ANALYSIS & OPINION

Girma Kassa Muziky68@yahoo.com May 1, 2013 His name is Nafkot. He is a non-ordinary boy, which I believe will be remembered in history. His mother, Serkalem Fassil, was arrested and placed in rat-infested notorious Kaliti Prison for about two years since November 2005. She was then pregnant and endured heavy pains in prison, for 9 […]

Today I felt like crawling under the blanket and just hide. I know that is what children do. They think hiding under the blanket makes them invisible. It give them a feeling of security and that what I was looking for. Some place to hide and feel secure from my clueless people. Clueless is what

Tesfaye Demmellash tdemmellash@comcast.net In responding to the savagery of the recent forcible removal of Amharas from their homes, farms and businesses in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopians at home and in the Diaspora reacted with deeply felt concern for the survival and wellbeing of the Amhara people in their own country. The response in the media

Martha van der Wolf April 30, 2013 ADDIS ABABA — The cultural tradition of chewing khat, a leaf that is a mild narcotic, is on the rise in Ethiopia. The East African nation is one of the world’s chief exporters of the crop, earning hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Khat’s popularity is growing

By Teklu Abate The website of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains that Ethiopia has 39 missions (embassies and consular offices) in Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. These missions officially represent Ethiopia and poise to serve the Ethiopian Diaspora and Ethiopian-origin nationals. They also intend to encourage and facilitate the transfer of capital, technology,

By Surafel Admassu So many things have been said about the TPLF clique since they were at Dedebite Deseret. We should not be rocket scientist to figure out who they are. It has been well known and recorded that they are an anti-Ethiopia and continue to be unless if we are taking an urgent action

PRESS RELEASE Geneva — The UN refugee agency announced on Friday that its staff in Yemen have recorded the arrival by sea from the Horn of Africa of more than 30,000 refugees and migrants since the start of the year. This compares to 33,634 arrivals over the same time period in 2012. UNHCR spokesman Adrian

This is an appeal forwarded to all governments, international organizations and human rights organizations regarding the deplorable human rights violations being committed against Ethiopian, Eritrean, Somali,……etc. Refugees and migrants in the Middle East. The despicable crimes being committed particularly against the citizens of the above named three nations are horrific. Listening to and reading about

Dear Compatriots, Ethiopian Community Association in The Netherlands  (VEN) has formed a task force to support and campaign for fellow Ethiopians evicted from their residents by the ethnocentric regime in Ethiopia. The task force is organising a public demonstration in collaboration with Ethiopian civic and political organisations  on 15th May 2013 in Brussels. We would like to ask you

Dear Ethiopians, Next Monday April 29 at UN in NYC  we will stage an all inclusive rally. Ethiopian Christians and Muslims especially those in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Connecticut and New York are encouraged to join us. The Washington, D.C. Task force is organizing a bus trip for the rally. Let us put the  light on

By Yilma Bekele Tamagne was here. I wrote that and felt I have said enough. Well since you asked I guess I will tell you the rest of the story. I thought by now you would know If Tamagne was here something big and important regarding Ethiopia happened. You know Tamagne; he does not do