Ethiopia: Spying on the Diaspora By Joshua Kopstein, New Yorker March 12, 2014 Tadesse Kersmo Before Edward Snowden sparked a global debate about government surveillance, it was a fact of…

Do massive dams ever make sense? By Lauren Everitt, BBC March 11, 2014 A new report from researchers at Oxford University argues that large dams are a risky investment –…

Boy finds bone marrow match By Jason Schreiber, Seacostonline March 11, 2014 STRATHAM — Behaylu Barry had little doubt that a sibling back in Ethiopia would be a match when…

Addis Ababa looks like a construction site By Jenny Vaughan, AFP March 11, 2014 Addis Ababa (AFP) – Above Addis Ababa’s concrete skyline, cranes tower high amid blasts from nearby…

Al Shabaab leader urges Somalis to battle old enemy Ethiopia By Abdi Sheikh March 11, 2014 MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The leader of the al Qaeda-aligned Islamist group al Shabaab has…

Mining Corruption in Ethiopia: A Reply to Clare Short By Alemayehu G Mariam March 10, 2014 Claire Short “As I look around the EITI implementing countries, I do not accept…

Egypt’s Obsession and British Scheming to Seize Control of the Blue Nile Flouting Ethiopia’s Sovereignty, Impeding Development, and the Italian Invasion in 1938 By Yacob Yosef (PhD) March 3, 2014…

Bahr Dar Protest Rally draws over 15,000 residents Ethiomedia February 24, 2014 BAHR DAR – Over 15,000 residents of the city took part in a protest rally on Sunday, condemning…

Dibaba breaks 3rd world record in February By Associated Press February 16, 2014 BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia set her third world record of the month in…

Horror of Ethiopian bride abduction shown at Berlin festival By Michael Roddy, Reuters February 14, 2014 Zeresenai Berhane, Writer & Director a BERLIN (Reuters) – “Angelina Jolie presents” is the…