Ethiopian Government Woos Tourists Amid State of Emergency and US Travel Ban
(Zegabi) — Ethiopian authorities have said that tourists are excluded from the country’s state of emergency which require foreign diplomats to seek permission before taking long trips away from Addis...
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Analyst tells IBTimes UK grievances in Oromia ‘an old problem’ state of emergency might not be able to solve. By Ludovica Iaccino (IBTimes) — Earlier this month, Ethiopia declared a nationwide state...
View ArticleEthiopian Magazine Stops Publication Amid State of Emergency
By AP ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (New York Times) — Ethiopia’s best-selling magazine says it is terminating its print edition because the state of emergency the government imposed this month is making...
View ArticleEthiopia withdraws troops in Somalia over ‘lack of support’
Ethiopia deployed its troops to Somalia to strengthen the weak UN-backed government (BBC News) — Ethiopia has withdrawn troops from Somalia, where they had been battling Islamist militants. It blames...
View ArticleEthiopian Magazine Forced out of Print by State of Emergency
BY CONOR GAFFEY (NewsWeek) — One of Ethiopia’s few independent magazines has suspended its print edition after the government imposed a restrictive state of emergency in the country. The...
View ArticleCairo-Addis Ababa dispute over Oromo could derail dam talks
Protestors run from tear gas launched by security personnel during the Irecha, the thanks giving festival of the Oromo people in Bishoftu town of Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016....
View ArticleKenyan police boss, five officers arrested in Ethiopia
Ethiopian authorities have arrested a Kenyan police boss and five of his juniors in Ethiopia territory Ethiopian police officers captured Illret Police Station OCS Christopher Nalianya and his...
View ArticleEthiopian unrest triggers collapse in tourism
Protests and state of emergency see bookings to historic sites grind to a halt by: John Aglionby, East Africa Correspondent A wave of anti-government protests has caused a collapse in tourist bookings...
View ArticleEthiopia vows to protect European companies after farms attacked
Foreign food businesses attacked during recent protests by the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia face a tough choice to stay or leave and lose their investment The destroyed interior of a workshop...
View ArticleKenya Gains From Ethiopia’s ‘Tech Refugees’ As Addis Ababa’s Continues...
Oromo protests both at home and abroad having been mounting in recent years. (Rogue Chiefs) — IN early October the Ethiopian government started carrying out extended internet shutdowns, as it declared...
View ArticleSomalia’s al-Shabaab making comeback as Ethiopian troops withdraw
The Associated Press In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, al-Shabab fighters sit on a truck as they patrol in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo / Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File) MOGADISHU, Somalia (CTV News) — —...
View ArticlePolice boss, five officers arrested and detained in Ethiopia
Ethiopian police from the Bubua police station arrested Illret Police Station OCS Chief Inspector Christopher Nalianya and five other officers from Marsabit on October 23, police say. The station...
View ArticleEthiopian refugee gang raped during destruction of Calais Jungle
French police look on during the evacuation of the Calais Jungle AFP UK (Evening Standard) — A young woman was gang raped during the destruction of the Calais Jungle, French prosecutors said today....
View ArticleThe Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Rangeland Management in Yabello Woreda,...
Dika Godana G*, Department of soil resource and watershed management, Gambella University, Ethiopia Source: Arts and Social Sciences Journal also in PDF Introduction Background and justification...
View ArticleEthiopia must answer in illegal spying case, digital rights group says
A (Africa Times) — U.S. citizen whose communications were monitored by Ethiopian agents from afar is appealing his case, on the grounds that Ethiopia must be accountable for illegal spying that relied...
View ArticleUrgent call on a trade off – Accurate transaction desirable by elites of...
Falmataa Sabaa (PhD) Nowadays, it is not uncommon to hear a call for unity for struggle especially between Oromo and Amhara nations. United force sounds well not only to overthrow the TPLF led tyranny...
View ArticleReimagining Global Social Movements in the Perspective of Egalitarian Democracy
By Asafa Jalata, PhD Abstract The analysis starts by offering a critique of the existing social movement literature and by suggesting the integration of critical theories of knowledge with theories...
View ArticleAn American Ally…Where Listening to Voice of America Was Just Banned?
By Kimberly Curtis (UN Dispatch) — Nearly a year of protests against land reform issues and heavy-handed government policies is starting to take its toll on Ethiopia, who earlier this month announced...
View ArticleAs Ethiopia heads toward crisis, Congress must act
By Annie Boyajian, contributor Washington, DC (The Hill) –When Congress adjourned in September, it had failed to vote on resolutions on Ethiopia (S.Res. 432/H.Res. 861). When it returns, it should...
View ArticleRights Activists in Ethiopia Report Obstacles at Every Turn
A man attends a prayer session at Biftu Bole Lutheran Church during a prayer and candle ceremony for protesters who died in the town of Bishoftu two weeks ago during Irreecha, the thanksgiving...
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