Ethiopians Report Dire Conditions in Saudi Jails
(VOA News) – Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia say about 1,700 of their countrymen are being held in dire conditions at prisons in the Saudi
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Dead bodies seen floating on Lake Malawi
(AFP)The bodies of dozens of Ethiopians, believed to be illegal migrants, have been recovered from Lake Malawi after their overcrowded boat capsized earlier this
Tiny brave Eritrea under unremitting US siege
(Pravda) – Last May 24 marked Eritrea’s 21st birthday as an independent nation. It was on May 24 of 1991 that Eritrea finally became
Ethiopia: Phony issues on the net
Hindessa Abdul What do AlJazeera, BBC, Le Monde,The Atlantic, African Review, PC Mag,Tech Crunch have in common? Well, they were among the scores of
Ethiopia court convicts UN security officer of ‘terrorism’
(AFP) – An Ethiopian security officer with the United Nations faced up to 10 years in jail after a court in Addis Ababa found
Going to Ethiopia? If you use Skype, you could be there 15 years
By Salvador Rodriguez (Los Angeles Times) – If you’re heading to Ethiopia sometime soon, I’d like to offer you one small but crucial bit
Squeezing Africa dry: behind every land grab is a water grab
(Grain) – Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse.
New Telecom Crime Bill Grossly Criminalising; Individual Liberty at Stake (Addis Fortune Editorial)
It is astonishing to recall that having a television satellite dish was a criminal act in Ethiopia 15 years before. Ironically, even low-cost houses
New Ethiopian law criminalises Skype, installs Internet filters
By ARGAW ASHINE (Africa Review) The Ethiopian government has passed new legislation that criminalises the use of Internet-based voice communications such as Skype and
AU moves summit to shield Sudan’s Bashir
The African Union announced its 19th annual summit in July would be Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after Malawi withdrew its bid on Sudanese concerns. ADDIS
Ethiopians and other immigrants
The New York Times has discovered racism in Israel. (JP) An Israeli response to such a revelation is “Mazal tov. You’ve discovered America.” The
The empire strikes back: an Ethiopian opposition finds old enemy
By Buri Waddesso (opride) – After convening in the Canadian town of Ottawa, a new diaspora-based Ethiopian opposition outfit, Ethiopian National Transitional Council (Hizbawi
Cuba injects doctor diplomacy into Africa
Oil-pumping African nations pay hefty sums to staff their hospitals with thousands of Cuban doctors, with most of the money going to the Cuban
EPRDF’s Mistakes: Part II – Higher Education
by Aklog Demissie (aklogdem@gmail.com) This is second part of a series that highlight political and policy based mistakes by the EPRDF government. While the
EPRDF’s Mistakes: Part I Telecommunication
by Aklog Demissie ( aklogdem@gmail.com ) If we can express the past 20 years of Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation or the current Ethio-Telecom in one