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A Call for Action on Andargachew Tsige
August 11, 2014
A CALL FOR ACTION BY THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RIGHTS OF ETHIOPIANS
On Monday August 11 it will be 50 days since Andargatchew Tsege was illegally kidnapped in Yemen and handed to the repressive regime in Ethiopia. We therefore...
Debunking the Myth of Development and Investment in Africa (Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam)
The myth of American investments in Africa: “Investing in the Next Generation”
It was a hyperbole fest (“hypefest”) at the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. last week. It was all about the “fastest-growing continent...
The Economist: Ethiopia and its press The noose tightens
Bloggers and journalists who criticise the government are under the cosh
Aug 9th 2014 | ADDIS ABABA | From the print edition
A RANKING that countries do not aspire to ascend is the one compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists, a...
In Ethiopia, a stranglehold on freedom - LA Times
By MERON AHADU AND LULIT MESFIN
When Secretary of State John F. Kerry traveled to Ethiopia last year, he met a young blogger named Natnael Feleke. When he returned a few months ago, Kerry found that Feleke, along with five other bloggers and...
Obama Should Press African Leaders to End Repression (HRW)
US-Africa: Make Human Rights Central to Summit
Obama Should Press African Leaders to End Repression
(Washington, DC) – US President Barack Obama should ensure that human rights concerns are a major focus of the US-Africa Leaders Summit, Human...
What is the Value of American Values in Africa? [Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam]
We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks; we did some things that were contrary to our values. When we engaged in some of these enhanced interrogation techniques, techniques that I believe and I think any fair-minded...