Nelson Mandela Remains in Critical Condition
By DEVON MAYLIE And PATRICK MCGROARTY PRETORIA—Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition on Monday, as attention shifted to the Pretoria hospital where the 94-year-old former president has convalesced for more than two weeks. Mr. Mandela’s declining health also has prompted many South Africans to weigh his legacy against his African National Congress party’s track […]
Read More →Ethiopian Football Federation Fires Secretary General Ashenafi Ejegu
Awramba Times (Addis Ababa) Ashenafi Ejegu, Secretary General of the Ethiopia Football Federation was fired from his position today. His deputy, Birhanu Kebede, had submitted letter of resignation and the request has been approved by the executive committee of the federation. The immediate removal of the federation officials was made in the aftermath of FIFA’s […]
Read More →Egypt’s Nile Threats Weaken Case to Secure Water: Shinn By William Davison & Salma El Wardany –
Egypt must drop its objection to an Ethiopian dam on the main tributary of the Nile River or it may struggle to ensure adequate supplies from the world’s longest waterway, former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia David Shinn said. A $4.3 billion, 6,000-megawatt hydropower plant, set to be Africa’s largest on completion in 2017, has raised […]
Read More →Ethiopia remain top of Group A
Biyadglign Eliase © Backpagepix Botswana couldn’t complete their comeback against Ethiopia as they lost 2-1 in a Group A World Cup qualifying match on Saturday afternoon. Ethiopia remained top with 11 points after goals by Getaneh Kedebe and Salahdin Ahmed edged out the home side. Ethiopia came into the game knowing that a win would […]
Read More →Brazil Development Bank Gives $1 Billion to Ethiopia Rail By William Davison
-Â May 27 Ethiopia will receive $1 billion in funding from the Brazilian Development Bank to build a section of a railway that will be extended to connect to neighboring South Sudan, a Foreign Ministry official said. Andrade Gutierrez Participacoes SA of Brazil will build the link running from the capital, Addis Ababa, to Jimma about […]
Read More →In Loving Memory of Taddesse Tamrat Gebreyes
In Loving Memory of Taddesse Tamrat Gebreyes August 4, 1935 – May 23, 2013 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Professor Taddesse Tamrat was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to his father Memhir Tamrat Gebreyes, a revered priest in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and his mother Woizero Berhane Muluneh. He […]
Read More →Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the OAU/AU- Opening and debate on the Pan Africanism and African Renaissance, 25 May 2013
Addis Ababa, 25th May 2013 – Today, 25th May 2013 is an historic day in the life of all daughters and sons of Africa as they celebrate in unison, the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and the African Union (AU). Indeed, the 50th anniversary comes at a golden time for Africa […]
Read More →Reinventing Guatemalan History. Wall Street Journal Upholds Rios Montt, Denies Crimes against Humanity
History reinventors support despots. Social democrats are vilified. Crimes of war, against humanity and genocide are sanitized. They’re whitewashed. They disappear in plain sight. Washington tolerates no independent governments. Left of center democratic ones are most vulnerable. In 1953, the CIA’s first coup deposed Iran’s Mohammad Mosaddegh. At the time, The New York Times called […]
Read More →BREAKING-NEWS: 22 OFFICERS DETAINED FOR BAHIRDAR KILLING SPREE
source (Daniel Berhane) Federal Police detained fifteen of its officers include a Shaleqa level officer, it has been learnt. The list of detainee include another seven “security officersâ€. The detainees are presumed responsible for the security vacuum that enabled the killings in Bahirdar. It is to be recalled that a rogue Federal police officer killed twelve people in […]
Read More →Kerry’s Ethiopia Opportunity The U.S. secretary of state’s visit to Addis Ababa is a chance to pressure the government on its dreadful record on human rights.
By MARTIN SCHIBBYE AND PATRICK GRIFFITH ( WSJ) This month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 21st African Union (AU) summit. The message he brings will speak volumes about the future of American engagement on the continent. In announcing the visit during a U.S. Senate hearing last month, Mr. Kerry […]
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