January 2015

Messay Kebede I maintain that the upcoming elections will be a turning point for Ethiopia, not because they will result in a major change of policy subsequent to a renovation of the ruling elite but because the absence of change will compel opposition groups to reassess their strategies and the country as a whole will …

Boycotting Ethiopian National Elections: Damn if You Do, Damn if You Don’t! Read More »

The low social status of Ethiopian women lies at the root of violence against them and the tragic cases of two teenagers have galvanised female activists in their efforts to tackle it Tejnesh Leweg’neh, a 15-year-old from Ethiopia’s mountainous northern Shoa region, was abducted by three men on her way to market in October. They …

Ethiopia's women vow to turn tide of violence, rape and murder Read More »

VOA News By Marthe van der Wolf January 21, 2015 ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s coffee has been ranked as the best in the world by an international group of coffee connoisseurs. Not surprisingly, coffee is a top export for the country. But at home it is a source of pride. International coffee experts travel the …

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Raid in Verviers a coordinated, national operation related to attacks in Paris Belgian police killed two men who opened fire on them during one of about a dozen raids on Thursday against an Islamist group that federal prosecutors said was about to launch “terrorist attacks on a grand scale”. Coming a week after Islamist gunmen …

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Fasil Demoz – Yawelachu (Must Listen New Song)

What does it mean—in real life—to appreciate the common bond of humanity above ethnicity or any other distinctions? If you had attended the recent SMNE Forum in Minnesota on December 6, 2014 that brought diverse Ethiopians together to talk to each other rather than about each other you would have seen it in action. We …

Diverse Ethiopians in Minnesota find new and promising relationship SMNE Read More »

It is a long-running tradition of Ethiopian Review to select Person of the Year on 31st December of every year. The criteria we use to make the selection is: Who made the most significant contribution to the freedom and well-being of Ethiopia during the past 12 months? Our choice this year is Ato Gizachew Shiferraw, …

The 2014 Ethiopian Review Person of the Year – Ethiopian Review Read More »