Dibaba world record tradition the aim for Genzebe in Oslo
Athletics-Africa
In a special tribute to the 50th anniversary of the ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Ethiopia’s world indoor 3,000m champion, Genzebe Dibaba has officially revealed to the media her intent to break the world 5,000m record on...
Ethiopian Thugmocracy [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
What do you get when you cross a thugocracy with democracy?
A thugmocracy.
When thugs are “elected” to political office, they become thugmocrats. Naturally, “elected” thugmocrats run thugmocracies.
If democracy is a government of...
UN investigates Briton on death row in Ethiopia [theguardian]
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
Special rapporteur on torture asks UK and Ethiopian governments about detention of Andargachew Tsige amid claims of ill-treatment
Yemi Hailemariam outside the Foreign Commonwealth Office to demand...
Activist’s Suicide Shows Opposition Plight Before Ethiopia Vote [Bloomberg]
By William Davison
A month before Ethiopia’s elections, opposition activist Getahun Abraham walked into a compound of government offices in the southern town of Gimbichu, doused his body in gasoline and set himself alight. It took more than...
Ethiopia's newest party takes on ruling juggernaut [Reuters]
BY AARON MAASHO
The leader of Ethiopia’s newest opposition party hopes discontent among urban youth will win him support in a weekend election that could otherwise be a clean sweep for the ruling party in Africa’s most populous...