A note to President Barack Obama By Yilma Bekele | May 11, 2012 I am sure you do not have time to read my letter; nonetheless, it gives me a…
PEN American Center Statement on Postponement of Eskinder Nega’s Verdict By PEN America | May 11, 2012 New York City, May 11, 2012 — PEN American Center President Peter Godwin…
Meles Zenawi blames African corruption on foreign investors By Peter Heinlein, VOA | May 11, 2012 What is the poison that corrupts many African leaders, no matter how honorable their…
Ethiopian Muslims protest government ‘interference’ By Aaron Maasho, Reuters | May 11, 2012 ADDIS ABABA, May 10 (Reuters) – On the outskirts of Addis Ababa, a muezzin leads a solemn…
ESAT staffers discuss issues challenging Ethiopia Ethiomedia | May 11, 2012 AMSTERDAM – Three journalists discuss issues ranging from the soaring inflation to the pervasive corruption, from the rise of…
In Ethiopia, new printing directive equals pre-censorship CPJ | May 10, 2012 New York, May 9, 2012–Ethiopia’s main, state-owned printing company has directed newspaper publishers to censor any content that…
Reincarnation Awramba style By Hindessa Abdul | May 10, 2012 Awramba Times (AT) is back! This time it is not the 24 pages tabloid, but an online journal that is…
ESFNA and the march to Dallas By Ephrem Madebo | May 10, 2012 Last month, sitting in my Washington, DC office right across the Potomac River, I watched NASA’s Boeing…
Ethiopia Makes 4 Million Hectares of Land Available to Investors By William Davison, Bloomberg | May 10, 2012 Ethiopia has made more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of…
Eskinder Nega faces verdict on Friday By Naomi Hunt, Press Freedom advisor for Africa & the Middle East | May 8, 2012 Imprisoned writer and journalist Eskinder Nega, pictured here…