Sven backs Wenger for England
(By Pete O’Rourke ) Former Three Lions chief feels Gunners boss is ideal choice Sven Goran Eriksson has tipped Arsene Wenger as a possible
Today: August 13, 2025
Welbeck grateful to Sunderland
(skysports.com) England striker Danny Welbeck believes his loan at Sunderland helped transform him from a boy to a man. The rising Manchester United star
Arrests of journalists show Ethiopia’s sterner side
By William Davison From the arrest of more than 100 Ethiopian opposition activists, journalists, and columnists, to the arrest of two Swedish journalists, Ethiopia’s
Evil Genius, Dictator Meles of Ethiopia
By Dula Abdu Meles uses brute force at home and a massive PR machine abroad to crowd out the opposition and to hide his
Prof. Mesfin pays tribute to Debebe Eshetu
October 3, 2011 Prof. Mesfin Wolde-Mariam pays a personal tribute to Debebe Eshetu, a veteran actor and political activist, who was imprisoned a month
Al-Qaeda cleric ‘killed’ in Yemen
(atul aneja)An American aerial attack on Friday killed Anwar Al Awlaki, an influential tech-savvy leader of the al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, known for his
Man Utd strikers Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez miss Basel tie
(bbc.co.uk)Manchester United will be without Wayne Rooney when they chase their first win in this season’s Champions League against Basel on Tuesday. Fellow striker
I am Eskider Nega, too
I am Eskinder Nega. To be sure, I am the voice of Eskinder Nega. It is impossible to scare, arrest, muzzle or jail the
Ethiopian Journalist Flees Country Over Exposure in WikiLeaks Cable
(By Kim Zetter) An Ethiopian journalist has reportedly fled his country after government authorities interrogated him over a WikiLeaks cable in which he was
Ethiopia arrests five for plotting ‘terrorist’ acts
(AFP) ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian authorities arrested four opposition members and one journalist suspected of plotting attacks on state security, the government said Thursday.
Debebe Eshetu’s arrest and New Year
(By Eskinder Nega) Researchers detail ten types of smile. There is the tight-lipped smile which the English particularly fancy. There is the twisted smile
Mahdi Ali faces six counts of first-degree murder in the 2010 deaths at a Minneapolis market
(startribune) Abdirizak Bihi was at a local coffee shop late last week when conversation turned to Mahdi Hassan Ali, the teenager accused of gunning
What Should Starving Ethiopians do to Help Themselves?
By Alemayehu G. Mariam} In 1987 when Time Magazine featured a famine-stricken Ethiopian mother on its cover page, it failed to ask the most
Wikileaks: Ethiopia – Seeye Opens up about EFFORT & control over resources by super-rich Meles and Azeb
Upon taking power in 1991, the ruling Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) liquidated non-military assets held by the movement to found a series of
Ethiopia Detains 29 over bomb plots, Including Opposition Members
The Ethiopian government says it has detained 29 people, including several opposition members, across the country on terrorism-related charges. Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal said