Ethiopia: Murders and Mass Incarcerations Cannot Fix the Deep Human Rights...
Ethiopia: Murders and Mass Incarcerations Cannot Fix the Deep Human Rights Crisis HRLHA Press Release December 4, 2016 The TPLF/EPRDF government boldly demonstrated its dictatorial behavior by...
View ArticleSomalia: U.K. Government Admits Funding ISIL and Al-Shabaab
Somalia: U.K. Government Admits Funding ISIL and Al-Shabaab (Shabelle News) — The U.K. government is funding ISIS to the tune of $723 million, according to leaked British government documents. The...
View ArticleSenator Cardin Statement on Arrest of Opposition Leader
U.S Senator Cardin Statement on Arrest of Oromo Opposition leader Dr. Merera Gudina in Ethiopia. WASHINGTON (kichuu info) : U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on...
View ArticleHybrid Wars 8. In The Horn of Africa (Somalia and its Neighbors)
Hybrid Wars 8. In The Horn of Africa (IIB) The content below is a piece of the analysis on Ethiopia. For full anaysis click kichuu.com. Listen also to the author’s August 2016 prediction why Trump...
View ArticleThe Political Crisis in Ethiopia – ASA Panel Discussion
The Political Crisis in Ethiopia African Studies Association Panel Discussion Washington, D.C. 3 December 2016 David H. Shinn Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs George...
View ArticleIOLA Press Release Regarding the Arrest of Prof. Merera Gudina
International Oromo Lawyers Association (IOLA) Press Release on the Arrest of Professor Merera Gudina The International Oromo Lawyers Association (IOLA) expresses its deepest concern over the...
View ArticleHow Trump won the media war and lessons for Ethiopia
How Trump won the media war and lessons for Ethiopia? By Teshome M. Borago On the historic November 8, 2016 morning, those of us Ethiopian-Americans living in New York City were waking up to a city...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament (DROI) Chair Shocked at Arrest of Opposition figure
The Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) was shocked at arrest of leading Ethiopian opposition figure Prof. Merera Gudina after his recent meeting with MEPs Press...
View ArticleOromia: The next Aleppo in the making!
Oromia: The next Aleppo in the making! On Sunday October 2, 2016, the TPLF controlled regime committed one of the worst massacres in Bishoftu, Oromia, in a day even by its deplorable standards, where...
View ArticleEthiopia Travel Warning – US Department of State
(US Department of State) — The State Department continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Ethiopia due to the potential for civil unrest related to sporadic and unpredictable...
View ArticleCall from Oromo Women’s Organization DMV Chapter
Dear: All OROMOS, Generous Individuals, All Organizations, and Faith Communities We are writing this letter to ask for your generous support on behave of Oromo mothers lost their loved children while...
View ArticleEthiopia: A Leadership in Crisis Unveiled by Protests
Ethiopia: A Leadership in Crisis Unveiled by Protests By Hamaa Loolaa Addis Abeba Dec. 07/2016 (Addis Standard) – It is now more than a year since the Oromo Protest for justice and democracy began in...
View ArticleThe Struggle for the Soul of the Oromo Revolution
The Struggle for the Soul of the Oromo Revolution: Continuity and Change Call for Consultations and Consensus By Adnew Wakjira The Oromo Movement has been trailing the tumultuous events taking place...
View ArticleIn Cairo, Ethiopia’s Oromos lose hope with UN refugee agency
In Cairo, Ethiopia’s Oromos lose hope with UN refugee agency Dec 6 (Reuters) — In Egypt, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been the target of bitter criticism and even...
View ArticleEthnic tensions could see Ethiopia descending into civil war
Ethnic tensions could see Ethiopia descending into civil war State of emergency restores calm but fissures remain in fragile federation Ethiopia’s Feyisa Lilesa crossed his arms at the finish of the...
View ArticleDeliberately creating confusion in the name of the OLF is a criminal act
Deliberately creating confusion in the name of the OLF is a criminal act (Press Release by the OLF) OLF refutes the news of Galaasaa Dilboo being elected as a chairman. The so called election has...
View ArticleNew Human Rights Action Plan as Ethiopia Plunges in Opposite Direction
Ethiopia: A New Human Rights Action Plan as Country Plunges in Opposite Direction (Addis Standard) — When the government unveiled a draft of its second National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP II)...
View ArticleEthiopia: Amid fragile calm, EPRDF rule faces critical juncture
EPRDF rule: After widespread protests, a six-month state of emergency started in October. Now, much depends on the next move of leaders who have long used their track record of economic development to...
View ArticleMacalester Alumna Hawi Tilahune Wins Prestigious Rangel Fellowship
St. Paul, Minn. (Macalester College) – Hawi Tilahune ’16, of Minneapolis, Minn., was awarded a 2017 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide...
View ArticleSomalia ranked 4th among countries whose people are kind to strangers
(CCTV) — Somalia has been ranked 4th among countries whose people are kind to strangers despite years of conflict, terrorist attacks and general unrest. The latest finding by CAF World Giving Index...
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