Monthly Archives: August 2012

Ethiopians in Houston prepare to confront Meles cry-fest participants

Brave Ethiopians in Houston, Texas, prepare to confront supporters of the late dictator Meles Zenawi at a mass crying festival they have organized for Saturday (see more details here). The following paper has been distributed throughout Houston today …

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Zambia court sentenced 11 Ethiopians to 15 years in jail for illegal entering the country

EDITOR’S NOTE: Why are these Ethiopians fleeing the paradise in their own country that was created by the great leader Meles Zenawi, the Moses of Ethiopia?

(Times of Zambia) — ELEVEN Ethiopians have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each …

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US federal agents arrested Ethiopian immigrant suspected of torturing political prisoners

EDITOR’S NOTE: It is good that U.S. authorities have arrested the torture suspect, but they are being hypocritical. In fact, the U.S. foreign policy on Ethiopia promotes gross human rights violations such as torture. Just this week, the U.S. Government

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Addis Ababa donkeys mourn the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi

A large group of donkeys residing in Addis Ababa went to the National Palace to pay respect to the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi, according to ETV.

On a serious note, the donkeys are better than all the people pigs …

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VOA listeners opinion on TPLF mass hysteria (must listen)

VOA exposes how people through out Ethiopia are being forced to cry for the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi. This program pulverizes the past 10 days of all out propaganda campaign that has been waged by the TPLF junta. The …

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BOYCOTT Ethiopian Airlines – NO RIGHTS? NO FLIGHTS!

Airline boycott has a storied past in South Africa as part of a broader consumer boycott by activists standing against state repression. These activists who called for a free and democratic South Africa understood that, if one is serious about …

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Sudan agreed to accommodate Egyptian commandos to destroy Nile dam – Wikileaks

The latest release by Wikileaks has the following:

ATTRIBUTION: STRATFOR sources
SOURCE DESCRIPTION: Egyptian diplomatic source
SOURCE HANDLER: Reva
Follow-up to insight on Egypt asking Sudan to station commandos in Sudan for ‘worst case’ scenario on the Nile issue:
Sudanese …

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TPLF mass hysteria arrives in North America

This coming Saturday, supporters of the Woyanne junta in Toronto, Winnipeg, Canada and Houston, Texas are organizing a cry-fest for the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi who died over a month ago. This is a good opportunity for patriotic Ethiopians …

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Mekele residents are told CIA killed Meles Zenawi

The ruling junta in Ethiopia has been spreading rumor in Tigray, its base of power, that the CIA is responsible for the death of the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi. To verify the information, we have called several residents in …

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100,000 children live in the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Children living on the rough streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capitol, describe their days and nights of struggle. To better understand the mentality that keeps the children from seeking help, we speak with Dr. Minas Hiruy, the director of a…
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Why are they making us cry?

By Yilma Bekele

The Ethiopian people have been told to show grief regarding the death of Meles Zenawi. This is sadness by government decree and it is not unique to us. We just witnessed it happen in North Korea but …

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Discussion on Ethiopian Review investigation of Al Amoudi’s disappearance

Some Ethiopian Review readers expressed concerned that our report on Al Amoudi’s disappearance might have been contaminated by a Woyanne disinformation campaign. As we reported earlier, it appears the billionaire and business partner of the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi …

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Al Amoudi is alive (video)

Al Amoudi

Billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi appears to be alive — and well enough to continue looting and plundering Ethiopia. The following video was recorded by Bereket Simon’s rat named Ben at Bole Airport today.

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Al Amoudi upate

Ethiopia First website editor named Ben claims that he saw Al Amoudi today at Bole Airport and presented the photo below as evidence. Ben is Bereket Simon’s apprentice, so it is hard to believe any thing that comes from him. …

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Addis Ababa abuzz over the news of Al Amoudi’s death/disappearance

Here is what we have been able to gather so far:

1. The biggest news in Addis Ababa and other cities in Ethiopia yesterday and today has been the reported death/disappearance of Ethiopian-Saudi Billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi, even though the …

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Woyanne mass hyteria spreads to North America – (video)

A disgusting scene at a Tigrean Church in Seattle, USA. They are crying for the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi.

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Now it is children’s turn

The picture says it all.

Meles Zenawi

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BBC: Meles Zenawi’s atrocities in Ethiopia

BBC and Newsnight have released an investigative report that exposes crimes against humanity by the U.S.-financed brutal dictatorship in Ethiopia. - Sept 2011…
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From the cold case files: Where is the coffee?

One of the most astonishing legacy of Meles Zenawi as the dictator who ruled Ethiopia for the past 21 years is the wholesale looting of the country by him and his TPLF junta. The most egregious example of the looting …

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Ethiopian tour operators ordered to display photographs of late dictator Meles Zenawi (photo)

The TPLF junta has ordered all tour operators in Ethiopia to display photographs of the late dictator Meles Zenawi on their cars. See the photo below.

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Bereket Simon office denies Al Amoudi is dead

Ethiopian Review editor has called Bereket Simon’s office this morning to verify if the TPLF regime propaganda minister knows whether Ethiopian-Saudi billionaire Al Amoudi is dead. His assistant refused to connect us to Bereket but denied the report. Click here

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BREAKING NEWS: Al Amoudi is dead

Ethio-Saudi billionaire Ato Mohamed Al Amoudi, one of the late dictator Meles Zenawi’s closest friends, has died today in Saudi Arabia after receiving medical treatment in London, Ethiopian Review Intelligence Unit sources reported this afternoon.

Ethiopian Review could not confirm …

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Derartu cries for the tyrant who made Ethiopian prisons speak Oromiffa – Ethiopia

Derartu Tulu looks more believable than Azeb Mesfin. But she is mourning the death of a tyrant who made Ethiopian prison speak Oromiffa.


 
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A Farewell to Meles Zenawi

By Alemayehu G.Mariam

For over two hundred seventy five weeks, without missing a single week, I have written long expository commentaries on the deeds and misdeeds of the man who has been at the helm of power in Ethiopia for …

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Seyoum Mesfin, Sufian Ahmed and Indrias Eshete critically ill

Indrias EsheteUPDATE: A local newspaper is reporting that Prof Indrias Eshete is dead. Read here.

Acting head of the ruling TPLF junta in Ethiopia, Seyoum Mesfin, Finance Minister Sufian Ahmed and former Addis Ababa University President Indrias Eshete are …

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The Misguided Drama of TPLF Diehards

Selam Beyene, PhD

Without regard to the opportunity presented by the death of the late autocrat Meles Zenawi to initiate dialogue, atone for the crimes committed by the ethnic-based regime, and reach out to the vast majority of the Ethiopian …

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Addis Ababa homeless say goodbye to the fallen dictator (video)

Some of the 1 million homeless people in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa went to the National Palace to bid farewell to Meles Zenawi and express their appreciation for every thing he did for them. The homeless people seemed to be …

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Ethiopian Review expanding its information infrastructure inside Ethiopia

Dear Ethiopian Review reader:

This week we are launching a regular monthly fund raising campaign to help us meet our 2012 budget goals. One week every month until the end of 2012 we will conduct an online fund raising.

With …

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Gondar University staff ordered to attend Meles Zenawi funeral (photo)

Gondar University president Dr Mengesha Admassu ordered all employees to wear dark cloth and attend a memorial service for the dead dictator Meles Zenawi. Fearing opposition activity, the university excluded students from the invitation. See below the letter that was …

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Addis Ababa hospital patients dragged out of bed to visit Meles Zenawi’s body (video)

This is unbelievable! Even the North Koreans have not thought about dragging people out of hospitals to cry when they organized a mass hysteria last year following the death of their ‘beloved’ leader Kim Jong II. This is indeed the …

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This could be the fate of the TPLF junta (video)

The people of Romania were subjected to one of the most brutal dictatorship in the world for so many years, almost as brutal as what we have now in Ethiopia. One day in 1989, Romanians said enough in unison and …

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Bereket Simon forcing Teddy Afro to sing for Meles Zenawi

Teddy AfroWoyanne propaganda chief Bereket Simon, aka Addis Bob, sent his goons to pressure popular Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro to sing a song in memory of the deceased dictator Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian Review has learned.

Teddy has two choices: 1. Sing …

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TPLF junta orders Addis Ababa residents to set up tents for Meles Zenawi funeral

Meles Zenawi 'mourned'
The TPLF junta is pushing its fake grief over the death of the late khat-addicted dictator Meles Zenawi too far. The junta has now ordered Addis Ababa idirs (self-help associations) to setup tents throughout the city to mourn the dictator.…

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Hailemariam Desalegn moves to consolidate power

Boosted by a call from U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday, the acting prime minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, is taking steps to assert his authority, according to Ethiopian Review sources in Addis Ababa.

The ruling TPLF junta is intending …

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Remembering Meles Zenawi – in the words of former TPLF member (video)

A former member of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) talks about his experience with the late dictator Meles Zenawi, Azeb Mesfin, Samora Yenus and others current senior TPLF junta leaders.

Part I

Part II

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Barack Obama hold talks with Hailemariam Desalegn

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Obama Administration continues to push the TPLF junta to accept Hailemariam Desalegn as the new “prime minister.” President Obama’s call to Hailemariam yesterday was part of the U.S. effort to strengthen Hailemariam’s position. However, the mid- and

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Power struggle among TPLF elite a big threat to stability – Economist

The Economist

THE death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia’s prime minister dictator, on August 20th reveals much about the country he created. Details of his ill health remained a secret until the end. A short broadcast on state television, late by …

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Meles Zenawi died of liver cancer – CPJ

* Meles died Monday of liver cancer
* In Ethiopia, Feteh editor jailed during trial

Ethiopian authorities must immediately release Temesghen Desalegn, editor of the leading weekly Feteh, who was ordered jailed today pending his trial on defamation, the Committee …

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The convening of parliament postponed because of TPLF internal revolt

Meles Zenawi tries to cling to power after death
The rubber-stamp parliament in Ethiopia was scheduled to meet today to formally appoint Hailemariam Dessalegn as prime minister, but Ethiopian Review sources in Addis Ababa reported this afternoon that the meeting was abruptly canceled yesterday after Meles Zenawi’s wife Azeb …

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CNN’s Erin Burnett blasts U.S. foreign policy on Ethiopia

Erin Burnett of CNN’s Outfront seems to be one of the few Western journalists who have not received DLA Piper’s talking about about Meles Zenawi. In her commentator last night she blasted the U.S. anti-human rights policy in Ethiopia. Thank …

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Meles ‘fooled only those who wanted to be fooled’ – Ana Gomes

After the death of Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi, S&D Group spokeswoman for foreign affairs Ana Gomes today made the following statement:

“Meles Zenawi was a dictator. His rhetoric on development, democracy and combatting terrorism only convinced those in the …

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The West’s dramatic hypocrisy in praising Ethiopian tyrant – Forbes

By Thor Halvorssen and Alex Gladstein | Forbes

With the dust beginning to settle on yesterday’s death of Meles Zenawi—ruler of Ethiopia since 1991—Western leaders have been quick to lavish praise on his legacy. A darling of the national security …

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Do these Ethiopians mourn Meles?

Azeb, we mourn this Ethiopians you and your husband have terrorized and made to die a horrible death.

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ADDIS ABABA — In an unprecedented peaceful march, thousands of Ethiopian Muslims marched on the headquarters of the lie factory known as Ethiopian Television (ETV).  ETV is the monopoly and official mouthpiece of Ethiopia’s minority-run regime of the Tigrai People’s …

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Day 60 of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi’s disappearance

It’s now been full 2 months since Ethiopia’s khat-addicted tinpot dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared. It has also been 30 days since his wife Azeb Mesfin, the mother of corruption, has disappeared.

The Woyanne junta is currently facing a critical shortage …

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Murder suspect Abey Belete Girma caught in Aurora, Colorado

Abey Belette GirmaA man who is suspected of killing an Ethiopian couple in Dallas, Texas, has been caught in Aurora, Colorado, last night.

Abey Belete Girma, who fled from Texas after the Dallas Police has issued an arrest warrant against him for …

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59th day since the disappearance of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi

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Today is the 59th day since Ethiopia’s khat-addicted dictator disappeared. Whether Meles is dead or alive, it seems every one, even members of the TPLF junta such as Sebhat Nega, are convinced that he will not return to his ‘job’.…

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Massive Muslim protests rock Addis Ababa

ADDIS ABABA (August 19, 2012) — Ethiopian Muslims staged a huge protest rally following the end of Ramadan prayers.

The demonstrators refused to be intimidated by the massive presence of the security forces of the ruling Tigrian People’s Liberation Front …

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Leadership vacuum in Ethiopia: Will ethnicity win over competence?

Challenging Ethnicity as a Free Ride to the Top

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)

August 19, 2012

The sudden death of Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch Abune Paulos, following the disappearance of Prime Minister Meles, and now the rumored illness

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BREAKING NEWS: Africom Commander persuaded TPLF to appoint Hailemariam Dessalgn as prime minister

General Carter F. Ham, head of the U.S. Africa Command has persuaded the ruling party in Ethiopia, the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to appoint Hailemariam Dessalegn as prime minister until the next fake election, according to Ethiopian Review Intelligence …

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Calling Aba Gebremedhin “His Holiness” is an insult to the people of Ethiopia

By Elias Kifle

When the Woyanne junta-installed fake patriarch in Ethiopia, Aba Gebremedhin (formerly Aba Paulos), died this week, some of the opposition media was referring to him as “His Holiness,” “Bitsuh Wokdus Abune Paulos,” etc. I would not be …

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Ethiopians hold hunger strike at the White House


A group of Ethiopians are currently holding a hunger strike in front of the White House to protest the attack on free press and freedom of speech in Ethiopia, and to demand the release of jailed journalist Reyot Alemu, Woubshet …

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Day 58 since Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared

Today is the 58th day since Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi has disappeared.

During Meles Zenawi’s disappearance:

– The TPLF junta first denied the report that he is sick, but later admitted that he is getting medical treatment for exhaustion. The …

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A capital murder warrant issued for Abey Belete Girma


A capital murder warrant has been issued for Abey Belette Girma, 37, in the killing of the owners of Desta, an Ethiopian restaurant, at around midnight on Aug. 15. Yayehyirad Lemma and Yenenesh Desta were gunned down on the front …

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Dallas murder suspect Abey Belete Girma fled the state

Abey Belette Girma(THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS) — Dallas police believe a man wanted on an arrest warrant in connection with the shooting deaths of a couple who owned an Ethiopian restaurant has fled the state.

Police continue to look for …

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Suspect identified in murder of Ethiopian couple in Dallas

Yayehyirad and YeneneshDALLAS, TEXAS (FOX) — Dallas police have identified a murder suspect in the shooting deaths of a Dallas couple.

Investigators said Abey Belette Girma followed Yayehyirad Lemma and Yenenesh Desta home from their restaurant, the Desta Ethiopian Restaurant …

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57th day since Ethiopia’s tinpot dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared

Today is the 57th day since Ethiopia’s khat-addicted zombie dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared. While the regime’s propaganda chief says that Meles will return to work before September 11, Ethiopian New year, very few people within the ruling party TPLF’s hierarchy …

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WBAI Radio in New York holds discussion on Meles Zenawi’s disappearance

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Ethiopians in Dallas grieve the loss of Yayehyirad and Yenenesh; Police close to solving the murder

Police may be close to solving couple’s murder, reward retracted

DALLAS (FOX) — Just a few hours after a local business offered a $10,000 reward to help catch those responsible for a couple’s murder, Dallas police announced the …

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Aba Gebremedhin (formerly Abune Paulos) dies

Abune Paulos

UPDATE: Ethiopian Review spoke with a staff member at Bete Kehenet this morning and was able to confirm that the “patriarch” is dead. Currently the Bete Kehenet compounded is surrounded by police, and several people, including priests and church …

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Massive capital flight, plea for food aid point to gathering storm in Ethiopia

Ethiopia suspends forex reserves

The Daily Monitor

August 16, 2012

The Ethiopian government has suspended the provision of foreign currency in a decision that has been linked to the political uncertainties surrounding Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s deteriorating health.

A notice …

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56th day since Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared; his patriarch died today

Today is the 56th day since Ethiopia’s tin-pot dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared.

The patriarch he installed, Aba Gebremedhin (formerly Abune Paulos) died this morning after being admitted at Balcha Hospital in Addis Ababa on Tuesday.

Today is also the 21st …

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Owners of Desta Ethiopian Restaurant in Dallas TX found dead in front of their home

Tragedy struck the Ethiopian community in Dallas this morning when police found Ato Yayehyirad Lemma and Wzr. Yenenesh Desta lying dead in front of their home. The husband and wife were owners of the popular Desta Ethiopian Restaurant in Dallas,

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ENTC seeks diplomatic relations with the Government of Sweden

PRESS RELEASE
12 August 2012

ENTC asks Government of Sweden for diplomatic recognition

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has sent a communique to Mr. Carl Bildt, Foreign Affairs Minister of Sweden, requesting a diplomatic recognition.
The letter was submitted …

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Ethiopian dictator’s absence grips nation, fuels speculation (CNN)

It took 55 days for CNN to report about the disappearance of Ethiopia’s tin-pot dictator. Even now, the CNN report appeared only on its website. This goes to show how inconsequential Meles Zenawi is to the international community after 21

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HRW demands release of Muslim leaders

Ethiopia: Prominent Muslims Detained in Crackdown

Security Forces Arrest Hundreds of Peaceful Protesters; Detainees at Risk

Human Rights Watch — August 15, 2012

(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government should immediately release 17 prominent Muslim leaders arrested as part of a …

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55th day since Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared

Today is the 55th day since Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi has disappeared. The regime’s spokesman Bereket Simon says Meles will return before September 11, which is Ethiopian New Year. But who believes Bereket the pathological liar?

A latest puzzling development …

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The Meles Mystery – Graham Peebles

By Graham Peebles  |  mwcnews.net

To many Ethiopians the sudden disappearance of Prime Minister Zenawi is a source of joy and excited expectation, for his die-hard supporters apprehension no doubt and concern for their leader. Is he dead they ask, …

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Standing up with our Muslim citizens

By Yilma Bekele

The TPLF regime is the kind that believes in a proactive stance in their approach to ward off unwanted happenings. They learned that during the war with the Derg. It is said that upon taking over a …

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TPLF federal police savagely attack civilians (video)

The ruling party security forces in Ethiopia brutally attack peaceful Muslim civilians – 10 August 2012

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Sebhat Nega interview on ESAT (audio)

Founder and former chairman of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (Woyanne) talks to ESAT about Meles Zenawi’s condition and who is going to replace him. Listen below.

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Day 54 since Ethiopia’s dictator disappeared

Today is the 54th day since Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi has disappeared. The Woyanne regime’s propaganda chief Bereket Simon told Australian reporter over the weekend that Meles will return from his ‘vacation’ before Ethiopian New Year on Sept. 11.…

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Ethiopian dictator’s absence draws attention, speculation

By Ioannis Gatsiounis | The Washington Times

Where in the world is Ethiopia’s prime minister?

The question is not a geographical brain teaser but a concerned query about the well-being of Prime Minister Dictator Meles Zenawi, who has not been …

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“What if Mr. Meles Goes for Good?”

Alemayehu G Mariam

z3Last week, The Economist Magazine rhetorically inquired, “What if Mr. Meles goes for good?” Shouldn’t the question be, “Is it not good for Ethiopia if Mr. Meles goes for good?”

Those who know where Mr. Meles has

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Day 52: Where is Ethiopia’s dictator Meles Zenawi

Today is the 52nd day since Ethiopia’s khat-addicted zombie dictator Meles Zenawi has disappeared from public view. His wife Azeb Mesfin, aka the mother of corruption, has disappeared for the past 22 days.

Meanwhile, the Woyanne junta is facing an …

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Profits drop 40% at Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian’s profit plunges by 40 percent

The Reporter

August 11, 2012

The net profit of Ethiopian Airlines in the 2011/2012 fiscal year has tumbled by 40 percent to 732 million birr year-on-year. In the 2010/2011 fiscal year Ethiopian earned a …

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Fierce battle in London Men’s 5000m (video)

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Meseret Defar and Tirunesh Dibaba in the Women’s 5000m (full video)

Ethiopian women dominate the London 5000m

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Commercial Bank of Ethiopia suspends letters of credit to stop capital flight

In what appears to be a nervous move by members of Ethiopia’s ruling party, Tigrai People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the well-connected elite in the wake of the disappearance of Ethiopian dictator Mekes Zenawi,  big money is being transferred overseas. 

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In wake of London Olympics, BBC remembers legendary Abebe Bikila

Abebe Bikila the barefoot runner

BBC

At the 1960 Olympics in Rome an Ethiopian athlete stunned the world.

He was the first black African to win an Olympic gold medal and he did it without wearing shoes.

Click here to

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