By Barclay Ballard In the UK, policies that restrict the flow of information across the Internet are generally met with outcry and consternation for contradicting our fundamental right of free speech, but for many individuals widespread Internet censorship is the norm. However, online censorship is much more pervasive than one might initially think, with Ethiopia,
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The US Defence Department has said it is holding talks with Yemen’s Houthi group following the resignation of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi on 22 January. Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday during a press conference in Washington that it is “accurate to say that the Houthis, as participants in these events, will certainly have
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese president Salva Kiir was rushed to hospital in the Ethiopian Capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday after he fell ill during a meeting. Kiir arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to attend the 24th ordinary session of the assembly of head of states and government of the African
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Addis Ababa – China and the African Union agreed on Tuesday an ambitious plan to develop road, rail and air transport routes to link capitals across the continent. African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma praised the proposal at “the most substantive project the AU has ever signed with a partner”, although the ambitious project that includes
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By William Davison (Bloomberg) — Ethiopian bloggers accused of plotting acts of terrorism will probably enter pleas next week after a court accepted amended charges from the prosecution. The Federal High Court accepted most of the charges against 10 bloggers and journalists, Ameha Mekonnen, a defense lawyer for the writers, said on Wednesday from
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Al Arabiya Wednesday, 28 January 2015 Ahead of the upcoming African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s prime minister has sought to soothe Egyptian fears over the potential impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam on the Arab country’s share of Nile River water. In an interview conducted by Egyptian journalistAbdel Latif Elmenawy for Al
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Supporters of Bashir Makhtal say prime minister must negotiate directly to free Makhtal, who has been jailed for eight Debra Black years. IMMIGRATION REPORTER As the eighth anniversary of the rendition and imprisonment of Canadian citizen Bashir Makhtal passes virtually unnoticed, his family members, supporters and Amnesty International are begging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to
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Officials’ fury after Foreign Secretary claims he couldn’t ‘find time’ to help father-of-three facing execution By Ian Birrell for The Mail online Andargachew Tsege was snatched by officials at Yemen airport last June The 59-year-old was transferred to Ethiopia where he is thought to remain Father-of-three moved to London in 1979 from native African country
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UDJ protest in Addis Ababa Ethiopia – January 25, 2015
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By Simon Allison, Guardian Without a free press in Addis Ababa, Africans are being locked out of the important decisions being made in their de facto capital, writes Simon Allison It’s not easy being a journalist in Ethiopia. In fact, it’s nearly impossible, according to a new 76-page Human Rights Watch report that documents the
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