Tree nursery site in Kebena Addis Ababa is given to Meles Zenawi’s wife
November 4,2016 Azeb Mesfin, widow of the late Meles Zenawi, is reportedly given 10,000 square meters plot of land in Addis Ababa. The plot is located in Kebena neighborhood and used to be a tree...
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African Union Commissioner calls for dialogue in Ethiopia
Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaSource : Africaontherise ESAT November 7,2016 African Union Commission head Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has called for intense dialogue over the recent protests in Ethiopia, saying...
View ArticleGebrselassie elected president of Ethiopian track federation
AP Published on November 6,2016 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Haile Gebrselassie has been elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation. The two-time Olympic champion won Saturday night’s election...
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Ethiopia reportedly arrested two Egyptians
November 9,2016 Taha MansourSource : Capital Ethiopia At least two Egyptians are reportedly arrested in Ethiopia. One of them is identified as Taha Taha Mansour. He was assistant manager at Radisson...
View ArticleOne Year on, Calls for Ethiopia to Discuss Issues With Protesters
Marthe van der Wolf VOA November 10,2016 BRUSSELS — It is now one year since persistent, sometimes violent anti-government protests started in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. How much closer are the Oromos,...
View ArticleHRW: Will Ethiopia ’s Year-Long Crackdown End?
Felix Horne Senior Researcher, Horn of Africa HRW November 10,2016 When I met 15-year-old “Meti” (not her real name), she felt her dream of becoming a nurse was over. In February, Meti and her...
View ArticleBBC to launch service in Amharic, Afaan Oromo and Tigrinya
borkena November 17,2016 In what is said to be major expansion since the 1940’s , BBC is set to launch service in additional languages for audiences in Africa and Asia. Major language additions from...
View ArticleFresh fighting in Humera region,Ethiopia
November 17,2016 Renewed fighting in Gonder is reported by Amhara Resistance activists on social media and Ethiopian satellite television. Both sources seem to suggest that there was intense fighting...
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Ethiopia : Gamada Wariyo -“Down Down Woyane” chant icon – reportedly in Egypt
November 21,2016 http://www.borkena.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Irrecha-Massacre-and-Oromo-Protest.mp4 Gamada Wariyo chanting “down down woyane” during Irrecha celebration in Bishoftu. Video :...
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Riek Machar prevented from entering Ethiopia : ESAT
ESAT November 21,2016 South Sudan’s FVP, Riek Machar, departing from Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa to Pretoria, South Africa, 14 February 2016 (SPLM-IO courtesy photo) The leader of South...
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Ethiopia : Ministers swept by “reform” measures appointed as ambassadors ;...
November 22,2016 Mulatu Teshome appointed eight Ambassadors this past week ; five of them used to be ministers before they were swept away, last month, from their positions during the state of...
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Contingent of defense force reportedly deserted to join insurgent groups in...
November 23,2016 Humera Region of GonderSource : Google Map Unconfirmed reports on social media claim that a contingent of defense force deployed in Gonder region of Ethiopia since August of this year...
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Ethiopia : “I am alive”– says rebel commander in a facebook update
November 24,2016 Gebrye Yegayntu For most part of the day, updates on the alleged death of senior level rebel commander, major Mesafint Tigabu, inundated Ethiopians’ timelines on facebook. He was...
View ArticleEthiopia : Is TPLF planning to arrest Gedu Andargachew?
November 28,2016 Political steps of Tigray People’s Liberation Front could be inferred from varieties of sources including from propaganda in state media. But Tigray Online, an online ultra-TPLF mouth...
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Surgeon jailed in Ethiopia faces new charges : Radio Sweden
Radio Sweden Published on November 25,2016 Fikru MaruSource : Radio Sweden A cardiac surgeon from Sweden already imprisoned in Ethiopia for several years could be changed with additional crimes,...
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Eritrean President Afworki and Egypt’s El-Sisi met in Cairo
ESAT November 30,2016 Isayas Afeworki and SisiCredit : Egyptian Presidency via ESAT Reports reaching from Cairo say Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi...
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Ethiopia backs Kenya in race for AU Chairperson position: Africa News
Africa News Published on December 1,2016 Amina Mohamed Source : www.howafrica.com Ethiopia has disclosed that it will back the candidature of Kenya’s foreign affairs chief in the race to elect the new...
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Ethiopian Twins Get Life-Changing Surgery Thanks to DFW Doctors
By Brian Scott NBCDFW December 4,2016 Ethiopian twins Markos and Tamrat Bogale will receive free surgeries from several doctors in Plano who hope to help solve their severe cases of scoliosis....
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In Cairo, Ethiopia’s Oromos lose hope with U.N. refugee agency : Reuters
Ethiopian migrant Muaz Mahmud reacts during an interview with Reuters in Zirndorf, Germany, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Grey By Stephen Grey and Amina Ismail Reuters, CAIRO Published on December...
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What happened to UN Peacekeeping officer Captain Hagos Misgina : Ethiomedia
Ethiomedia December 8, 2016 Major General Hassen Ebrahim Mussa is the United Nations Force Commander of the Interim Security Force for Abyei. Previously, he served in the African Union and United...
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