UK government tried to cover up forced evictions in Ethiopia, says Survival
By agency reporter
The UK government tried to suppress evidence of gross human rights abuses in Ethiopia to appease the government there, according to a new investigation by Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples’...
Dibaba Wins Marathon Gold For Ethiopia [By David Monti, Competitor]
Mare Dibaba breaks the tape in National Stadium, winning by one second over Kenyan Helah Kiprop. Photo: David Monti | Race Results Weekly
BEIJING — On the final day of the 15th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at National Stadium,...
UN says 4.5m Ethiopians will need aid after rains fail
Aljazeera
UN says numbers who will require food aid by end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million after failed rains.
The number of Ethiopians who will need food aid by the end of this year has surged by more than 1.5 million from...
Ethiopian Bloggers in Kangaroo (Monkey) Kourt [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Kangaroo/monkey kourt (in)justice T-TPLF style
Last week, young Ethiopian bloggers collectively known as “Zone 9 Bloggers” (named after a cell block holding political prisoners at the infamous Meles Zenawi Kality Prison, a few...
IN ETHIOPIA, RUNNING FROM SEXUAL ABUSE [BY HANNAH BORENSTEIN]
OZY
Tucked in a lush valley surrounded by mountains, Yaya Village is nothing short of a runner’s mecca. There’s a four-star resort complete with a 3,500-square-foot gym and access to physiotherapists, not to mention meals “optimized for...
Ethiopia: Our Need for Unity in Divinity Facing Adversity![Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
The Thugtatorship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF) has been pursuing a systematic program of religious persecution and fomenting religious antagonisms in Ethiopia for quite some time.
After the T-TPLF seized power in 1991,...