If you ask “Is Ethiopia rising?” the answer will most likely depend on who you are asking. If you ask a regular follower of the country’s public media outlets, the answer will be an astounding yes! The same question posed to someone who gets his reports from the independent media and social media activists, will
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Police lead Natnael Feleke (center right) and fellow blogger Atnaf Berahane (center left) to court. Photo courtesy of Trial Tracker Blog. Five members of Ethiopia’s Zone9 blogging collective expect to learn their fate this Wednesday, August 19, when a panel of three judges will meet at Addis Ababa’s Lideta High Court to rule on whether
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By Nahom Mola When all is said and done, President Obama’s speech to the Kenyan people delivered at the Safaricom Arena on July 26th (Obama’s Nairobi speech), was perhaps the highlight of his historic trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, the two East African countries he visited back-to-back last month. Obama’s Kenya visit will be particularly
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Ethiopia’s late dictator was a complex and sophisticated leader — a self-taught ex-guerrilla who brought his people economic growth and repression. BY BARRY MALONE I once asked Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on Aug. 20 from an unspecified illness at age 57, whether he was a dictator. He grinned and then, stopping, just
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By Mike Gonzalez | Forbes.com By praising Ethiopia’s repressive regime for being “democratically elected” last week, President Obama was driving home once again something that should be abundantly clear by now: His administration marks a radical departure from previous ones when it comes to democracy promotion. On the contrary, the Obama legacy will be one
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Addis Ababa (AFP) – US President Barack Obama’s visit to Ethiopia, which saw him speak out against democratic restrictions, was positive but Washington must maintain pressure on the government, an Ethiopian opposition figure said Wednesday. “I was not in favour of his coming, but (the visit) exposed Ethiopia and its government,” said Merera Gudina, the
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — President Barack Obama urged Ethiopia’s leaders Monday to curb crackdowns on press freedom and political openness as he began a visit that human rights groups say legitimizes an oppressive government. “When all voices are being heard, when people know they are being included in the political process,
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — President Barack Obama urged Ethiopia’s leaders Monday to curb crackdowns on press freedom and political openness as he began a visit that human rights groups say legitimizes an oppressive government. “When all voices are being heard, when people know they are being included in the political process,
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Washington (AFP) – More than 50 African and global human rights groups on Tuesday called on US President Barack Obama to publicly meet democracy activists when he visits Ethiopia and Kenya later this month. In a letter delivered to the White House, groups welcomed Obama’s planned visit but voiced concerns about “grave and worsening human
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