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Ethiopia’s stifled press [Washington post]
By Editorial Board
WHILE ENJOYING its status as an international development darling, Ethiopia has been chipping away at its citizens’ freedom of expression. The country now holds the shameful distinction of having the second-most journalists...
ETHIOPIA : DICTATORSHIP WRESTLED BEFORE DEATH,OPPOSITION PARTY HOPES TO WIN IN THE NEXT ELECTION [diplomat.so]
BY TAJUDIN
Addis Ababa ( DIPLOMAT.SO) – According to some Ethiopian and Eritrean websites , A Week ago, the opposition party Unity for Justice and Democracy (UDJ)- widely known by its Ethiopian name ‘Andenet‘ – was brimming with confidence...
Family’s agony over Upper Holloway dad’s death sentence [Islingtongazette]
Jon Dean
Community rallies round man trapped in Ethiopia
The family of a man trapped in Ehtiopia facing a possible death setnce are desperately trying to get him home as his 60th birthday appraoches.
Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege, from Upper...
The World Bank and Ethiopia’s “Growth and Transformation” [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
The World Bank lies, Ethiopia dies… from onerous “odious debt”
I had completely forgotten about the so-called “Growth and Transformation Plan” (GTP) of 2010, until the World Bank reminded me of it last week.That “Plan” was the...
Boycotting Ethiopian National Elections: Damn if You Do, Damn if You Don’t! [Messay Kebede]
I maintain that the upcoming elections will be a turning point for Ethiopia, not because they will result in a major change of policy subsequent to a renovation of the ruling elite but because the absence of change will compel opposition groups...
If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double check the time
PRI’s The World
Reporter Dalia Mortada
Things always get lost in translation. Sometimes, words or phrases just cannot be converted word-for-word from one language to the next. But in most places, the date and the time works pretty much...
Ethiopia Bloggers to Enter Pleas in Terrorism Case Next Week [Bloomberg]
By William Davison
Ethiopian bloggers accused of plotting acts of terrorism will probably enter pleas next week after a court accepted amended charges from the prosecution.
The Federal High Court accepted most of the charges against 10 bloggers...