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Ethiopia arrests top Oromo opposition politician after Europe Parliament speech [washingtonpost]
By Paul Schemm
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A top opposition politician from Ethiopia’s restive Oromo ethnic group was arrested after he spoke out against the country’s state of emergency in front of the European Parliament, the government...
Cuba's Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90
BBC
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, state TV has announced.
It provided no further details.
Fidel Castro ruled Cuba as a one-party state for almost half a century before...
Why is the Ethiopian diaspora so influential? [BBC]
During a year of anti-government protests throughout Ethiopia, its global diaspora, particularly that in the US, has been deeply involved – and not just vocally, writes Addis Ababa-based journalist James Jeffrey.
Twitter and Facebook have...
Ethiopia’s crisis [OpenDemocracy, René Lefort]
Things fall apart: will the centre hold?
René Lefort
Almost exactly a year ago, Ethiopia entered its worst crisis since the arrival of the regime in 1991. Last month, a state of emergency was proclaimed. These two events have generated...
Urgent Alert: Cholera and Draught devastating the Somalis in Ogaden.
ONLF Press Release
Urgent Alert: Cholera and Draught devastating the Somalis in Ogaden
The Deyr rains have failed in Ogaden and food stocks are dwindling very fast and livestock is starting to die in many parts of the Ogaden. This is further...
Internet freedom in Ethiopia is the fourth worst in the world
Quartz Africa
Ethiopia’s internet is among the least free in the world. According to a new index released by the nonprofit Freedom House, Ethiopia ranked ahead of only Iran, Syria, and China, out of 65 countries in terms of access to the...