Archive: Page 243
Letter to a beloved daughter of Ethiopia (By Abebe Gellaw)
Dear my good friend Birtukan Mideksa, First and foremost, I would like to tell you how very proud and honored I feel to see you smile again warmly and heartedly wiping off all the tears and agonies of the past. Like a bird freed from the cruel...
INDEPENDENT PUBLICATIONS IN THE FACE OF GRAVE THREAT IN ETHIOPIA
By Betre Yacob
The Ethiopian authorities are once again moving to pass another legislation which would completely paralyze the last remaining independent publications circulating in the country. The legislation is expected to come into force...
Ethiopian Art, Crafts, and Icons
katysblog
I was going to write a “Crafts in Ethiopia” blog entry like my Crafts in Rwanda entry from February. Then I realized that in Ethiopia there is heavy overlap between art, craft, and religious icons. Some of the works...
US EMBASSY WARNS AL-SHABAB ATTACKS IN ETHIOPIA
Indepthafrica
Threat from Al-Shabaab against Ethiopia and western interests in Ethiopia
Posted on 31 May 2014. Tags: AFRICOM, al-shabab, Bomb Attack,Ethiopia, somalia invasion, Travel Warning
By U.S. Embassy (Addis Ababa),
THE U.S....
The Swiss government granted asylum to Co-pilot Hailemedhin Abera
(EMF) — The Switzerland government has granted asylum to the Ethiopian co-pilot who seized control of the Boeing 767-300 on 17 February 2014 and flew it to Geneva, according Ethiopian attorney who closely following the case.
The Ethiopian...
Guantanamo (By Asrat Abrha)
It was on a Saturday [mid-May] that a friend and I planned to visit our colleagues in Burayu jail. Burayu is a small town 23 kilometers west of Addis Ababa. Our colleagues were in Burayu to organize an upcoming peaceful demonstration...