July 2015

By Tom Miles, Reuters July 9, 2015 GENEVA (Reuters) – A top Eritrean diplomat said human traffickers, not rights abuses, were driving people to leave the impoverished African country, after a U.N. body accused the government of presiding over forced labour, torture and other rights violations. Ambassador Tesfamicael Gerahtu told Reuters in Geneva on Tuesday …

Eritrea sees UN scrutiny, migrant exodus as part of “conspiracy” Read More »

09/07/ 2015 Today there are Ethiopian Diaspora media outlets in almost every state and country in the US and Europe. But 24 years ago this was not thinkable. Probably, the first Diaspora Ethiopian media outlet, Ethiopian Television Network has been launched by Dr. Fikre Tolosa. Although the presentation and the programming would be considered amateurish …

The First Ethiopian Television Network in the Diaspora launched 24 years ago Read More »

My topic for my Monday Commentary this week was not about a teachable moment for Ethiopian-Americans.  I dropped my intended topic and wrote this piece because I was madder than a nest of hornets. A couple of weeks ago, I was reading a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) entitled, “Journalists Assaulted While …

A Teachable Moment for Ethio-Americans on July 4, 2015 – By Alemayehu G. Mariam Read More »

Berhanu Tezera – ???? ???? ESFNA Right Now in Washington DC  

Bird Stadium of Mariland is Ready for Ethiopian Soccer Celebration