PEN America

April 30, 2014

PEN sent the following letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on the eve of his visit to Ethiopia to urge him to raise the case of imprisoned journalist Eskinder Nega, winner of the …

The trouble with Live Aid, Live 8, and pop star condescension

By William Easterly | Slate.com

April 29, 2014

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ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም 

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

በአፍሪካ ተስፋችን ሊሟጠጥ ይችላልን?

እ.ኤ.አ ማርች 2004 ኒኮላስ ክሪስቶፍ የተባለው ለኒዮርክ ታይምስ መጽሔት መጣጥፍ የሚያቀርቡት ተዋቂ ጸሀፊ ስለአፍሪካ መጻኢ …

Listen to ENTC radio program – April 28

News and analysis, ENTC public meeting in Washington DC – Part 2

Listen here (mp3)

To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

Semayawi Party is staging another peaceful protest march in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa today to demand the release of political prisoners and respect for basic rights.

Over the past week, as Semayawi Party was preparing for today’s demonstration, the ruling …

Residents of  Kazanchis, American Gibi, Teklehaimanot, Kirkos, Dejach Wube Sefer, given just 3 weeks to evacuate; land sold to developers.

By Wudeneh Zenebe | Ethiopian Reporter

Associated Press

April 25, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif. –  A United Nations official says the mother of a California teenager who stowed away on a flight to Hawaii is living in a refugee camp in Ethiopia.

Ubah Mohammed Abdule, 33, …

ከፕሮፌሰር  አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ባለፈው ሳምንት የዓለም አቀፍ ወንዞችን እና  ለሶስት አስርት ዓመታት በእነርሱ ላይ ህልውናቸውን መስርተው የሚኖሩ ህዝቦችን መብት ለማስጠበቅ በግንባርቀደምነት በሚታገለው ዓለም አቀፍ ድርጅት ኢንተርናሽናል ሪቨርስ (የዓለም አቀፍ ወንዞች ጥበቃ) ላይ የኢትዮጵያ ገዥ አካል ለእራሱ ጥቅም …

By William Davison | The Guardian

April 22, 2014

The orderly village of Agulodiek in Ethiopia‘s western Gambella region stands in stark contrast to Elay, a settlement 5km west of Gambella town, where collapsed straw huts strewn with …

By Kalkidan Yibeltal | addisstandard.com

April 21, 2014

A soaring number of option-deprived customers and eye-watering packages continue to swell the earnings of the state monopoly Ethio telecom. In return the inglorious institution kept on crippling everything this country has …

Listen to ENTC radio program – April 21

News and analysis, ENTC public meeting in Washington DC

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

By Ishmael Kindama | Standard Times Press

April 22, 2014

As a promoter and financer of large-scale land investments in agriculture, the World Bank Group has been accused by campaigners on land rights issues as key driver of land …

April 19, 2014

ጋምቢያ የሚገኘው የአፍሪካ ሰብዓዊ መብት ኮሚሽን በሽብር ተከሰው በእስር ላይ የሚገኙ “የሙስሊሙ መፍትሔ አፈላላጊ ኮሚቴ” አባላት ያቀረቡትን የክስ አቤቱታ እንደተቀበለ ምንጮች ገለፁ፡፡

የኮሚቴው አባላት የክስ አቤቱታውን ያቀረቡት ከወራት በፊት ሲሆን በእነ አቡበከር አህመድ መዝገብ በሽብር …

Click here to watch interview with Woizero Assegedech Asefa

The first African woman pilot

By Negest Abate

Fifty four years ago, Weizero (MS) Asegedech Assefa, born from a privileged Ethiopian family, became the first female pilot; by breaking barriers in …

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http://www.presstv.ir/

Wed Apr 16, 2014

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental body of African free expression organizations, condemned the 27-year sentence imposed by Ethiopia on veteran Somali journalist, Mohamed Aweys Mudey.

Ethiopian prosecutors accused Mudey of having …

An eyewitness who resides in the town of Aykel, Chilga Awraja, informed Ethiopian Review that a bloody confrontation took place between local population and TPLF regime security forces. Several civilians and soldiers have died and the regime is now sending …

ENTC concluded a successful public meeting in Washington DC on April 13, 2014

Read the Report here (pdf)…

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የ1994 የሩዋንዳ የጭፍጨፋ እና የእልቂት ጸጸት በ2014 የመካከለኛው አፍሪካ ሪፐብሊክ ሰማይ ላይ እያንዣበበ ነው!

ባለፈው ሳምንት የሩዋንዳ ህዝብ እርስ በእርስ የተራረደበትን 20ኛውን ዓመት የሩዋንዳ የዘር ፍጅት መጥፎ ገጽታ ለማስታወስ የሀዘን …

ENTC held a successful public meeting in Washington DC on April 13, 2014. Invited guests and ENTC leaders made great presentations and discussions. We will release the full report and video of the event when it is ready. In the …

አሁን ያለው ኢህአዴግ ላዩ በቀለም ቀቢ የተዋበ ይመስላል

Source:  Goolgule.com

April 10, 2014

ኢህአዴግ በሙስና ስም የ”ማጥራት ዘመቻ” ማካሄዱን ተከትሎ የተከሰተው አለመተማመንና እርስ በርስ በጥርጥር የመተያየት ችግር ካድሬውን ማስጨነቁ ተጠቆመ። ኢህአዴግን ለመሰናበት የሚፈልጉ በርካታ ካድሬዎች “ለምን” በሚል የሚቀርብላቸውን …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ፍትህ እንደገና ዘገየችን?

እ.ኤ.አ በዚህ ዓመት በጃኗሪ ወር መጨረሻ አካባቢ “ኬንያታ በዓለም አቀፉ የወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት (አይሲሲ/ICC): ዘግይቶ መቅረብ ፍትህ እንደተነፈገ መቆጠር የለበትምን?“ በሚል ርዕስ ትችት አቅርቤ ነበር፡፡ በዚያ ትችቴ ላይ ICC የኡሁሩ …

It is now abundantly clear that the project of creating a strong multiparty opposition by uniting unitary parties and ethnic parties is anything but feasible. The inability of MEDREK to achieve unity despite numerous attempts as well as Dr. Negaso …

Addisadmassnews.com

Apri 7, 2014

ቦታው ለልማት ይፈለጋል ተብሎ ቤት ሲፈርስ፣መጠለያ አጥተው ቤተ-መንግስት ስር መኖር የጀመሩት  48 ቤት አልባዎች፤ሰሞኑን “በጅብ መንጋ ልንበላ ነው” ሲሉ ምሬትና አቤቱታቸውን ገለፁ፡፡ ከጅቦቹ ይከላከሉናል ብለን የሰበሰብናቸው ውሾችም በወረዳው ባለስልጣናት በመርዝ ስለተገደሉብን ከፍተኛ ስጋት ላይ ነን ብለዋል …

PARIS (AP) — Three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia won the Paris marathon Sunday on his debut at the distance.

Bekele completed the 42-kilometre (26-mile) race in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 4 seconds to break the race record set …

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)

April 2, 2014

The reason I am with you today began on December 13, 2003[i] when Ethiopian National Defense Forces, accompanied by militia groups they had armed, began a massacre of leaders …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ 

 “ታላቅ ወንድም” በአንክሮ እየተመለከቷችሁ ነው! በሚስጥር፡ የሚንሾካሾከው ወሮበላ መንግስት በ2014ቷ ኢትዮጵያ 

በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ሚስጥር አነፍናፊው ገዥ አካል በጉአዳ ውስጥ የተደበቁ የኢትዮጵያውያንን/ትን ሚስጥሮች መርምሮ ለማውጣት በጣም ውድ የሆኑ የኤሌክትሮኒክስ መሳሪያዎችን በመጠቀም የስለላ ፕሮግራሞችን በመተግበር …

(ALLACCESS.COM) – UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP has reorganized its EAST COAST recorded music operations that re-establishes DEF JAM RECORDINGS, ISLAND RECORDS and MOTOWN RECORDS as stand-alone labels within the UMG family.

In making the announcement, UMG Chairman/CEO LUCIAN GRAINGE said, “UMG …

ENTC issued a press release today outlining the road map to a solution for the crisis in Ethiopia.

Read the statement (pdf)  Amharic     English

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By Ian Birrell | Dailymail.co.uk

March 29, 2014
The farmer claims aid is funding a despotic one-party state in his country
Alleges regime is forcing thousands from their land using murder and rape
Prime Minister David Cameron says donations are …

ኢህአዴግ የአፍሪካ ቀንድ ስጋት?

By Goolgule.com

ለአፍሪካ ቀንድ ሰላም ብቸኛ ተዋናይና ፊት አውራሪ አድርጎ ራሱን የሾመው ኢህአዴግ ለቀጠናው ስጋት እንደሚሆን ተጠቆመ። አልሸባብንና አልቃይዳን ከምንጩ እናጠፋለን በሚል ስትራቴጂ መለስ ከቆፈሩት ጉድጓድ ውስጥ ሰምጣ የነበረችው አሜሪካ ከጉድጓዱ ለመውጣት ወስናለች። ኢትዮጵያዊያን የሚያምኑትና የሚቀበሉትን …

The Georgia Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the conviction and life prison sentence given to Demarcus “Money Marc” Crawford for his role in the brutal 2008 killing of an Ethiopian immigrant who was residing in Lilburn, a suburb of …

The TPLF junta has arrested 5 members of Semayawi Party’s leadership in Wolayta, southern Ethiopia, on Friday.

The detained individuals are: 1) Wochefo Sadamo, 2) Tademe Fekadu, 3) Tsadiku W. Selassie, 4) Tewodros Geta, 5) Bogale (?).

Police has prevented …

ህጉ ጣጣ እንዳያመጣ የሰጉ ኢህአዴግን እየመከሩ ነው

ከጎልጉል ድረገድ

ኢትዮጵያን ከሁለት አስርተ ዓመታት በላይ እየገዛ ያለው ኢህአዴግ የሃይማኖት ተቋማትንና ምዕመናኑን በጥብቅ የሚቆጣጠርበትን ህግ ለማጽደቅ በዝግጅት ላይ መሆኑ ተሰማ። የህጉ ረቂቅ የደረሳቸው ከፍተኛ ዲፕሎማቶች ኢህአዴግን አበክረው እየመከሩና በሚያመጣው አጠቃላይ መዘዝ ዙሪያ …

News Release by State Information Service of Egypt

The Ethiopia Orthodox Tewahedo Church will take roots in Ghana with the establishment of a branch of the church in Ghana after the acceptance of a fact-finding report that recommends that it is apt to have the church in the …

Police in Embu, Kenya, have arrested 11 immigrants of Ethiopian origin who were being taken from Isiolo to Nairobi.

Police said that the 11 were intercepted at a road block when police flagged down a Toyota Probox for over loading …

By Seid Hassan and Minga Negash

In our December 19, 2013 article entitled “Explaining the Ethiopian outmigration: incentives or constrains” we alerted readers and policy makers in Ethiopia about the push, pull and mediating factors of outmigration in general and …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

 ማዳም ክላሬ አሸንፈዋል! እንኳን ደስ ያለዎት፣ ማዳም ክላሬ!

ባለፈው ሳምንት የ “አምራች ኢንዱስትሪዎች የግልጽነት ተነሳሽነት/Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) ሊቀ መንበር የሆኑት ማዳም ክላሬ ሾርት ስልጣናቸውን ከህግ አግባብ ውጭ በመጠቀም …

Police have arrested 39 undocumented immigrants and two human traffickers from Ethiopia near the frontier town of Merille in Kenya’s Samburu County. “They will be charged by Wednesday for being in the country illegally,” Samburu Police Chief Samuel Muthamia told …

KUWAIT CITY (ARAB TIMES) – An Ethiopian woman tried to commit suicide in her sponsor’s residence by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room with an electrical cable, reports Al-Rai daily. Security men from Abdullah Al- Mubarak Police Station …

By Sheena McFarland | The Salt Lake Tribune

Miss Africa Utah reigned in the Beehive State for only about two weeks. Winnet Murahwa, who entered the March 8 competition as Miss Zimbabwe, beat out eight other contestants to win the …

A court in Zambia has convicted 18 Ethiopians and fined K4,500 each or in default nine months simple imprisonment for unlawful entry into the country.

The Nakonde magistrate’s court has also discharged 13 other Ethiopian juveniles who were charged with …

Although one in 10 Ethiopians is going hungry, the government is leasing fertile land to foreign investors. Deutsche Welle spoke with Essayas Kebede from the Ethiopian government about so-called land grabbing. Continue reading……

Ethiopian scientist is one of the five exceptional women honored for scientific excellence L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science today. Each woman represents a unique career path combining exceptional talent, a deep commitment to her profession and remarkable courage in a …

Listen to ENTC radio program – March 17

News and analysis, Crimea’s annexation from Ukraine

Listen here (mp3)

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ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

“ከዚህ በኋላ ትዕግስታችን ተሟጧል!”

ሰማያዊ ፓርቲ በኢትዮጵያ እንደገና ወኔ የተሞላበት የትግል መንፈሱን በማደስ ጥንካሬውን አሳየ !

እ.ኤ.አ ማርች 9/2014 የተከበረውን ዓለም አቀፍ የሴቶች በዓል ምክንያት በማድረግ በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ ተዘጋጀቶ በነበረው የ5 ኪሎ ሜትር …

Photographs of Addis Ababa 1963 – 1967

March 18, 2014

Click here to view the rest of photographs of Addis

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The West is deploring the referendum in Crimea and threatening to apply economic sanctions against Russia, believed to be the instigator of the unfolding Ukrainian crisis. Some Western politicians even go the extent of advocating direct military aid so that …

The Ethiopian wolf, one of only two wolf species in Africa, is seriously endangered, with only 450 individuals left. However, hope remains among the conservationists who are doing heroic work to preserve this fascinating species for future generations. Success would …

Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) will be holding a public meeting in Washington DC on April 13, 2014. Refer to the flyer for more information.

Public Meeting Flyer

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(WXIA) – A Georgia man has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for filing fraudulent income tax returns under several stolen identities, including that of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Yafait Tadesse pleaded …

Color photographs of Nazret 1946 – 1950

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In a month when we are celebrating women, today, Sunday March 16th is Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu’s 1000th day of imprisonment for simply doing her job. A columnist for several Amharic-language newspapers, Reeyot Alemu was one of the first journalists …

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)

March 14, 2014

An Open Letter to African Steering Committee Members for Publish What You Pay (PWYP)[i]

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board Members from PWYP

Dear Ali Idrissa, Jean-Claude Katende …

Ethiopian mushrooms hold antioxidant potential, with wild mushrooms proving stronger than cultivated, according to the first research looking at country’s edible offerings. The researchers from Addis Ababa University and Pennsylvanian State University collected the samples from the Addis Ababa, Kaffa …

COLUMBUS, OHIO (THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH) – A Delaware County man charged with killing an Ethiopian immigrant on the Far North Side on Sunday was arrested by Columbus SWAT officers yesterday.

Anthony M. Monaco, 19, of 3714 Perennial Lane …

All other great religious structures towered over the surrounding landscape when built, in order to create a lasting impression on the visitor. Digging one out upside down must surely be the most time-consuming method imaginable. Perhaps the Ethiopians did this …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ግልጽ ደብዳቤ ወይስ ግልጽ የሙስና ተባባሪነት?

“የአምራች ኢንዱስትሪዎች የግልጽነት ተነሳሽነት/Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) የተባለውን ድርጅት የመሰረቱትን አገሮች ሁኔታ ቀረብ በማለት በምመለከትበት ጊዜ  በኢትዮጵያ ያለው  የሲቪል ማህበረሰብ ሁኔታ ከእነዚህ አገሮች ከበርካታዎቹ የባሰ መጥፎ ነው …

Professor Dereje Agonafer, Jenkins Garrett Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, was selected as the 2014 NSBE Golden Torch Award honoree for Golden Torch Legacy Award and will be saluted at the 17th Annual Golden Torch Awards …

Listen to ENTC radio program – March 10

News and analysis, Adwa 118th year

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – A couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering their employee and throwing her body in the desert.

Col Rashid Mohammed Bourshid, the head of Abu Dhabi Police CID, said the body of a …

EGYPT INDEPENDENT – Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy gave Ethiopia the harshest Egyptian warning to Ethiopia in relation to the dispute over Adis Ababa’s dam on the Nile River.

In an interview with Tahrir satellite channel late Friday, Fahmy waved “a …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ከሁለት ዓመታት በፊት በዚህ በያዝነው ወር “ግድቡ እና አደጋው፡ ግልገል ጊቤ ሦስት በኢትዮጵያ“ በሚል ርዕስ በደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ በኦሞ ወንዝ ሸለቆ ከሚካሄደው ልማት ጋር በተያያዘ መልኩ ግድቡ ሊያስከትል በሚችለው እንደምታ ላይ ትኩረት በማድረግ ትንታኔ …

ENTC has released a Press Release announcing a town hall meeting in Washington DC to facilitate the discussion on an all-inclusive transitional government in Ethiopia.

Read the full statement here (pdf)…

ከፈቃደ ሸዋቀና

የሻምበል ፍቅረ ስላሴን ባለ 440 ገጽ መጽሐፍ ላነብ ስነሳ ጸሐፊው በሃያ ዓመታት የእስር ቤት ቆይታቸው በስልጣንና የሃላፊነት ዘመናቸው የነበሩትን ብዙ ክንዋኔዎች ፣ ውሳኔዎችና ተዋናዮችን አስመልክቶ የነበራቸውን እይታ እንደገና ለማጤንና ለማሰላሰል (Reflect ለማድረግ) እድል አግኝተው የጻፉት ሊሆን ስለሚችል ሚዛናዊ …

Whole Foods, an American foods supermarket chain, has started carrying Ethiopian food in its Miami, Florida, stores.

MIAMI NEW TIMES: Rejoice, lovers of Ethiopian eats! The East African cuisine has finally made its way back to Miami. For a …

Listen to ENTC radio program – March 3

Hailemedhin Abera and ET related news and analysis

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Sixteen people died after a bus traveling from Mekele to Addis Ababa slammed into a car today.
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በኢንቨስትመንት ስም አፍሪካ ውስጥ የሚደረገውን የመሬት ቅርምት አስመልክቶ የካናዳ የፓርላማ አባላትና እውቅ ምሁራንን ያሳተፈ ውይይት በኦታዋ ተደረገ

Ottawa, Canada

February 25, 2014

Coalition for Equitable Land Acquisitions and Development in Africa በምህጻረ ቃል CELADA በመባል የሚታወቀው በካናዳ ኦታዋ ውስጥ የተቋቋመ …

By Donald N. Levine

There are three reasons why we commonly refer to some happening as a historic event: either it occurs for the first time; it has significant consequences; or it is symbolically important. As a first time event, …

ENTC cited credible sources inside Ethiopian Airlines that the Vice President and Head of Flight Operations has resigned.

Please read the details here (pdf)

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More than 150,000 Ethiopians have been deported from Saudi Arabia in recent months

By Rebecca Murray | Aljazeera

February 28, 2014

Ahmed woke up in a Riyadh hospital with his kidney removed

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ahmed, 20 years …

Ethiopian Persecution, Threats and Kidnapping

By Abebe Hailu

Ethiopia has a significant history reaching over 3,000 years into the past. The word “Ethiopia” has become a term for the idea of African solidarity and freedom, not just the name of a nation or a region. …

DLA Piper and other law firms in the U.S. are going after videos that expose the abuse of immigrants in Saudi Arabia. Videos such as the one shown below are removed from all Youtube channels after lawyers contacted the video …

Tigre Liberation Front’s no-holds-barred electronic espionage in the United States

February  2014

Authors: Bill Marczak, Claudio Guarnieri, Morgan Marquis-Boire, and John Scott-Railton.

ኢህአዴግ የተጭበረበረ ሪፖርት አቅርቦ ነበር

ከ ጎልጉል ድረገጽ

February 19, 2014

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ገዥው አካል በማዕድኑ ዘርፍ የሚያካሂደውን ሙስና በማደብዘዝ እና በመሸፋፈን ንጹህ መስሎ ለመታየት እና ዓለም አቀፋዊ ተቀባይነትን ለማግኘት በማሰብ በአምራች ኢንዱስትሪዎች የግልጽነት ተነሳሽነት(Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)) ለተባለው ድርጅት ዕጩ አባል ለመሆን እንደገና …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – week 21 – February 24

–  weekly news
– ENTC adressing public questions (part 2)

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363

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An 18-year-old Ethiopian migrant woman in Sudan was gang-raped – and now faces prison and a hefty fine for coming forward (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images).

By Alice Dahle | Amnesty USA’s Women’s Human Rights Coordination Group

An …

Several Ethiopians in the Washington DC area held a demonstration in front of the Embassy of Switzerland this morning on behalf of Ethiopian co-pilot Hailemedhin Tegegn who is charged with hijacking an Ethiopian Airlines plane. The demonstrators asked the Swiss …

Continuing its distribution campaign of the draft charter, ENTC has sent out the draft to different NGOs and more government officials in Ethiopia. Many comments and inputs are being collected and compiled. A charter convention will be called at a …

Listen to ENTC leadership answering questions from the public – Part 2

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Ethiopian opposition party, Union for Democracy and Justice (UDJ), is preparing to hold a demonstration in Bahr Dar, northern Ethiopia, to protest against the recent ethnic slur by the vice president of “Amhara Kilil” against the Amhara people. Alemnew Mekonnen …