russia had suggested a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Ethiopia this week, the RIA news agency reported. Sergei Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs […]
Islam-Christianity interfaith dialogue planned in Ethiopia
March 5, 2018 – 1:35 PM News Code : 884486 Source : Quran News Agency “Woman’s rights in view of Islam and Christianity” is the theme of an interfaith dialogue planned to be organized in Ethiopia in cooperation with the Iranian Cultural Center in the African country. (AhlulBayt News Agency) – “Woman’s rights in view […]
Somalia rejects UAE’s port deal with Ethiopia, Somaliland
March 5, 2018 at 2:27 pm March 5, 2018 at 2:27 pm The federal government of Somalia has rejected a United Arab Emirates (UAE) logistics company port deal, claiming that it undermines its unity, sovereignty and is a violation of its constitution, Africa News reported yesterday. The tripartite agreements over Berbera port were declared “null […]
Five People Die as Ethiopian Forces Clash With Protesters
By Nizar Manek March 5, 2018 3:09 AM EST Hospitals in Oromia region receive patients with bullet wounds State has suspended constitution amid persistent protests At least five people died from bullet wounds amid clashes with Ethiopian security forces in the restive Oromia region since a state of emergency was declared two weeks ago, doctors […]
Ethiopia ruling coalition to nominate new prime minister
March 5, 2018 / 10:05 AM Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s ruling coalition is expected to meet this week to choose a new prime minister, most likely from the populous Oromo ethnic group to try and dampen the discontent behind recent anti-government demonstrations. Members of parliament attend an extraordinary meeting on the state […]
አንዷለም አራጌ፤ ስለ እስር ቤት ቆይታው ይናገራል (አለማየሁ አንበሴ)
05/03/2018 • ሃሳብ በሃሳብ እንዲሸነፍ እንጂ ሃሳብ በኃይል እንዲመታ መደረግ የለበትም • አገዛዙ፣ የአገራችን ጉዳይ ያገባናል ከሚሉ ወገኖች ጋር መመካከር አለበት • ”እኔ ብቻ ልምራ” ማለት መታከምና መፈወስ ያለበት ደዌ ነው • *የፖለቲካ ትግል ራስን ማዳን ሳይሆን ዓላማህን ማዳን ነው ሁለት ጊዜ የዕድሜ ልክ እስራት የተፈረደበት የአንድነት ፓርቲ የቀድሞ አመራር አቶ አንዷለም […]
በዶ/ር አብይ ላይ የሚሰነዘረው ትችት የፖለቲካ አስተሳሰብ ጮርቃነታችን ማሳያ ይሆን? (ፋሲል የኔዓለም)
05/03/2018 የኦህዴዱ ሊ/መንበር ዶ/ር አብይ ፓርላማ ተገኝተው የአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጁን ባለመቃወማቸው እንደ ከሃዲና የህወሃት ተላላኪ ታይተው እየተተቹ ነው። ዶ/ር አብይ የህወሃት ተላላኪ ስለመሆናቸው ማስረጃ የለኝም፤ እኔ የማውቀው የህወሃት ዌብሳይቶች “አብይ ለምን ድምጽ አልሰጡም” በሚል መዓቱን ሲያወርዱባቸውና በፍጥነት ከኢህአዴግ ተቆርጠው እንዲጣሉ ሲቀሰቅሱ ነው፤ የትግሬ ጠላት ተብለው ሲወገዙም ሰንብተዋል። እኔ የለማን ቡድን በቡኒ መነጽር ማየት የጀመርኩት፣ ለአጠቃላይ […]