2016

HRM Condemns the Irresponsible Action of Security Forces that Caused the Death of Hundreds of People at Irrecha Festival Press Release from Harari Revival Movement: Oct 4, 2016 Our thoughts are with the victims of Irrecha Festival. We extend our heartfelt condolences in to the families who lost their loved ones particular and to worldwide

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Dozens have been killed and injured in Ethiopia’s Oromia region after security forces confronted protesters at a festival, witnesses say. Some people died in a panicked stampede after police employed tear gas and baton charges, they said. Thousands had gathered for a religious festival in Bishoftu, 40km (25 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa. Some

Police in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering a stampede the opposition party said killed at least 170 people. The government did not give a precise death toll resulting from chaotic scenes on Sunday during the annual festival, where some people chanted slogans against

(Oakland Institute) — As months of protest and civil unrest hurl Ethiopia into a severe political crisis, a new report from the Oakland Institute debunks the myth that the country is the new “African Lion.” Miracle or Mirage? Manufacturing Hunger and Poverty in Ethiopia exposes how authoritarian development schemes have perpetuated cycles of poverty, food

It was more than merely his Olympic moment. It was a moment nine months in the making. As Feyisa Lilesa ran the final stretch of marathon in Rio in August, the memories flooded his head — the injustices that he’d witnessed, the fragmented Ethiopia that he called home. He reflected on how far he’d come

By Ada Carr | weather.com A worker dries organic coffee beans produced at the Fortaleza Environmental Farm in Mococa, northeast of São Paulo, Brazil. (NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) The extinction of wild coffee is also possible. A report says climate change will threaten the world’s coffee supply with unstable environments, pests and disease. There’s been talk of