Is America Disinventing Human Rights? By Professor Alemayehu G Mariam August 19, 2013 In his 1981 farewell speech, President Jimmy Carter said, “America did not invent human rights. In a…
Rhythm divine: the Ethiopian nun whose music enraptured the Holy Land Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem, The Guardian August 19, 2013 Jersusalem’s classical music lovers honour Emahoy Tsegué-Mariam Guebrù, 90, after…
Azeb Mesfin lost TPLF’s cash cow By Abebe Gellaw August 17, 2013 Eritrea-born Berhane Kidanemariam replaces Azeb Mesfin as CEO of EFFORT, the business empire that has enriched the very…
Gunbattle fought in Cairo mosque as Egypt mulls Brotherhood ban By Issam Abdallah and Crispian Balmer | Reuters August 17, 2013 CAIRO (Reuters) – Security forces cleared a Cairo mosque…
Are we ready to offer? (Response to Yusuf Yassin on Oromia) By Bito August 16, 2013 To begin with, I would like to thank you for your frank and straight…
Lies and Liars By Najib Mohammed August 16, 2013 In the West, we are accustomed to hearing politicians lie to serve their interest and fulfill ego. For example, when two…
World Cup: New venue favors Ethiopia, complains SA AFP August 16, 2013 Fifa’s decision to switch the crucial World Cup qualifying game between Ethiopia and Central African Republic from CAR’s…
H and M turns eyes on Ethiopian factories AFP August 16, 2013 The glamorous, super-model Liya Kebede sports Faux leather Jacket, $50, for the fashion retailer H & M (Photo…
Death toll from Egypt violence rises to 638 Associated Press August 15, 2013 CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian Health Ministry has raised the death toll from the day’s violence that…
Mohammed Aman: A rare runner among the Ethiopian elite IAAF August 14, 2013 History, of sorts, was made when Mohammed Aman became the first Ethiopian to win a world outdoor…