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Giro’s first ever Ethiopian rider ‘in at the deep end’ [cyclingweekly]
Gregor Brown
Tsgabu Grmay became Ethopia’s first ever Grand Tour rider after setting off with Lampre-Merida at the 2015 Giro d’Italia
Tsgabu Grmay’s road to become the first Ethiopian in the Giro d’Italia was not easy. Dirt...
El-Sisi: Ethiopia’s Friend in Need, Indeed! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
A friend in need is a friend in deed, indeed!
Last week, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stunned the world by rescuing more than two dozen abducted Ethiopians marked for beheadings in Libya by the ruthless self-styled terrorist...
THE TANGLED WEB WENDY SHERMAN WEAVES [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
In her Letter to the Washington Post, U.S. Undersecretary Wendy R. Sherman chastised the editorial board for “mischaracterizing her remarks” in its May 1 editorial. At issue is what Ms. Sherman said and meant by her words during her...
Remembering the Armenians of Ethiopia [The Armenian Weekly]
By R.P. Sevadjian
At the beginning of March, a Requiem was offered for my parents and for the Sevadjian clan, and it transported me back 40 years to when I had last been to a service in the magnificent church of my childhood: the St. George...
Egyptian army forces free Ethiopians held in Libya - Sisi
CAIRO | BY MAHMOUD MOURAD
(Reuters) – A group of Ethiopians who had been kidnapped in Libya arrived at Cairo airport on Thursday after Egyptian army forces rescued them, state media quoted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as saying.
But...
Ethiopia veterans want Italy apology, compensation
‘Italy should issue an apology and compensate Ethiopia for all of its war crimes, in particular for the chemical attack against Ethiopians,’ Daniel Jote Mesfin, head of the Ethiopian Patriots’ Association, told The AA.
By Abebech...
Election, Ethiopian Style [Al Jazeera]
Since the last election, the ruling party has exerted more control and increased its repression of basic liberties.
There are few ways for Ethiopians to peacefully express dissent, writes Horne [Al Jazeera]
By Felix Horne
This is what an election...
Separate, but not equal treatment plagues Israel’s Ethiopian Jews [The Times of Israel]
Special programs targeting immigrant community have led to segregation, not integration, say academics and activists
BY RENEE GHERT-ZAND
Ziva Birsaw immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia as a child in 1984. Today she works with Ethiopian youth...