Tag Archives: Voice of America

Ethiopia: The Prototype African Police State By Alemayehu G. Mariam

February 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

When Erin Burnett of CNN   visited Ethiopia in July 2012,she came face-to-face with the ugly face of an African police state: We saw what an African police state looked like when I was in Ethiopia last month… At the … read more »

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Ethiopia: PM Haile Mariam Desalegn: Where’s the Political Reform?

February 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ewnetu Sime Mr. Haile Mariam Desalegn, the new PM, marks 100 plus days in office and brought frustration to all pro-democracy campaigners starting from his first exclusive interview with Peter Heinlein the Voice of America – VOA news correspondent. … read more »

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Ethiopian journalist held for coverage of Muslim protests

February 1, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Authorities have cracked down on reporters and news outlets that covered last year’s demonstrations by Muslims, seen here. (AFP/Jenny Vaughan) Nairobi, February 1, 2013–Ethiopian security forces have detained for two weeks without charge the editor of a newsmagazine and accused … read more »

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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church Patriarchate – A Cause for Disunity

December 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Teklu Abate The division of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC) into two competing synods has a single cause: the way the most infamous patriarch, the late Abune Paulos, was instated as leader of the church twenty years ago. … read more »

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Ethiopia: President Girma’s Letter: Slip of the Mind or the Tongue?

December 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Teklu Abate Since his coronation in October 2001, the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Girma WoldeGiorgis, has been ‘playing’ at the background of the political scene. He is occasionally seen on ETV, receiving ambassadors and inaugurating … read more »

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Ethiopia: Islamic Council Presents 11 newly elected executive

November 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

ADDIS ABABA — The Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Council has presented their newly elected executive members.  Many Ethiopian Muslims demonstrated against the election process of the Islamic Council for the past 10 months. The Islamic Affairs Council presented 11 newly elected … read more »

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Ethiopia: The Death of the Amharic Language?

October 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Meron Tekleberhan Several times now I have come upon articles which declare that the Amharic language is in danger because of the increasing influence being exerted on it by English and other foreign languages. Dr. Befekadu Wakjera cites the … read more »

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Ethiopia harasses Voice of America and its sources – CPJ

October 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(CPJ) Ethiopian authorities should halt their harassment of journalists covering the country’s Muslim community and their intimidation of citizens who have tried to speak to reporters about sensitive religious, ethnic, and political issues, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. … read more »

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Ethiopia: Reading the lips of Hailemariam Desalegn

October 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Hindessa Abdul Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s presence in New York for the United Nations General Assembly will rather be remembered for the 40 minutes odd interview with the Voice of America (VOA) than the significance of his speech … read more »

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Ethiopian PM’s Health Still in Question

July 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A founding member of Ethiopia’s ruling party is accusing opposition groups and European media of exaggerating the health problems of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. There have been conflicting reports about the condition of the longtime prime minister, who has not … read more »

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The Sky(pe) is Falling! – Skype in Ethiopia

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Alemayehu G. Mariam The Sky is Falling! Most of my readers know how much I enjoy “bedtime stories”. Recently, I wrote about my favortie bedtime story of Pinocchio in Africa. Ever heard of the story of Chicken Little? One day … read more »

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50 Ethiopian Soldiers Killed, ONLF Claimed

June 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) declared that it has killed more than 50 Ethiopian soldiers in a recent attack on the Ethiopian army station in the region, reported VOA. The front’s Foreign Communication Committee member and head of Ethiopia … read more »

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Ethiopia detains, quizzes US journalist: VOA

May 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian authorities briefly detained a journalist for Voice of America (VOA) and his translator as he covered a dispute between Muslims and the government in the capital Addis Ababa, the U.S. broadcaster said on Saturday. Peter Heinlein and translator Simegineh … read more »

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American Journalist Detained in Ethiopia

May 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An American journalist and his interpreter were detained by Ethiopian police Friday while covering a protest by Muslims in Addis Ababa, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Peter Heinlein, a correspondent for the American broadcaster Voice of America … read more »

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Ethiopia: Identity Politics and Transition to Democracy

April 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

History Keeps Repeating Itself in Ethiopia Alemayehu G. Mariam Last week, the Voice of America Amharic radio program reported on the forced official removal (“displacement”) of a large number of people  from the southern part of Ethiopia. According to the report, numerous … read more »

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STOP THE ETHNIC CLEANSING AND FORCED EXPULSION OF AMARAS FROM SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

April 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Solidarity Committee for Ethiopian Political Prisoners (SOCEPP – Canada) As variously confirmed by international media outlets including the German Radio, Voice of America and other Ethiopian media sources 22,000 Ethiopians of the Amara ethic origin have been forcibly expelled and … read more »

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Angolan police deny making arrests at rally

December 5, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

  Angola’s police on Sunday denied media reports that protesters had been arrested during an anti-government rally this weekend, the country’s state news agency reported. The rally, held in the capital Luanda on Saturday, called for the resignation of President … read more »

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Watchdog Warns of Oil Corruption in Liberia

September 27, 2011 by benim

An international watchdog is warning that corruption is already rampant in Liberia’s oil sector — even before any oil has been discovered. Global Witness said Monday government officials and at least one company have paid bribes to get contracts approved. … read more »

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Angola sentences 17 to jail for anti-government rally

September 13, 2011 by benim

An Angolan court on Monday sentenced 17 people to prison sentences of up to three months for their involvement in an anti-government rally on September 3 that resulted in violent clashes in the capital Luanda, Voice of America (VOA) reported. … read more »

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Ethiopia: VOA is Not Voice of Zenawi

August 1, 2011 by benim

VOA is the Voice of America. It is emphatically not the VOZ (Voice of Zenawi) or anyone else. Thus spoke VOA Acting Director Steve Redisch responding to the firestorm of controversy surrounding revelations of a blacklist of critics drawn up … read more »

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Ethiopia vs. VOA: Acting Director Says ‘I want to set the record straight’

July 12, 2011 by benim

Voice of America’s Acting Director and Executive Editor, Steve Redisch, has told Tadias Magazine that the recent controversy surrounding the removal of a June 23rd content from the broadcaster’s Amharic website was “consistent with VOA’s standards of accuracy.” Redisch also … read more »

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Ethiopia: Educating a Dictator

July 4, 2011 by benim

Voice of America is the Voice of the Voiceless The Voice of America’s (VOA) Journalist Standards & Practices (document 11-023 and 11-024), under the section captioned “WHAT DO VOA’S AUDIENCES HAVE A RIGHT TO EXPECT? Audiences ‘ Bill of Journalism … read more »

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VOA Amharic walking a tight rope

May 31, 2011 by benim

Voice of America’s relationship with the Ethiopian authorities has been a rocky one. For over a decade, after the TPLF (Tigray People Liberation Front) ascension to power VOA was hardly a major source of news for many Ethiopians. It was … read more »

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Two Somali Men Plead Guilty to Piracy in US Court

May 25, 2011 by benim

Two Somali men pleaded guilty to piracy Wednesday in a U.S. court for their roles in the highjacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead. Ahmed Sala Ali Burle told authorities in Norfolk, Virginia he tried to stop the … read more »

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Somalia Seizes 2 Foreign Planes Carrying $3.6 Million

May 24, 2011 by benim

The Somali government has seized two foreign planes that landed in Mogadishu Tuesday carrying $3.6 million in cash. Interior Minister Abdi Shakur Hassan Farah told VOA the government arrested six crew members from the planes, including citizens from the United … read more »

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Mass protest disrupted Ethiopia gvt. meetings in North America

April 11, 2011 by benim

Ethiopians of all Stripes Wage Protests in Toronto A crowd of Ethiopian Canadians estimated between four and five hundred protesters blockaded in front of the Chestnut Student Residence and Conference Center in downtown Toronto. The protesters who represented all the … read more »

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Ethiopia Charges 130 in Church Burning Incidents

March 9, 2011 by benim

Ethiopian government spokesman Shimelis Kemal told VOA two Christians had been killed in the incidents. In a telephone interview, he said police reinforcements had moved in and restored order. “In Jimma area, some extremists and some fundamentalists have instigated some … read more »

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Ethiopia to Allow First Non-State TV Shows on New Channels, Minister Says

December 22, 2010 by benim

Ethiopia will introduce as many as eight new television channels in 2011 featuring programs made by non-government broadcasters for the first time, Communications Minister Bereket Simon said. State-owned Ethiopian Television’s two channels currently offer no private content, so the move … read more »

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Somalia Backtracks on Aid Agency Ban

December 15, 2010 by benim

Somali government has rescinded a ban on several prominent aid agencies, one day after it was announced. The deputy minister for water, energy and minerals, Abdirahman Yusuf Farah, declared the ban on Tuesday. But a government statement Wednesday said the … read more »

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Ethiopia: Talking Trash, Speaking Truth

November 23, 2010 by benim

The View From the Sewers Looking up from the sewers, everything must look like garbage! Last week, dictator Meles Zenawi ripped the final election report of the 2010 European Union Election Observer Mission to Ethiopia (EU EOM) as “trash that … read more »

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