April 2017 | Ethiopian Latest News, Top Analysis and the Best Articles

Farewell to Ato Asefa Chabo (Yosef Degefe)

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / April 28, 2017

Facing gashe Asefa’s sudden death on Facebook is very shocking. I couldn’t believe it, as some people do, I thought it was April fool (I even haven’t heard that he was sick) …I’ve just started reading his autobiographical book, “Yetzta Feleg”. … I was also expecting another book to come from his thoughtful, resourceful, and …

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Interview with Dr Bezabih Demissie and Yeshiwas Assefa – SBS Amharic

News / April 28, 2017

https://youtu.be/0JO8bI4b6EQ Interview with Dr Bezabih Demissie and Yeshiwas Assefa – SBS Amharic

Tedros Adhanom – Wikipedia

News / April 16, 2017 / Tedros Adhanom

Tedros Adhanom – Wikipedia Tedros was born in Asmara, which at that time was in Ethiopia but is now the capital of Eritrea,[11] to Adhanom Gebreyesus and Melashu Weldegabir. His family originated from the Enderta awrajja of the province of Tigray. Tedros recalls that as a child he was very aware of the suffering and death caused by malaria.[12] His younger brother died at the …

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Jailed Ethiopian Journalist and Opposition Politician Find Neither Justice nor Clear Prison Jurisdiction to Host Both

News / April 12, 2017

by Mahlet Fasil | Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 12, 2017 – Jailed Ethiopian journalist Elias Gebru and former opposition party leader Daniel Shibeshi say prison officials at the Bole Sub City detention facility, where they have been held for the last five months without charges, have told them that they are neither able to …

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ONA Reported- Heavy fighting between ONLA and Ethiopian regime soldiers Near Birqot district of degahbur.

News / April 11, 2017

pril 11, 2017 Ogadenia (ONA) – Contingents from Ethiopian regime soldiers and Associated mercenary Liyu Police militia attacked Ogaden National Liberation Army Units near Leedilay area, Birqot district of Degahbur region on the 9 the of April. Residents fleeing the battle area who were interviewed ONA reporter in Birqot reported seeing the dead bodies of …

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Part 2: Oromo Media Network Exclusive Interview With President Isaias Afwerki

News / April 9, 2017

OMN Exclusive Interview With President Isaias Afwerki Part 2 (April 10, 2017)

Former nursing assistant (Adeladilew Mekonen) gets 25 years for sex crimes against patients

News / April 6, 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. — A former Providence nursing assistant arrested in 2016 for sexually abusing several patients will be sentenced to 25 years in prison as part of a negotiated plea agreement. Adeladilew Mekonen on Friday pleaded guilty to multiple sex crimes. He was previously indicted for 28 crimes (listed below) against 12 female patients. Seven of …

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Why Ethiopia is building a space program

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / April 5, 2017

By The Economist THE ancient holy town of Lalibela, perched some 2,500 metres above sea-level in Ethiopia’s northern highlands, boasts some of the clearest night skies imaginable. Ethiopian stargazers dream that the mountains around Lalibela may one day host a world-class observatory to rival the big ones in Chile and Hawaii. And in time Ethiopia …

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