DOZENS OF MIGRANTS BODIES FOUND ALONG YEMEN SHORES- (AP)

By AHMED AL-HAJ SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni security official and witnesses say the bodies of dozens of illegal immigrants, mostly from Somalia and...

Light at the end of the tunnel for the “Dark Continent”? (Prof. Alemayehu...

(Author’s note: This commentary appeared on  Pambazuka.org  on May 29, 2014 as part of a mid-century outlook on possible scenarios in Africa. I make my...

Yemeni People Traffickers Prey on Ethiopia Migrants Seeking Work – Bloomberg

By William Davison  Jun 1, 2014  Sintayehu Beyene left Ethiopia planning to earn money to begin a carpentry business -- he ended up captive in Yemen where Kalashnikov-wielding...

Letter to a beloved daughter of Ethiopia (By Abebe Gellaw)

Dear my good friend Birtukan Mideksa, First and foremost, I would like to tell you how very proud and honored I feel to see...

INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONS IN THE FACE OF GRAVE THREAT IN ETHIOPIA

By Betre Yacob The Ethiopian authorities are once again moving to pass another legislation which would completely paralyze the last remaining independent publications circulating in...

Ethiopian Art, Crafts, and Icons

katysblog I was going to write a “Crafts in Ethiopia” blog entry like my Crafts in Rwanda entry from February.  Then I realized that in Ethiopia there is...