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Ethiopian Airlines to acquire 45 % share from Zambia Airways
Source : EBC borkena December 25,2017 Ethiopian Airlines is poised to acquire 45 % share from Zambia Airways. Ethiopian state broadcaster, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, cited Zambia’s acting...
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Protest in Oromo region of Ethiopia does not seem to end before an end to...
Protest in Oromo region of Ethiopia calls for an end to TPLF regime Photo credit : ESAT borkena December 25, 2017 As government communication minister is calling for University students from different...
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Egypt and Ethiopia talking Nile again after disagreement in September
Ethiopia News borkena December 26,2017 Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a meeting with Workneh Gebeyehu, Ethiopian minister for Foreign Affairs, today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopian...
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Social media campaign for prisoners of conscience kicks off
All day long social media campaign for prisoners of conscience Campaign PosterSource : Social Media borkena December 26,2017 Journalists and Human Rights activists in Ethiopia have organized a social...
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TPLF reportedly deploying Tigray militia to conflict areas in Ethiopia...
TPLF arming youth, former guerilla fighters and deploying militia to conflict areas in Ethiopia, reports ESAT Source : ESAT borkena December 27,2017 A report by Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT)...
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Selam Buses carrying Ethiopian church pilgrims to Kulbi attacked by protesters
Selam Bus and two other buses affiliated with the ruling party attacked. United Nations issued travel advisories for its staff in Ethiopia. Photo source : Selam Bus Share Company page borkena December...
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Abadula Gemeda and Bereket Simon back to power as EPRDF concludes meeting
Unexpected as it may sound, Abadula Gemeda and Bereket Simon back to power as EPRDF meeting comes to a close. Gedu Andargachew and Lemma Megersa threatened and sidelined by TPLF coalition within the...
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“Double face of Oromo struggle.” What should OPDO do about it?
OPDO showed determination not to dwell on the radical ethno-nationalist narrative and seem to have interest to be a party with a solution for all Ethiopians. What should it do in Oromo region of...
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Ethiopian ruling party plans to break apart unity between Ethiopians,reveals...
EPRDF statement reveals TPLF intransigence to address popular demands borkena December 31, 2017 Ethiopian ruling party, EPRDF, concluded three weeks long meeting yesterday. Due to the high-level...
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Crisis in the land of the economic miracle : Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle December 31, 2017 Unrest has plagued Ethiopia for the past two years. So what’s going on? The reasons are complicated. Source : DW Journalist Martin Plaut considers this to be the...
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Ethiopian Railway to start operation to Djibouti amid fragile security
Ethiopian Railway to start operation this week amid fragile security situation The new railway lineSource : BBC borkena January 1,2018 Ethiopia’s first railway line was built by The Imperial Railway...
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Five Ethiopians reportedly killed in Libya
Ethiopians died due to torture and captivity conditions in Libya Ethiopians Captured in LibyaSource – EuronewsFile borkena Ethiopian News January 1,2018 Five Ethiopians died in Libya where they were...
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Members of air force pilots reportedly defected
10 Air force memebers reportedly missing borkena January 2, 2018 Unconfirmed reports emerging on social media today say about ten Ethiopian air force pilots defected the regime. According to the...
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Ethiopian International Task Force calling for remittance boycott against...
If orchestrated very well, Ethiopian government can lose well over three hundred million dollars a month from remittance boycott borkena January 1,2018 Ethiopians living in the diaspora who are oppose...
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Residents of Shambu took to the street to send clear message for TPLF
Shambu had a response for the statement from “EPRDF executive“ https://www.borkena.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Shambu-protest.mp4 borkena January 2,2017 When the ruling coalition issued a statement...
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Joint press conference of chairman of the four parties within EPRDF
Ethiopian News borkena January 3, 2017 Chairman of the four parties that constitute the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front Party held a joint press statement. The party is making...
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Ethiopian government to close down torture chamber and release political...
Ethiopian government announced it is closing down Maekelawi torture chamber and releasing some political prisoners in what could be said a symbolic political gesture but is it good enough to end...
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Ethiopia to release political prisoners, close camp
The Associated Press January 3,2017 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — In a surprise move, Ethiopia’s leader on Wednesday announced plans to drop charges against political prisoners and close a notorious...
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Chairman Royce Statement on Ethiopia Political Prisoners Announcement
Chairman Royce Foreign Affairs Committee January 4, 2018 Washington, D.C. – House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the human rights situation in...
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Demeke Mekonnen to Chair MetEC Board of Directors
Demeke Mekonnen borkena January 4,2018 One of the three deputy prime ministers, Demeke Mekonnen, is appointed by prime minister Hailemariam Desalegne to chair the board of directors of state-owned...
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