Washington wants a stable partner in the Horn of Africa. But cozying up to the repressive regime in Addis Ababa isn’t the way to go …
Read More »Obama Should Stay Away from Ethiopia
Drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Ethiopia
Problems: Lack of drinking water and sanitation infrastructure. Poverty, unhealthy conditions and lack of knowledge about hygiene. Prejudicial to the women and girls who have …
Read More »Voices Heard in Geneva? The UN vs Eritrea
by THOMAS C. MOUNTAIN (CounterPunch) — I spent Monday, June 22 in Geneva, Switzerland protesting alongside over 5,000 fellow Eritreans in front of the UN …
Read More »Barattoonni warra dhihaa kudha lama ka Suudaan keessatti baratan ISS dabalaman
Hegeree Oromiyaatiin Sudaani fi barattota lammi warra dhihaa Sudaan keysatti barachaa jiran. Itti gaafatamaan kollajji Medikaala Sudaan akka ibsetti barattonni warra dhihaa 12 gara biyya …
Read More »Somalia attack: Al-Shabab ‘kills 30’ at AU military base
At least 30 people have been killed after gunmen attacked an African Union military base in southern Somalia, witnesses say. For More
Read More »Mr. Obama’s visit to Ethiopia sends the wrong message on democracy
(The Washington Post) — “AFRICA DOESN’T need strongmen, it needs strong institutions.” Those were President Obama’s words when he addressed Ghana’s parliament in July 2009, …
Read More »BREAKING: A HISTORIC 100% WIN FOR ETHIOPIA’S RULING EPRDF
The Ethiopian national Electoral Board Chairman Prof. Merga Bekan announced today that the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), a collation of four ethnic …
Read More »Ethiopia: Separatist rebels step up the fight for Independence
Ogaden National Liberation Front or ONLF, a movement that fights the return of the Independence of Ogaden region, Southeast of Ethiopia near Somalia launched an …
Read More »Al Shabab ambush kills 30 Ethiopian soldiers
Burhakaba, Somalia (Shabelle Network) – Heavy fighting broke out between Ethiopian forces serving under AU mission in Somalia ‘AMISOM’ and Al Shabaab militants in Jameco area 20 …
Read More »The brutal dictatorship the world keeps ignoring
washingtonpost On Monday, the United Nations released the results of a year-long investigation into human rights in Eritrea. What it found was horrific. Detailing “systematic, widespread …
Read More »