Hiber Radio Daily Ethiopian News Sept 10, 2020
Hiber Radio Daily Ethiopian News Sept 10, 2020
September 2020
More than 500 Ethiopians Christians have reportedly been murdered in door-to-door attacks since June
Muslim extremists armed with “armed with guns, machetes, swords and spears” have sought out Christians, according to an aid group’s report. AChristian aid organization, the Barnabas Fund, is reporting that since June more than 500 Ethiopian Christians have been murdered in door-to-door attacks in the Oromia regional state of Ethiopia.According to the group’s report, “extremists arrived
Ethiopian region votes, defying federal government and PM
By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — People have begun voting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in a local election defying the federal government and increasing political tensions in Africa’s second most populous country. Tigray officials have warned that an intervention by the federal government would amount to a “declaration of war.” They have
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A Sober New Year’s Message to My Ethiopian Family
Dear Ethiopian, At this time of the Ethiopian New Year, I want to share a message from my heart to my beloved fellow Ethiopians. As most of you already know, I am a human rights defender and advocate for peace, justice, and reconciliation. I strongly believe that this country is like a human body that
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GROWING CONUNDRUM US decision to halt aid to Ethiopia over GERD risks complicating talks
By Morris Kiruga A decision by the United States to suspend a portion of its aid to Ethiopia over issues related to its Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) may further complicate talks scheduled to resume in mid-September. The announcement US President Trump’s administration on 1 September that it would halt $130m in aid to Ethiopia came
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TEDROS ADHANOM EXPOSED: Money, Blood and Conscience: A novel of Ethiopia’s democracy revolution
By Abebe Gellaw Executive director of Ethiopian Satellite Television & Radio (ESAT) 2016-2019. Could a new historical novel about Ethiopia’s former dictatorship be the final straw that forces the World Health Organization’s beleaguered Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebhreyesus to resign? Money, Blood and Conscience tells the story of a Hollywood television producer who stages a rock
Journalists Say They Were Barred from Traveling to Cover Ethiopian Regional Election
By Esha Sarai September 07, 2020 Simon Marks, a freelance journalist who often reports for VOA, was stripped of his passport and cellphone at Ethiopia’s Bole International airport Monday while traveling to cover elections in the Tigray region. Marks is one of at least four journalists who were barred from boarding the flight in Addis
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