Monthly Archives: January 2014

ESAT interview with ENTC speaker Ato Sileshi Tilahun

ESAT TV interview ENTC speaker Ato Sileshi Tilahun on Jan 29 regarding the transitional government charter and the pubic meeting in Washington DC.

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ENTC weekly radio program – week 17

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 17 – January 29

Weekly news, ENTC conference in Washington DC

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

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VOA report on Ethiopian transitional government charter public discussion

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ኬንያታ በዓለም አቀፉ የወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የዘገዬ ፍትህ እንደተነፈገ መቆጠር የለበትምን?

በአህጽሮ ቃሉ አይሲሲ/ICC እየተባለ የሚጠራው ዓለም አቀፉ የወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት/International Criminal Court የኡሁሩ ሙጋይ ኬንያታን ጉዳይ አስመልክቶ እያደረገ ያለው ተደጋጋሚ የፍትህ ሂደቱን የማዘግየት ስራ፣ በቀጠሮ የማሳለፍ እና “የውሸት …

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US law inches towards demanding accountability from Ethiopia

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia

SMNE

January 26, 2014

Washington, DC–. Is United States policy towards Ethiopia shifting? For years Ethiopians, social justice groups, human rights organizations and civic groups have been calling on donor countries to demand greater accountability

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ENTC Press Release on January 25th meeting

ENTC issued a press release on the successful completion of the conference held on the subject of transitional government charter draft and other related items.

Read the full statement here (pdf)

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US Congress Takes a Historic Stance Against Land Grabs-Related Forced Evictions in Ethiopia

Oakland, CA – In a historic move, the US Congress has taken a stance on land grabs-related human rights abuses in Ethiopia. The 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill contains provisions that ensure that US development funds are not used to support …

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Kenyatta at the ICC: Is Justice Deferred, Justice Denied?

Kenyatta ICC 1I am getting a little jittery over the repeated delays, postponements and all the backpedalling talk about “false evidence” and “lying witnesses”  in the Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta International Criminal court trial. I don’t want to say I smell a rat …

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EYNM endorses January 25 public meeting

Ethiopian National Youth Movement (EYNM) released a statement endorsing the public meeting ENTC has called today in Washington DC. The meeting will be held in Arlington, Virginia – Sheraton Hotel (900 S. Orme St. Arlington VA 22204). It urges all …

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ENTC holding public meeting in DC on January 25

ENTC will be holding a public meeting to discuss the draft transitional government charter and the activities of the organization in Washington DC on January 25, 2014 at Pentagon City Sheraton Hotel (next to Dama restaurant). Meeting starts at 1:30pm.…

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Teff is the new super grain

Move over quinoa, Ethiopia’s teff poised to be next big super grain:  UK Guradian

 and  | The Guardian

January 23, 2014

MDG : Mounds of teff grain dry in fields in Ethiopia
Mounds of teff dry in fields in Ethiopia. The gluten-free grain is used to make
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ENTC Public meeting – BBN Radio coverage

Listen to the BBN Radio interview with ENTC Speaker Ato Sileshi Tilahun and Public Relations head Ato Mensur Nuru on the January 25 meeting.

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The Ethiopians and their past.

The Ethiopians and their past. By Yilma Bekele

We love to visit the past. There is no one like us that digs deeper, travel further to harvest the bounty of our rich past. To say we dwell on the past …

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ENTC Public Meeting – ESAT interview

Listen to ESAT radio interview with Ato Sileshi Tilahun – January 23

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ENTC Special Radio Program – January 22

Listen to ENTC special radio program –  January 22

Interview and discussion on January 25 meeting in Washington DC

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

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በሰማያዊ ፓርቲ ስም አመሰግናለሁ!

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ 

ባለፉት በርካታ ሳምንታት በተናጠል እና በቡድን እየሆናችሁ በአሜሪካ እና በአውሮፓ የተለያዩ ከተሞች የስብሰባ አዳራሾች በመገኘት ለሰማያዊ ፓርቲ ድጋፋችሁን ላደረጋችሁ ወገኖቼ ሁሉ ከልብ የመነጨ ምስጋናዬን አቀርባለሁ!

ባለፈው ሳምንት ኢትዮሜዲያ/Ethiomedia.com የተባለው ድረገጽ ባወጣው ዘገባ መሰረት ሰማያዊ …

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On Behalf of Semayawi Party, Thanks!

Semayawi with MLKThank you one and all who came out to the town hall meetings in the U.S. and Europe over the past several  weeks and supported Semayawi Party!

In a report last week, Ethiomedia.com described Semayawi Party (SP) as the “newest

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ENTC sends out the draft transitional period charter to religious leaders

The Ethiopians National Transitional Council (ENTC) has sent out the draft constitution to several religious leaders

Read the full text of ENTC’s Press Release here (pdf)

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Dr. King and the Ethiopia Connection

Happy Birthday Dr. King!

January 19, 2014

 

 

Ethiopia was front and center in the fight against racial inequality and colonial rule in the 21st century.

Emperor Menelik’s unprecedented victory against Italian forces in Adwa was an inspiration to …

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Nations with the lowest percentage of subscribers mobile service; Ethiopia ranks #5

The following is a list of the 10 countries with the lowest percentage of mobile subscribers per capita in the world, based on projections this year from Juniper Networks, a large maker of telecommunications equipment.

  1. Eritrea – 5 percent (310,000
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የኢትዮጵያን ታሪክ ጥላሸት የመቀባት አባዜ

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

በአሁኑ ጊዜ በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ገዥው አካል በ19ኛው መቶ ክፍለ ዘመን የኢትዮጵያ ንጉስ የነበሩት የዳግማዊ አጼ ምኒልክ መቶኛ የሙት ዓመት በዚህ በያዝነው ዓመት (በኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር) እየተከበረ ባለበት ወቅት ሙሉ ጊዜውን በመስጠት ንጉሱ የሰሩትን ታላቅ …

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ENTC invites all Ethiopians to be part of the 2nd consultative conference

ENTC is inviting all Ethiopians to be participate in the 2nd consultative conference that will be discussing the draft transitional period charter. Pre-registration is required for attendance. Registration can be done on ENTC website.

Read the Press Release here (pdf)…

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ENTC weekly radio program – week 15

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 15 – January 13

Weekly news, Ethiopian/Sudan Embassy protests and other programs

Listen here (mp3)

To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

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Demonizing Ethiopian History: Propaganda Campaign Against Atse Menelik

Minilik II

The regime in power in Ethiopia today is orchestrating a full-court press demonization and vilification campaign against Atse Menelik II, the Nineteenth Century Ethiopian emperor whose centennial is being celebrated this year (Ethiopian calendar). The campaign is conducted largely through …

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ENTC distributed draft transitional period charter to teachers and government employees in Ethiopia

The Ethiopians National Transitional Council (ENTC) is stepping up its campaign to come up with a draft constitution for a transitional government in Ethiopia that will replace the current brutal dictatorship. After releasing the draft interim period charter to the …

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When I grow up will I go to jail like my dad?

Ethiopian journalist on prison odyssey needs medical care

By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative

Committee to Protect Journalists

January 9, 2014

 

Berhane Tesfaye and her son, Fiteh, try to visit Woubshet Taye every week. (CPJ)
Berhane Tesfaye and her son, Fiteh, try to visit Woubshet Taye every week. (CPJ)

“When I grow up

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ዋናውን ሌባ ማን ይከሰዋል? አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ የሰው ንግድ!

ከጎልጉል ድረገ

January 8, 2014

ethio human trafficking

ኢህአዴግ ልዩ ምክንያት ከሌለው በስተቀር የውጪ ጠላት አያፈራም የሚሉ በርካታ አስተያየት ሰጪዎች አሉ። ምክንያት ካለው ግን ቅንድቧን አንደተላጨችው ነገረኛ ሴት ለመጋጨት ይፈጥናል። ከፊትለፊቱ ገንዘብ ካየ ደግሞ ኢህአዴግ ገደል ሜዳው ነው የሚሉም አሉ። ገንዘብ በሌለበት
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Ethiopian Migrants Expelled by Saudis Remain in Limbo Back Home

By Benno Muchler | New York Times

Jan 7, 2014

 

LEGUAMA, Ethiopia — Mohammed Jemal left Ethiopia two years ago. He wanted to be independent, to support his family — and to escape the mockery of having squandered a …

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2014፡ የኢትዮጵያ የአቦ-ጉማሬው ትውልድ ዓመት

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

(ክፍል አንድ) 2014 የኢትዮጵያ የአቦ ጉማሬው ትውልድ የሚነሳሳበት ዓመት፣

እ.ኤ.አ በ2013 በመጀመሪያው ሳምንት ባቀረብኩት ሳምንታዊው ትችቴ ዓመቱ “የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔው (የወጣቱ ትውልድ) ዓመት ይሆናል “የሚል ትንበያ ሰጥቼ ነበር፡፡ እንደትንበያውም ዓመቱ የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔው (ወጣቱ) ትውልድ …

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Why mobile phones fail so much in Ethiopia: The China Connection

By Mathew Dalton | The Wall Street Journal
January 6, 2014

 

Wenchi Ethiopia
LAKE WENCHI, Ethiopia—In the green highlands here southwest of Addis Ababa, farmers like Darara Baysa are proud owners of cellphones that run on a network built by China’s …

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ENTC weekly radio program – week 14

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 14 – January 6

Weekly news, ENTC statement and other programs

Listen here (mp3)

To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

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2014: Year of the Ethiopian Chee-Hippo Generation

Part I: Rise of the Ethiopian Chee-Hippo Generation in 2014

In my first weekly commentary of 2013, I declared that year to be the “Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah (young) Generation”. It was a great year for Ethiopia’s Cheetahs.

I declare …

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Abune Mathias is being investigated for corruption; his movements restricted

Abune MathiasAbune Mathias, the TPLF-installed patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Ethiopia, has been informed that he is being investigated for corruption, according to Ethiopian Review sources in the Church.

Investigating perceived and real political opponents is TPLF’s standard mode of …

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