Severe drought threatens millions of Ethiopians [rfi]
By Clea Broadhurst
Recent figures reveal that the number of Ethiopians in need of food has risen sharply because of the lack of rain, combined with the El Nino weather phenomenon. In August, the United Nations said 4.5 million were in need –...
Andargachew Tsege’s Daughter Helawit Receives Human Rights Award
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Andargachew Tsege’s Daughter Helawit Receives Human Rights Award
THE daughter of a British man, the infamous...
International Press Freedom Awards Zone 9 Bloggers, Ethiopia
CPJ
In April 2014, Ethiopian authorities arrested six bloggers affiliated with the Zone 9 collective. The bloggers–Abel Wabella, Atnaf Berhane, Mahlet Fantahun, Natnail Feleke, Zelalem Kibret, and Befekadu Hailu–were charged with...
Melkam Inqutatash… Happy Ethiopian New Year- 2008 [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
I wish all of my weekly Ethiopian readers throughout the world a happy and prosperous Ethiopian New Year.
I join you joyfully in ringing in 2007 and ringing out 2008.
For my Ethiopian readers in the United States, September 11 (Ethiopian New...
U.S. State Department Highlights 3 Women Political Prisoners from Ethiopia [Tadias Magazine ]
By Tadias StaffNew York (TADIAS) — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, launched a one-month campaign last week called #FreeThe20 that will highlight 20 women from around the world who are political prisoners, including three...