http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37716653 The Ethiopian authorities have detained 1,600 people as they try to boost security under the state of emergency, a government minister has told the …
Read More »Ethiopia’s list of banned activities
ttp://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/18/africa/ethiopia-banned-activities/ Ethiopia has imposed severe regulations under a new six-month “state of emergency” as it faces unprecedented levels of unrest across the country, a first …
Read More »EU & the Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia-12 October 2016
EU & the Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia-12 October 2016
Read More »ETHIOPIAN PM BOWS TO MERKEL PRESSURE OVER ELECTORAL REFORMS
The ruling coalition controls all 524 seats in Ethiopia’s parliament. BY CONOR GAFFEY ON 10/12/16 AT 10:25 AM Pause Mute Current Time0:51 Duration Time1:45 Loaded: …
Read More »Will U.S. Troops Become the Ethiopian Government’s Thugs?
http://blackagendareport.com/ by Mark P. Fancher Ethiopia’s authoritarian regime, dominated by elites of the Tigrayan ethnic group, faces growing protest by the Oromo and Amhara people, …
Read More »Protests a serious scare to Ethiopia PM and secretive ruling coalition
http://www.nation.co.ke/ Bishoftu residents cross their wrists above their heads as a symbol for the Oromo anti-government protest movement during the Oromo holiday in Bishoftu on …
Read More »Ethiopia: How popular uprising became the only option
http://africanarguments.org/ In theory, the Oromo and Amhara are well-represented by parties in government. But they have never been perceived to have either legitimacy or autonomy. …
Read More »Ethiopia: many dead in anti-government protest at religious festival
Opposition party says stampede kills at least 50 people in chaotic scenes in restive Oromiya region Protesters run from teargas during the Irreecha festival of …
Read More »Ethiopian soap star and ’household name’ Zenah-Bezu Tsegaye flees to seek asylum in US
A prhttp://www.independent.co.uk/ ominent soap actor has fled Ethiopia to seek asylum in the US, becoming the latest high profile figure to do so in …
Read More »At least 162 bodies recovered after boat carrying hundreds of refugees sinks
The bodies of 162 people had been pulled from the waters off theEgyptian coast by Friday, two days after a boat carrying hundreds of refugees …
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