As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with...

Washingtonpost Ethiopia, Washington’s security partner and Africa’s second most populous country, is scheduled to hold national elections on May 24. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary...

US State Department issues travel alert to Ethiopia

The State Department recommends U.S. citizens maintain a high level of security awareness during the electoral period and avoid political rallies, polling centers, demonstrations,...

Ethiopia: Opposition claims harassment ahead of elections [AP]

By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian opposition groups are accusing the government of harassing their members and carrying out illegal detentions ahead...

Senate should not confirm Gayle Smith [Congress Blog -THE HILL]

By Alemayehu G. Mariam President Obama visited Ghana in 2009 and told Parliament, “History is on the side of brave Africans.”  He warned Africa’s strongmen,...

Ethiopian-Israelis demand ministerial committees to help community [Stuart Winer]

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...

Giro’s first ever Ethiopian rider ‘in at the deep end’ [cyclingweekly]

Gregor Brown Tsgabu Grmay became Ethopia's first ever Grand Tour rider after setting off with Lampre-Merida at the 2015 Giro d'Italia Tsgabu Grmay’s road to become...

El-Sisi: Ethiopia’s Friend in Need, Indeed! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

A friend in need is a friend in deed, indeed! Last week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stunned the world by rescuing more than two...

THE TANGLED WEB WENDY SHERMAN WEAVES [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

In her Letter to the Washington Post, U.S. Undersecretary Wendy R. Sherman chastised the editorial board for “mischaracterizing her remarks” in its May 1...