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The Observer- A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of Sheba of biblical legend derived her fabled treasures. Almost 3,000 years ago, the ruler of Sheba, which spanned modern-day Ethiopia and Yemen, arrived in Jerusalem with vast quantities of gold to give to King Solomon. Now an enormous ancient goldmine, together

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በኤርምያስ ህሩይ- በዕለት ተዕለት ግላዊና ማኅበራዊ ሕይወት የሚያጋጥም ማንኛውንም አጋጣሚ፣ አሳብንና ውሳጣዊ ስሜትን ደስታንና ኀዘንን ማግኘትና ማጣትን ተስፈኛነትንና ተስፋ ቢስነትን ለሁለተኛና ለሦስተኛ ወገን መግለጥ ማንጸባረቅ ማጋራት ሰውን ከሌሎች ሥጋዊና ደማዊ ፍጥረቶች ልዩ ከሚያደርጉት ሰብአዊ ባሕርዮቹ መካከል አንዱና ምናልባትም የራሱ የሆነ ሥርዓትና መለያ ጠባያት ላሉት የሰው ልጅ ኑሮ ከመብልና ከመጠጥ ቀጥሎ አስፈላጊና ወሳኝ ከሆኑት ሰብአዊ ፍላጎቶች ቀዳሚውን ሥፍራ የሚይዝ የመሠረታዊ ፍላጎቶች ሁሉ ማግኛ ማጣፈጫ ማዋሀጃና ማስፈጸሚያ መሣሪያ ነው። ሰው በተፈጥሮ የተሰጠውን ልዩ የማሰብ ችሎታ ተጠቅሞ መጥፎም

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Translated from Le Monde by Ethiomedia Rich soil, a tropical climate, and an abundance of water: the region of Gambela in the west of the country is fertile. Foreign investors are renting thousands of hectares of it to develop intensive agriculture without regard for the environment and the population. A few kilometers before the village of Ilya, in western Ethiopia, the forest abruptly gives

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By Janice Winter- Daily Maverick Daily Maverick’s The AU Summit: A rare ring of truth by Kevin Bloom lauds Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi as being unique in speaking “trenchant truth” at an AU gathering in the 49 years since its establishment (initially the OAU). Taking exception to this interpretation, JANICE WINTER exposes where the truth lies. The speech in question was made at

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CPJ New York, January 26, 2012--A U.S.-based journalist convicted on politicized terrorism charges in Ethiopia was sentenced to life in prison in absentia today, while two other Ethiopian journalists received heavy prison sentences in connection with their coverage of banned opposition groups, according to news reports. Elias Kifle, exiled Ethiopian editor of the Washington-based

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(Nairobi) - The Ethiopian Federal High Court on January 19, 2012, convicted three Ethiopian journalists, an opposition leader, and a fifth person under an anti-terrorism law that violates free expression and due process rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The Ethiopian government should immediately drop the case, release the defendants, and investigate their allegations of torture in detention

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By LUC VAN KEMENADE, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian court on Thursday found three journalists, a politician and a politician's assistant guilty of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism, in a case that drew rebukes from rights groups who fear the country's anti-terrorism law is being used to suppress dissent. The five were charged under Ethiopia's controversial

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By Solomon Moore: The Wall Street Journal NAIROBI—Tensions rose between Ethiopia and Eritrea on Wednesday, after officials from the two hostile east African neighbors blamed each other for the killing of five European tourists along their border. Ethiopian spokesman Bereket Simon said gunmen who carried out Monday's attack in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia, about 25 kilometers

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René Lefort Courtesy of Gado Cartoons Land in Ethiopia is being leased to agro-industry investors on very long terms and below market rates. The beneficiaries have good political connections. But then land has been the play-thing of centralising authoritarians throughout Ethiopia's recent history.   Ethiopia is the world champion of “land grabbing” – the practice of renting out vast

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By Abebe Gelaw Washington DC (ESAT)– The Oromo Liberation Front has announced its historic decision to drop its long-held secessionist agenda and to embrace the unity of Ethiopia under a genuine federal arrangement that must guarantee the rights, equality and liberty of all Ethiopians. In a historic press release, the OLF, led by Brigadier General Kemal Gelchu, issued at the conclusion of

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Mail Online Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye found guilty of supporting terrorism Accused of making journey into Ethiopia from London Lawyer says they are considering an appeal EU raises concerns about freedom of media in Ethiopia Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye found guilty of supporting terrorism Two Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years after illegally entering

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Peter Heinlein, VOA The newly elected leader of Ethiopia's largest opposition group says his party faces a monumental task in trying to unseat what he calls "dictators" bent on silencing dissent. The party held leadership elections even as some of its top officials are being tried on terrorism charges. Hundreds of regional party leaders clapped in approval as former Ethiopian president

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By Janice Winter, Daily Maverick COP17 is being hailed as “groundbreaking” as a deal was agreed after 14 days of difficult and, at times, deadlocked talks. One of the most contentious issues for Africa was the Green Climate Fund, which will go ahead despite anger at the overall failure of developed countries to commit investments. JANICE WINTER explains why this compromise is the best possible

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By John Lloyd, Reuters The Arab Spring’s effects continue to ripple outward. As Tahrir Square fills once more, it gains new momentum. For months now, the autocrats of Africa have feared it would move south, infecting their youth in often-unemployed, restless areas. That fear has come to the ancient civilization of Ethiopia, the second-most populous state (after Nigeria) in Africa. There,

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By Peter Heinlein, VOA The trial of two Swedish journalists charged with supporting terrorism in Ethiopia has ended with a discussion of the role of reporters in conflict zones. The defense wrapped up its case by calling two veteran foreign correspondents as witnesses. A three-judge Ethiopian federal court panel is to hand down a verdict December 21 in the case of freelance journalists Martin

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By Mesfin Negash/CPJ Guest Blogger Three years ago, I met Minister Bereket Simon at his office at the center of Addis Ababa. I was with my colleague Abiye Teklemariam -- who was recently charged with terrorism, treason and espionage along with five other journalists, including myself. h5 {float:left; width:170px;height:auto;font:sans-serif;font-weight:normal;margin-top:5px; margin-right:10px;

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By Abiye Teklemariam Megenta (Open Democracy) The Ethiopian government led by prime minister Meles Zenawi uses charges of terrorism to silence and intimidate its domestic critics. The political technique is now being extended by accusing independent journalists of conspiracy. One of his targets, Abiye Teklemariam Megenta, responds.   I couldn't say that nothing prepared me for the morning of 8

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By Christopher Matthews Ethiopia lost $11.7 billion to outflows of ill-gotten gains between 2000 and 2009, according to a coming report by Global Financial Integrity. That’s a lot of money to lose to corruption for a country that has a per-capita GDP of just $365. In 2009, illicit money leaving the country totaled $3.26 billion, double the amount in each of the two previous years. The capital

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By Joseph Edgar- Sampsonia Way Mesfin Negash calls himself a journalist and refuses to be tagged political, activist, or opponent. Since 2001 he has written and edited in-depth analysis, interviews, features, and essays that have criticized Ethiopia’s government as well as its opposition. In 2007 along with five colleagues, he founded the newspaper Addis Neger (New Affairs), which under his

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By Abinet Belay Ethiopians living in Germany held a demonstration in Frankfurt on November 29, 2011 against the dictatorial regime of Ethiopia. The rally was organised in rememberance of the massacre of innocent Ethiopians who fall victim in June and November 2005 to the unbridled acts of the terrorist government of Meles. The protesters demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all

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 Angus Stickler, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism   Events in Ethiopia have taken a disturbing turn following reports that a teacher in his late 20s burnt himself alive last week in protest against the ongoing brutal clampdown on dissent in the country. According to reports Yenesew Gebre made an impassioned plea at a protest gathering before dowsing himself in petrol and setting himself on

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Raghuvir Badrinath / Bangalore October 12, 2011, 1:03 IST Karuturi Global, the city-based publicly-held floriculture major and one of the world’s largest exporter of roses which is aggressively rolling out an agriculture business venture in Ethiopia, is looking at outsourcing 20,000 hectares of farm land in the African nation to Indian farmers on a revenue-sharing basis.The company has leased

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Norwegian News A chorus of critics demonstrated outside the Oslo hotel where Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was attending an international energy conference this week. He brushed off the criticism, while Norwegian leaders say they took up some of it with him. “Norwegian and other countries’ organizations think they have a right to involve themselves in African countries’ politics,”

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(CPJ) New York, October 11, 2011--Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's public accusations on Monday against two imprisoned Swedish journalists compromise the presumption of their innocence and predetermine the outcome of their case, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The journalists were arrested in Ethiopia in July and charged with terrorism for associating with armed

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The Christian Science Monitor The arrests of two Swedish journalists – captured by security forces in early July after a firefight with ethnic Somali rebels – and the detention of a long stream of local journalists with critical views of the Ethiopian government is showing once again the ruthless streak of America’s biggest friend in the Horn of Africa. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi – president

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ሪፖርተር ጋዜጣ፥ በዘር ማጥፋት ወንጀል ተከሰው በሞትና በዕድሜ ልክ እስር እንዲቀጡ ከተወሰነባቸው የደርግ ከፍተኛ ባለሥልጣናት መካከል 16ቱ ተፈቱ፡፡በዘር ማጥፋት ወንጀል ከተከሰሱት 23 ከፍተኛ ባለሥልጣናት መካከል 20 ዓመት በእስር ያሳለፉት 16 ባለሥልጣናት በአመክሮ በትናንትናው ዕለት ተፈትተዋል፡፡ ትናንትና የተፈቱት ባለሥልጣናት የቀድሞው የደርግ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ሻምበል ፍቅረ ሥላሴ ወግደረስ፣ ምክትል ፕሬዚዳንት ኮሎኔል ፍስሐ ደስታ፣ ሻምበል ለገሰ አስፋው፣ ኮሎኔል እንዳለ ተሰማ፣ ሜጀር ጀነራል ውብሸት ደሴ፣ ሌተና ኮሎኔል ናደው ዘካሪያስ፣ መቶ አለቃ ጴጥሮስ ገብሬ፣ መቶ አለቃ ስለሺ መንገሻ፣ ሻለቃ ደጀኔ ወንድማገኘሁ

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By Abebe Gellaw Criminal records rarely go unnoticed wherever they are meticulously archived and preserved. Let alone leaders that hold state power, ordinary people are even required to go through criminal background checks for jobs that require high level of trustworthiness. Today one of the most serious criminal offenses in the world is quite obviously terrorism. The National Consortium for

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By Alemayehu Gebremariam, PhDTerrorism by “Anti-terrorism Law" Lately, Meles Zenawi, the dictator in Ethiopia, has been rounding up dissidents, journalists, opposition party political leaders and members under a diktat known as “Anti-Terrorism Proclamation No. 652/2009”. This diktat approved on a 286-91 vote of the rubberstamp parliament is so arbitrary and capricious that Human Rights Watch

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by Caelainn Barr, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism The Ethiopian government is using sweeping anti-terror laws to crack-down on journalists critical of the regime. In the last three months six journalists have been imprisoned including two Swedish journalists according to the New York based Committee to Protect Journalists. A fortnight ago reporter Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan

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 በኤርሚያስ ህሩይ በማንኛውም አካባቢና ማኅበረሰብ የተረጋጋ ኑሮ ለመኖር ሰላም፣ጸጥታ፣መረጋጋትና ስምምነት ከምንም በላይ ቅድሚያ የሚሰጣቸው አስፈላጊ ነገሮች ናቸው:: ዓለማችን የተለያየ እምነት፣ ባህል፣ አመለካከትና የአኗኗር ዘዴ ያላቸው ነገር ግን ተፈጥሮ ተመሳሳይ ሰብአዊ ባሕርይ ፍላጎትና የኑሮ ዓላማ የለገሰቻቸው ሕዝብ የሚኖሩባት የብዙዎች መኖሪያ የብዙዎች ማደሪያ ናት:: ሰዎች የሚለያዩባቸውን እምነቶች ባህሎች አመለካከቶችና ልማዶች እርስ በርሳቸው ሳይጋጩ ራሳቸውን ችለው እንዲሄዱ በማድረግ ተስማምተውና ተከባብረው መኖር ከቻሉ ዓለም የሰዎችን መሠረታዊ ፍላጎቶች በሚገባ ሊያሟሉ የሚችሉ ስፍር ቁጥር የሌላቸው ግብዓቶች አሏት:

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በአብነት በላይ ከቅርብ ጊዜ ወዲህ በተቃዋሚ የፖለቲካ ድርጅቶች መካከል- በተለይም ከኢትዮጵያ ውጪ ባሉቱ- እያየነው ያለው የትብብር መድረክ የወያኔ/ኢሕአዴግን አገዛዝ ለመጣል በሚደረገው እንቅስቃሴ ውስጥ ትልቅ ቦታ የሚሰጠው ነው። ከዚህ ቀደም ብዙም ያልተሰራበት ይህ ዓይነቱ የትብብር መድረክ ለውጥን ለማምጣት ካለው አዎንታዊ አስትዋጽዖ ባሻገር ከለውጥ በኃላ መመስረት አለበት ለምንለው ሥርዓት ጉልህ ጠቀሜታ እንዳለው አከራካሪ አይደለም። የወያኔ አገዛዝ ስልጣን ከያዘ ጊዜ ጀምሮ ሕዝቡን ዘርን በተለይም ቋንቋን መሰረት በማድረግ ለመከፋፈል እና በአንድነት ሊመጡበት የሚችሉትን ተቃውሞዎች ለማዳከም የተከተለው መንገድ ሊደርስብኝ

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“በ2004 ዓ.ም. በሀገሪቱ ውስጥ የሽብር ተግባር ለመፈፀም በቡድን ተደራጅተው ሲንቀሳቀሱ ማስረጃ አግኝቼባቸዋለው” በማለት በትናንትናው እለት በቁጥጥር ስር ያዋላቸው የፓርቲ አመራሮችና ጋዜጠኛ አራዳ የፌደራል መ/ደ ፍርድ ቤት ተዘዋዋሪ ችሎት ቀርበዋል፡፡በቅድምያ በችሎቱ የቀረበው እውቁ ጋዜጠኛ እስክንድር ነጋ ነበር፡፡ አጃቢ ፖሊሶች ማንም ሰው ወደ እስረኛው ሆኖ ወደ ችሎቱ እንዳይቀርብ በመከልከላቸው የችሎቱን ሂደት ማንም አልተከታተለውም፡፡ ሆኖም ጋዜጠኞች ዳኛው ጋር በመቅረብ መከልከላችንን አስረድተው ወደ ችሎቱ ለመግባት ለማስፈቀድ ችለዋል፡፡ ቀደም ሲል የቀረበው እስክንድር ነጋ ፖሊሲ የጠየቀውን የ28 ቀን ምርመራ ጊዜ

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BBC Argaw Ashine Ethiopian reporter Argaw Ashine has told the BBC he has fled his country because he was cited in a US diplomatic cable released by Wikileaks last month He said he was interrogated by officials seeking the identity of his government source referred to in a 2009 cable about press harassment."It was a bit scary... not a wise idea to stay in such a scenario," he said.Wikileaks

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Eskinder Nega Andualem Arage The Ethiopian security intelligence apparatus has arrested today prominent journalist Eskinder Nega and UDJs young and outspoken secretary-general Andualem Arage, state media ETV reported. According to ETV three other people have also been arrested. It is to be recalled that acclaimed artist Debebe Eshetu was detained by the same a week ago. Watch the news here.  

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By Peter Heinlein, VOA Ethiopian police have arrested a famous actor in an ongoing roundup of terrorism suspects that has also netted journalists and prominent opposition politicians. Opposition leaders and rights activists are accusing the government of using a new anti-terrorism law to silence political dissent.  Legendary stage and screen actor Debebe Eshetu was shown on Ethiopian

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By Eskinder Nega Nero was famously eccentric in Roman times. He longed to be remembered for his theatrical abilities rather than leadership of one of the world’s greatest empires. But his other quirks were more horrifying than amusing. He imagined, for example, an implausible bed---yes, bed--- which would commit murder. And there were the psychotic eccentricities of Russia’s Ivan the terrible

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By Axel Hildebrand BERLIN(Reuters) - The famine in the Horn of Africa is manmade - the result of artificially high prices for food and civil conflict, the World Bank's lead economist for Kenya Wolfgang Fengler told Reuters Tuesday. "This crisis is manmade," Fengler said in a telephone interview. "Droughts have occurred over and again, but you need bad policymaking for that to lead to a famine."

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Ethiopian America Council Drought Uncovers Aid Abuse Though the Ethiopian people have themselves known it for a long time, it should once again become apparent to the world community that the repressive regime in Addis Ababa is using the long-term aid from democracies around the world to stifle the democratic aspirations of this important but economically deprived African country. Nations in

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Australia is home to many Ethiopians who have come from all parts of our mother country. During my recent visit there, I had the joy of experiencing what it might be like in Ethiopia to have real community where acceptance was not based on ethnicity, religion, politics, viewpoint, age, gender or any other differences because I saw it demonstrated over and over again in Australia during my recent

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Addis Neger Two unidentified Internet Café users are reportedly arrested on Tuesday while they were using a Café around 4 kilo. Sources that were in the Cafe told Addis Neger reporters that security agents in plain clothes took the two individuals with computers they were using. The owner of the Café was told that the arrest is “related with terrorism” and the PCs to be returned after

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By Eskinder Nega Had it transpired anywhere in the US, home to world-famous Uzi-brandishing street gangs, hardly any other person but victim and family would have paused to take notice. But fatal police shootings are still rare in the UK. They tend to raise many eyebrows. Operation Trident Officers, who are tasked with tracking gun related crimes in London’s formidable African and Caribbean

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Mengistu Haile-Mariam Mengistu Haile-Mariam, former Ethiopian president, who now lives in exile in Zimbabwe gave one of his rare interviews to the Australian based SBS Amharic radio program concerning the independence of South Sudan. Click here for the interview.

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Click here to read all the articles published by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism concerning aid and the repressive Ethiopian government.

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በኤርምያስ ኅሩይ  ከብረት በጸና እምነቱና በቅንነቱ ኅሩይ፣ ልበ አምላክ፣ ፍቁር ተብሎ በእግዚአብሔርም በሰውም አንደበት እንደተሞገሰ እንደ ዳዊት ወይም እንደ ጥበበኛው ልጁ እንደ ሰሎሞን በበጎ ሥራ ባይሆንም በነጋሢነቱና መገሥጸ ነገሥት ከሆነው ከነቢዩ ኤልያስ ጋር ባለው ተያያዥ ታሪክ ስሙ የሚታወቀው ንጉሠ እስራኤል አክዓብ በሕይወት ዘመኑ የመጨረሻ ቀናት ሶርያን በጦር ወግቶ ሬማት ዘገለዓድን የእስራኤል አካል የማድረግ እቅድ ነበረው። እቅዱም በይሁዳው ንጉሥ በኢዩሳፍጥና በቧለሟሎቹ ዘንድ ድጋፍ የተቸረው በብዙ የሳቱ ነቢያቱም የተሞካሸ እቅድ ነበር። ከነቢዩ ከሚክያስ በቀር የሰልፉ ውጤት ሞት እንጂ ድል እንደማይሆን ያለመም

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Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa (VOA) The head of the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) in Ethiopia says the country’s emergency food stocks are almost completely exhausted, with drought conditions expected to worsen before they improve. There are also growing concerns about food shortages in Ethiopia’s reclusive neighbor, Eritrea. WFP’s Ethiopia Country Director Abdou Dieng says despite a good

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By Abebe Gellaw The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has awarded its most prestigious fellowship to Birtukan Mideksa in recognition of her commitment for the advancement of freedom and her potential to bring about democratic change in Ethiopia, Addis Voice has learnt. The Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellowship program, named in honor of the two principal founders of NED, former US President

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በአብነት በላይ የግንቦት ሰባት ሊቀመንበር ዶ/ር ብርሃኑ ነጋ እና የኦሮሞ ነፃነት ግንባር (ኦነግ) የሥራ አስፈጻሚ ኮሚቴ አባል አቶ ተማም ባቲ የተገኙበት ከሦስት ሰዓታት በላይ የወሰደ ታላቅ ስብሰባ ቅዳሜ ጁላይ 30፣ 2011 በጀርመን አገር በኑረምበርግ ከተማ ተካሄደ። በመቶዎች የሚቆጠሩ ተሰብሳቢዎች የተገኙበት ይኸው ስብሰባ በዋነኝነት አብሮ መሥራትን እና አንድነትን በሚጠይቁ ወቅታዊ የፖለቲካ እና አገራዊ ጉዳዮች ላይ ያተኮረ ሲሆን በአሁኑ ሰዓት በተለይ በግንቦት ሰባት በኩል በትጋት እየተሰራ ያለውን ከዚህ በፊት በተለያየ ምክንያት ተራርቀው እና በፍራቻ ዓይን ይተያዩ የነበሩ የተለያዩ የተቃዋሚ ፖለቲካ ኃይሎችን ወደ

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By Abebe Belew Ethiopian journalist and broadcaster Mesay Mekonnen has alleged that Deutsche Welle Amharic is poorly managed and accused the head of irresponsibly putting him and his family in great hardship. “The section’s head and editor-in-chief, Ludger Schadomsky, is very arbitrary, insensitive and authoritarian. He enjoys being feared and putting people and their work at his mercy,”

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By Eskinder Nega While it is too early to draw parallels between the “ the Jasmine Book publishing had its goldden age in the '60s and '70s. So did theater. The singular genius of Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin, whose magnificent adaptations of Shakespearean plays are arguably the best of their kind anywhere in the world, inspired and to a large extent sustained a rare, lively world of African theater. It

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By Bahir Kemal Edmund Burke, the 18 century Irish statesman and philosopher, once said “there were three Estates in Parliament, but in the Reporters Gallery yonder, there sat a fourth Estate more important far than they all;” Burke was referring to Journalism or what we currently call the media. In Britain, the three branches (estates) of government referenced here are; parliament (House of

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by Abebe Gelaw In Ethiopia freedom of expression was declared 20 years ago, when the military junta of Mengistu Hailemariam crumbled and Meles Zenewi came to power singing and preaching about liberty and democracy. After two decades in power, Meles Zenawi does not even tolerate the opinion of others, including those he has forced into exile. He wants to be the only person in the country to speak

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Sakharov Prize 2010: three finalistsHuman rights − 18-10-2010 - 21:12 General Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence, Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas and Ethiopian opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa are the three shortlisted finalists for the 2010 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The winner will be announced on Thursday, 21 October, by the President of the European Parliament, following a

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By Helen Niqusie, GermanyUnder the fundamental rights of European citizens, Article 194 of the EC Treaty states that ‘any citizen of the European Union, or resident in a Member State, may, individually or in association with others, submit a petition to the European Parliament on a subject which comes within the European Union's fields of activity and which affects them directly.’ This right of

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Press Release | October 6, 2010 Ethiopian civic, political and media groups as well as activists in the Diaspora held a meeting on Wednesday and issued the following statement on the release of Birtukan Mideksa. After holding a sham election in May 2010, and forming a fake parliament and cabinet this week, Ethiopia's tyrant Meles Zenawi has released Birtukan Mideksa, chairperson of Unity for

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By Eskinder Nega Birtukan Mideksa, prominent Ethiopian political prisoner, was freed today from almost two years of absurd imprisonment---a blatant abuse of power by the EPRDF, specifically PM Meles Zenawi. She was accorded a hero’s welcome by family, relatives, friends and supporters. A press conference is due in few hours where her terms of release will be detailed. Here is a synopsis of what

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NPRJeffrey Gettleman calls Somalia the "most dangerous place in the world."The East Africa bureau chief for the New York Times tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that the country — where violent rebels fight for control and wreak havoc in villages nationwide — is just as hopeless as it was in 1991, when the central government collapsed."There's no green zone. There's no one part of Somalia that's

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By Eskinder NegaThe preparation for the elections in May 2010 was more than a year in the making in the PM’s office. Abay Tsehaye, once a fixture in popular imagination as one of several mystic leaders who were really running the EPRDF behind the public persona of Meles Zenawi, but later to be demystified, publicly humiliated and now a grateful underling with a ministerial portfolio as national

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With crises of population and resources upstream, there is now deadlock over who owns the NileXan Rice in Jinja, Lake Victoria- guardian.co.uk Simon Kitra's back garden looks out over the world's second-largest freshwater lake. His front lawn opens onto the world's longest river. If the 20-year-old Ugandan fisherman needs reminding of where his tiny island is, he can look up to the pink obelisk

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By Eskinder NegaBarely a month after the nonsensical 99 % “win” by the EPRDF in this year’s election, gloom has set in stalwartly even in the midst of EPRDF’s happy-go-lucky adherents. The extremist’s dependably silly proclivity for melodrama is also considerably diminished. (EPRDF extremists constitute an amorphous entity unofficially steered by Bereket Simon.) And with federal police and kebele

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By Alemayehu G. MariamThis is my third commentary on the theme, "Where do we go from here?", following the rigged elections in Ethiopia last month.1 In this piece, I urge Ethiopian intellectuals to exchange their armchairs for the public benches and leave their comfort zones of passivity and silence to become advocates of peaceful change and democracy in their homeland.Where Have the Ethiopian

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Addis NegerEthiopian Government uses selective jamming to tire out opposition broadcasters. This tactic is part of the strategy designed by the Bereket Simeon-led Communications Office to counter opposition propaganda offensive. It is intended to force broadcasters off air in a cost effective way, according to information obtained from ruling party insiders by Addis Neger. Ethiopia spends

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Bad dude dictators and general coconut heads.BY GEORGE B.N. AYITTEY, Foreign PolicyTONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images9. MELES ZENAWI of Ethiopia: Worse than the former Marxist dictator he ousted nearly two decades ago, Zenawi has clamped down on the opposition, stifled all dissent, and rigged elections. Like a true Marxist revolutionary, Zenawi has stashed millions in foreign banks and acquired

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Addis NegerThe satellite transmission of an Ethiopian broadcaster ESAT has successfully been jammed by Ethiopia’s Information Network Security Agency(INSA). According to information obtained by Addis Neger, INSA has received material and technical assistance for the jamming from the Chinese government.Information received by Addis Neger reveals that INSA started preparing for jamming the station

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By Jason McLure, NewsweekTo a casual observer, the tens of thousands of people who poured into the central square of Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on May 25 to peacefully celebrate the country’s elections might have been mistaken for a massive symbol of democratic progress in a poor and troubled part of the world. In fact it was quite the opposite.The demonstrators were there to denounce Human

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ADDIS ABABA (Bloomberg) By Jason McLure - Heather Murdock (Global Mail)Ethiopia expelled an American journalist working for the U.S.-owned Voice of America radio service after detaining her for reporting claims by a rebel group that government forces killed 71 civilians.Heather Murdock said today that she was detained by Ethiopian security June 12 while investigating reports by the separatist

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By Eskinder NegaPerhaps the crudest claim by the EPRDF in its bungled-rigged-election saga this year is its “triumph” in Birtukan Mideksa’s wereda where she was born, raised and resided until she was imprisoned in 2009. Popularly known as Ferencay Legasion, the area was first settled by two prominent nobles of Haile Selasie’s era -- Ras Seyoum and Ras Kassa -- and the French embassy; which is

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After a long recess, we are back to blogging. Lots of things have transpired in Ethiopian politics since we left the scene. But back we are now to report on more stories and keep you abreast of ongoing developments.

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Naomi Klein guardian.co.ukOn the ninth day of the Copenhagen climate summit, Africa was sacrificed. The position of the G77 negotiating bloc, including African states, had been clear: a 2C increase in average global temperatures translates into a 3–3.5C increase in Africa. That means, according to the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, “an additional 55 million people could be at risk from

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By Derese GetachewAlan Paton once called his country - South Africa - ‘bewitchingly lovable’. I think Ethiopia deserves to be called one, looking at the consuming passion of her citizens – of all political dispensation - yearning for a just, democratic and developed nation. We have never agreed on how to reach at that much desired stage, but we all dream of it. No generation represents that quest

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Ron Singer, The Faster TimesDECEMBER 8, 2009: ADDIS NEGER ANNOUNCES ITS IMMEDIATE CLOSURE, CITING PERSECUTION OF ITS EDITORS.Abiye Teklemariam (b. 1978) is a founding editor of Addis Neger (”New Addis”), Ethiopia’s leading dissident newspaper. I was introduced to Abiye by the Committee to Protect Journalists, and took the opportunity to interview him on May 25, 2009 at Ledig House in Omi, New

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Radio France InternationalAfrican NGOs at the Copenhagen Climate Conference on Wednesday accused Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi is selling out Africa after he backed a joint statement with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.The Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance say that Zenawi, whom African countries named their "chief negotiator" at Copenhagen, is "undermining" his fellow negotiators and

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By Abiye Teklemariam One blazing hot Sunday afternoon in December, I drove my old BMW 316i to Ferensay Legacion, an area in northeast Addis Ababa dotted with clusters of shanties. The roads were layered with unevenly carved cobble stones and red sand which made driving nearly impossible. Outside most of the small hovels, which were made of mud walls and corrugated tin roofs, stood people--mostly

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VOA- By James ButtyOpposition groups in Ethiopia and the ruling party of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi have reportedly agreed to new rules for next year’s elections. The new electoral laws reportedly outline campaigning, voting and party symbol guidelines and how to deal with intimidation and violence and call for the establishment of a panel to handle election disputes. Berhanu Nega, a former

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By Barry Malone, ReutersOctober 24, 200925 years since more than 1 million Ethiopians died as those of us lucky enough to live in the rich world sat transfixed in front of our television screens. The horrible suffering brought with it the biggest outpouring of charity ever seen as governments and ordinary people dug deep to stop it. But a quarter of a century on foreigners are still feeding a

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By Jason McLure(Bloomberg) -- An alliance of Ethiopian opposition parties may boycott elections scheduled for May 2010 unless the government releases imprisoned opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa and others they say are political prisoners.“Birtukan is the spearhead of these political prisoners,” Gizachew Shiferaw, a member of the Unity for Democracy and Justice party and vice-chairman of the

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Solidarity Movement for New EthiopiaOctober 23, 2009It is time for Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to be held accountable for his many crimes he has committed against the people of Ethiopia and Somalia! He and others in his government should be the next targets of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The “free pass” extended to this criminal administration, one that has allowed them to

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By Jason McLureAug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Power outages, shortages of foreign exchange and limits on bank lending resulted in Ethiopia’s business climate deteriorating over the past four months, the chairman of the country’s largest business association said.The Horn of Africa nation’s manufacturing industry has probably contracted during the past year and profit at banks and insurance companies has

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AMSTERDAM(AP) – An international panel has awarded hefty damages to both Ethiopia and Eritrea for deaths, ill treatment of prisoners and civilians and the destruction of property during their 1998-2000 war.The commission set up by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague awarded Ethiopia slightly more than Eritrea, and blamed the breakaway nation for invading Ethiopian-held territory and

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The Economist: HE HAS run Ethiopia as prime minister since 1991, but Meles Zenawi, still only 54, has two faces. One belongs to a leader battling poverty. In this mode he is praised by Western governments, with Britain to the fore, for improving the miserable conditions in the countryside, where 85% of Ethiopia’s 80m-plus people live. Mr Meles takes credit for building new roads, clinics and

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By Mohamed Hassim Keita/Africa Research AssociateThis week, in an exclusive interview with the Financial Times, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi suggested that the press in his country freely expresses dissent. In fact, that is hardly the case. The Horn of Africa nation remains one of the world's worst backsliders of press freedom.Asked whether a series of recent arrests of political

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Addis Ababa (AFP)- Ethiopia's parliament on Tuesday adopted a new anti-terrorism bill despite criticism by rights groups that the legislation violates civil liberties.The law, proposed last year after a string of bomb attacks in the capital, comprises 38 sections and paves the way for arrests and searches without court warrants.Of the 378 lawmakers present during Tuesday's session, 286 voted in

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HRW Nairobi) - Ethiopia's draft counterterrorism law could punish political speech and peaceful protest as terrorist acts and encourage unfair trials if enacted, Human Rights Watch said today. The government and members of parliament should amend the draft law, which may otherwise be imminently passed as-is by parliament, to meet international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said.Human

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By Alemayehu G. MariamInside the Torture Chambers of the Dictatorship in Ethiopia Last week, Barry Malone of Reuters reported that families of the suspects allegedly involved in a “terror network” against the dictatorship in Ethiopia told him that some of their loved ones had “been tortured and are injured. They have been interrogated for up to nineteen hours. One man with injuries to his penis

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By Prof. Negussay AyelePart I Contextual Profile On Re-imprisoned Mrs. Birtukan Mideksa of EthiopiaEthiopians who are in their 70’s plus today have survived through four political tsunamis the country has undergone in the last six decades. These include the bestial but short-lived Mussolini/Fascist invasion of the country (1936-41); the resumption of semi-feudal imperial rule by Emperor Haile

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Most of the time, MPs or journalists attending parliamentary sessions are accustomed to witnessing parliamentarians belonging to the ruling party EPRDF raising their hands, almost without exception, in favor of passing any motion tolled on the floor.But on Thursday out of a habit of raising their hands for the YEA, they practically voted NAY against the wishes of the leaders of their

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By Peter HeinleinAddis Ababa16 June 2009, VOA A prominent Ethiopian attorney and a Voice of America journalist face stiff prison terms in a case linked to an exiled opposition leader accused of plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government. The accused are free on bail, pending trial.The Chairman of Ethiopia's independent Human Rights Council and former Supreme Court justice

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By Yonas KibruIn the last few weeks, Eritrea’s monstrous dictator and regional outcast Isayas Afeworki has made an unsurprising appearance on two Ethiopian websites giving interviews to Elias Kifle of ‘Ethiopian’Review and a relatively little heard of Sileshi Tilahun of the mythical EPPF . The interview was a clear attempt by Isayas to recreate himself as a friend and dependable ally of the

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By Barry MaloneADDIS ABABA, June 15 (Reuters) - A group of men accused of plotting to topple Ethiopia's government were tortured in prison during lengthy interrogations, relatives said on Monday.At a pre-trial hearing in Addis Ababa, a judge refused a request from a lawyer for one of the 32 men for a doctor chosen by the families to visit the detainees in prison to compile a report on any

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Yohannes Anberbir, CapitalAn agency to implement the hugely controversial Charities and Societies Proclamation was established last week.The Office of the Prime Minister appointed Sirage Ali as director of the Charities and Societies Agency (CSA). He is one of the top members of the ruling party. He is also credited for his contribution in selecting the former caretaker administration of Addis

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Statement by representatives of African civil society and the legal profession on the implications of the African Union's recent decisions on universal jurisdiction and the work of the International Criminal Court in Africa. Read the rest here.

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By Yonas Abiye, Daily MonitorAddis Ababa — The Ethiopian government is working on draft law providing for a tougher punishment of individuals involved in terrorist activity.To that effect, the Council of Ministers has submitted the draft law to the House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR) for endorsement. According to the Ministry of Government Communications Affairs, the new draft law gives

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"There is no doubt that there are very close similarities between Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi and Ethiopia's Birtukan Mideksa": Film producer Chris Flaherty. By David Calleja In May 2005, the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) won elections amid allegations of electoral fraud and a campaign of intimidation against opposition groups. Six months and two protests later,

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Addis Journal-A correspondent for the Amharic service of the Voice of America, Meleskachew Amha has been arrested in connection with printing and studio goods of Addis Broadcasting PLC, owned by Dr. Berhanu Nega and other prominent people.The Amharic weekly, Addis Admass reported today that Meleskachew and other four people were detained on Wednesday for allegedly “trying to transfer duty-free

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Berlin, Germany- This same day exactly four years back, eligible Ethiopian voters from all walks of life turned out into their polling stations in huge numbers ever witnessed in the country’s thousands of years of history. Their votes, however, were blatantly rigged by the government in power. Hundreds died, thousands ended up in the notorious jails following protests which were nothing but

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By Yilma BekeleThere are certain dates that mark a special event in our old history. They stand out when ever our history is told. These dates are adorned in red bold color when the calendar is made. We are filled with a sense of euphoria and pride. They are not like other holidays. They are more than a holiday. They are a defining moment in our history.March 2nd is a special day. It is Adwa

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By Meheret Negussie-Addis AbabaIn an eight page letter sent to the prime minister, the All Ethiopian Unity Party(AEUP) requested for amendments to the electoral law proclamation number 532/1999, which it said are necessary to ensure a free, fair and peacful election. More here.

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Addis Journal- A prominent lawyer is among 35 people jailed in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minster Meles Zenawi’s government.Goshyirad Tsegaw, who along with Bertukan Mideksa has presided over a high-profile case of the former Defense Minster and top ranking official of TPLF, Siye Abrah was arrested on April 24.He and other 34 alleged members of Ginbot Seven face charges

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Another disastrous wrong”: lawyers By Namrud Berhane, The ReporterA draft proclamation is being considered by Parliament to amend the Civil Code, particularly Article 1723, which deals with contracts relating to immovable property. The move comes after a controversial ruling by the Cassation Bench of the Federal Supreme Court, newly establishing a precedent that is binding on all courts of the

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