A Magna Carta for Ethiopia? [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

I am celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta Libertatum or the Great Charter of English Liberties. Whoa! Hold it! I understand your question! Why is a guy...

British support for Ethiopia scheme withdrawn amid abuse allegations [theguardian ]

Department for International Development will no longer back $4.9bn project that critics claim has funded a brutal resettlement programme The UK has ended its financial...

Young Diaspora Ethiopian musicians are rising fast and gaining attention on...

They sing in English, but some include Amharic songs in their repertoire. Their lyrics are serious and spotlight social conditions. Their melodies are a...

Language hitch delays case against 101 illegal migrants [Daily Nation]

By STELLA CHERONO A case against 101 Ethiopians accused of being in Kenya illegally has delayed due to lack of an Amharic interpreter. The foreigners, who...

Kenya Police Arrest 101 Ethiopian Men

NAIROBI, Kenya By TOM ODULA Associated Press Kenyan police said Tuesday they arrested 101 Ethiopian nationals suspected of traveling illegally through Kenya on their way to...

World Bank: Address Ethiopia Findings [HRW]

Response to Inquiry Dismissive of Abuses (Washington, DC) – The World Bank should fully address serious human rights issues raised by the bank’s internal investigation...

When Fascists Tried to Remake Ethiopia [By JONATHAN COPPAGE]

                                       Picture of Benito Mussolini and...

Bye, Bye Karuturistan, Ethiopia! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

RIP: A post-mortem on Karuturistan, Ethiopia It was too good to be true. It is too bad it was true for the people of Gambella...

Ethiopia’s Negesse wins Tokyo Marathon [japantimes]

KYODO Ethiopia’s Endeshaw Negesse held off world and Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda to win Sunday’s Tokyo Marathon, part of the six-race World Marathon...