12 journalists, media personalities arrested in Bahir Dar, Addis Abeba in just Three days

By Mahlet Fasil About a dozen journalists and media personalities were arrested in a span of three days, reports said. The arrests were made in Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara region, and Addis Abeba according to information acquired from the media houses and families of the detainees. The crackdown was first reported on May 19 when the digital media, Ashara media, and the foreign-based broadcast TV channel Nisir International Broadcasting Corporation announced the arrest of their staff members. Ashara media announced the arrest of 5 members of its staff on May 19, 2022. The media house listed the names of its…

Federation Speaker Urges Int’l Community to Put Pressure on TPLF

Speaker of the House of Federation, Agegnehu Teshager urged the international community to put pressure on the terrorist TPLF to end its inhumane acts of obstructing humanitarian assistance delivery to the people of Tigray. Speaking with ENA on current affairs of Ethiopia, Agegnehu said…

The Three Musketeers in Bahr Dar

(By Mehari A.) The Three Musketeers Abebaw Tadesse (General) Zelalem Mengiste (Deputy Police Commissioner) Temesgen Tiruneh (Head of Security) Just like the murderous leaders of the TPLF, these lackeys of Abiy Ahmed have very flowery and religious sounding names that hide their vicious sub-human…

Ethiopian govt bans the Economist journalist from working in the country

Ethiopian authorities have revoked the press accreditation of Tom Gardner. The country says he failed to live up to the standards of conduct for journalists. Jeff Pearce, a writer and historian, had earlier accused Gardner of “an unforgivable and appalling breach of journalistic ethics”. The Ethiopian…

TPLF Poses Present Threat to Peace and Stability in the Horn of Africa

Many seasoned scholars on Ethiopia and larger Africa here and abroad try to postulate that the conflict in the northern part of Ethiopia is restricted to Ethiopia, probably transcending as far as the Horn of Africa. However, the notorious behavior of the terrorist organization and its expansionist and extremist polices are far beyond. Its Greater Tigray illusion is evident from its aspiration of waging war against Eritrea and probably Djibouti to create a reign of terror in the Horn and Africa. The fact that the terrorist aligns itself with any local, regional or international criminal groups that would render support…

Tigrayans Fleeing the TPLF

by Ann Fitz-Gerald and Hugh Segal While most eyes stay understandably focused on Russian aggression in Ukraine, another war goes on that Canadians, Americans and Europeans barely know about, in Ethiopia. And what…