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Mission Journal: Ethiopian journalists must choose between being locked up or locked out[Nicole Schilit-CPJ]
By Nicole Schilit/Journalist Assistance Associate
Journalists who fled to Nairobi over security fears perform a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony in one of the cramped apartments they share. (CPJ/Nicole Schilit)
A sharp increase...
“We Shall Persevere, Ethiopia!” [Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam]
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”, decreed Maya Angelou, the great African American author, poet, dancer, actress and singer.
“I shall persevere!” wrote Eskinder Nega, the imprisoned and...
Prince Alemayehu: The First Ethiopian Adoptee? [MAUREEN MCCAULEY EVANS]
“Their story, yours and mine — it’s what we all carry with us on this trip we take, and we owe it to each other to respect our stories and learn from them.” —William Carlos Williams
When he was just seven years old, living in Ethiopia,...
Briton shot dead in Ethiopia [theguardian]
Staff and agencies
Ethiopian officials describe death as an accident, saying tourist was killed when AK-47 carried by another man went off
A British tourist has been killed in Ethiopia, the UK’s foreign office has confirmed, with Ethiopian...
Ethiopian musician Hailu Mergia rediscovered after 30 years [CCTV-America]
December 24, 2014
Famed Ethiopian organist Hailu Mergia has been rediscovered by a recording label in the United States. Mergia was a star of the Ethiopian music scene for over three decades before he fell off the radar. CCTV America’s...
Is Ethiopia Violating UN Sanctions against North Korea? [38 NORTH]
By Andrea Berger
Introduction
Since the 1970s, Ethiopia has been in the company of North Korea’s most loyal military customers. Amongst other things, Pyongyang has been a source of munitions, armored personnel carriers, tanks and tank parts,...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of hijacking helicopter [World Bulletin]
The Ethiopian Defense Ministry said in a statement that an Ethiopian helicopter – that has disappeared since Friday – was forced to land in neighboring Eritrea
World Bulletin/News Desk
Ethiopia on Monday accused what it described as the...