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Former Amharic teacher shares Cuban story
In the 1980s, as part of its revolutionary commitment to international cooperation, Cuba provided scholarships to Ethiopians and other African nationals. On La Isla de la Juventud, the Isle of Youth,...
View ArticleScores of journalists and oppostion figures arrested for dispalying unstarred...
Scores of opposition party members and journalists were arrested in Addis Ababa on Sunday, 25 March at a party held to celebrate the recent release of prisoners. Police officers calling themselves...
View ArticleProtected: Abiy Ahmed to be named EPRDF chair: Sources
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View ArticleReactions to Abiy’s appointment as EPRDF chair
Politicians and activists are reacting to Abiy Ahmed’s appointment of chairman of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, that would pave the way for him to become the new prime minister. Girma Seifu Maru, former...
View ArticleEphraim Isaac in a mission to find traditional cure for modern crisis
Ethiopia is at a crossroads as the nation swears in a new Prime Minister in a move to reclaim stability after three years of political crisis. There is realization among political leaders, opposition...
View ArticleThe case for a transformative and assertive leadership
Abiy Ahmed’s swearing-in as Prime Minister of Ethiopia is a cause for celebration-albeit of the cautious kind. Despite optimism, there are legitimate concerns that the youthful leader might not possess...
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U.S. House adopts Ethiopian resolution in blow to regime
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted by voice vote a resolution which calls for respect for human rights and encourages inclusive governance in Ethiopia, representing an irritant for...
View ArticleAt least four dead, more than 60 wounded in Moyale
At least two killed and several people injured in bomb attack in Moyale town, after a renewed bout of clashes broke out between the Oromo and Somali ethnic groups. According to residents quoted by the...
View ArticleEthiopian parliament to vote on new speaker
According to an agenda for the Ethiopia’s lower house’s 19 April parliamentary session, lawmakers in the house are due tomorrow to select a speaker to replace Abadula Gemeda, who made a high-profile...
View ArticleEskinder Nega banned from leaving country
The Ethiopian government has confiscated the passport of the recently released journalist, Eskinder Nega and banned him from leaving the country to address the Amnesty International gathering, his son...
View ArticleInterview with Gérard Prunier (First part)
Gérard Prunier is a writer and researcher on socio-political issues, specialising in the Horn of Africa on which he has published numerous articles and books. Born in Paris and studied both in France...
View ArticleGirma Birru replaces Debretsion as EEPCO board chair
Girma Birru, former Ethiopia’s ambassador to the United States, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation’s (EEPCo) Board of Directors, replacing Debretsion...
View ArticleDjibouti, Ethiopia strike port deal, Djibouti to partner in Ethiopian...
Djibouti and Ethiopia have brokered a deal to develop and operate a port during Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s visit to Djibouti, state media disclosed. Abiy ended 48-hour stay in Djibouti on Sunday,...
View ArticleRenewed protests in Oromia region around mining project
Ethiopian-Saudi billionaire Al-Amoudi, currently in detention in the Saudi Arabia anti-corruption purge, has mined Lega Dambi gold mine located in Oromia region’s Guji zone of Shakiso town since 1997,...
View ArticleTwo political activists got heavy jail terms
Many political prisoners are still locked up in Ethiopia in the wake of the appointment of a new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed a month ago. Two members of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) who remain...
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Two Ethiopians among 50 most influential Africans of 2018
Two Ethiopians have been named among 50 most influential Africans of 2018 by the prestigious Paris-based Jeune Afrique Magazine. According to April–May 2018 edition of the magazine, Microsoft 4Afrika...
View ArticleTen things to know Mahmoud Ahmed on his 77th birthday
Mahmoud Ahmed is one of Ethiopia’s greatest performers, whose career started in the country’s ‘Golden Age’ in the ’60s and ’70s, when a thriving indigenous jazz and funk scene swept the nation. Since...
View ArticleFive people killed in Legadembi gold mine protest
Amid increasing anger, the protests in Shakiso and Adola areas of Oromia region in south-eastern Ethiopia are growing, demanding the cancellation of gold mining license owned by Ethiopian- Saudi...
View ArticleMidroc’s gold mining permit suspended
In what could be seen a victory for protestors, suspension order issued for Midroc’s Legadembi gold mining permit until further “in-depth study” is conducted by independent body.The Ethiopian Ministry...
View ArticleCharges dropped against heart surgeon Fikru Maru
The Ethiopian government is to release Ethiopian-born Swedish heart surgeon Fikru Maru who has been in prison since 2013 and several political detainees from prison. The county’s attorney general on...
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