CPJ “hero” Dawit Kebede says CPJ is tool for Western hegemony [By Tamiru Ayele]

The managing editor of Awramba Times and former CPJ “press freedom hero” has accused the Committee to Protect Journalists of being one of the...

Mission Journal: Ethiopian journalists must choose between being locked up or locked out[Nicole Schilit-CPJ]

By Nicole Schilit/Journalist Assistance Associate Journalists who fled to Nairobi over security fears perform a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony in one of the cramped apartments...

“We Shall Persevere, Ethiopia!” [Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam]

“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”, decreed Maya Angelou, the great African American author, poet, dancer,...

Prince Alemayehu: The First Ethiopian Adoptee? [MAUREEN MCCAULEY EVANS]

“Their story, yours and mine — it’s what we all carry with us on this trip we take, and we owe it to each...

Briton shot dead in Ethiopia [theguardian]

Staff and agencies Ethiopian officials describe death as an accident, saying tourist was killed when AK-47 carried by another man went off A British tourist has...

Ethiopian musician Hailu Mergia rediscovered after 30 years [CCTV-America]

December 24, 2014 Famed Ethiopian organist Hailu Mergia has been rediscovered by a recording label in the United States. Mergia was a star of the...

Is Ethiopia Violating UN Sanctions against North Korea? [38 NORTH]

By Andrea Berger Introduction Since the 1970s, Ethiopia has been in the company of North Korea’s most loyal military customers. Amongst other things, Pyongyang has been...