Blinken’s trip is the latest in a series of visits to Africa by senior US officials as the US looks to reinforce ties with the continent amid competition from China and Russia. By Daphne Psaledakis ADDIS ABABA, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to meet Ethiopia’s prime minister and foreign […]
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised Ethiopia on Wednesday for its progress in implementing a peace deal to end the Tigray conflict, but stopped short of ushering the country back into a U.S. trade programme. Visiting Ethiopia to repair relations that were strained by the two-year war in the northern region, Blinken met with
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The only time Secretary Blinken cannot keep staring you in the eye is when you mention genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against the Amhara* people. When you mention atrocities against Amhara civilians that US embassy staff and other US civilian, military and intelligence personnel in Ethiopia document daily, Blinken starts blinking. He cannot stare you
Washington should not engage with the country’s government unless it pursues accountability for war crimes. By Seifudein Adem, a professor of global studies at Doshisha University Abadir M. Ibrahim, associate director of the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School. MARCH 14, 2023 Now that the two-year civil war in Tigray and its surrounding regions is
Ethiopic Script: A Symbol of National Identity and Most Efficient Writing System_03-11-2023 Nigerian film writer, director Rahmatou Keita campaign to make Amharic language one of official languages of African Union
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Office of the Spokesperson March 14, 2023 U.S.-Ethiopia Relations The United States and Ethiopia share a long-standing and important partnership based on mutual interests in promoting peace, stability, and economic development. The United States has maintained diplomatic relations with Ethiopia since 1903. Recent Conflict and Its Aftermath On November 2, 2022, under the auspices of
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WASHINGTON — An Ethiopian journalist presented an award by the United States has sounded the alarm over media freedom in her country, which Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit. Meaza Mohammed, the founder of the online network Roha TV, was honored at the White House on Wednesday on International Women’s Day as part
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By LJDemissie March 12, 2023 #image_titleI dedicated this article to PM Abiy Ahmed and Prof. Berhanu Nega, Minister of Education of Ethiopia, and their colleagues for showing the world that the TPLF’s educational policy killed Ethiopia’s education system. Editor’s Note: “Baby steps are the royal road to skill.” Some said it takes 10,000 hours (up
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-the Ethiopian state is ethnically polarized, repressive, murderous, and corrupt— Aklog Birara (Dr) “I am sick and tired of hearing about deaths and constant lies” in Ethiopia. Human rights and social activist Obang Meto “Please let me live. I shall no longer claim to be an Amhara or Christian.” An Amhara girl in Wellega, Oromia
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Leo Okere Let me first explain the title of this text. I write “Shimelis-Abiy” rather than “Abiy-Shimelis,” because it is now clear that Shimelis Abdissa, the President of Oromia, is the person who calls the shots in Ethiopia. Dr. Abiy Ahmed, has been reduced to play the role of the PM of Ethiopia in a
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosts the 17th annual International Women of Courage Award Ceremony on International Women’s Day at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia next week, the State Department said on Friday,
Yonas Biru, PhD In the last fifty some years, four governments have ruled Ethiopia. Emperor Haile Selassie lasted in office for 44 years. Ultimately it was his failure to reform the throne and the land tenure system that led to his and his government’s demise. Consequently, Derg rose to power by accident and force.
