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Ethiopian journalist Yusuf Getachew released from jail [CPJ]
New York, September 10, 2016–Ethiopian authorities today released Yusuf Getachew, editor-in-chief of Ye Muslimoch Guday (Muslim Affairs), who has been imprisoned since his arrest in July 2012, a relative of the journalist told CPJ. Yusuf...
Dear Swedish Reader: Your Money Ends Up In the Hands of Dictators! [By Wondemagne Ejigu]
I have a humble request of humanity to you regarding doing something about the corruption in Ethiopia. You see, corruption is a disease. It is a cancer that can kill a nation and eventually cause countless human disasters. It is a powerful...
Ethiopia 'at crossroads' warns opposition leader
Growing unrest, violence attracts attention of African Union, US
By Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
A recent statement of concern by the African Union has thrown the spotlight onto what many see as a simmering problem in Ethiopia which...
23 killed in Ethiopian prison fire, local media reports [thestar]
Fana Broadcasting Corporate cited a government statement saying 21 inmates at the Kilinto prison died from stampede and suffocation and two died trying to escape.
By MICHAEL ATSBEHAThe Associated Press
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA—Twenty-three people...