Tamrat Layne: Real Transformation or False Confession? By Asefa Gultu December 19, 2013 I am somewhat puzzled by how little attention Tamrat Layne’s story has received among the Ethiopian media.…
Ethiopia brings home 140,000 migrants from Saudi: ILO AFP December 19, 2013 ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – Ethiopia has brought home close to 140,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia, the International Organization…
S. Sudan gov’t loses control of province capital By CHARLTON DOKI and TOM ODULA, Associated Press; December 19, 2013 JUBA, South Sudan (AP) – South Sudan, the world’s newest country,…
Tribal politics rides so close to heart By Mulata Gudata December 18, 2013 Politics rises with time and dies with time. Politics has a ‘wind’ – the political wind which…
South Sudan president ‘ready for dialogue’ as violence kills 100s Reuters December 18, 2013 S. Sudan President Salva Kirr South Sudan’s president said on Wednesday he was ready for dialogue…
Repeated arrests used to hound independent journalists By RSF December 18, 2013 Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by a wave of arbitrary arrests of journalists working for La Voix de…
Tamrat talks politics again; should we trust him? By Hindessa Abdul December 18, 2013 Former Ethiopian leaders are breaking their silence. Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam, who for the last 22 years…
Menelik II & Mandela vs Mengistu & Meles By Robele Ababya December 18, 2013 I would like to start writing this piece with this quote attributed to Sir Isaac Newton…
Africa: “Dynamics of Conflict and Promises of Renaissance” (Part IV) Prosperity for the Few and the Ethiopian Developmental State By Aklog Birara (PhD) An International Conference organized by Al-Jazeera Centre…
A night with the African migrant marchers ‘What are we supposed to do? If we agree to be placed in the new prison, we’ll be spending our entire life there.’…