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A Note From Prison
“Dear Hyena no need for excuses, just eat me” – Ethiopian Proverb
By BefeQadu Hailu
“So what do you think is your crime?” I was asked by one of my interrogators while I was telling him about what I did as a blogger,...
A Call for Action on Andargachew Tsige
August 11, 2014
A CALL FOR ACTION BY THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RIGHTS OF ETHIOPIANS
On Monday August 11 it will be 50 days since Andargatchew Tsege was illegally kidnapped in Yemen and handed to the repressive regime in Ethiopia. We therefore...
Debunking the Myth of Development and Investment in Africa (Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam)
The myth of American investments in Africa: “Investing in the Next Generation”
It was a hyperbole fest (“hypefest”) at the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. last week. It was all about the “fastest-growing continent...
The Economist: Ethiopia and its press The noose tightens
Bloggers and journalists who criticise the government are under the cosh
Aug 9th 2014 | ADDIS ABABA | From the print edition
A RANKING that countries do not aspire to ascend is the one compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists, a...
Obama Should Press African Leaders to End Repression (HRW)
US-Africa: Make Human Rights Central to Summit
Obama Should Press African Leaders to End Repression
(Washington, DC) – US President Barack Obama should ensure that human rights concerns are a major focus of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, Human...
CNN: Human rights shouldn't be sidelined at Africa summit
By Sarah Margon, Special to CNN
Editor’s note: Sarah Margon is the Washington director of Human Rights Watch. The views expressed are her own.
As he stood before Ghana’s parliament in July 2009, President Barack Obama set out some guiding...