Ethiopian Review
July 22, 2005

The Ethiopian pilots who sought political asylum in Belarus informed Ethiopian Review today that the Belarus Ministry of Interior informed them that their political asylum requested has been denied.

The Ministry of Interior officials told …

By Rob Crilly Special for, USA TODAY

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Regulars at the Crocodile, a coffeehouse in the Ethiopian capital, pored over copies of an independent newspaper called Nestanet, which means “freedom” in the local Amharic language.

“Everyone …

DPA, Addis Ababa – 20 July 2005 – Poor rains and high crop prices have left more than 18-million people with serious food shortages in 10 African countries, a food-security monitoring group said.

Diminishing water supplies and dry pastures also …

July 20, 2005
EthiopianReview.com

Ato Andargachew Tsige, a member of the Kestedemena Party who had been arrested and tortured by the Meles regime last month, arrived in London today.

Kestedemena is one of the four parties that make up the …

Ethiopian Review
July 19, 2005

Representatives of the Coalition for Unity & Democracy (CUD), United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF), and the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (OFDM) held a meeting with the American, British, Finland and EU ambassadors last night in …

Ethiopian Review
July 18, 2005

Several Ethiopians held a demonstration at the Djibouti Embassy in Washington DC today to demand that Djibouti government respect the rights of the Ethiopian pilots who defected in Djibouti last month.

The protestors asked the …

Ethiopian Review
July 17, 2005

In a teleconference conducted by Ethiopian Review today, the Coalition for Unity & Democracy (CUD) spokesperson, Dr Hailu Araya, said that the EPRDF government has become a completely lawless entity. EPRDF relies on gun, and …

ADDIS ABABA, 18 July 2005 (IRIN) – An umbrella body representing more than 250 international and local charities in Ethiopia has said the government threatened on Saturday to ban it because of alleged “political bias”.

The Christian Relief and Development …

GENEVA, July 15, 2007 (UNHCR) – Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane has reiterated UNHCR’s call for access to three Ethiopian airmen who reportedly defected to Djibouti in early June, but there are fears that they have already been returned to …

A court in Arba Minch, Ethiopia, sentenced Ato Assefa Chabo, former head of the Pubic Organization Affairs “to 16 years prison terms starting from the day of his arrest,” a government media reported today.

The court also handed down ten …

Joint statement calls for reconciliation, nonviolence in election disputes

The United States and the European Union expect all parties in Ethiopia “to abide by the political process through parliamentary and constitutional means to resolve” the election crisis, according to joint …

Ethiopian Review
July 12, 2005

Preparations are underway by the Coalition for Unity & Democracy (CUD) to take over the Addis Ababa City administration. A personnel selection committee chaired by Dr Shimelis TekleTsadik is preparing a list of individuals who …

Ethiopian Review
July 1, 2005

Shocked by the opposition parties’ landslide victory in Addis Ababa and every other constituency where international observers were present, EPRDF is fighting hard to make sure that it decisively wins the upcoming elections in the …

ALERT- ETHIOPIA
June 28, 2005

Four editors arrested

The Ethiopian Government arrested:
1. Befekadu Moreda, Tomar newspaper
2. Zelalem Gebre, Menilik newspaper
3. Dawit Fassil, Asqual newspaper
4. Tamrat Serbesa, Satenaw newspaper
today, 28 June 2005 at 11:00 local time.…

Ato Aschalew’s friends told ER associate in Addis Ababa today that the EPRDF cadres kidnapped him on June 24. His body was found three days later outside the town of Debre Sina, Wollo. He was killed with a gun shot …

Addis Ababa – Police say three lions rescued a 12-year-old girl kidnapped by men who wanted to force her into marriage, chasing off her abductors and guarding her until police and relatives tracked her down in a remote corner of …

Students at Gonder University’s main campus have been on hunger strike since Friday. The students decided to go on a hunger strike to protest the arrest of six of the student association’s leaders and members.

Eyewitnesses told ER that the …

This is a story about the murder of Ato Yihenew Hunegnaw and the disappearance of six of his friends in the City of Bahr Dar.

Yihenew was a student at St. Mary College in Bahr Dar. He also attended Pedagogic …

By Sereke Berhan

In this age of deception, intrigue and greed, politics, especially Ethiopia politics, really makes strange bedfellows. In a not so surprising but unexpected turn of events, Sheik Al Amoudi, who was held with high regard by many …

The Coalition for Unity & Democracy requests re-vote in the following woredas due to gross election irregularities

GOJAM
1. BITCHENA
In contravention of electoral laws, six armed militia were stationed at every voting
station before voting took place. These armed …

By Mark Bowen

A leading expert on the Ethiopian constitution says the prevailing political climate has seriously undermined the supremacy of the law of the land as well as the rule of law in the country.

Dr Fasil Nahum, a …

By Mike Pflanz in Nairobi
UK Telegraph

By Meron Agonafer

We have heard good and bad things about Sheik Al Amoudi. Some say he has done a great deal of service for Ethiopia by investing in the country, and other say that he has contributed a great …

The ruling party has demonstrated its desire to plunge the country into anarchy if its power is compromised

(Revised after the election)

The election is over and the Ethiopian people, through an impressive show of civil power demonstrated to the …

The May 15, 2005, Elections
Official results from the 38 woredas of Tigray as published by the National Election Board

NAME PARTY NUMBER OF VOTES % OF VOTES

Abiyadi
Ato Tilahun Tareke Wolde EPRDF (TPLF) 29249 99.45 %
Ato Mebiratu …

The May 15, 2005 Elections
Official results from the 23 woredas of Addis Ababa as published by the National Election Board

Listed here are those who received 1% or more of the votes

NAME PARTY NUMBER OF VOTES % OF …

The Coalition for Unity & Democracy requests revotes or recounts in the following 139 woredas due to gross election irregularities

GOJAM
1. BITCHENA
In contravention of electoral laws, six armed militia were stationed at every voting station before voting took …

ADDIS ABABA (AFP) — Ethiopia’s electoral board on Thursday said it had started probing allegations of irregularities in Sunday’s presidential vote, with rival parties continuing to claim victory.

“Some political parties have submitted complaints on the election process. The board …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – The European Union on Tuesday scolded Ethiopia’s ruling party and opposition for premature announcements of their success in the hotly contested weekend elections, but said the process has been relatively smooth.

“The EU election observation mission …

afrol News

Sunday’s election in Ethiopia saw a large voter turnout, maybe up to 90 percent, according to the National Electoral Board. While obververs expect Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to win his third five-year term, the opposition claims to have …

ADWA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Sunday he would accept the verdict of his country’s 26 million voters even if he loses the hotly contested general election.
An Ethiopian woman casts her vote at a polling …

Ethiopians go to poll to elect federal, regional legislators

ADDIS ABABA, May 15 (Xinhuanet) — Ethiopian voters went to poll on Sunday in the country’s two separate elections to elect representatives to the 547-seat House of People’s Representatives (HPR) and …

ADDIS ABABA –– Ethiopians turned out in droves on Sunday to vote in hotly contested elections that are hoped to put the vast Horn of Africa nation known for grinding poverty and famine squarely on the path to democracy.

Masses …

ADDIS ABABA, May 15 (AFP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday banned all demonstrations in Addis Ababa and its surrroundings for one month after elections the opposition claims were marred by widespread fraud.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi …

By Abraham Fisseha, Matthew Lee
Agence France-Presse

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopians prepared Saturday to go to the polls in hotly contested weekend elections as the opposition and a human rights watchdog renewed allegations of ongoing government harassment.

On the eve …

BBC – Election observers have been arrested across Ethiopia on the eve of Sunday’s poll, opposition members say.

They told a gathering in the capital, Addis Ababa, that more than 100 monitors remained in police custody. One candidate is also …

By Alisha Ryu, VOA

ADDIS ABABA – Less than a day before Ethiopia holds its third parliamentary elections in 14 years, a domestic human rights group says it strongly disagrees with reports by European Union and American observers that say …

Election observers have been arrested across Ethiopia on the eve of Sunday’s poll, opposition members say.

They told a gathering in the capital, Addis Ababa, that more than 100 monitors remained in police custody. One candidate is also being held.…

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia on Tuesday dismissed as “lies” a highly critical report from a leading human rights watchdog accusing the government of suppresing alternative voices and committing numerous abuses.

“These are the same old stories, this report is a …

By Jim Fisher-Thompson, Washington File

Washington – It is hard to see democracy expanding throughout Africa if a populous nation like Ethiopia — a country of enormous political and strategic importance for the African continent — drifts toward “corrupt authoritarianism,” …

Source: United States Department of State

Democracy endowment’s Peterson tells Congress U.S. should press for change

By Jim Fisher-Thompson, Washington File Staff Writer

Washington – It is hard to see democracy expanding throughout Africa if a populous nation like Ethiopia …

The chairman of Ethiopia’s national election board says thousands of voters will be re-registered for upcoming parliamentary polls after the discovery of serious abuses.

Kemal Bedri said Monday that officials will re-register voters in 15 polling stations in Ethiopia’s northeastern …

ADDIS ABABA (Xinhuanet) — A total of 319 foreign observers will be deployed to various parts of Ethiopia to observe the upcoming May 15 national elections, the state-appointed National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said Monday.

NEBE Chairman Kemal Bedri …

ASBE TEFERI, Ethiopia (ENA) — The West Harerge Zone in eastern Ethiopia police force says it has arrested five people carrying weapons, as well as leaflets and logo of the opposition Oromo National Congress (ONC) in Taisi and Kurfa-Roka kebeles …

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said Tuesday it has decreed that no political party or independent candidates shall campaign at market places as market places are business areas.

At its regular meeting, the board said it has passed …

Source: The Carter Center

ATLANTA – The Carter Center, invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and welcomed by the National Election Board, will observe Ethiopia’s national elections May 15th. The 50-member delegation will be led by: former U.S. President …

ADDIS ABABA (IRIN) – Fifty-two European Union (EU) long-term election observers flew into Ethiopia on Friday, officials said, to act as the “eyes and ears” of the mission – one month ahead of the national elections.

Rafael Lopez Pintor, deputy …

ADDIS ABABA: The European Union yesterday expressed concern over reports of “harassment” in the Horn of Africa nation, ahead of general elections scheduled for next month, officials said.

“Reports of harassment, imprisonment, and other activities of intimidation are worrysome,” said …

Two political parties contesting in Ethiopia’s May 15 national elections have been making effective use of mobile phone short message service to campaign.

The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and the opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) …

By Alisha Ryu, VOA

Ethiopia says it had every right to expel three U.S.-funded democracy groups from the country late last month, because the groups were not in compliance with the law. The response comes as two of the groups, …

U.S. Senator John McCain and Hon. Madeleine Albright
Washington, DC
April 14, 2005

A joint press release from the National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute

Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Your Excellency:
We …

By MARC LACEY
The New York Times

Mekbeb Abebe Welde is the spitting image of Ethiopia’s fallen emperor, Haile Selassie. Mr. Abebe has the same pointy chin, down-turned nose and slight build. When he picks up a cup of macchiato …

By MARC LACEY
The New York Times

Mekbeb Abebe Welde is the spitting image of Ethiopia’s fallen emperor, Haile Selassie. Mr. Abebe has the same pointy chin, down-turned nose and slight build. When he picks up a cup of macchiato …

The Reporter
April 9, 2005

The opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD), the umbrella organization of four multinational opposition parties, has proposed sweeping changes to the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) as one element of …

ADDIS ABABA (Xinhuanet) — The Ethiopian Ministry of Information said Friday all parties are expected to accept the final outcome of the May 15 national elections, since the contending parties had ample opportunities to provide adequate information to the electorate.…

By Cathy Majtenyi, VOA
Nairobi, April 8, 2005

The Ethiopian Human Rights Council Friday released a report accusing local government and election officials of harassing members and supporters of opposition parties ahead of next month’s general elections.

The head of …

Washington Post
April 8, 2005

D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams and Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley teamed up yesterday to send a shipment of computers, school supplies and children’s chairs to a new youth center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

After addressing …

Dagnachew Teklu
The Daily Monitor, April 7, 2005

Excessive transport cost is currently challenging Ethiopia, a landlocked country, and is weakening its competitiveness in the world market, UN said Wednesday.

After the loss of Assab Port ten years ago, transportation …

Addis Ababa – A senior European Union election observer monitoring Ethiopia’s third-ever democratic ballot has quit after the authorities accused him of bias, an Ethiopian official said on Monday.

Siegfried Pausewang pulled out after the chair of the National Election …

April 3, 2005

TESFAYE ASMAMAW CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
P.O. Box 13267 Silver Spring, MD 20911 (202) 207-6038

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To The Ethiopian Community in Washington D.C. and Metropolitan Area:

I have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and expenses—cash …

April 3, 2005

TESFAYE ASMAMAW CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
P.O. Box 13267 Silver Spring, MD 20911 (202) 207-6038

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
To The Ethiopian Community in Washington D.C. and Metropolitan Area:

I have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and expenses—cash …

BBC NEWS – April 3, 2005 – Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia has died in hospital days after shooting himself in an apparent act of suicide after news he had terminal cancer.

Doron Grossman, 48, was brought back to Israel after …

FOR RELEASE FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2005
Contact: Lisa Gates IRI (202) 572-1546
Keenan Howell IFES (202) 350-6732
Jean Freedberg NDI (202) 728-5527

The International Republican Institute (IRI), IFES and the National Democratic Institute (NDI)regret the recent action by the government …

By Daniel Nelson

First, the bad news: urban malaria in Africa is becoming a major health problem and looks set to get worse.

The problem is growing along with Africa’s cities. Urbanisation came relatively late to the continent, but the …

By David Gollust, VOA

The State Department said Thursday the United States is very disappointed over the Ethiopian government’s announced expulsion of three U.S. non-governmental democracy groups. They had been helping prepare the African country for elections in May.

The …

ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopian Reporter) — Political parties started discussion on the draft code of conduct prepared by the National Electoral Board (NEB) yesterday and decided to continue the discussion on the coming Tuesday.

The draft code of conduct contains major …

Source : Commission Européenne (europa.eu.int)

The European Commission has deployed an EU Election Observation Mission for federal and state parliamentary elections in Ethiopia. The Mission will be led by Ms Ana Gomes, Member of the European Parliament, who will travel …

ADDIS ABABA (Xinhuanet) — The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said Wednesday that it would study possibilities of setting up polling stations at higher learning institutions across the nation to enable students vote in the upcoming general elections.

NEBE …

By Nora Boustany, The Washington Post

As democratic currents flow through the nearby Middle East, Ethiopia is trying to overcome its own hurdles as a nascent democracy.

Government-backed killings of opposition party members, as well as officially sanctioned detentions, disappearances …

ADDIS ABABA (Xinhuanet) — Ethiopian Minister of Federal Affairs Abay Tsehaye on Saturday stressed the need for police to discharge their duties for the May 15 parliamentary elections.

The Ethiopian minister made the call here at the conclusion of a …

ADDIS ABABA (Xinhuanet) — The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said Friday that 55 political parties would be contesting in the upcoming national elections scheduled to be held on May 15.

Mekonnen Wondimu, acting registrar of political party registration …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s elections body on Tuesday confirmed the ruling party killed two opposition members but said claims of other attacks could not be verified.

The National Elections Board was investigating allegations by an opposition coalition that …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s elections body on Tuesday confirmed the ruling party killed two opposition members but said claims of other attacks could not be verified.

The National Elections Board was investigating allegations by an opposition coalition that …