EFF Calls for Release of Ethiopian Dissident Bloggers

APRIL 29, 2014 EFF BY EVA GALPERIN Six Ethiopian bloggers, all members of the Zone Nine bloggers’ collective, were arrested this weekend. Befekadu Hailu, Atnaf Berahane, Natnael Feleke, Mahlet Fantahun, Zelalem Kibret, and Abel Wabela were reportedly arrested in the streets or

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Eritrean rebel group based in Ethiopia claim to have killed dozens of intelligence agents

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Sudan Tribune April 29, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Eritrean rebel group, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), alleged on Monday it had killed and wounded dozens of Eritrean government intelligence agents in an attack inside the

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Eritrean rebel group based in Ethiopia claim to have killed dozens of intelligence agents

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle Sudan Tribune April 29, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Eritrean rebel group, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO), alleged on Monday it had killed and wounded dozens of Eritrean government intelligence agents in an attack inside the

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Kuwait to buy Nile water from Ethiopia

29 April 2014 Middle East Monitor Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome met on Monday with Rashad Mustafa Shawa, chairperson of the Swiss water company Mai Resources International, to discuss the mechanisms of exporting his country’s Nile water resources to Kuwait. The Ethiopian

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Kuwait to buy Nile water from Ethiopia

29 April 2014 Middle East Monitor Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome met on Monday with Rashad Mustafa Shawa, chairperson of the Swiss water company Mai Resources International, to discuss the mechanisms of exporting his country’s Nile water resources to Kuwait. The Ethiopian

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55 Ethiopian immigrants arrested in Tanzania

By HARRIET KIAMA dailynews.co.tz A TOTAL of 55 illegal immigrants from Ethiopia have been arrested by Immigration officers in Bagamoyo District, Coast Region, over the weekend. Regional Immigration Officer, Mr Ndelema Mwakipesile, said in his office that last Thursday at

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Cleaning up Ethiopia — One Car at a Time

THE Huffington Post BLOG Startups By Anne Goddard For many years, Ethiopia was the poster child for futility. Hip deep in the mire of cross-generational poverty, the eastern African nation never could find the kind of traction that was allowing

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Atlanta church now worships Beyonce

29 April 2014 The New Age U.S singer Beyonce Knowles has inspired a new religion! Not only has she captured the hearts of millions of fans across the globe with her music, ‘King Bey’ now has worshippers and a church

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Protests Grow Over Addis Ababa’s Expansion

Addis Ababa is growing fast and set to expand further, pitting the government against Oromo activists, seeking to protect their rights. 29 April 2014 BY MOHAMMED ADEMO Think Africa Press Gambia Street in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bustles with traffic.

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Ethiopian-born Israel’s member of parliament calls on NBA to dismiss Clippers owner for racist comments

29 April 2014 ‘Financial penalty is not enough,’ fumes MK Shimon Solomon, slamming Donald Sterling’s alleged racism as ‘pathetic and disgusting’ BY RAPHAEL AHREN  The Times of Israel An Ethiopian-born Israeli lawmaker slammed Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for

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