New human ancestor species from Ethiopia lived alongside Lucy’s species

phys.org A new relative joins "Lucy" on the human family tree. An international team of scientists, led by Dr. Yohannes Haile-Selassie of The Cleveland Museum...

BBC: The plight of Ethiopian Jews in Israel [By Prof Yossi...

The story of the immigration and absorption of Ethiopian Jews in Israel epitomises the best and the worst of Israeli society. True to its Zionist...

Ethiopia’s election is a wake-up call on human rights and sound...

theguardian The international community must challenge Ethiopia’s oppressive regime by funding local human rights and democracy groups On Sunday, millions of Ethiopians will line up at...

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 The detention of...

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...

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...

Why Is the T-TPLF Afraid of Its Own Shadow? [Professor Alemayehu...

Why are the T-TPLF gods of FEAR, TERROR AND DREAD afraid of their own shadows in 2015? On May 24, 2015, a “parliamentary election” is...