Ethiopia ‘detains 1,600’ under state of emergency
Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, on October 2, 2016. The...
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There is this video of opposition leaders at SabaSaba rally doing rounds in social media. Watching it makes me think we are too harsh on Mike Sonko. The law should apply equally. Posted by Cleophas...
View ArticleEthiopia state of emergency affecting work of US embassy
The United States embassy in Addis Ababa has disclosed that the October 9 state of emergency currently in force in Ethiopia severely affects their ability to assist US citizens. One of the...
View ArticleTHE WORLD’S TEN MOST UNSTABLE COUNTRIES
This article first appeared on the American Enterprise Institute site. As George W. Bush and Al Gore debated prior to the 2000 elections, neither Iraq nor Afghanistan merited serious mention. Eight...
View ArticleEthiopia Travel Warning – U.S. Passports & International Travel
The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Ethiopia due to ongoing unrest that has led to hundreds of deaths, thousands of arrests, as well as injuries and...
View ArticleShabaab ‘takes Somali town’ after Ethiopia troop pullout
Mogadishu (AFP) – Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group said Sunday they had retaken control of a town in central Somalia after hundreds of Ethiopian troops serving with the African Union’s...
View ArticleEthiopian great secures clear victory on her 10-mile debut
Ethiopian great secures clear victory on her 10-mile debut, while Thompson returns to winning ways in Portsmouth and Southsea Tirunesh Dibaba was a dominant winner as she made her 10-mile debut at the...
View ArticleAfrica airlines have a hard time making money . How Ethiopia’s national...
INSIDE the atrium of a gleaming new building on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, trainee air stewards flit between the classrooms and aeroplane simulators that surround a large indoor swimming pool. The...
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