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Ethiopia's Cruel Con Game [forbes]
Guest post written by
David Steinman
Mr. Steinman advises foreign democracy movements. He authored the novel “Money, Blood and Conscience” about Ethiopia’s secret genocide.
In what could be an important test of the Trump Administration’s...
Ethiopian journalist's wife urges UK and US to call for his release [theguardian]
Jason Burke in Addis Ababa
The wife of a blogger and journalist detained in Ethiopia has called on the international community to pressure local authorities to release her husband, who is among tens of thousands held since a state of emergency...
Ethiopia prosecutors bring multiple criminal charges against opposition leader Dr. Merera Gudina, two others [addisstandard]
Mahlet Fasil
Addis Abeba, Feb. 23/2017 – Ethiopian prosecutors have brought multiple criminal charges against prominent opposition leader Dr. Merera Gudina, Chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). Criminal charges include...
TSEHAI founder, Elias Wondimu, will this week receive the Grand Officer of the Imperial Order of Emperor Menelik II
Elias Wondimu, founder and director of Tsehai Publishers, will this week receive one of the Ethiopian Crown’s most distinguished awards: the Grand Officer of the Imperial Order of Emperor Menelik II.
The award was founded in 1924 during the...
Ethiopia: Peaceful Protest to Armed Uprising [By Graham Peebles]
by Graham Peebles
What began as a regional protest movement in November 2015, is in danger of becoming a fully-fledged armed uprising in Ethiopia.
Angered and exasperated by the governments intransigence and duplicity, small guerrilla groups...
How long can Ethiopia's state of emergency keep the lid on anger? [theguardian]
William Davison in Guder
In a muted show of defiance near Ethiopia’s capital city, a tall farmer glanced around before furtively crossing his arms below his waist to make the Oromo people’s resistance symbol.
Ethiopia’s government...
Secure our Dad’s release from death row, family urges Foreign Office
Reprieve
A British family has urged a senior Foreign Office minister visiting Ethiopia this week to secure the release of their father from death row.
Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood is believed to be attending a summit later this week...