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Ethiopia to free jailed politicians to ‘foster national reconciliation’: PM (Reuters)
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia will release and pardon dissident politicians jailed on criminal charges, its prime minister said on Wednesday -- an unexpected...
Ethiopia – A deadly 2017 saddled with security headache, simmering protests
Africanews
Ethiopia entered 2017 under a state of emergency rule. A measure imposed in October 2016 following deadly protests largely in the Oromia region. Mass...
The Year of Ethiopia-Win-Et, RISING! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: I have a tradition of reviewing the year in my last commentary of the year. It gives me an opportunity for a...
Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro delights fans, irks authorities (AFP)
By AFP
He may be Ethiopia's biggest pop star but Teddy Afro hasn't held a concert in his country for years, some of his songs have...
Ethiopia remembers prisoners of conscience in social media campaign
By Engidu Woldie
ESAT News (December 27, 2017)
Ethiopians at home and in the Diaspora today held a one day social media campaign to bring to...
UK court finds Tadesse Biru not guilty of terrorism offences (ESAT)
by Engidu Woldie
Dr. Tadesse Biru Kersmo at the Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on Tuesday December 19, 2017
ESAT News (December 18, 2017)
A jury in...
