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Ethiopia: Three girls and a kidnapping [By Abebe Gellaw]
Angelina Jolie is doing a “favor” by lending her name to raise awareness on abduction, or rather kidnapping of girls in countries like Ethiopia. She is leveraging her star power to promote Difret, despite the twisted saga behind its production.
The...
Severe drought threatens millions of Ethiopians [rfi]
By Clea Broadhurst
Recent figures reveal that the number of Ethiopians in need of food has risen sharply because of the lack of rain, combined with the El Nino weather phenomenon. In August, the United Nations said 4.5 million were in need –...
Andargachew Tsege’s Daughter Helawit Receives Human Rights Award
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GLADYS MAY
Andargachew Tsege’s Daughter Helawit Receives Human Rights Award
THE daughter of a British man, the infamous...
International Press Freedom Awards Zone 9 Bloggers, Ethiopia
CPJ
In April 2014, Ethiopian authorities arrested six bloggers affiliated with the Zone 9 collective. The bloggers–Abel Wabella, Atnaf Berhane, Mahlet Fantahun, Natnail Feleke, Zelalem Kibret, and Befekadu Hailu–were charged with...
The Naval Brigade that Marched against Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia in 1868
Emnet Tadesse
Tewodros II, original name Kassa was emperor of Ethiopia (1855–68) who has been called Ethiopia’s first modern ruler by European historians. Theodros II was born into a country rife with civil war, and he defeated many provincial...