Tag Archives: news on ethiopia

Ethiopia: Let ‘Same-Wade’ (good-riddance) Objective Bear fruit

March 26, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Just a few days ago, the Somali Regional President, Abdi Mohamed Omar, launched an extensive official tour throughout the 8 districts the Isaq Ethiopian Somali Community resides. This official tour exactly coincided with the dates, 16th and 17th of March … read more »

Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Saudi Arabia torturing refuges, what a shame!

March 26, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Dejenie A. Lakew Inter- governmental, economic and cultural relations are meant – to create awareness , strengthen social relations and benefit common citizens. Ethiopia and Ethiopians, the Islamic world and its people – It is documented in their holy … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How to Tackle the TPLF’s Theory of the Ethiopian Jihadists

February 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Teklemichael Abebe The Trial and the Documentary The documentary “Jihadawi Harekat”, sponsored by the state-owned television and security forces in Ethiopia that I watched on youtube a week ago is indicative of the terrible political situation in Ethiopia. Basically, … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister, Summoned Some of His Senior Officials

February 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Addis Fortune True to his promise, Hailemariam Desalegn, prime minister, summoned some of his senior officials in the macroeconomic team to his office up at Lorenzo Te’azaz Street last week. Among these officials were two or three who are locked … read more »

Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopian Airlines extends its Asian reach and links South America with China

February 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian Airlines plans to expand its Asian network with the addition of Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Seoul Incheon from 18-Jun-2013. Hong Kong will also become a direct route from Addis Ababa, rather than operating via Bangkok. But those … read more »

Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Time for Just Taxes, Transparency

February 19, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Nick Clegg, Addis Fortune column It is a pleasure to be in Ethiopia, home of the African Union (AU), in the year the United Kingdom (UK) chairs the G8. Indeed, 2012 was a big year for us, hosting the … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Changes without Improvements

February 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

HRLHA is a non-political organization (with the UN Economic and Social Council – (ECOSOC) Consultative Status) which attempts to challenge abuses of human rights of the people of various nations and nationalities in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia: Changes without … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tamagne Beyene: Ethiopia’s real ambassador at large!

February 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopia has so many “ambassadors” and “diplomats” across the globe. Unfortunately, they neither represent our country nor can proudly stand in front of the oppressed people of Ethiopia. If at all they dare to do so, they know that they … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: The politics of fear and smear By Alemayehu G Mariam

February 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Alemayehu G Mariam In December 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Ethiopia: Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?” contrasting two portraits of Ethiopia. At the time, the portrait painted by Transparency International (TI) (Corruption Index) and Global Financial Integrity (GFI) … read more »

Posted in Alemayehu G. Mariam, Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Playing with fire as EPRDF pries in religious and ethnic affairs

February 15, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Robele Ababya  Weird Sunday mass at the Palace This article is prompted by The Horn Times News breaking news dated 03 Feb 2013 titled: “Ethiopia: ‘Judas of Wollayta’ shattered as pagan TPLF warlords cancelled his bizarre Sunday mass” written … read more »

Posted in Article, Columnist, Robele Ababya | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Youth-focussed ‘governance’ structure to be introduced in Addis Abeba – sign of the country’s deepening repression 12 FEB

February 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Keffyalew Gebremedhin When the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi related his take on the state of Ethiopia to Richard Dowden, one of the editors of African Arguments, a thing he made the point of bragging about on this May … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Under Cover of Security, Governments Jail Journalists -CPJ

February 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Monica Campbell Along an isolated stretch of Ethiopian desert, under a gray July sky, soldiers dragged journalist Martin Schibbye from a truck, stood him up, raised their Kalashnikovs, and fired. The shots whistled by his head. “I thought, just … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Dr. Tekeda Alemu and TPLF

February 13, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Girma Hadas Former Ethiopian diplomat I am obliged to write this short note after I heard the new Ethiopian UN Ambassador Tekeda Alemu’s, my former bigEthiopian UN Ambassador Tekeda Alemu boss, interview on the EPRDF pal-talk gezategaru a week … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia Apologizes for Border Shooting

February 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By: Yusuf M Hasan The shooting of police officers by Ethiopian border guards at Wajale was an accident. This was informed by the Ethiopian Ambassador to Somaliland General Berhe Tesfaye during a meeting with Vice president Hon Abdirahman Sayli at … read more »

Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia Coaxes Investors as It Struggles to Finance Growth Plan

February 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopia’s government plans to attract more foreign investment and boost domestic savings as it struggles to finance infrastructure and other development projects, State Minister of Finance Abraham Tekeste said. The government is seeking “concessional loans” from development banks for roads … read more »

Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopians in Israel are treated as animals

February 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

by Debasish Mitra They are virtually endless in number and in their suffering of untold ignominy they offered the world a shocking and compelling story. They are the Ethiopian women, young and middle-aged and they are Jews who migrated to … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Where Do We Go (or not go) From Here

February 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

On the road to democracy unity? For some time now, I have been heralding Ethiopia’s irreversible march from dictatorship to democracy. In April 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “The Bridge on the Road(map) to Democracy”. I suggested, We can … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Crimes in the name of the people of Tigray

February 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

There is no telling why Woyane have choice to tarnish good will of Tigray and associate it with crime of atrocity and corruption. Whatever the reason may be, it is part of the grad plan of tearing Ethiopians apart. The … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

EPRDF’s Ethiopia: a Symbol of Slavery in the Midst of “Prosperity”

February 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Over the years I have met with a range of people from different parts of the world who could not stop talking about Author, Amsale Getnet Aberra LL.M student at the University of Washington Ethiopia being the cradle of human … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopian Parking attendant sentenced in scam that netted almost $1.4 million in fees

February 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Mary Pat Flaherty, Published: February 8 The pair of parking lot attendants at the Smithsonian Institution’s air and space center in Chantilly were very patient. And for a while, anyway, their patience paid off. Car by car, truck by … read more »

Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Violence and the Ethiopians

February 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Yilma Bekele We always think of our people to be so loving that welcome a stranger into their homes and share what little they have. Our language is full of sayings about being a good host, a great neighbor … read more »

Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yilma Bekele | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: Is European Union (EU) automated teller machine (ATM) for dictatorial regimes?

February 10, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By; Kiflu Hussain As per the invitation I received from East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project (EHAHRDP) to attend the launching of the establishment of Pan African Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) Network in Kampala, I took part … read more »

Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia: The Hazards of Restraining Free- Will Beyond Violation of Rights

February 9, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Belayneh Abate I suppose readers would not mind if I start my message with part of a conversation I had with one of my friends.  Indeed I had a discourse with my longtime friend (also considered as a family … read more »

Posted in Article, Belayneh Abate, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

An intimidating show of defiance by Ethiopian Muslims rocked Addis Ababa

February 9, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

*40 million orthodox Christians must join the revolution (By Getahune Bekele-South Africa) “We are Kamil Shemsu, We are Yasin Nuru, and we are Ahmed Mustafa…Allah Waa Akbar!” “Release our venerated leaders now, Allah Waa Akbar!” “Let our voices be heard…” … read more »

Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Getahune Bekele | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopia Records Double-Digit Economic Growth Under GTP

February 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Addis Ababa — The ministry of finance and economic development on Wednesday announced that Ethiopia has registered an average of 10% economic growth during the past two years of the five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). In a report, state … read more »

Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Battle Al Shabaab Fighters in South Central Somalia

February 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Baidoa, Somalia — A contingent of Ethiopian troops were ambushed by Al Shabaab fighters as they made their way from El Barde in Bakool region in south central Somalia on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. According to local media in Bakool, … read more »

Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Open Letter to Chairperson of the African Union Commission

February 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

08 February 2013   H.E. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma Chairperson of African Union Commission African Union Headquarters P.O. Box 3243 Addis Ababa Ethiopia   Your Excellency, Re: Endemic conflicts, corruption, youth unemployment and civil unrest in Africa   I have the … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ethiopian annihilation of the Ogaden people

February 7, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Graham Peebles Besieged, abused, ignored In the harsh Ogaden region of Ethiopia, impoverished ethnic Somali people are being murdered and tortured, raped, persecuted and displaced by government paramilitary forces. Illegal actions carried out with the knowledge and tacit support … read more »

Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia protest in support of renegade soldiers

February 2, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

(Reuters) – Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia demonstrated on Saturday in support of soldiers who forced state media in the Eritrean capital Asmara to call for all political prisoners to be freed. Dissident Eritrean soldiers with tanks stormed the information ministry … read more »

Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

San Diego Ethiopian Community Center Reaches the Masses

February 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

San Diego serves as home to one of the largest African refugee populations in the country, and is composed of a rich mixture of Africans who bring knowledge and culture from a vast continent. The Ethiopian Community Service Center, located … read more »

Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment