Program: PBS NewsHour Episode: Ethiopia: A Battle for Land and Water A controversial resettlement program in Ethiopia is the latest battleground in the global race to secure prized farmland and water. Correspondent…
MoreBy Associated PressTOKYO (AP) – Michael Kipyego of Kenya surged ahead of Haile Gebrselassie with four kilometers left on Sunday to win the Tokyo Marathon for his first career victory. Gebrselassie held…
MoreThe Plight of Andualem Aragie and Other Political Prisoners in Ethiopia Alemayehu-G-Mariam The “Gulag” prison system in the old Soviet Union was infamous for warehousing and persecuting dissidents and opponetns. The…
MoreBy Ethiomedia.com WASHINGTON, DC – Ethiopians from around the world on Saturday expressed shock and disbelief that Norway was deporting over 1000 Ethiopians with children who were born and raised in that…
More“Communities need leaders who create a better place to live. Children need leaders who help them reach their potential. Family and friends need leaders who model purpose-driven lives.” — John Maxwell, Leadership…
MoreBy Wondimu Mekonnen LONDON – Ethiopian protesters and their allies on Thursday called on Western leaders who met at Lancaster House to discuss ‘Somalia’ to stop rubbing shoulders with dictators such as…
MoreBy William Davison Ethiopia’s government is courting investors from at least four countries including China andGermany to buy a stake in the state-owned company that operates what it says ranks among the world’s…
MoreBy Eyob B Kassa Is there a connection or association between forgiveness and mental health? The answer to this question depends on how you define forgiveness and mental heath. Traditionally, forgiveness…
MoreBy Tesfay Atsbeha and Kahsay Berhe February 2012 Part one On 19 February 2012, the official 37th birthday of the TPLF, many people in Tigray have to think of their loved ones…
MoreAFP/OGADISHU — Two strong explosions rocked the strategic Somali city of Baidoa hours after Ethiopian and pro-government forces wrested it from Al-Qaeda-backed insurgents, officials and witnesses said Thursday. Shebab spokesman Sheikh Abdulaziz…
MoreIN THE NAME OF THE MOST HIGH AN OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENAWI Meles Zenawi Prime Minister The Federal Republic of Ethiopia Dear Prime Minister Meles: Allah willing, you and…
MoreAt least 11 people were found dead in a container trucker in Ethiopia on Sunday and are suspected to be victims of human trafficking. Map of Ethiopia The container was reportedly on…
MoreAlemayehu G Mariam In a memorandum sent to Deutsche Welle’s (DW) [Germany’s international broadcaster] “correspondents outside Ethiopia” in late 2010, Ludger Schadomsky, editor-in-chief of DW’s Amharic program, blasted “ethiomedia and similar sites…
MoreAlemayehu G Mariam February 20, 2012 In a memorandum sent to Deutsche Welle’s (DW) [Germany’s international broadcaster] “correspondents outside Ethiopia” in late 2010, Ludger Schadomsky, editor-in-chief of DW’s Amharic program, blasted “ethiomedia and…
Moreethiomedia Deutsche Welle: A Disgrace to Press Freedom? Posted on February 20, 2012, Updated on February 20, 2012 by Alemayehu G. Mariam Alemayehu G Mariam In a memorandum sent to Deutsche Welle’s (DW) [Germany’s international…
MoreBy Urgessa Tura* In the last four weeks, the news that ‘the new OLF’ dropped its secessionist aspiration as an ultimate political goal in the struggle for the self-rule of the Oromo people has gone viral on…
MoreBy Msmaku Asrat I was reluctant to write on this subject since many have written about it exhaustively. I am writing this from a personal perspective which makes it slightly different from…
MoreBy [B]The Africa Report[/B] A recent spell of inclement weather in some of the main horticultural areas proved devastating for Ethiopia’s Valentine’s Day flower exports. Officials at the Ethiopian Flowers and Vegetables…
MoreA drive to become a world leading sugar producer threatens the livelihoods of thousands of people in rural areas. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Lower Omo Valley in south-western Ethiopia is…
MoreAl Mariam ] The Chinese Dragon is dancing the Watusi shuffle with African Hyenas. Things could not be better for the Dragon in Africa. In the middle of what once used…
More(ዘ-ሐበሻ)፦ ተወዳጆቹ ኮሜዲያኖች ክበበው ገዳ እና መስከረም በቀለ በሰሜን አሜሪካ የተለያዩ ስቴቶች እየተዟሩ የሚያሳዩትን የኮሜዲ ትሪዒት በመቀጠል በሚኒሶታ የፊታችን እሁድ ፌብርዋሪ 19/2012 እንደሚያቀርቡ ለዘ-ሐበሻ ድረ ገጽ የደረሰው መረጃ አመለከተ:: በሶል ዲዛይን እና…
MoreGovernment forcibly removing people to make way for firms to lease agricultural land, says rights group. Human Rights Watch has accused Ethiopia of forcing tens of thousands of people to leave their…
MoreWhat depression is NOT Even though, depression is a common mental health problem, most people have wrong assumptions about what depression is. Depression is not just feeling down or sad. Because you…
More~by Geletaw Zeleke Introduction Ethiopia is one of the richest counties in the world, potentially, but in practice it is one of the poorest countries on Earth. The irony is that natural…
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