US senator publicly condemns Ethiopia’s persecution of the press By Mohamed Keita/CPJ Africa Advocacy Coordinator | June 16, 2012 Senator Patrick Leahy Ethiopia’s prominent journalist Eskinder Nega comforts his son,…
Relatives blame ethnic cleansing on Azeb Mesfin By Abebe Gellaw; June 16, 2012 Two close relatives of Azeb Mesfin have made damning allegations that she betrayed her roots and played…
Is there a link between freedom and development? By Ephrem Madebo | June 15, 2012 “I don’t believe in this nighttime, you know, bedtime stories and contrived arguments linking economic…
A downward spiral for freedom of expression in Ethiopia By Katrina Kaiser, EFF | June 15, 2012 Internet shutdowns, content filtering, arrests of bloggers, and online surveillance in North Africa…
US expanding spy bases in Africa: report AFP | June 14, 2012 WASHINGTON — The United States military is expanding a secret network of air bases across Africa in order…
New Ethiopian law criminalises Skype, installs Internet filters By Argaw Ashine, African Review | June 14, 2012 The Ethiopian government has passed new legislation that criminalises the use of Internet-based…
Iran Looks to China and Russia for Military Support as Pressure from the West Increases By John C. K. Daly, OilPrice.com | June 14, 2012 Beset by rising rhetoric about…
Ethiopian troops abandon some Somali towns, allowing al-Shabab to return; 2 men beheaded The Associated Press | June 13, 2012 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Witnesses say that hundreds of gun-toting al-Shabab…
In Ethiopia, a ponzi scheme is called Grand Renaissance Dam By Yilma Bekele | June 13, 2012 The Ethiopian government was peddling its ponzi scheme* of selling bonds for the…
Protesters demand end of Ethiopian politician’s visit By Jason Warick, The Starphoenix | June 13, 2012 The University of Saskatchewan should not be hosting an Ethiopian politician implicated in corruption…