Parts of Yemen have been hit by Saudi air force strikes, forcing many to flee the country Dozens of Yemenis have crossed the Gulf of Aden in small boats to get to Somalia, Djibouti and Somaliland to escape fighting and Saudi air strikes, the UN refugee agency has said. The UNHCR said it was looking
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AFP -Thai police said Wednesday they are investigating a senior Bangkok-based World Health Organization official and his wife after their Ethiopian maid accused them of modern-day slavery and physical abuse. The 25-year-old maid filed a complaint last month accusing her employers of beating her and forcing her to work without pay for nearly two years
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Authors: Claire Lauterbach German surveillance technology company Trovicor played a central role in expanding the Ethiopian government’s communications surveillance capacities, according to a joint investigation by Privacy International and netzpolitik.org. The company, formerly part of Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), provided equipment to Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) in 2011 and offered to massively
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By ANTHONY LONETREE , STAR TRIBUNE Abdi Mohamed Omar drew a large Minneapolis crowd, but opponents denounced him. Spirited voices of protest rang out in downtown Minneapolis Sunday as an Ethiopian government leader prepared to address thousands of local supporters about the economic transformation of his country’s Somali region. Attendees making their way into Minneapolis
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By Graham Peebles As the Ethiopian government intensifies its violent suppression of the populace in the lead up to the illusion of national elections in May, there are many within the country and in the diaspora who believe a popular armed uprising is the only way to bring about change in the country. The people’s
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By Graham Peebles As the Ethiopian government intensifies its violent suppression of the populace in the lead up to the illusion of national elections in May, there are many within the country and in the diaspora who believe a popular armed uprising is the only way to bring about change in the country. The people’s
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By Andrew Wig A judge on Friday, Feb. 20, sentenced Amreya Shefa to seven years and two months in prison for the death of her husband, Habibi Tesema. The sentencing came nearly a month after Shefa was convicted of first-degree manslaughter, stemming from the Dec. 1, 2013, stabbing of Tesema, 48, in the married couple’s
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By STELLA CHERONO A case against 101 Ethiopians accused of being in Kenya illegally has delayed due to lack of an Amharic interpreter. The foreigners, who are said to have been on their way to South Africa, did not have travel documents, police told the Nation. They were arrested on Monday in Tassia Estate in
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The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan police said Tuesday they arrested 101 Ethiopian nationals suspected of traveling illegally through Kenya on their way to South Africa. The suspects appeared before Magistrate Victor Wakumile but were not charged because they did not understand English and there was no Amharic interpreter. Wakumile postponed the case to
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ELEVEN Ethiopia nationals arrested on Monday for being in Kenya illegally have been fined Sh10,000 each or three-month jail terms. The 11 yesterday pleaded guilty to the charges before chief magistrate Steven Riech and asked the court to forgive them. They were heading to South Africa when police arrested them at Mrima, Likoni subcounty, after
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