Journalist jailed in Ethiopia is championed in D.C., abroad By Pamela Constable, Washington Post | August 6, 2012 For months, Eskinder Nega’s supporters in Washington, New York and around the…
Has Meles gone AWOL? By Alemayehu G Mariam | August 6, 2012 Prof. Al Mariam What happens when a “prime minister” goes AWOL? That is, absent without constitutional leave of…
Olympics marathon: Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana wins gold BBC | August 5, 2012 Tiki Gelana at the finish line (AP) LONDON (BBC) – Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won gold in the London…
Ethiopian appeals court reduces sentence of Reeyot Alemu CPJ | August 4, 2012 NAIROBI, Keyna —An appeals court in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, has reduced a 14-year prison sentence…
Tirunesh Dibaba wins gold in 10000m BBC | August 4, 2012 (From L) Werknesh, Tirunesh & Belainesh (Reuters) Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba defended her Olympic 10,000m title with a dominant display…
Muslim Protests in Ethiopia Reveal Religious Fault Lines Gabe Joselow, VOA | August 3, 2012 NAIROBI — An Ethiopian Muslim protest movement has quieted down since the arrests of key…
Ethiopia diplomat jailed in UK for cannabis smuggling AFP | August 3, 2012 LONDON — A court in London on Thursday jailed an Ethiopian diplomat for trying to smuggle a…
Ode to timidity – the Ethiopian experience By Yilma Bekele | August 3, 2012 I knew something was missing. It kept nagging at me, the little voice in side kept…
TV comedian and producer gunned down after criticizing Al-Shabaab RSF | August 1, 2012 Abdi Jeylani Malaq, a TV actor, comedian and producer also known as Marshale, was fatally shot…
Operation Save Ethiopia By Robele Ababya | August 1, 2012 A. Tragedy of wrong premise The Marxist-Leninist League of Tigray (MLLT), in political jargon, died right from its formation on…