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Non-Governmental Organizations and Diaspora Groups Welcome Growing Support in Congress

News / July 31, 2017

July 27, 2017 Non-Governmental Organizations and Diaspora Groups Welcome Growing Support in Congress for Improved Governance and Human Rights in Ethiopia Human rights, democracy, torture survivor and diaspora organizations welcome today’s markup of House Resolution 128 that calls for more inclusive governance, accountability for human rights violations, and an independent investigation into the unrest and …

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Taxation With Repression and the Raging Quiet Riot in Ethiopia – Alemayehu G. Mariam

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / July 30, 2017

James Otis, an early instigator of the American revolution, captured the rebellious sentiments and resentments of the colonists when he proclaimed, “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” In 1765, Otis organized an intercolonial conference to protest taxes on stamps affixed to legal and other documents in the colonies. That convention issued a Resolutiondeclaring: “That it is inseparably …

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The “Big Man” And the Broken People of Jigjiga, Ethiopia

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / July 29, 2017

by Muktar M. Omer THERE can be no better visualization of life under the archetypal “Big Man” in post-colonial Africa than the portrayal of the fictional African tyrant in Achille Mbembe’s “The Aesthetics of Vulgarity”. In this moving theory of power, oppression, tyranny and a sickening social situation the Cameroonian theorist refers to as …

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Organ Trafficking and Migrants from Africa – By Dawit W Giorgis

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / July 24, 2017

Introduction Transnational crime is the most lucrative illegal business on earth. Transn629ational crimes are motivated by the incredibly huge amount of money they can generate which range from US$1.6 trillion and $2.2 trillion per year—for the 11 crimes identified by Global Financial Integrity 2017 report. These crimes finance terrorism and corruption across the globe. Transnational …

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Jano Band takes Ethio-rock to Coke Studio Africa

News / July 21, 2017

By Lucy Ilado Ethiopia’s Jano Band will be collaborating with South African singer Shekhinah, as the ethio-rock band makes its Coke Studio Africa debut in Nairobi, Kenya “Being on Coke Studio Africa is very nice – this is the biggest platform for connecting African artists,” said Hailu Amerga, one of the band’s vocalists. “Our collaboration …

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Ethiopia: Rape as a War Weapon in The Ogaden Region

News / July 19, 2017

Rape as a War Weapon in The Ogaden Region from Sara Bernardo on Vimeo. by Sara Bernardo The Ogaden is a region between Somalia and Ethiopia. The Ogaden has been occupied and taken with violence by the Ethiopian forces.  The Somalis living in the region have been suffering cruel tortures at the hands of the …

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DANA Drama Season 5 Part 1

News / July 16, 2017

DANA Drama Season 5 Part 1

Interview with Journalist Elias Amare – SBS Amharic

News / July 9, 2017

https://youtu.be/N_Hph2jZ5KI Interview with Journalist Elias Amare – SBS Amharic