Breaking news (ESAT) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s wife Driver defected
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Ethiopian National Transitional Council asks for diplomatic recognition from the U.S. government
PRESS RELEASE 20 JULY 2012 The newly formed Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has submitted a formal letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary
BHP Billiton Abandoning Potash Project in Ethiopia’s Danakil
By William Davison (Bloomberg) — BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, plans to exit its Ethiopian potash project, the Mines Ministry and
Eritrean general named as boss of arms, kidnap trade
By Phoebe Greenwood, Guardian A MULTIMILLION-dollar arms trafficking industry that is funding the Eritrean military regime is behind the kidnap, torture and ransom of
Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi ‘in hospital’
(BBC) Ethiopia’s government has denied Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is critically ill but says he has been in hospital. “He is not in a
The Ethiopian Muslim Community in Minnesota is deeply saddened – Press Release
Press Release March 15, 2012 Minneapolis, MN In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful The Ethiopian Muslim Community in Minnesota is deeply
amharic
A Brief Look At The Amharic Language What is the Amharic language? Amharic, also called Amarinya or Amerigna, is one of the most commonly
Ethiopia: Unfree to Speak or Write? – By Alemayehu G Mariam
Free to Speak To paraphrase an old expression, “There are two things that are quintessentially important in any society. The first is free
Tangled lives preceded two shooting deaths in Apple Valley
Abuse may have led to murder-suicide, but by whom? (startribune) On paper, Woynshet Woldemariam was the aggressor. She was the one arrested for hitting
Zenawi’s absence at AU Summit raising questions about his health – AP
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Associated Press) — Ethiopia’s longtime ruler and most powerful figure, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, is not attending an African Union summit
Prospects slim for languishing refugees – Yemen Times
By Ahlam Mohsen “We are not being treated like human beings,” says an Oromo-Ethiopian refugee at a prison on the sprawling grounds of Yemen’s
African Union to ‘Spare No Effort’ to Keep Mali One Country
By Franz Wild and William Davison (Bloomberg) — African countries will help groups in Mali forge a government of national unity this month, before
Presidents of Sudans Meet as African Leaders Push Peace Talks
By William Davison and Franz Wild (Bloomberg) — Sudan’s President Umar al-Bashir and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir met for the first time since
Ethiopian Police Clash With Muslims Before AU Summit Meetin
By William Davison (Bloomberg) — Hundreds of people were injured and arrested when Ethiopian police clashed with Muslims in the capital, Addis Ababa, where
Ethiopian blogger Eskinder Nega jailed for 18 years
(BBC) A prominent Ethiopian journalist and blogger has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for violating Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism legislation. Eskinder Nega and 23