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Ethiopian unrest triggers collapse in tourism [FT]
by: John Aglionby, East Africa Correspondent
Protests and state of emergency see bookings to historic sites grind to a halt
A wave of anti-government protests and the imposition of a state of emergency has triggered a collapse in tourism bookings...
Ethiopia's state of emergency cuts lines of communication and puts bloggers at risk of arrest
By Soleyana S Gebremichael/CPJ Guest Blogger
On October 4, I heard that my friend Natnael Feleke had not returned home even though it was approaching midnight in Ethiopia. Family and friends were discussing where to search for the blogger,...
What Do WE Want and Do NOW (that we are under T-TPLF Reign of Terror)? (Part 2) [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
These perpetual little panics of the French – which all arise from fear of the moment when they will really have to learn the truth – give one a much better idea of the Reign of Terror. We think of this as the reign of people who inspire...
Netizen Report: As Protests Rage in Ethiopia, Zone9 Bloggers Return to Court
The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.
As protests rage over land rights and ethnic discrimination, bloggers and independent journalists in...
Internet shutdown could cost Ethiopia’s booming economy millions of dollars
QZ
Ethiopia, the second most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa, has one of the lowest rates of internet and mobile phone connectivity in the world. The current protests, which have engulfed the country since Nov. 2015, have only exacerbated...
One of the world’s most important diplomatic hubs is restricting the movement of diplomats
Quartz Africa Weekly
Ethiopia, home to the third largest number of diplomatic missions in the world, only after New York and Geneva—has limited foreign diplomats from traveling beyond a 40-kilometer radius (25 miles) out of the capital...
Statement by the allied Oromo liberation forces on the official declaration of a State of Emergency by the TPLF shifta regime in Finfinne/Addis Ababa
The declaration of a State of Emergency by the lawless TPLF regime in Ethiopia is a blatantly egregious act making a bad situation a lot worse.
Statement by the allied Oromo liberation forces on the official declaration of a State of Emergency...
Ethiopia is in a state of emergency. The tyrannical government must go [theguardian]
Alemante Gebre-Selassie
The country’s deadly protests stem from ethnic division, endemic corruption and high youth unemployment. The world must support calls for a new government
The unrest in the south dates back to November 2015, when demonstratorsopposed...