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SEC: Ethiopia’s Electric Utility Sold Unregistered Bonds in U.S.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2016-113 Washington D.C., June 8, 2016 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ethiopia’s electric utility has agreed to pay nearly $6.5 million to settle charges that it violated U.S. securities...

Ethiopia: Guess Who is Coming to WHO in 2017? [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

 “Wonders never cease!” Well, “not only do they never cease, but new and ever new wonders come crowding on their heels.” The “latest wonder” is Tedros Adhanom, the foreign minister of the Thugtatorship of the Tigrean People’s...

Ethiopia: Detainees beaten and forced to appear before court inadequately dressed

Amnesty International Authorities in Ethiopia should immediately stop the ill treatment of political opposition members and human rights defenders who were beaten in detention and then forced to appear before the court inadequately dressed,...

Brave Young Girl Fights For Her Activist Father To Be Freed From Prison [Video]

Ethiopia's Bekele slams exclusion from Rio [ENCA]

File: Ethiopian running legend Kenenisa Bekele says he has recovered fully from injury. Photo: EPA / RAINER JENSEN ADDIS ABABA – In a shocking announcement, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation has left Kenenisa Bekele, a world record...

Ethiopian regime denied family visit to imprisoned prominent journalist

ESAT  Family and friends of Eskinder Nega, a prominent Ethiopian journalist and one of the many prisoners of conscience in the country’s dungeons, have not been allowed to visit him since last week. Eskinder was sentenced to 18 years in prison...

Does Ethiopia Need a Constitution? [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

The question is NOT if Ethiopia needs a new constitution. The question is, “Does Ethiopia need a constitution?”,  since it currently does not have one. The so-called “1995 Ethiopian Constitution” is a constitution of the T-TPLF, by...

Almaz Ayana wins Women's 5000m at Rabat Diamond League 2016 [Video]