Ethiopia to Hand Over Occupied Portion of Somalia to AU
With the African Union’s AMISOM force in Somalia looking to grow considerably with the integration of the Kenyan invasion force, they also seem poised
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OLF and Ethiopia
By Yilma Bekele/ The news that the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has decided to struggle for freedom in consort with all Democratic forces in
Deciphering Meles Zenawi’s hatred of Ethiopia (By Messay Kebede)
By Messay Kebede Meles Zenawi’s blatant hatred of Ethiopia is a puzzle that Ethiopian intellectual circles have in vain tried to decipher. While some
The ‘new’ OLF program: much ado about nothing (By Jawar Mohammed)
By Jawar Mohammed* Earlier this week, one of the several OLF factions announced that it had adapted a new political program that apparently drops
Ethiopia’s Oromo rebel group in surprise drop of secession demand
Ethiopia’s oldest armed rebel group, the Oromo Liberation Front(OLF) has reportedly announced that it is abandoning its long held secession agenda and says it
An “African Spring” in 2012?
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Waiting for the Dawn of “Africa’s Spring” in 2012? How about an “EthiopianTsedey” in 2012? In 2011, we witnessed the
Occupy Arat Kilo – We are the 99.6%
By Tedla Asfaw We are not 99 like here in America and UK but 99.6. It is also true an average Ethiopian makes a
Ethiopian court sentences 2 Swedish journalists to 11 years in prison on terror conviction
By Associated Press, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A court in Ethiopia on Tuesday sentenced two Swedish journalists to 11 years in prison on charges
Ethiopian Military Retires 13 Generals, 300 Senior Officers
The Ethiopian military has retired over three hundred senior officers including thirteen generals as part of a leadership succession plan, the Minister of National
Frankincense Is ‘Doomed’
Ethiopia’s population of the trees that produce it are dying (By Kate Schwartz) (Newser) – Gold and myrrh could one day find themselves a
In Ethiopia an orphan gave me the gift of optimism
BRUCE KIRKBY Our mules grunted and clattered across Ethiopia’s rumpled highlands, staggering beneath heavy rafts and two months of expedition food. The land was
Adoption Inc: How Ethiopia’s Industry Dupes Families and Bullies Activists
In Ethiopia, “searchers” track down an adopted child’s history and birth family, often at the behest of adoptive parents in the U.S. or Europe.
Leenco Lata’s New Book – “Peacekeeping as State Building: Current Challenges for the Horn of Africa”
Author: Leenco Lata Paperback: 216 pages Publisher: The Red Sea Press, Inc. Language: English Publication Date: First edition (December 5, 2011) PEACEKEEPING as STATE
Ethiopian court finds 2 Swedish journalists guilty of supporting terrorism
By Associated Press, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A court in Ethiopia convicted two Swedish journalists Wednesday of supporting terrorism after the pair illegally entered
Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Lately, the portrait of Ethiopia painted in the reports of Transparency International (Corruption Index) and Global Financial Integrity shows