Archive: Current Affairs / News Subscribe to Current Affairs / News
Ethiopia: Media Being Decimated [HRW]
Legal, Policy Reforms Crucial Prior to May Elections
(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government’s systematic repression of independent media has created a bleak landscape for free expression ahead of the May 2015 general elections, Human Rights...
Ethiopia: human rights groups criticise UK-funded development programme [The Guardian]
Harry Davies and James Ball
Leaked World Bank report rejects claims from the Bank’s management that no link existed between their programme and villagisation
A traditional homestead in Gambela, Ethiopia. The country’s government...
Exposed: Prof. Constantinos Berhe has two fake degrees [By Abebe Gellaw]
A lengthy Addis Voice investigation can reveal that Dr. Constantinos Berhe, a professor of public policy at the Addis Ababa University (AAU) and a key operative of the ruling TPLF-led regime, obtained two fake degrees from a bogus university....
British MPs to visit Ethiopia in bid to secure release of Andy Tsege [THE INDEPENDENT]
JONATHAN OWEN
A delegation of British MPs will visit Ethiopia next month in a bid to secure the release of Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, a British father of three who is under a death sentence.
Mr Tsege, 59, a leading critic...
Ethiopian Opposition Faces Difficulty in Entering Upcoming Elections [VOA]
Marthe van der Wolf
ADDIS ABABA
Ethiopian opposition parties say they are facing roadblocks in their efforts to register for the May elections. The parties say the National Election Board is complicating procedures for no good reason, and...
January 14 hearing: Rudeness by police towards family members [Zone9ers'trial']
Families and friends of the jailed bloggers and journalists waited under a burning sun. It was time for the 15th trial at Lideta High Court.
As usual there was not enough space in the court room. Most family members, friends, journalists...
Ethiopia: opposition finds challenges in getting local media coverage [Article 19 East Africa]
Faced with a tightly government controlled media, limited internet access and low circulation of newspapers, Ethiopia’s opposition has been forced to seek alternative ways of disseminating its message to the electorate in preparation for the...