Archive: Page 148
How long can Ethiopia's state of emergency keep the lid on anger? [theguardian]
William Davison in Guder
In a muted show of defiance near Ethiopia’s capital city, a tall farmer glanced around before furtively crossing his arms below his waist to make the Oromo people’s resistance symbol.
Ethiopia’s government...
Dibaba breaks world 2000m record in Sabadell (IAAF)
World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba added to her growing list of record-breaking achievements by breaking the world 2000m record* at the Miting Internacional de Catalunya in the Spanish city of Sabadell on Tuesday (7).
The three-time world indoor...
The Times They Are A-Changin’ in the Land of Immigrants? [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s note: I have written this commentary to better reach a broader audience concerning issues involving President Trump’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”...
Secure our Dad’s release from death row, family urges Foreign Office
Reprieve
A British family has urged a senior Foreign Office minister visiting Ethiopia this week to secure the release of their father from death row.
Foreign Office minister Tobias Ellwood is believed to be attending a summit later this week...
How British tabloids helped kill a women’s aid program in Ethiopia [washingtonpost]
By Paul Schemm
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The headline in Britain’s Daily Mail couldn’t have been more triumphant: “Aid: Now they’re listening,” it shouted in huge letters.
The conservative paper was celebrating the withdrawal of...
