Local Ethiopians miss out as big agriculture firms struggle in Gambella [William Davison]
Commercial farming, with its vast tracts of land, is running into problems in Ethiopia’s Gambella region – and local communities are reaping few benefits
Guards near Saudi Star’s farm in Gambella, which was attacked by gunmen two...
Ethiopia denies reports about Yemen migrants' drowning[World Bulletin]
Foreign Ministry spokesperson denies reports of drowning, saying reports are baseless propaganda.
World Bulletin / News Desk
Ethiopian authorities have denied media reports about the drowning of around 70 Ethiopian migrants off Yemen’s...
British security guard faces death penalty in Ethiopia after being found guilty of terrorism offences [independent]
Ali Adorus claims he was targeted by MI5 over alleged links to Islamic extremism before leaving Britain, and that a ‘confession’ was was beaten out of him in prison
ROBERT VERKAIK
A British man who claims...
CPJ “hero” Dawit Kebede says CPJ is tool for Western hegemony [By Tamiru Ayele]
The managing editor of Awramba Times and former CPJ “press freedom hero” has accused the Committee to Protect Journalists of being one of the tools of imposing “Western hegemonic ambition” and a single ideology on targeted countries...
“We Shall Persevere, Ethiopia!” [Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam]
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”, decreed Maya Angelou, the great African American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer.
“I shall persevere!” wrote Eskinder Nega, the imprisoned and...
Briton shot dead in Ethiopia [theguardian]
Staff and agencies
Ethiopian officials describe death as an accident, saying tourist was killed when AK-47 carried by another man went off
A British tourist has been killed in Ethiopia, the UK’s foreign office has confirmed, with Ethiopian...
Ethiopian musician Hailu Mergia rediscovered after 30 years [CCTV-America]
December 24, 2014
Famed Ethiopian organist Hailu Mergia has been rediscovered by a recording label in the United States. Mergia was a star of the Ethiopian music scene for over three decades before he fell off the radar. CCTV America’s...