Washington DC Ethiopian Embassy Shooting Sparks Rival Protests

By Pamela Dockins, VOA News STATE DEPARTMENT Click to view video. There is more fallout from a shooting last month near the Ethiopian Embassy in Washington that resulted in the embassy security attache being sent home. The incident sparked rival protests Tuesday near the U.S. State Department, with one group urging the United States to

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Gebru Asrat on His Book on Sovereignty and Democracy in Ethiopia

By Adanech Fessehaye, VOA

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What does President Obama “know” about Ethiopia’s “Election”? 

By Alemayehu G Mariam  Last week, President Barack Obama met with a delegation of the regime in Ethiopia and said, “… the  Prime Minister [Hailemariam Desalegn] and the government is going to be organizing elections in Ethiopia this year. I know something about that… And so we’ll have an opportunity to talk about civil society and governance and how we

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13 convicted of terrorism charges in connection with University Religious Ethics and Dress Code

By Tilahun Kassa FBC_13 individuals accused of establishing a secret terrorist network to oppose the country’s Higher Education Proclamation on Ethics of Religious Conduct and Dress Codes at Public Universities were found guilty by a Federal Court in Ethiopia. The suspects Ismael Nurhusien, Fetiya Mohammed, Nurye Kasim, Yasin Feyamo, Mohammed Amin, Mohammed Seyid, Yesuf Kedir,

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Hidden Oppression in Eritrea

The New York Times By VITTORIO LONGHI In Europe’s debate about how to deal with the flow of desperate migrants from Africa, there is an important element missing: the crisis in Eritrea. Every month almost 4,000 Eritreans flee to escape oppression, according to a United Nations special rapporteur. A visit to Asmara, the Eritrean capital,

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Ethiopia blames Eritrea for disturbance at embassy in US

Sudan Tribune By Tesfa-Alem Tekle ADDIS ABABA– The Ethiopian government has pointed its finger at arch enemy Eritrea and Ethiopian opposition groups over a disturbance that took place at the Ethiopian embassy in Washington. Ethiopia’s ambassador to the US, Girma Biru, said around 15 people had been involved in the incident, which occurred at the

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South Sudan To Support Ethiopian Rebels

Nyamilepedia  — An insider, from within the inner circle of South Sudan security organ, alleged that he, in a team supervised by Akol Koor, the Director of Internal Security Bureau, met Gen. Thokwaath Pal, the leader of the rebel Ethiopian Unity Patriotic Front (EUPF) in mid September 2014. The insider alleged that the main objectives of the

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Yemen’s Saleh seeks refuge in Ethiopia

The Middle East Monitor Ali Abdullah Saleh Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has decided to flee to Ethiopia to escape a likely attack by armed Houthi militias, after the group directed many threats at him and besieged his home, a media source close to the presidential palace said. The news website Yemen Ethadi reported that “the

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Yemen’s Saleh seeks refuge in Ethiopia

The Middle East Monitor Ali Abdullah Saleh Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has decided to flee to Ethiopia to escape a likely attack by armed Houthi militias, after the group directed many threats at him and besieged his home, a media source close to the presidential palace said. The news website Yemen Ethadi reported that “the

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On this day: Italian troops invaded Ethiopia

History On this day in 1935 Italian troops invaded Ethiopia on the orders of Mussolini, starting the second Italo-Abyssinian war. Picture: Getty Events and anniversaries for 3 October 1594: Battle of Glenlivet and the defeat of royalist troops under the Earl of Argyll by Catholic lords under the Earl of Huntly. 1906: SOS was established

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