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US official praises Ethiopian ‘democracy,’ rest of world begs to differ [aljazeera]
Mohammed Ademo
During a press briefing in Addis Ababa on April 16, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman praised Ethiopia as a democracy, suggesting it had made great strides toward an open and inclusive...
South Africa violence provokes anger of a continent [channel4]
South Africa is not like any other country – it has a special place in the hearts of ordinary Africans. But that could change after the recent fatal attacks on immigrants.
Africans worldwide have taken to social media to...
Dear Secretary Kerry: U.S. Wrong to Endorse Ethiopia's Elections [freedomhouse]
The Honorable John F. Kerry
Secretary of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Mr. Secretary:
We are deeply troubled over the comments made by Under Secretary Wendy Sherman yesterday in Addis Ababa. The Under Secretary’s...
GENZEBE DIBABA NAMED SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR [IAAF]
DIBABA NAMED SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR AT LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS AWARDS
World indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba was named sportswoman of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Shanghai on Wednesday (15).
The middle-distance runner became the...
What is Behind Ethiopia’s Most Recent Allegations Against Eritrea? [TN]
By Sharmini Peries,
THIS is the Glen Ford Report on The Real News Network. I’m Sharmini Peries coming to you from Baltimore.
Eritrea and Ethiopia, two of the world’s poorest countries, spent hundreds of millions of dollars in a war between...
Ethiopians talk of violent intimidation as their land is earmarked for foreign investors[theguardian]
Ethiopia has long faced criticism for forcibly relocating tens of thousands of people from their ancestral homes. Photograph: Siegfried Modola/Reuters
David Smith
New report gives damning indictment of the government’s mandatory resettlement...
Ethiopia's Lemma wins Vienna City Marathon after solo run
VIENNA (AP) — Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia dominated the Vienna City Marathon Sunday, running on his own for the last 15 kilometers after other pre-race favorites struggled with the wind and injuries.
Lemma surged ahead of the leading group after...
A special tribute to Prof. Donald Levine [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
This past January, Prof. Levine emailed to tell me about his long-planned visit to Ethiopia that had been thwarted by his illness. He had set three objectives for that trip. He wanted to be present for the launching of his book Interpreting...