Dozens of protesting South Sudanese students arrested in Ethiopia
About 42 South Sudanese university students on government scholarships were arrested by Ethiopian police after they occupied their embassy in protests against delayed living stipend on Thursday. The...
View ArticleAustralia: Protests Prompt Ethiopia Reprisals
Visa for Abusive Ethiopian Official Raises Concerns Shukri, a Somali-Ethiopian Australian, who protested against the visit of Ethiopia’s President of the Somali Regional State, Abdi Mohamoud Omar, to...
View ArticleEthiopia’s Candidate to Lead the World Health Organization Contracts...
Ethiopia’s candidate for Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom, shocked many observers when he displayed a complete lack of knowledge about global health strategies...
View ArticleCAN ETHIOPIA’S NEW CABINET ADDRESS THE OROMO PROTESTS?
Ethiopia’s prime minister, under pressure following almost a year of deadly protests, appeared to offer an olive branch to disgruntled protesters on November 1. In a substantial cabinet reshuffle,...
View ArticleEgyptians arrested in Addis
Taha Mansour A couple of Egyptian citizens who reside in Addis Ababa were arrested early in the week, Capital learnt. The Ethiopian government has been accusing the Egyptian government meddling in the...
View ArticleEthiopia’s gov’t spokesman decried the election of Trump to lead the U.S
Ethiopia’s newly sworn in government spokesman, Negeri Lencho, said the election of Donald Trump is not good both for his country and for the African continent as a whole and has described him as ‘an...
View ArticleESAT DC Qophii Dhimma Keenyaa Turtii Obbo Amiin Jundii Waliin Taasifame Mon...
ESAT DC Qophii Dhimma Keenyaa Turtii Obbo Amiin Jundii Waliin Taasifame Mon 07 Nov 2016
View ArticleOmar wins MN House seat; nation’s first Somali-American lawmaker
Minneapolis organizer Ilhan Omar made history Tuesday when she won a Minnesota House seat and prepared to become the nation’s first Somali-American legislator. DFL Representative-elect Ilhan Omar waves...
View ArticleObama congratulates Trump, invites the president-elect to the White House
President Obama phoned Donald Trump early Wednesday “to congratulate him on his victory,” the White House said in a statement. “The President also called Secretary Clinton and expressed admiration for...
View ArticleEthiopia: After a year of protests, time to address grave human rights concerns
Nearly one year on from the start of a wave of protests that has left at least 800 people dead at the hands of security forces, the Ethiopian government must take concrete steps to address grave human...
View ArticleIndian, Ethiopian aircraft make emergency landings
KARACHI: An Indian aircraft made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi early on Tuesday, said a source, adding that after a brief stay, the plane took off for its destination...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s concession speech
Clinton speaks following election loss Hillary Clinton speaks following her election night defeat.
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