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The world loves Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro. His own government doesn’t. (The WashingtonPost)
By Paul Schemm
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Monday marked the first day of the new Ethiopian year, but it hasn’t been much of a holiday for Teddy Afro, the country’s biggest pop star.
First, the government informed him that his New Year’s...
South Sudan’s Ongoing Civil War Tests Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy (WPR)
The Editors Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017
For years, Ethiopia has been actively engaged in the civil war in neighboring South Sudan, providing troops and diplomatic support to help stabilize the ravaged country. But Ethiopia’s relations with...
A call to Ethiopian elders and leaders from SMNE: A time for moral heroism (Obang Metho)
The greatness of a nation lies in its fidelity to its constitution and strict adherence to the rule of law and above all the fear of God.
These are the words of Kenyan Chief Justice David Maraga, a respected Kisii elder, who explained the basis...
A Victorious Happy Ethiopian New Year (2010)! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Let us look forward happily to the new year with confidence in our hearts and resolve in our minds. Let us learn from the lessons of the past year and apply them even more magnificently in the new. Those great lesson are mass civil disobedience...
ONLF Response to the Somali Cabinet Decision on the Refoulement of Mr Abdikarin Sh Muse to Ethiopia
Statement by Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
September 8, 2017
On September 6, 2017 the minister of information of Somalia read a statement in which he claimed that ONLF has a relationship with Al-Shabab and was involved in Activities...
Rights Group Urges Saudis Not to Expel Ethiopians (voa)
Human Rights Watch is urging the Saudi government to halt its plan to expel hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian immigrants who missed a late August deadline to register or face deportation.
Felix Horne, HRW’s senior researcher for the Horn...
Ethiopia's bereaved families seek justice (Al Jazeera)
Bereaved families in Ethiopia are demanding justice for 650 anti-government protesters who were killed last year.
They were from the largest ethnic group, the Oromo, and died during a government crackdown on dissent.
Despite repeated...
