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Ethiopian opposition figures arrested over land protests [Reuters]
Ethiopian police have arrested two senior opposition members on suspicion of inciting weeks of protests against government plans to set up a new economic zone near the capital that would displace farmers, their party leader said on Friday.
The...
EU calls for peaceful dialogue to end killings in Ethiopia
The European Union (EU) calls on Ethiopian government and opposition to end peacefully through dialogue the ongoing conflicts in Oromia and Amhara regions of the country, which has caused the death of dozens of citizens, among others.
“The...
It’s not business as usual, Enough is enough! people are Saying No! [Wondemagne Ejigu Kebede]
I want to commence this article with a little story, that I think will depict what I want to say metaphorically. It was some few years back. I was in Nairobi, Kenya for a few days. I was in a bus and suddenly a preacher with a bible in his hand...
What Is Behind the Oromo Rebellion in Ethiopia? [Huffingtonpost]
The Ethiopian government is now faced with unprecedented rebellion from the Oromo ethnic group, consisting 35% of the Ethiopia’s population, which it disingenuously claims is inspired by terrorism. The immediate pretext is the Addis Ababa...
Ethiopia: Make Peaceful Change Impossible? Make Violent Revolution Inevitable![Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
In December 2015, there is only one question that is uppermost in the mind of every Ethiopian:
Will the Thugtatorship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF) kill, massacre, slaughter, murder and unleash a campaign of bloodbath...
ETHIOPIA’S FAKE ECONOMIC GROWTH BORROWS FROM ENRON’S ACCOUNTING [Opride]
More than 70 people have been killed and dozens wounded in an ongoing crackdown on peaceful protesters in Oromia. One of the underlying causes of the prevailing tense political situation is Ethiopia’s bogus claim about “miraculous” economic...