Politically Motivated Charges Against Ethiopian Opposition Leader
Felix Horne Senior Researcher, Horn of Africa Human Rights Watch Merera Gudina at the European Parliament Hearing in November 2016. Credit : Facebook/HRW Three months after Ethiopian security forces...
View ArticleEthiopian Community in Dubai celebrated Ethiopian Day
borkena, Ethiopian News February 27,2017 Ethiopian Community in Dubai celebrated Ethiopian day this past Saturday. The event was apparently colourful. Based on information from Ethiopian Community in...
View ArticleLiberian President , Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ,on a three days visit to Ethiopia
February 28,2017 Liberian President , Ellen Johnson SirleafCredit : EBC Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ,Liberian President , is on a three days visit to Ethiopia since yesterday. She was welcomed by Ethiopian...
View ArticleCrown council decorated outstanding Ethiopians with Menelik Medal
borkena, Ethiopian News February 28,2017 In commemoration of 121 Adwa Victory Anniversary, Ethiopian Crown Council awarded outstanding Ethiopians for their contributions to Ethiopia. ESAT reported that...
View ArticleAdwa is indivisible;not a material for ethno-nationalists historical revision
Editorial February 28,2017 borkena,Ethiopia News Adwa is a remarkable African heritage, not just Ethiopian. What made the victory possible, needless to say,among other things, was the unity of...
View ArticleEthiopia : allegedly planned attack on the Grand Renaissance Dam foiled, says...
borkena, Ethiopia News March 1,2017 Photo Credit : Fana Toronto- Government in Ethiopia claims that it dealt a blow to what it says was a planned attack on the Grand Renaissance Dam. And it seems to...
View ArticleEthiopia :Gobe Melke,prominent resistance leader,assassinated
borkena, Ethiopia News March 2,2017 The late Gobe Melke. Graphic Credit : Ethiopian DJ As Ethiopians, abroad, are preparing to celebrate the 121st anniversary of Adwa victory, news of assassination of...
View Article“Adwa teaches a principled and determined leadership,” Thabo Mbeki tells...
borkena,Ethiopia News March 2,2017 Former South African president,Thabo Mbeki ,is one of the many African leaders who understood the political,social,cultural and historical context and importance of...
View ArticleEthiopia During The Derg Years – new book by the late Tesfaye Dinka
borkena, Ethiopia News March 3,2017 Book by the late Tesafaye Dinka, entitled “Ethiopia During the Derg Years” , is published posthumously. Tesafaye Dinka served as Foreign Affairs Minister and later...
View ArticleEthiopian opposition leader pleads not guilty to incitement charges
by Aaron Maasho,Addis Ababa Reuters March 3,2017 Ethiopian opposition leader -Merera Gudina Source – VOA Amharic An Ethiopian opposition leader from a region hit by deadly anti-government protests last...
View ArticleGulen schools in Ethiopia sold : DW
DW March 4,2017 The Turkish government has been actively cracking down on African schools run by the controversial Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. Now, Gulen schools in Ethiopia have changed hands....
View ArticleEgypt sneaky strategy against Ethiopia : SSNA
South Sudan News Agency March 5, 2017 Egyptian President – SisiSource : South Sudan News Agency Kampala, (SSNA) – In an exclusive interview on Sunday, a former Ugandan intelligence agent told the South...
View ArticleDrought emergency spirals in Ethiopia amid major aid shortages
Thomson Reuters Foundation March 6,2017 A woman holds her child as they wait to receive supplementary food at a distribution centre in Gelcha village, one of the drought stricken areas of Oromia...
View ArticleAnother grenade attack in North Western Ethiopia
(March 7,2017 -Toronto ) – If recurring grenade attack in North Western Ethiopia are to be taken as a measure of magnitude of resistance, or at least as an omen of it, government repression in the...
View ArticleDon’t forget Ethiopia starvation risk, says German NGO
DW March 8,2017 The Menschen für Menschen charity has said 5.7 million Ethiopians could die of a lack of food. Part of the problem is that other countries are faring even worse and thus getting most of...
View ArticleTigray People’s Democratic Movement rants TPLF slang. Misplaced.
Editorial March 9,2017 Why Tigray People Democratic Movement is wrong about the “attack on Tigreans” Two political statements this week from two different political organizations, one from within the...
View ArticleUS: Stand Up for Ethiopians as Government Stifles Protests, Jails Journalists
Human Rights Watch Statement on Ethiopia to US Congress Human Rights Watch Statement to US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International...
View ArticleOgaden National Liberation Front says 300 people dead in Ogaden region of...
Ogaden National Liberation Front calls upon actors to respond to cholera epidemic in South Eastern Ethiopia. March 10,2017 borkena, Ethiopian News In a statement issued on its website on March 8,2017,...
View ArticleZequala Monastry fighting alleged wild fire
Fire is advancing to Kidusan Chaka of Zequala Monastery area March 10,2017 Zequala Monastery is fighitng what is said to be a wild fire which broke out this afternoon, according to reports by Hara Ze...
View ArticleEritrean based rebel claims responsibility for prison attack in Gondar
Ethiopian News March 11,2017 This past Thursday a prison in Wogera district of Gonder was attacked and prisoners were freed. In the attack, at least two prison guards have been killed and four others...
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