The legitimate Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church in exile lead by his Holiness Abune Merkorios, Patriarch of The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewhahedo Church, successfully completed the Holy Synod’s 24th session in Columbus, OHIO on November 10, 2007. It …

UN envoy says Somali war crime suspects should face ICC

NAIROBI (AFP) — A United Nations envoy on Tuesday said Somali war crimes suspects should be prosecuted at the international Criminal Court in order to end impunity in …

Somali mass exodus continues

By SHASHANK BENGALI
McClatchy Newspapers

Somali government [and Woyanne] soldiers Monday mounted a door-to-door search of a major marketplace in Mogadishu in search of Islamist insurgents as shell-shocked residents continued a massive exodus from the Somali …

Ethiopians in DC hold a protest rally in front of the
Kenyan Embassy. [photo: Abraham Takele]

Ethiopians in DC met with Kenyan ambassador to the U.S., Mr. Peter N.R.O Ogego, today and lodged their protest against the murder of Ethiopians …

Announcement from Kinijit DC Metro Chapter

Protest rally in front of Kenyan Embassy in Washington DC to appeal to the Government of Kenya to protest Ethiopian exiles from Woyanne assassins. In the past few weeks alone, ten Ethiopians university students …

As Assassins Target Somali Journalists, Fear Is a Daily Event

By Stephanie McCrummen
Washington Post Foreign Service

NAIROBI — Since two of his colleagues were assassinated in September, Said Tahlil has come to speak of his own violent death as …

Soldiers abandoning the TPLF regime who recently arrived in Asmara said that directives have been given to the TPLF regime’s army to prepare for war.

The defecting soldiers are Tesfai Gerezghier, Teages Esayas Mamo, and Mamush Teklewold Tufa.

The soldiers …

Call for all Ethiopians in Oklohama to Join the Peaceful Protest

* Protest For what?: To demand that Senator Inhofe of Oklohama lifts his hold on the proposed law: H.R 2003: The Ethiopian Democracy and Accountability Act

* When: Tuesday, …

Ethiopian Review would like to thank the EriTV staff for not using the term “Ethiopian government” or “Ethiopian army.” They always use the correct term “Woyanne.” Indeed, Ethiopia has no national army and no legitimate government. The army under the …

Ethiopian Review would like to thank the EriTV staff for not using the term “Ethiopian government” or “Ethiopian army.” They always use the correct term “Woyanne.” Indeed, Ethiopia has no national army and no legitimate government. The army under the …

MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) — Neighborhoods in the Somali capital were deserted on Sunday, a day after 17 civilians were brutally killed in the wake of intense fighting between Ethiopian-backed Somali troops and Islamic insurgents, according to witnesses and …

As part of preparations for war with Eritrea, Woyanne officials are holding a series of meetings. ER has learned that in many of these meetings, the Woyanne officials are raising their concern about H.R. 2003. It seems that many …

China’s automakers aren’t fooling around when it comes to aggressive growth. While you don’t hear much enthusiasm from European or North American automakers about the market on the African continent, There’s already at least two Chinese carmakers who’ve set up …

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

(New York) – Ethiopian Woyanne troops and insurgents have violated the laws of war in killing and wounding dozens of civilians in new clashes in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said today.

Tens of thousands of …

By Selam Beyene

At a time when much of the world is disillusioned about the direction of the U.S. foreign policy, the historic passage in the House of Representatives of the Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007 (H.R. 2003), …

More than 70 people have died in fierce clashes between rebels and government Woyanne forces in Mogadishu. emViewers may find some images in this report upsetting. Click here to watch.…

BBC NEWS

More than 70 people have died and more than 200 have been wounded in battles in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu in the past 24 hours.

A BBC correspondent says Ethiopian forces are engaged in reprisal attacks after soldiers’ bodies …

(AP) 50 people killed and 100 others wounded in heavy fighting between rebels and Ethiopian Woyanne troops backing Somalia’s shaky government.

Ethiopian Woyanne troops based at the former defense ministry in the south of the capital killed eight civilians early …

Those who murdered Shibre Desalegn and called her “hooligan” are being treated like the blood thirsty pigs they are in the streets of Mogadishu. It is good to see Woyanne pigs cry for a change as they made us cry …

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Source: ER Research Unit…

Somali “Leaders” Squabble as Militants Gain Momentum

By J. Peter Pham, Director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia

Last week, the “prime minister” of the internationally-recognized but otherwise utterly ineffective …

By David Weiss [email protected]
Source: Times Leader

WILKES-BARRE – A Luzerne County jury Wednesday evening decided Shafi Brmaji knew the 52 pounds of the rare drug he was lugging from New York City to Michigan was illegal.

The jury deliberated …

By Aweys Yusuf

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali insurgents dragged the bodies of dead Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers through the streets of Mogadishu on Thursday in the latest outbreak of fighting that has sent thousands fleeing the capital.

Witnesses said at least …

PRESS RELEASE

ETHIOPIAN-AMERICANS and FRIENDS of ETHIOPIA in OKLAHOMA For H.R. 2003

Protest rally on Tue. Nov. 13, outside Senator Inhofe’s Oklahoma City office, 1900 NW Expressway Suite 1210, Oklahoma City, OK 73118. TIME: 10:00A.M.

In its most recent human …

PRESS RELEASE

ETHIOPIAN-AMERICANS and FRIENDS of ETHIOPIA in OKLAHOMA For H.R. 2003

Protest rally on Tue. Nov. 13, outside Senator Inhofe’s Oklahoma City office, 1900 NW Expressway Suite 1210, Oklahoma City, OK 73118. TIME: 10:00A.M.

In its most recent human …

Civilians dragged the body of an Ethiopian Woyanne soldier in the streets of Somalia’s capital on Thursday after fighting with insurgents killed a second soldier and civilian, witnesses said.

In the grisly incident, more than 100 civilians stepped and spat …

Kinijit Head of Finance, Dr Befekadu Defigie, was interviewed by VOA’s Addisu Abebe on Wednesday. Click here to listenClick here…

By Teddy Stenmark
Fightnews

Danish promoter Robert Larsen informed fightnews today that he has just moments ago signed a contract for two “Scandinavians” (with African roots) to battle it out for the African title at either super featherweight or lightweight …

ከቀሲስ አስተርአየ ጽጌ

ወገኖቼ! የተጻፈ ሁሉ ለትምህርትና ለተግሳጽ ነውና ከመንፈሳውያን መጽሐፍቶቻችንም ሆነ ከአለማውያን መጻሕፍት የምንጠቅሳቸው እድሜአችን እስኪያልቅ ብንናግራቸው የማያልቁ ብዙ ብዙ ትዝታዎች አሉን፡፡ በቤተ መንግስትም ሆነ በቤተ ክህነታችን ተዝቆ በማያልቀው
እርማችን የገደልናቸው፤ ነገር ግን ምላሳችንን ገልብጠን ዛሬ ለምንዘራው እርም ይረዳን …

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4. make sure your domain …

ከቀሲስ አስተርአየ ጽጌ

ወገኖቼ! የተጻፈ ሁሉ ለትምህርትና ለተግሳጽ ነውና ከመንፈሳውያን መጽሐፍቶቻችንም ሆነ ከአለማውያን መጻሕፍት የምንጠቅሳቸው እድሜአችን እስኪያልቅ ብንናግራቸው የማያልቁ ብዙ ብዙ ትዝታዎች አሉን፡፡ በቤተ መንግስትም ሆነ በቤተ ክህነታችን ተዝቆ በማያልቀው
እርማችን የገደልናቸው፤ ነገር ግን ምላሳችንን ገልብጠን ዛሬ ለምንዘራው እርም ይረዳን …

Ogaden National Liberation Front

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) welcomes the decision of the United Nations to resume humanitarian activities in Ogaden which had been halted due to the blockade imposed by the Ethiopian regime led by the Tigray …

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Ato Obang Metho, Executive Directory of the Anuak Justice Council, addresses Ethiopian Community in Los Angeles, California at the Little Ethiopia Fifth Annual Cultural Festival, Sunday, November 4, 2007

I want to thank our moderator, Abebe Belew, for that warm …

VOA report about the recent kidnappings and killings of Ethiopians in Kenya by Woyanne gunmen. Click here to listen…

Ethiopia, Eritrea on Verge Of Border War, Report Says

By Stephanie McCrummen
Washington Post

NAIROBI, Nov. 5 — Ethiopia and Eritrea, stubbornly hostile neighbors for years, are possibly weeks away from a renewed border war that could engulf the volatile …

An Ethiopian Orthodox Church priest named Aba Tekle-Mariam, who is the administrator of Kidus Mikael Church in Shenkora Woreda, North Shoa, was shot to death by unknown individuals last week. Aba Tekle-Mariam’s body was hurriedly buried without autopsy.

More in …

Source: IAAF

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have announced the athletes shortlisted to pick up the 2007 World Athlete of the Year.

The male contest is between American sprint-sensation Tyson Gay, new marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie …

Kinijit Youth League held a get together with members of the Kinijit delegation to the U.S., Dr Hailu Araya, Ato Gizachew Shiferraw, Ato Brook Kebede and Dr Berhanu Nega, and Ethiopians residing in Washington DC area on Sunday, Nov. 4, …

Ato Hailu Shawel’s chiqa shum in the U.S., Dr Taye Woldesemayat, tried to hold a public meeting in Nashville last Saturday. Only 15 individuals came to the meeting, and half of those were there to challenge Dr Taye to stop …

CBC’s Stephen Puddicombe report about Woyanne atrocities in Ogaden, including summary executions and punishment of the whole population by starvation. Click here to listen.

As Ethiopia shudders under poverty and oppression, Canada is accused of bean-counter development. It’s all …

(AP) Two large blasts aimed at a convoy of Ethiopian Woyanne troops heading toward the capital prompted soldiers to open fire on Monday. At least two Somalis were shot to death, witnesses said.

The explosions south of Mogadishu could be …

Ethiopian Review Editorial

The news of EPRP’s split last week was received with great interest, even enthusiasm, among supporters of the pro-democracy camp. It would have been even better had a united EPRP transformed itself into a genuinely democratic party. …

By James Dunaway for the IAAF

New York, USA – Both the men’s and women’s races at the ING New York City Marathon were decided with exciting finishes in the final mile, but that was the only similarity between the …

Gunmen from the ruling Tigray People’s Liberation Front (Woyanne) murdered three former Addis Ababa University students in Nairobi, Kenya, and wounded two on Friday. The wounded are currently receiving treatment at the Kenyatta Hospital. Reportedly, the gunmen dragged the five …

By Asehnafi Alemu

Mistrust Obstructing our Common Sense

The current situation within the opposition leadership and the public reaction that followed are a true mirror into the “post-revolution” make up of Ethiopians: blinded by mistrust and ignoring the light of …

Kinijit delegates Wzt. Bertukan Mideksa and Ato Debebe Eshetu held town hall meetings in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday, and Calgary, on Sunday.

Over 700 Ethiopians who reside in Toronto attended the meeting, according to the organizers.

Artist Abebe Belew was …

Chairman of KIC (Keysi), Dr Taye Woldesemay, and his guests from Ethiopia, Ato Bedru Adem and Wzt. Nigist Gebrehiwot, held a public meeting in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 3. There were about 15 individuals in the meeting, and over half …

Addis Dimts Radio has compiled Ato Hailu Shawel’s recent lies and self-contradictory statements as follows:

Click here to listen – Audio
Click here to read the transcript – pdf…

Addis Dimts Radio has compiled Ato Hailu Shawel’s recent lies and self-contradictory statements as follows:

Click here to listen – Audio
Click here to read the transcript – pdf…

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

Scattered by the Winds of Oppression

Perhaps with the exception of those Ethiopians who arrived in the U.S. in the early 1970s, most who came to the U.S. over the past three decades partly did so …

In response to summary executions, detentions of nomads and senseless shooting of livestock in various parts of Ogaden, particularly near Fik area, the ONLF dispatched large numbers of fighters who have engaged TPLF forces in 5 separate engagements near the …

BBC NEWS

Ethiopian Woyanne troops supporting Somalia’s interim government have been involved in fierce battles with insurgents in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.

At least five Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers and seven civilians have died in fighting in areas close to the stadium.…

Kinijit Vice President Bertukan Mideksa will arrive at the Toronto Pearson International Airport, Terminal 1, Saturday, Nov. 3 2007 at 9:00 AM.

In the afternoon, Wzt. Bertukan and Ato Debebe Eshetu, Kinijit Central Committee member, will hold a town hall …

Come and Celebrate
Little Ethiopia’s 5th Annual Cultural Festival
When: November 4th 2006
Where: Little Ethiopia (S. Fairfax Ave between Olympic and Pico)
Time: 12:00pm to 6pm

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Come and Celebrate
Little Ethiopia’s 5th Annual Cultural Festival
When: November 4th 2006
Where: Little Ethiopia (S. Fairfax Ave between Olympic and Pico)
Time: 12:00pm to 6pm

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Our State Department Web site for the 2009 Diversity Visa Program (DV-2009) is now open. The application submission period for DV-2009 is from 12:00 PM EDT (GMT -4) on October 3, 2007 to 12:00 PM EST (GMT -5) on December …

By Mustafa Haji Abdinur

Masked Islamist insurgents on pick-up trucks paraded what they said were the bodies of three Ethiopian Woyanne soldiers in the streets of Mogadishu Friday, an AFP correspondent reported.

The show of defiance by the Shabab, the …

This is a speech delivered by Kinijit North America chairman Ato Aklog Lemeneh, Washington DC, Oct. 28, 2007. Click here to listen.…

This is a speech delivered by Kinijit North America chairman Ato Aklog Lemeneh, Washington DC, Oct. 28, 2007. Click here to listen.…

Fresh violence and ‘climate of fear’ pushes Somalia towards breaking point

By Steve Bloomfield
The Independent

Aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia after a military offensive unleashed by Ethiopia Woyanne forced up to 100,000 people to …

Ethiopian Review’s Research Unit has learned that chairman of (KIC) Keysi, Dr Taye Woldesemayat, and his cohorts the Reverend Mirchaw Sinishaw, Wzr. Nigist Honda, Ato Bedlu Ademe and others are scheduled to arrived in Nashville on Friday to participate in …

By David Batty and agencies
Guardian Unlimited

Doctors have long argued over the health effects of coffee, but its reputation looks set to receive a boost thanks to a new flavoured condom that aims to encourage safer sex in Ethiopia.…

BBC NEWS

Very heavy fighting between Ethiopian Woyanne troops and insurgents has broken out in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu.

Reports say several people have died in the morning battles taking place in three areas close to the stadium.

Ethiopian Woyanne forces …

By Barry Malone

SHERE, Ethiopia, Nov 2 (Reuters) – When Ethiopia and Eritrea went to war nine years ago, Mullu Brhane was living in a town on the Ethiopian side of the border and his father lived just …

The great Ethiopian artist and member of Kinijt executive committee arrives at the Toronto Pearson Airport yesterday on November 1st 2007 at 5:30pm. Hundreds of Ethiopians, young and old, women and men were at the Airport to welcome Ato Debebe. …

By Elias Kifle

On Saturday, Oct. 27, Kinijit North America, on behalf of the Kinijit delegation, hosted a special get together in Virginia for members of the media and representatives of Kinijit chapters. There were about 100 people all together. …

By Kinijit UK

On a grey autumn evening of 1 November 2007 outside the Ethiopian Embassy, Londoners once again came out and remembered those massacred by the tyrant woyane regime in June and November 2005, fighting for freedom and democracy, …

Forcible return/ fear of torture or ill-treatment/incommunicado detention/ prisoner of conscience

Atanaw Wasie (m), aged 74, political activist
14 Ethiopian refugees

On 27 September, the Sudanese authorities forcibly returned 15 recognised refugees to Ethiopia. They were handed into the custody …

The Economist

While things are getting better in much of Africa, Ethiopia risks getting left behind

AS AMERICA surveys the map of eastern Africa, it finds little to take comfort from. Somalia is in anarchy, riven by competing warlords and …

By Agere Mekuria

Dr. Getatchew Haile, the pen, indeed, is mightier than the sword. Of course, this is not a foreign concept to you; since I have witnessed you wield it with expertise to combat your ideological, political, philosophical, and …

By Mesfin Tabor

October is a turbulent month, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a month of transitions. Summer grudgingly gives way to fall. The leaves turn yellow. The weather is at times harsh, and at times mellow. …

Ethiopian Review readers might find this exhibition at the UCLA of interest:

Inscribing Meaning: Writing and Graphic Systems in African Art

Inscribing Meaning includes many works from Ethiopia, including illuminated liturgical texts in Ge’ez, healing scrolls, and paintings by contemporary …

PRESS RELEASE
Afar Human Right

The Afar people happen to inhabit in area with great strategic significance in the Horn of Africa. The Afar case has not been mentioned anywhere concerning human right violation, internal displacements and the livelihood related …

ከአበበ ሳህለማሪያም አበበ

መጀመሪያ ይሄ ጽሁፍ ሲጸነስ ርእሱ፡ “ኢንጂነር አደብ ይግዙ እንጂ” ነበር። ነገሮች ተለዋወጡ፡ ጸቡ ተካረረ። ኩርፊያቸውን አቁመው አመራር ይሰጡናል ያልናቸው ኢንጂነር፡ ካፈርኩ አይመልሰኝ አይነት የቁልቁለት መንገዳቸውን ሲቀጥሉ፡ ጽሁፋችን አሁን የያዘውን ርእስ ያዘ። ይሄ ባይጻፍ መልካም ነበር። ነገር ግን …

Source: Idaho Statesman

It’s not certified fair trade, but coffee supplied by a small Northern Idaho company has helped transform the lives of poor farmers in Ethiopia.

Since 2002, Dominion Trading has partnered with families and growers in the country’s …

[If you are unable to read this article in Amharic, download Ge’ez font here.]

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አሪስ ጣጣሊስ ከሳን ፍራንሲስኮ

አሁን ለታ ዶ/ር ታየ ከአሜሪካ ድምጽ ራድዮ ጋር ያደረጉትን ቃለ ምልልስ ሰማሁና ነገሩ እጅጉን ቢደንቀግኝ፣ እንደው እነዚህ ስዎች ዝምታችንን …