Ethiopia’s “Odious Debt” to the Odious World Bank [Professor Alemayehu G....

Ethiopia as “sovereign deadbeat” state due to debts incurred by the T-TPLF In my last commentary, The World Bank and Ethiopia’s “Growth and Transformation”, I cryptically...

Ethiopia’s stifled press [Washington post]

By Editorial Board WHILE ENJOYING its status as an international development darling, Ethiopia has been chipping away at its citizens’ freedom of expression. The country...

ETHIOPIA : DICTATORSHIP WRESTLED BEFORE DEATH,OPPOSITION PARTY HOPES TO WIN IN...

BY TAJUDIN Addis Ababa ( DIPLOMAT.SO) – According to some Ethiopian and Eritrean websites , A Week ago, the opposition party Unity for Justice and...

Family’s agony over Upper Holloway dad’s death sentence [Islingtongazette]

 Jon Dean Community rallies round man trapped in Ethiopia  The family of a man trapped in Ehtiopia facing a possible death setnce are desperately trying to...

The World Bank and Ethiopia’s “Growth and Transformation” [Professor Alemayehu G....

The World Bank lies, Ethiopia dies… from onerous “odious debt” I had completely forgotten about the so-called “Growth and Transformation Plan” (GTP) of 2010, until...

Boycotting Ethiopian National Elections: Damn if You Do, Damn if You...

I maintain that the upcoming elections will be a turning point for Ethiopia, not because they will result in a major change of policy...

If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you’d better double check...

PRI's The World Reporter Dalia Mortada Things always get lost in translation. Sometimes, words or phrases just cannot be converted word-for-word from one language to the...

Ethiopia Bloggers to Enter Pleas in Terrorism Case Next Week [Bloomberg]

By William Davison Ethiopian bloggers accused of plotting acts of terrorism will probably enter pleas next week after a court accepted amended charges from the prosecution. The...

Ethiopia: Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies [HRW]

Human Rights Situation Dire Ahead of May 2015 Elections (Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government during 2014 intensified its campaign of arrests, prosecutions, and unlawful force...