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Hailemariam’s fake “top 10 educated” list falls apart [By Abebe Gellaw]
The official website of India TV that had published a dubious online ranking two weeks ago that it claimed to be a list of the “top 10 most educated politicians in the world” has retracted the story.
Indiantvnews.com has now pulled back...
In 2015 We Should Be the Change [Belay Fekadu, President of Unity for Democracy and Justice]
I hope 2015 will be a different year for Ethiopia. I hope democracy will finally flourish in our country. History tells us that, Ethiopia’s present and future, for a long time, has been determined by not the will of our people but by succession...
Local Ethiopians miss out as big agriculture firms struggle in Gambella [William Davison]
Commercial farming, with its vast tracts of land, is running into problems in Ethiopia’s Gambella region – and local communities are reaping few benefits
Guards near Saudi Star’s farm in Gambella, which was attacked by gunmen two...
Ethiopia denies reports about Yemen migrants' drowning[World Bulletin]
Foreign Ministry spokesperson denies reports of drowning, saying reports are baseless propaganda.
World Bulletin / News Desk
Ethiopian authorities have denied media reports about the drowning of around 70 Ethiopian migrants off Yemen’s...
British security guard faces death penalty in Ethiopia after being found guilty of terrorism offences [independent]
Ali Adorus claims he was targeted by MI5 over alleged links to Islamic extremism before leaving Britain, and that a ‘confession’ was was beaten out of him in prison
ROBERT VERKAIK
A British man who claims...
CPJ “hero” Dawit Kebede says CPJ is tool for Western hegemony [By Tamiru Ayele]
The managing editor of Awramba Times and former CPJ “press freedom hero” has accused the Committee to Protect Journalists of being one of the tools of imposing “Western hegemonic ambition” and a single ideology on targeted countries...
Mission Journal: Ethiopian journalists must choose between being locked up or locked out[Nicole Schilit-CPJ]
By Nicole Schilit/Journalist Assistance Associate
Journalists who fled to Nairobi over security fears perform a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony in one of the cramped apartments they share. (CPJ/Nicole Schilit)
A sharp increase...