December 2016

At least 35 people have lost their lives in an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul, the city’s governor has said. Among the dead is one police officer, Vasip Sahin stated, adding that it was a terror attack. At least another 40 were injured in the attack which took place in the Reina nightclub, in …

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Ethiopia: Ruling party holds emergency meeting as officials, businessmen arrested for alleged corruption The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) called an emergency meeting on Friday as over one hundred government officials and businessmen have reportedly been arrested for an alleged corruption.Information reaching ESAT indicate the government had also frozen the assets of the alleged …

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by Gosaye Ethiopia Movement On his recent article on EthioMedia website about mixed ethnicity; Mr. Solomon Regassa explained the various problems facing millions of mixed Ethiopians and how we can politically organize ourselves to address them. We, at Gosaye Ethiopia Movement (GEM) and activists worldwide supporting our cause, highly appreciate the recent interest among many …

Gosaye Ethiopia Movement: Response to Solomon on Mixed ethnicity in Ethiopia Read More »

By Tedla Asfaw Following the passing away of the legendary Ethiopian runner Mirut Yefter/Shifter last week past interviews and footage of Mirut glorious victories are posted on social medias. Out of all these interviews Mirut interview by Alebachew Desalegn during the London Olympics in 2012 is worth following. . https://youtu.be/t_5U0w9ylw0 The current Ethnic Politics/Gosegnent has …

The Late Major/Shaleqa Mirut Yefter/Shifter Warning to the Future of Ethiopian Athletics !!! Read More »

December 24, 2016 I read an article written by Professor Teshome Abebe on the policy implication of the land issue research in Ethiopia. The following assertion forced me to write this commentary: “In my previous articles and speeches, I had stated that neither Ethiopian scholars nor political parties had provided a clear, concise, and meaningful …

Commentary: Research on Land Ownership and Land Use Policy in Ethiopia – by Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD Read More »

by De Birhan Befeqadu Hailu,  a member of the Zone9 blogging collective , who was detained by the Ethiopian Command Post for an alleged interview he gave for the VoA Amharic, has reportedly been released today. He was held at a military camp farther South of Addis Abeba since he was siezed in his home in …

Bloggers Befeqadu Hailu & Seyoum Teshome, Activists Blen Mesfin, Eyasped Tesfaye Reportedly Released After Command Post Detention Read More »

AMISOM: Since October, Ethiopia has been withdrawing troops from Somalia. The redeployment highlights problems with the international community’s funding of military operations in Africa. © TOBIN JONES, AU UN IST, AFP | In this handout pictured released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, Ethopian soldiers, wearing their new African Union berets, ready themselves …

Ethiopian troop withdrawal from Somalia exposes problems – AMISOM Read More »

EU parliament writes to Ethiopian president over detained Oromo leader The European Parliament (EP) has officially written to the Ethiopian government seeking clarification on the arrest of an opposition leader, Dr. Merera Gudina. The EP President, Martin Schulz, in a letter to President Mulatu Teshome said they were disturbed about the arrest of the Chairman …

EU letter to Government of Ethiopia on the arrest of Dr Merera Gudina Read More »

Thirteen Years After the Massacre of the Anuak and Still No Justice for Any of Us! PRESS RELEASE. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2016. (Vancouver, BC, Canada)—Today is December 13, a day which will remind the Anuak of the painful loss of their loved ones in Gambella on the same date in 2003— thirteen years …

A DECEMBER 13 “DAY OF REMEMBRANCE” FOR ALL ETHIOPIANS – Anuak Justice Read More »

Saleh, a cameraman, for Eritrea’s state broadcaster Eri-TV, was arrested along with Tesfalidet, a producer, in late 2006 on the Kenya-Somalia border during Ethiopia’s invasion of southern Somalia. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry first disclosed the detention of the journalists in April 2007 and presented them on state television as part of a group of 41 …

CPJ said Of the 259 journalists jailed worldwide 16 are in Ethiopia Read More »