London Ethiopian Artists at their best
By Mentesnot Mengesha Recently I have attended a music and drama show presented by household names in London Ethiopian Artists’ community including Behailu Nekatebebe
Ruling party thugs killed Medrek activist in north-west Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (DPA) — An Ethiopian opposition activist has been beaten to death in a politically motivated murder in the run-up to elections in
Ethiopians’ natural tendency to be suspicious
By Teddy Fikre I will admit, I am by no means an expert on the Ethiopian community. In fact, having been away from Ethiopia
Birtukan Mideksa and a challenge to the Ethiopian Diaspora
I will commence a hunger strike in front of the White House to get President Obama or someone from his administration to acknowledge Birtukan
Meles Zenawi’s propensity for lies
By Sophia Tesfamariam For those of us who are accustomed to Meles Zenawi’s propensity for lies, as well as his trademark boisterous rhetoric and
U.S. policy on Ethiopia does not reflect American values
A message to President Barack Obama By Obang Metho Dear President Obama: I am writing this to you on behalf of the Solidarity Movement for
Internet use in Ethiopia remain dismally low
(TMCnet.com) — Ethiopia has the lowest overall teledensity in Africa. The population is approaching 90 million, but there are less than 1 million fixed
Kinijit leaders dark days
Kinijit leaders dark days
Art of the Outrageous Statement
By Alex Belida We are all accustomed to hearing political figures, especially from authoritarian countries, make outrageous statements. But I think Ethiopian Prime Minister
Captured suspect talks about a bomb abroad Ethiopian jet
By Peter Heinlein | VOA ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Ethiopian Airlines officials are closely following a report that a captured terrorism suspect has told of
U.S. Congress concerned over political conditions in Ethiopia
By Jim Fisher-Thompson | American.gov Key U.S. lawmakers, both Democratic and Republican, have expressed concern for political conditions in Ethiopia, citing authoritarian tendencies by
UDJ officials prevented from visiting Birtukan Mideksa
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) — Ethiopian opposition politicians were barred from visiting their jailed leader, Birtukan Mideksa, Saturday after a U.S. State Department human rights
The Principles of Understanding and Reconciliation
By Sioum Gebeyehou The Problem: The “Kilil” politics kept the peoples of Ethiopia residentially, occupationally, and culturally apart. A body of shared values did
Forget about democracy in Ethiopia – The Economist
(The Economist) — THE United States, the richest and most powerful nation on earth, is also the most generous donor to one of the
Let my sister go!
By Yilma Bekele “Opposition UDJ party president Birtukan Mideksa, whose pardon was revoked and life sentence reinstated in December 2008, remained in prison throughout