Monthly Archives: May 2013

CPJ) New York, May 30, 2012–Ethiopian authorities have detained since Friday a reporter who sought to interview people evicted from their homes in a region where the government is building a contentious hydro-electric dam on the Blue Nile, according to … Continue reading →

The last seven years or so I have been writing opinion pieces on the political situation in our homeland. Naturally I have discussed the late Prime Minter Meles Zenawi and his central role in charting the direction our country should … Continue reading →

The Head Office of the Patriarchate of the Legitimate Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) in North America deeply laments and pleads to the Almighty God that He give His blessings and mercy to our people in Ethiopia, … Continue reading →

Ethiopia’s government said it will try to accommodate nations concerned that their water supplies may be affected by the damming of the Blue Nile River, as Sudanese and Egyptian officials met to discuss the issue. Ethiopia, source of one of … Continue reading →

SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Ethiomedia) – The statement made by the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi that Emperor Haileselassie’s government had agreed with the Sudan to accept the demarcation by Major Gwynn in 1903 and 1909 is false, a prominent Ethiopian … Continue reading →

በልጅነት ትዝታ ልጀምረዉ፣ ፣ተመልሶ የማይገኘዉ ይህ ጊዜ የምንሰራዉ ነገር ሁሉ ትክክል የሚመስለን ወቅት ነበር፣ ፣ ግልጽ የሆነ ዓላማ ለሌለዉ በሰፈር ተከፋፍለን በሰንሰለት፣ በብረት ቦክስ፣ ጭካኔ በተሞላበት ሁኔታ በታዋቂ የድብድብ መሪዎቻችን አማካይነት ስንቧቀስ ዉለን ስንገባ ጀብደኝነት ይሰማናል፣፣ ከትልልቆቹ ተደባዳቢዎች አይበገሬዉ የዉሀ … Continue reading →

May 16, 2013 Honorable John Kerry U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Mr. Secretary: We are writing to bring to your attention the deteriorating state of press freedom in Ethiopia, where you will attend … Continue reading →

እንግዲህ ይህ ከሆነ አመቱ ሆነ አይደለ… ቅዳሜም ቅዳሜ፣ እሁድም እሁድ ነው እና ምናልባት ካልተገናኘን… እንዳንረሳው፤ ከወዲሁ ቀኑን እንደሚከተለው እንዘክረው… (በቅንፍም ኤድያ እነ እንትናዬ ደግሞ ሊበሳጩብኝ ነው… (በሌላ ቅንፍ እንግዲህ ይቻሉት እኛ ስንቱን ችለነው የለ…))

(VOA News) ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — An Ethiopian journalist has been arrested and interrogated for writing an article about the wife of late prime minister Meles Zenawi. Wednesday’s arrest came as a surprise since the article was published seven months … Continue reading →