May 2013

May 6, 2013 Girma Kassa / Muziky68@yahoo.com It has been years since Eskinder Nega, Adwalem Arague, Nathnael Mekonnen, Reyot Alemu, Bekele Gerba and many reporters and peaceful political activists are shamefully incarcerated. “Why are these fellow Ethiopians still in prison?  How come the regime continues with its impunities? For how long will our humiliation and bondage persist? […]

By Mohammed Awad /Bikyanews.com ADDIS ABABA: Anger is fomenting in Ethiopia following last month’s statements from the Eritrean government over who has a right to Nile River water, which has become a contentious issue in recent years between Ethiopia and Egypt, who claims the lion’s share of water from the world’s largest waterway. The Eritrean government

ADDIS ABABA: The United States Thursday slammed “harsh” sentences handed down to an Ethiopian blogger and an opposition leader, voicing concerns about the “politicized prosecution” of government critics. The US was “deeply disappointed” that Ethiopia’s federal supreme court upheld the men’s “conviction and harsh sentencing,” acting deputy State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said. “Today’s decision

  (Bloomberg News) Ethiopia is negotiating with Brazil, Russia and India to finance and build rail links after agreeing terms last year with Chinese and Turkish companies for other routes, the head of the state rail company said. Russia’s government may fund a 587-kilometer (365-mile) southern line that will eventually connect with a proposed port