By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian opposition groups are accusing the government of harassing their members and carrying out illegal detentions ahead of the May 24 elections. Yonathan Tesfaye, spokesman for the Blue Party,...

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL BY STUART WINER Protest leaders say charges against those arrested at demonstration should be dropped, ask for improvements in housing, education Ethiopian-Israeli Inbar Bugale explains the demands that activists want...

CAIRO | BY MAHMOUD MOURAD (Reuters) – A group of Ethiopians who had been kidnapped in Libya arrived at Cairo airport on Thursday after Egyptian army forces rescued them, state media quoted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as saying. But...

Since the last election, the ruling party has exerted more control and increased its repression of basic liberties. There are few ways for Ethiopians to peacefully express dissent, writes Horne [Al Jazeera] By Felix Horne This is what an election...

Special programs targeting immigrant community have led to segregation, not integration, say academics and activists BY RENEE GHERT-ZAND Ziva Birsaw immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia as a child in 1984. Today she works with Ethiopian youth...

The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens from harm, at home and abroad – no matter who they are, or where they are. This is the primary moral and constitutional responsibility of the EPRDF government of Ethiopia, which,...