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ITALIAN COURT VERDICT ON THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GRAZIANI MAUSOLEUM
An Italian court has issued an appropriate verdict on the officials responsible for the establishment of a mausoleum for the Fascist criminal typically known as “the butcher of Ethiopia”, Rodolfo Graziani, at an Italian town called Affile....
Dutch prosecutors demand life for Ethiopian war crimes suspect
By Afp
In a rare move, Dutch prosecutors Wednesday called for a Dutch-Ethiopian national to be jailed for life for “an atrocious campaign” of war crimes during Ethiopia’s “Red Terror” in the 1970s.
“The gravity...
Saudi Corruption Purge Snares $33 Billion of Net Worth in Riyadh - Bloomberg
By Devon Pendleton and Zainab Fattah
Three of the kingdom’s richest people are under arrest
Authorities say suspects are innocent until proven guilty
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s crackdown on some of Saudi Arabia’s richest and...
'We fear for our lives': how rumours over sugar saw Ethiopian troops kill 10 people (theguardian)
A brutal crackdown on protest and the return of soldiers to the streets of Oromia region has fuelled growing anger and frustration with central government
Tom Gardner in Ambo
Tuesday 7 November 2017
It began with a rumour. On 25 October, residents...
Al Amoudi’s Arrest and its Implications to Ethiopia (BY Amanuel Biedemariam)
Over the years, particularly from 1991 until present, one of the key players that helped shape the political dynamics of the region is Mohammad al-Amoudi. Sheik Al-Amoudi appeared on the seen in 1991 when Eritrea achieved independence and when...
Factbox: Saudi Arabia Detains Princes, Ministers in Anti-Corruption Probe (nytimes)
By REUTERS
November 5, 2017
DUBAI — Saudi Arabia detained 11 princes, four current ministers and tens of former ministers in a probe by a new anti-corruption body headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television...
Bekele Gerba and Monkey Business in T-TPLF Monkey Kourts in Ethiopia [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: We are watching another cruel political theater produced and directed by the T-TPLF playing out in Ethiopia.
On October 30, 2017, the T-TPLF’s Federal Supreme Court ordered the release of Professor Bekele Gerba, Deputy Chairman...