New Ethiopian law criminalises Skype, installs Internet filters
By ARGAW ASHINE (Africa Review) The Ethiopian government has passed new legislation that criminalises the use of Internet-based voice communications such as Skype and
AU moves summit to shield Sudan’s Bashir
The African Union announced its 19th annual summit in July would be Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after Malawi withdrew its bid on Sudanese concerns. ADDIS
Ethiopians and other immigrants
The New York Times has discovered racism in Israel. (JP) An Israeli response to such a revelation is “Mazal tov. You’ve discovered America.” The
The empire strikes back: an Ethiopian opposition finds old enemy
By Buri Waddesso (opride) – After convening in the Canadian town of Ottawa, a new diaspora-based Ethiopian opposition outfit, Ethiopian National Transitional Council (Hizbawi
Cuba injects doctor diplomacy into Africa
Oil-pumping African nations pay hefty sums to staff their hospitals with thousands of Cuban doctors, with most of the money going to the Cuban
EPRDF’s Mistakes: Part II – Higher Education
by Aklog Demissie (aklogdem@gmail.com) This is second part of a series that highlight political and policy based mistakes by the EPRDF government. While the
EPRDF’s Mistakes: Part I Telecommunication
by Aklog Demissie ( aklogdem@gmail.com ) If we can express the past 20 years of Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation or the current Ethio-Telecom in one
An Open Letter to President Peter MacKinnon, University of Saskatchewan
Dear President MacKinnnon, On June 10-15, an Ethiopian delegation of top-level officials from Hawassa University (HU), located in Ethiopia’s Southern Regional State, will arrive
The Resistance of Afars and Sinister Machinations of TPLF to Quell it
Press Release The stiff resistance of the Afars against their eviction from their ancestral lands on the banks of Awash River in order to
Israel to Deport Thousands of Ethiopians, South Sudanese
(All Africa) — The Israeli government is reportedly set to deport thousands of African migrants including most Ethiopians and South Sudanese. According to Israeli
Waldeba in my heart
Waldeba in my heart. By Yilma Bekele Truth be told I was not aware of Waldeba Monastery until quite recently. Today I live Waldeba,
Unmasking TPLF’s worst bullies and thugs
By Ewnetu Taye After Meles Zenawi, leader of the ethno-fascist group misruling Ethiopia, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), got naked and suffered humiliation
Ethiopia: Food for Famine and Thought!
By Alemayehu G mariam : The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition At the recent 2012 G8 Food Security Summit in Washington, D.C., Abebe
An Open Letter to President Obama
Dear President Obama: I came to America fleeing political persecution many years ago. I still carry the wounds that successive Ethiopian regimes inflicted on
Soccer match turned in to anti Zenawi uprising
TPLF inspired national anthem heckled by Ethiopians. The Horn Times News Letter – By Getahune Bekele –Rustenburg, South Africa More than one thousand