23 killed in Ethiopian prison fire, local media reports [thestar]

Fana Broadcasting Corporate cited a government statement saying 21 inmates at the Kilinto prison died from stampede and suffocation and two died trying to...

The Lies and Disinformation Campaigns of the T-TPLF [Professor Alemayehu G....

Does the LF in TPLF stand for Lie Factory? The T-TPLF  (Thugtatorship of the Tigrean Peoples Liberation Front) has now launched a slick disinformation campaign...

Ethiopia opposition leader demands release of all political prisoners

Ethiopia's opposition leader and leader of the Oromo ethnic group, Tiruneh Gamta, demanded on Saturday the release of all political prisoners "regardless of...

Gunshots and flames reported at Ethiopian prison for anti-government protestors [IBT]

The prison in the capital Addis Ababa was pictured ablaze. By Matt Thomas Gunshots have been reported at a jail, on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital...

AU finally issues statement on Ethiopia protests, calls for restraint [africanews]

Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban ETHIOPIA The African Union (AU) has finally spoken on the protests in Ethiopia saying it was following the situation with great concern....

Once a Bucknell Professor, Now the Commander of an Ethiopian Rebel...

Berhanu Nega was once one of Bucknell University’s most popular professors. An Ethiopian exile with a Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research...

A Conversation with the Ethiopian Political Opposition [Atlanticcouncil]

BY AFRICA CENTER Dr. Merera Gudina (left) of the Oromo Federalist Congress and Eng. Yilkal Getnet (right) of the Semayawi (Blue) Party speak at the...

Protesters demand Canada take action against Ethiopian government

Ethiopia, which receives Canadian aid, accused of arbitrary arrests, silencing opposition The Ethiopian government was the target of harsh words from protesters in Winnipeg on Tuesday. The...

Ethiopia: When Cheetahs Cry, They Growl! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

Americans have no monopoly on heroes. Olympic heroes, that is. On August 21, 2016, Feyisa Lelisa, the 26-year-old Ethiopian long distance runner at the Rio...