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Factbox: Saudi Arabia Detains Princes, Ministers in Anti-Corruption Probe (nytimes)
By REUTERS
November 5, 2017
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia detained 11 princes, four current ministers and tens of former ministers in a probe by a new anti-corruption body headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television...
Bekele Gerba and Monkey Business in T-TPLF Monkey Kourts in Ethiopia [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: We are watching another cruel political theater produced and directed by the T-TPLF playing out in Ethiopia.
On October 30, 2017, the T-TPLF’s Federal Supreme Court ordered the release of Professor Bekele Gerba, Deputy Chairman...
U.S. legislator: Ethiopia’s lobbying must not stop human rights measure (Africatimes)
By AT editor
A United States legislator is again pressing for a vote on House Resolution 128, a measure calling for human rights protections and inclusive governance in Ethiopia that was supposed to be up for a vote last month. It was postponed...
Ethiopia: “I am worried Ethiopia will explode:” Ana Gomes (By Engidu Woldie)
ESAT
A member of the European Parliament who is a fervent critic of the TPLF said current political developments in Ethiopia could lead to conflict with tremendous consequences to the Horn of Africa.
Speaking to ESAT on the phone, the Portuguese...
Party: Detained Ethiopian Opposition Chief Bailed 2 Years After Protests (VOA)
ADDIS ABABA —An Ethiopian opposition leader was due to be released on bail almost two years after he was detained during mass protests over land rights, a member of his party said on Monday.Bekele Gerba, secretary general of the Oromo...
Kenya: Police Disperse Election Protesters in Nairobi a Day After Intense Violence
AllAfrica
Kenyan police used tear gas Saturday to disperse election protesters in the impoverished Nairobi district of Kawangware, one day after a fire burned hundreds of businesses, and after men armed with machetes and sticks looted stores...
World Health Organization Board: I told you Tedros Adhanom is an Empty Suit…! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Last week, Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of the World Health Organization, nominated Robert Mugabe, the 93 year-old president of Zimbabwe as that organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Noncommunciable Diseases, a position currently held...
Is Ethiopia’s Digital War Worth it?(By Ayo Awokoya)
Raddington Report (blog)
The Ethiopian Government is known for its attempts to quash internet freedom amidst the country’s ethnic tensions – but are they fighting a losing battle?
With the most recent ethnic clashes in the Somali...