ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ጉዳዩ የምርጫ ብቻ አይደለም እኮ
ባለፈው ሴብቴምበር ስለ ፕሬዜዳንት ባራክ ኦባማ ድጋሚ መመረጥ ድጋፌን ገልጬ ነበር፡፡ ለታዳሚዎቼ እንዳስነበብኩት በ2008 ምርጫ ተወዳዳሪ ባራክ ኦባማን ደግፌ እንደነበርና ከምርጫው በኋላ ግን በታየው በተለይም ኢትዮጵያንና አፍሪካን በተመለከተ ስለተካሄደው …
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Obama failed to stand for the cause of freedom
By Elias Kifle
President Barack Obama has been a terrible disappointment for many Ethiopians and freedom loving people who supported him and voted for him in 2008. It is unforgivable that the Obama Administration had befriended, supported and praised the …
Statement from the Holy Synod of Ethiopian Orthodox Church
The Holly Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in exile has issued a statement following its regular meeting last week. Click here to read. …
Ethiopian Americans Gotta Vote in 2012!
It’s Not Just About an Election
In September, I expressed my support for President Barack Obama’s re-election. I told my readers that I enthusiastically supported candidate Obama in 2008 but was disappointed by his Administration’s policy in Ethiopia and
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The 66 TPLF Parasitic Companies Under EFFORT
Nonviolent Resistance (NVR) is the use of NVR weapons (strikes, boycotts, civil disobedience, mass protests, nonviolent sabotage) to disrupt the functioning of the regime and make the country ungovernable. It is to deny the tyrant the compliance, cooperation and submission …
TPLF army branching out into banking
Defense Ministry set to establish Army Bank
By Yohannes Anberbir | The Reporter
In an unprecedented move, the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is set to enter the country’s financial sector establishing what it calls “Army Bank”.
According to the …
Illiterate Ethiopian children hacked Motorola Xoom tablets
By David Talbot, MIT Technology Review
With 100 million first-grade-aged children worldwide having no access to schooling, the One Laptop Per Child organization is trying something new in two remote Ethiopian villages—simply dropping off tablet computers with preloaded programs and …
Ethiopian authorities abusing Muslim population: Amnesty International
Ethiopia: Government continues to target peaceful Muslim protest movement
Amnesty International
2 November 2012
Ethiopia: Government continues to target peaceful Muslim protest movement
The Ethiopian authorities are committing human rights violations in response to the ongoing Muslim protest movement in
…Ethiopian journalist honored in Beverly Hills
(LOS ANGELES TIMES) — Reeyot Alemu missed an important dinner engagement in Beverly Hills. But she had a good excuse.
The 31-year-old journalist is jailed in the notoriously brutal, rodent-infested Kaliti prison in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. She’s …
Ethiopia Muslims stage peaceful protest after Friday prayer
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As midday prayers came to an end at the Grand Anwar mosque in Ethiopia’s capital, worshippers continued on to what has become a regular second act on Fridays — shouting anti-government slogans.
The demonstrations this …
EPRDF corrupt from top to bottom: pro-government paper
You are hearing it from the horse’s mouth: the group ruling Ethiopia under the moniker of EPRDF is corrupt head to toe, according to a pro-regime newspaper. The mastermind of the group is the Tigre Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF). The …
Assessing Meles Zenawi’s Rule
By Messay Kebede
Scholars loyal to the Woyanne regime, often for the sake of ethnic solidarity, but with some scruples left for the objectivity of scholarly studies engage in a risky project when they undertake the assessment of Meles Zenawi’s …
ENTC asks Israel to free Ethiopian refugees
The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Israel asking his government to free unjustly detained Ethiopian refugees. The letter states: “ENTC urges the Israeli government to immediately halt the use of the Anti-Infiltrator …
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The perils of America’s drone wars
Drone is a sanitized word for a remote-controlled assassination weapon. As the focus of the drone wars shifts from Afghanistan to the Horn of Africa ( Africom steps up drone war in Africa ), it behooves Ethiopians and other Africans …
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የኢትዮጵያዋ፡ ርእዮት ‹‹የጥንካሬዬ ዋጋ››
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ስለስልጣን ብልግና አለያም ስለ ስልጣንን በማንአለብኘነት አለ አግባብ ስለ ከመጠቀም ከመናገር ይበልጥ አስቸጋሪ የሆኑ bezu ነገሮች yelum፡፡ ለ31 ዓመቷ ወጣት ኢትዮጵያዊት አይበገሬ ርዕዮት ዓለሙ ግን፤ የመጻፍ ነጻነት፤ የመናገር …
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Ethiopia lost $3.4 billion through capital flight in 2010 – University of Massachusetts
In a new report released this month, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst revealed that Ethiopia loses over a billion dollar every year through capital flight and in 2010 alone, USD $3.4 billion have vanished. It is not secret who …
Ethiopia’s Reeyot: “The Price for My Courage”
There are few things more difficult or dangerous than speaking truth to abusers of power. But for Reeyot Alemu, the 31 year-old young Ethiopian heroine of press freedom, no price is high enough to keep her from being “the voice
Israeli company focuses on Ogaden and Afar lands
By Yonas Abiye | Ethiopianreporter.com
October 27, 2012
Looking at a wide portion of Somali or Afar regions, one might be tempted to call it as …
The powerful story of Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay: A child of the state
Click below for a video of Lemn’s story
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Africom steps up secret operations in Horn of Africa
U.S. Expands Secretive Drone Base for African Shadow War
By David Axe | Wired.com
October 26, 2012
The Pentagon’s secretive drone and commando base in the Horn of Africa is getting a lot bigger and a lot busier as the …
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Massive protests by Ethiopian Muslims following Eid prayers on Friday
Muslims defied threats by Ethiopia’s TPLF regime as hundreds of thousands marched following Eid prayers on Friday. Protests engulfed not only Addis Ababa, but also other major Ethiopian cities as well. They asked the government to stop interference in religious …
Romney opening up wider lead against Obama – Rasmussen
This is the second straight day with Romney enjoying a 4-point advantage, according to the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. Prior to that, with the exception of the convention bounces, neither candidate had led by more than three …
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An appeal to PM Netanyahu on behalf of Ethiopians suffering in Israel
Obang Metho’s letter to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu regarding the deplorable condition of Ethiopian asylum seekers in Israel.
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
October 22, 2012
Open letter to:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
and Israeli Ministry of
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ስለጡት ካንሰር ለኢትዮጵያኖች የጥሞና ማሳሰቢያና ማስገንዘቢያ
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ወርሃ ኦክቶበር (ጥቅምት)በአለም የጡት ካንሰር ማሳሰቢያና ማስገንዘቢያ ወቅት ነው፡፡ ወሩን በሙሉ በዓለም ላይ ሕዝባዊና የግል ድርጅቶች የፕሮግራሞቻቸውና የእንቅስቃሴዎቻቸው ትኩረት ሁሉ በጡት ካንሰር መንስኤ ላይ በማትኮር፤ አደጋውን ለመቀነስ፤ ቅድመ ጥንቃቄ ስለማድረግ፤ ህክምናና ምርምር በማከናወን ላይ …
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ENTC names Uganda diplomatic representative
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The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has appointed Ato Dereje Begashaw as its Diplomatic Representative in Uganda.
One of Ato Dereje’s first tasks as a diplomatic representative was to establish communications with the Government of …
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Nigerian TV commentator pokes fun at Azeb Mesfin for refusing to leave the palace
Nigerian TV commentator Adeola also updates you on the first lady of Ethiopia who refused to leave the national palace after her husband Meles Zenawi died 3 months ago.
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A professor’s search for his lost dog in Addis Ababa
A short film about the search for a dog provides a vivid insight into life in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Directed by Miguel Llansó and Yohannes Feleke. Screened at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam.
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Ethiopian Muslims continue protests, as new PM continues the legacy of interference
By Mohammed Osman
A couple of days after Ethiopia’ new Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn voiced his government’s stubborn stance towards the legitimate demands of the country’s Muslims, the faithful continued their nationwide protests against government interference in religious affairs.
The …
ድህነት ወይንስ ደህንነት?
አክሎግ ቢራራ (ዶር)
ከሌሎች በፍጥነት እያደጉ ከሚሄዱ አገሮች ጋር ሲነጻጸር፤ በሃገር ቤትም ሆነ በውጭ፤ ባለፉት አርባ አመታት፤ እኛ ኢትዮጵያዊያን፤ የሃገራችን ሕዝብ ችግሮች ለመፍታት፤ በጋራ፤ በመከባበር፤ በመተሳሰብ፤ በጨዋነት፤ ተነጋግረን፤ ተወያይተን አማራጮችንና መፍትሄወችን አቅርበን አናውቅም። ራቅ ብሎ ለሚያየው፤ አሁንም “ጦርነት” የምንሄድ የሚመስል …
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ኢትዮጵያ፡- ከረጂም ርቀት ሯጮቻችን የምንማረው
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ኢትዮጵያ በመልካም ስሟም፤በአስከፊ ገጽታዋም ትታወቃለች:: ኢትዮጵያ በመልካም እንግዳ ተቀባይነቷና አስተናጋጅነቷ፤በሕዝቦቿ መልካም ባሕሪ፤ በመልክአ ምድሯ ውበት፤እና በግሩሙ ቡናዋና በማይደፈሩት ጅጋኖች ረጂም ርቀት ሯጮቿ ትታወቃለች፡፡ ተወዳዳሪ በሌለው የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰት፤የፕሬስ ማፈኛ ተቋሟም፤በአፍሪካ ከፍተኛ ቁጥር ያላቸው የፖለቲካ …
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Land grabs leave Ethiopians hungry on World Food Day
By Survival International
October 15, 2012
A boy from the Lower Omo stands on the riverbank.
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Violent land grabs in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley are displacing tribes and preventing them from cultivating their land, leaving thousands of people …
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The 2nd debate between Obama vs. Romney, Tuesday 9 PM (watch live)
The second U.S. presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney is scheduled for 9:00 PM on Tuesday, October 16.
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Occupy palace – Week 3
It’s been 3 weeks now since the widow of Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi has been refusing to leave the prime minister’s residence in the National Palace. Azeb Mesfin, popularly known as ‘the mother of corruption’, is causing a major embarrassment …
Ethiopia: What We Can Learn From Our Distance Runners
Ethiopia is known for the best and the worst. Ethiopia is known for the legendary hospitality and charm of its people, unrivalled beauty of its picturesque landscape, fabulous coffee and, of course, unbeatable distance runners. Ethiopia is also known as …
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TPLF boss says Muslim protests have to be stopped
Debretsion Gebremichael, TPLF spy chief who also doubles as Minister of Communication and Information Technology, appears to suggest that the ruling party has mobilized to crush peaceful Muslim protests. Debretsion used Addis Ababa University as a platform to declare war …
The Ethiopians and moral conduct
By Yilma Bekele
I dreamt about my uncle. He has been dead for over ten years so I was wondering what brought him to my conscious now. It was a vivid dream and I awoke both sad and happy. So …
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In Ethiopia, World Bank finances repression: Huffington Post
World Bank Support for “Development” by Force
Jessica Evans | The Huffington Post
October 11, 2012
“Soldiers came and asked me why I refused to be relocated,” a 20-year-old Ethiopian told me in September at a refugee camp in Kenya. …
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DNA confirms Ethiopian lions are genetically distinct group
By Steve Connor | The Independent
October 11, 2012
A pride of captive lions descended from the private menagerie of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is genetically distinct from all other lions of Africa, a study has found.
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US Vice Presidential Debate – Live video
Biden vs. Rayan: U.S vice presidential debate, Thursday, Oct. 11. Watch live below. Coverage starts at 8:30 PM Washington DC time.
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Medrek’s Path to Unity and Charisma
By Messay Kebede
Since the fall of the Derg and the capture of state power by the EPRDF, there has been a consensus on the need for a strong opposition party to counter the hegemony of the ruling party. The …
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Ethiopian taxi driver in Las Vegas receives reward for returning lost bundle of cash
(Yahoo News) — Adam Woldemarim, the driver, discovered the cash stuffed in a soft laptop case that was left between the seats of the Virgin Valley Cab vehicle. Woldemarim then did what anyone feeling lucky in Sin City would do: …
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Ethiopia: An Early Warning for a Famine in 2013
For the past several months, there has been much display of public sorrow and grief in Ethiopia. But not for the millions of invisible Ethiopians who are suffering and dying from starvation, or what the “experts” euphemistically call “acute food …
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OBEDIENCE to Tyrants due to Moral Obligation
A refusal to cooperate is all that is needed to render a Fascistic regime powerless. Moral obligation is the belief that an act is one prescribed by a persons set of values. It is also a duty, which one owes, …
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Radio Negashi discussion with ENTC speaker Sileshi Tilahun
Radio Negashi Voice of Ethiopian Muslims discusses recent developments in Ethiopia with Speaker of the Ethiopian National Transitional Council Ato Sileshi Tilahun. Listen below or click here to listen.
[podcast]http://etntc.org/radio/web/Seleshi-Negashi.mp3[/podcast]…
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Pennsylvania couple arrested for abusing Ethiopian kids
PENNSYLVANIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania prosecutor and his wife severely mistreated their adopted Ethiopian children – their 6-year-old boy who a doctor found malnourished and had skin lesions and an 18-month-old girl who had signs of multiple skull fractures, …
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VOA reporter in Addis Ababa detained
(CPJ) Ethiopian authorities should halt their harassment of journalists covering the country’s Muslim community and their intimidation of citizens who have tried to speak to reporters about sensitive religious, ethnic, and political issues, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.…
Reeyot Alemu wins IWMF’s ‘Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Award’
Women from Ethiopia, Palestine, Azerbaijan and Pakistan honored
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Each year the IWMF honors women journalists who have shown extraordinary strength of character and integrity while reporting the news under dangerous or difficult circumstances.
This year’s winners are:…
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Occupy palace – Week 2
It’s been 2 weeks now since the widow of Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi has been refusing to leave the prime minister’s residence in the National Palace. Azeb Mesfin, aka the mother of corruption, is causing a major embarrassment for the …
Ethiopian Muslims resume protest against government interference
By William Davison
(Bloomberg) — Today, several thousand Ethiopian Muslims protested in the capital, Addis Ababa, against what they say is government interference in the election of Islamic council leaders, a participant said.
An election for the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs …
An Ethiopian and the U.S. Presidential debate
By Yilma Bekele
President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney had their first debate this evening. Watching this debate for the highest office in the land was a learning moment. This is not the first debate I have viewed or …
Tagged with: ethiopian democracy, ethiopian elections, ethiopian politics, yilma bekele
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የኢትዮጵያ ተቃዋሚ ፖለቲካ የደሞክራሲ ጮራ ሰትወጣ
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
በድጋሚ እውነት፤ሃይልን ለተነፈጉ
ላለፉት በርካታ ዓመታት ስለሥልጣን ተጠቃሚዎች ዕውነትን ስናገር ነበር፡፡ የጦማሬ ገጼ መግቢያ መስመሩ ‹‹ለሰብአዊ መብት ተሟገት፡፡ ስለሥልጣን ተጠቃሚዎች እውነትን መስክር›› ነው የሚለው፡፡ ይህ ደሞ ልዩ ትርጉም ያለው፤ ጠንካራ ሞራልና ስልጣናቸውን መከታ በማድረግ …
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‘Person of the Year’ nomination
The year 2012 is coming to an end in about two months and so it is time for Ethiopian Review to start the process of selecting its Person of the Year. As a long running Ethiopian Review tradition, we take …
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ESAT is back on air Ethiopia
Addis Ababa residents confirmed to Ethiopian Review that ESAT is back on air. ESAT also issued the following press release:
ESAT has finalizing testing and is back on air in Ethiopia through New Horn TV.
ESAT Management would like to …
ENTC calls for public discussion on transitional government
The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has presented a proposal to Ethiopian opposition groups to come together and form a transitional government. ENTC is also calling for public discussion on the process of transitioning Ethiopia to a multiparty democracy. The …
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Ethiopia’s Opposition at the Dawn of Democracy?
By Alemayehu G Mariam
Respeaking Truth to the Powerless
For several years now, I have been “speaking truth to power”. In fact, the tag line for my blog page is “Defend Human Rights. Speak Truth to Power.” It is a
…Hailemariam is doing just fine
By Elias Kifle
What type of government Ethiopia will have is NOT up to Hailemariam, Bereket and their EPRDF alone. The opposition can and should have a big role if we put our acts together.
For me and many in …
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EPRDF to become a unitary party
By Elias Kifle
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has been undergoing major overhaul after its former chairman Meles Zenawi died in July. For the first time in the coalition’s 23-year-old existence, the top leadership went …
አቶ ኦባንግ ለ ጠ/ሚ ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ የላኩት ደብዳቤ
ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ (አኢጋን)
መስከረም 18፤ 2005 ዓም
“ወቅቱ ትርጉም ያለው ተሃድሶ፣ ዕርቅና ፍትሕ
የሚመሠረትበት ሊሆን ይገባዋል!”
የጋራ ንቅናቄው አዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ ልትመሠረት የምትችልበትን ፈጣንና ደፋር እርምጃዎች አቶ ኃይለማርያም እንዲወስዱ ይጠይቃል፡፡
ክቡር አቶ ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ
የኢፌዴሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር…
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Obang’s letter to PM Hailemariam
“Meaningful Reforms, Reconciliation and the Restoration of Justice”
SMNE Urges New Prime Minister to Take Bold Steps That Will Lead the Country to a New Ethiopia
An Open Letter to Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn,
September 26, 2012
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Meles Zenawi’s legacy of terror
By Melakou Tegegn
Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi died in August after ruling the country from 1995 to 2012. Contrary to regime claims of economic development, he will be remembered for crushing all dissent to his rule.
Discussing Meles’ legacy is …
Hailemariam pledges to maintain Meles Zenawi’s controversial policies – VOA
By Peter Heinlein | Voice of America
NEW YORK — Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has pledged to maintain the controversial policies of his predecessor, Meles Zenawi, who died last month. The Ethiopian leader outlined his views on foreign and …
Our new Prime Minster’s résumé
By Yilma Bekele
There is no place on planet earth that begs for change like our country Ethiopia. There is no need to itemize all the areas where we stand at the tail end of human achievement. That is the …
Tagged with: Democracy Ethiopia, hailemariam desalegn, Meles Zenawi, NGO Ethiopia, SNNPR ethiopia, TPLF, yilma bekele
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Ethiopian flight 409 might be a victim of Israel-Hizbullah war (Wikileaks)
Wikileaks has released documents today that shed new light on what has cause the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 in 2009. The new WikiLeaks releases are email threads from the global intelligence firm Stratfor dating back to the time …
No official residence for Ethiopia’s new prime minister yet
It’s been 7 days since Ethiopia’s prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn was sworn in, but he is yet to move in to the official residence of the prime minister at the National Palace. The problem is that Azeb Mesfin, widow of …
ENTC requests diplomatic recognition from Germany
The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has sent a communique to the Honorable Guido Westerwelle, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, requesting a diplomatic recognition.
The letter was sent to the Minister by Mikael Endriase, ENTC’s diplomatic representative in …
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ኢትዮጵያ፤ በአዲስ ዓመት አዲስ ጠ/ሚኒስቴር
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ኢትዮጵያዊያኖች አዲሱን ዓመታቸውን የዘመን መለወጫ በሴፕቴምበር 11 አክብረዋል፡፡ አሁን በኢትዮጵያ 2005 ዓም ነው፡፡ በሴፕተምበር 21 ደግሞ አዲስ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ተሰጥቷቸዋል፡፡ አዲስ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ከአዲስ ዓመት መግባት ጋር ተዳምሮ ሲቀርብ እንዴት ደስ ያሰኛል!! ከልብ የመነጨ …
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For Susan Rice, a Chance for Redemption
By Selam Beyene, PhD
The eulogy delivered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa by Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, on the occasion of the funeral and mysterious death of dictator Meles Zenawi will probably go down in …
Why Europe should speak out about Ethiopia’s human rights
By Nicolas Beger | New Europe Online
On 25 July, the European Union adopted its strategic framework on human rights and democracy and appointed Stavros Lambrinidis its first special representative for human rights, seeking to “enhance the effectiveness and …
ENTC thanks Ana Gomes for speaking out against injustice in Ethiopia
Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) sent a letter of appreciation to Honorable Ana Maria Gomes thanking her for taking a stand and passionately speaking out in defense of the human rights of the people of Ethiopia. Click here to read …
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A campaign of terror and mass executions in Ogaden
(SVT) — Swedish Television’s Africa correspondent Johan Ripås has become privy to further documentation, smuggled out of Ethiopia. The video evidence shows that whole villages have been emptied of inhabitants through executions and mass flight from terror.
“These …
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Ethiopia: A New Prime Minister in a New Year
By Alemayehu G Mariam
Ethiopians had their new year on September 11. It is now 2005. On September 21, they also got a new prime minster. How delightfully felicitous to have a new prime minister in the new year! Heartfelt …
Stop bullshitting
By Elias Kifle
After I wrote a commentary a few days ago saying that we Ethiopians need to give the new prime minister some time to prove himself worthy of our support, I have received a flood of responses from …
Tagged with: Addis Ababa, ethio, Ethiopia News, ethiopian airlines, Meles Zenawi
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ENTC sends a message of hope and call for action to Ethiopia’s new prime minister
The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) sent an open letter to the newly sworn in prime minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, expressing hope that he will work to unite Ethiopians and help bring freedom, justice and development to the country. …
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Hailemariam Desalegn sworn in as the new prime minister of Ethiopia (video)
Hailemariam Desalegn has been sworn in as the prime minister of Ethiopia today, 21 September 2012, by the parliament. Hailemariam’s first act as prime minister today was to nominate the deputy prime minister. Demeke Mekonnen’s nomination has been approved unanimously …
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African land grab leads to famine: Obang’s address to conference in Germany
Obang Metho speaks about Land, Water and Resource-Grabbing and Its Impact on Food Security in Africa
At the 1st Africa Congress on Effective Cooperation for a Green Africa in Bremerhaven, Germany
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
Thank you …
Tagged with: Addis Ababa, al amoudi, ethio, Ethiopia News, Meles Zenawi, VOA amharic
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TPLF judges confiscate properties of political prisoners
ESAT reported today that a TPLF-dominated kangaroo court in Ethiopia has ordered the confiscation of properties that belong to political prisoners Andualem Aragie and Eskinder Nega.
Tomorrow, Friday, the new prime minister of Ethiopia will be sworn in and on …
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Ato Seye and his politics
By Yilma Bekele
Mr. Charles Krauthammer is an American syndicated columnist, political commentator and is considered a highly influential conservative voice. He is critical of President Obama’s policies and supports the election of Mr. Romney to be President. As a …
Hailemariam Desalegn heads to New York after sworn in Friday (VOA)
Parliament will convene on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, to swear in Hailemariam Desalegn as the new prime minister of Ethiopia, and will head to New York to attend the United Nations meeting.
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TPLF elects chairman and vice-chairman
The former ruling party in Ethiopia, Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has elected a replacement for its deceased leader Meles Zenawi. The new chairman is Tigray Region president Abay Wolde, and the vice-chairman is radio jammer Debretsion Gebremichael.
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Let’s give the new prime minister time to prove himself
By Elias Kifle
The sudden death of dictator Meles Zenawi has created an unexpected opportunity for the ruling junta, EPRDF, to reverse course and make peace with the people of Ethiopia whom it had been terrorizing and brutalizing for the …
Who is Hailemariam Desalegn? (VOA)
Who is the new Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn? VOA special report.
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The conditional nature of TPLF’s Ethiopiawinet
By Messay Kebede
A friend recently sent me a video presenting Sebhat Nega’s defense of the TPLF constitution. My friend was rightly amazed at the dismissive and arrogant nature of the defense. My reaction wandered a bit in the direction …
Why are Ethiopian women killing themselves?
By Elias Kifle
Within the past few months alone, I have heard about 4 Ethiopian women who have killed themselves — one in Virginia, another one in Dallas, then two weeks ago a girl I know very well in Atlanta …
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Town-hall meeting on post-Meles EPRDF regime
Netsanet LeEthiopia Radio will hold a town hall discussion in Washington DC on post-Meles EPRDF regime in Ethiopia this coming Sunday, September 23, 2012. See the poster below for more info:
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Ethiopia Finally Has a New Prime Minister?
By Alemayehu G Mariam
It seems Ethiopia finally has a new prime minister. Two days ago, the leaders of the ruling EPDRF party approved Hailemariam Desalegn, the current deputy prime minister [DPM], to replace the late Meles Zenawi as party …
TPLF founder Sebhat Nega speaks out against the transitional government idea
Members of the TPLF tribal gang are acting like a headless chicken these days.
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Ethiopian scientist works on a research to make Facebook faster
TEXAS (CBSDFW) – Facebook awards a grant to University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) to make the social media site faster.
“We are very excited to be part of Facebook,” says Dr. Dereje Agonafer from University of Texas …
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An international incident in California over an Ethiopian flag
(MercuryNews.com) — An international incident of sorts arose over an Ethiopian flag raising at San Jose City Hall to honor the African country’s New Year, which begins on Sept. 11. And it wasn’t over the unfortunate coincidence with …
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The ‘miracle revolution’
With selection of Hailemariam Desalegn from Wolaita and Demeke Mekonnen from Amhara as prime minister and deputy prime minister, Meles Zenawi’s and TPLF’s dream of ruling Ethiopia for at least 50 years has ended today.
Meles Zenawi had never intended …
Ethiopia’s ruling party chooses new chairman and vice-chairman (video)
Ethiopia’s ruling junta, EPRDF, elected Hailemariam Desalegn as chairman and Demeke Mekonnen as vice-chairman
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EPRDF chooses Hailemriam Desalegn and Demeke Mekonnen as chair and vice chair
By William Davison
ADDIS ABABA (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia’s ruling party, EPRDF, confirmed acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as the successor to the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
Meles, who led Ethiopia for 21 years and who oversaw one of Africa’s …
Swedish journalists recount their horrific experience in Ethiopia
[Translated from Swedish]
“We thought we were going to die”
(SVT) — It was an emotional press conference where Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson who talked about their experiences in Ethiopia. The atmosphere was …
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Ethiopia’s ruling junta convened to choose a replacement to the late dictator (video)
Ethiopia’s ruling junta, EPRDF, convened today to choose a successor to the late dictator Meles Zenawi. Today’s meeting has just ended, but there is no official announcement on any decision yet. The meeting was chaired by acting prime minister Hailemariam …
Ethiopian National Transitional Council spreads its regime change message in Ethiopia
In the Ethiopian New Year, Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC), in collaboration with Tinsae Ethiopia, has intensified its call to the people of Ethiopia to get organized and liberate ourselves from the TPLF regime.
During the past week, Tinsae Ethiopia …
Massacre in Qorile village, eastern Ethiopia
The TPLF regime army in Ethiopia has summarily executed the following Ethiopians at Qurile village, in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia on September 6, 2012. Their names have been compiled from eyewitnesses who have escaped the massacre. Many civilians in …
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SVT released additional video exposing the orchestrated arrest of two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia
(SVT) — Yesterday SVT showed video as an evidence that the arrest of Swedish journalists in Ethiopia was staged. Now we can show even more pictures from the interrogations. (Warning: GRAPHIC IMAGES)
In the new the latest video, …
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Ana Gomes says Meles Zenawi died in July; talks about succession delay in Ethiopia
Hon. Ana Gomes talks about the death of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi, the delay to swear in his successor, and the political prisoners in Ethiopia. She also confirms that Meles died in July, much earlier than what the regime claims, …
Home and country burglarized
By Yilma Bekele
Someone broke into our house. They forced the backdoor open and went through every square inch of the house. They turned our mattress over, pilfered through our drawers and left the closet in a mess. It was …
Tagged with: African Dictators, Democracy and Africa, Ethiopia Dictatorship, Ethiopia Human Rights, Ethiopia News, Susan Rice, yilma bekele
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Video shows a fake firefight was staged to convict two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia
Translated from Swedish TV website SVT
Proof of Hoax in Ethiopia
SVT can now reveal that the videos that the Ethiopian government used as evidence of the arrest of the Swedish journalists is staged. Our sources even claim that the …