Monthly Archives: October 2012

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

Ethiopia’s Reeyot: “The Price for My Courage”

reeThere 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

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

The powerful story of Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay:  A child of the state

Click below for a video of Lemn’s story

The powerful story of Lemn Sissay

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

ENTC names Uganda diplomatic representative

PRESS RELEASE

[pdf]

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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.

Tagged with:
Posted in Ethiopia News

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.

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

ኢትዮጵያ፡- ከረጂም ርቀት ሯጮቻችን የምንማረው

ከፕሮፌሰር  ዓለማየሁ  ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም  ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ

rucኢትዮጵያ 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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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.
A boy from the Lower Omo stands on the riverbank.
© Survival

Violent land grabs in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley are displacing tribes and preventing them from cultivating their land, leaving thousands of people …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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.

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with:
Posted in Ethiopia News

Ethiopia: What We Can Learn From Our Distance Runners

rucEthiopia 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 …
Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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. …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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.

 

The

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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.

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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: …

Posted in Ethiopia News

Ethiopia: An Early Warning for a Famine in 2013

fm2For 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 …

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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, …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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]…

Posted in Ethiopia News

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, …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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.…

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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:…

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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: , , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

‘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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Tagged with: , ,
Posted in Ethiopia News

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 …

Posted in Ethiopia News