Ethiopian editor questioned over story on Meles’ widow (CPJ)
A journalist is being harassed in connection with a seven-month-old story about Azeb Mesfin, seen here with her husband, the late leader Meles Zenawi. (AP/Samson Haileyesus) New York, May 15, 2013–Ethiopian police in Addis Ababa questioned an editor for several hours today in connection with a story published in October about the widow of the […]
Read More →Public inquiry into the legality of sale of “Nile River Investment Bond†by the Ethiopian Government here in the United States.
We are writing on behalf of Ethiopian-Americans and other Ethiopians residing here in the United States, who have been asking us on their behalf to  inquire about the legality of the sale of bonds for the construction of “Nile River Damâ€Â in Ethiopia by the Ethiopian Government here in the united states that has been taking place for the last few years. Most of the […]
Read More →Manhunt over, bombing suspect alive and in custody
WATERTOWN FINAL SHOWDOWN Bombing suspect arrested after found hiding in a boat in Watertown, Mass.. Â Location Boat Source: USA TODAY research, Pictometry Jerry Mosemak Kevin Johnson, Donna Leinwand Leger and Gary Strauss, USA TODAY11:29 p.m. EDT April 19, 2013 (Photo: Charles Krupa, Associated Press) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Police closed in suspect at about 7 p.m. […]
Read More →SouthWest’s Ethiopia Blocks Have 1.56b-2.9b Bbl of Oil Potential,U.K. ‘Fairly Confident’ on Funds for Somalia Peacekeeping Force
By William Davison April 12 (Bloomberg) — U.K. Africa Minister Mark Simmonds comments in April 10. intv. * U.K. will “do all it can†to ensure funding continues at   same level for African Union peacekeeping force made up of   troops from Burundi, Djibouti, Kenya, Sierra Leone and   Uganda. * U.K. and intl partners […]
Read More →Ethiopian National Transitional Council call general assemble meeting in Washington DC
Ethiopian National Transitional Council call general assemble meeting in Washington DC APRIL 10, 2013 10:18 PM July-Conference-PressRelease-English Ethiopian National Transitional Council In an effort to highlight our “joint struggle for shared victoryâ€, all individual Ethiopians and Democratic Organizations residing in different countries of the world are invited to attend the all inclusive international public meeting […]
Read More →Fin spy Jonas tameru
Fin spy Jonas tameru http://africaim.com/fin-spy-jonas-tameru/ “Last week, media outlets, citing a briefing published by CitizenLab – an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the University of Toronto, Canada – widely reported an allegation that the Ethiopian government is using FinSpy malware. FinSpy is a lawful interception malware developed and marketed by a British company, Gamma International, and is […]
Read More →Ethiopian National Transitional Council spreads its message inside Ethiopia (video)
Ethiopian National Transitional Council P.O.Box 9929 Alexandria, VA 22304 Tel: 1-202-735-4262 Tel: +44-7958-487-420 Email: contact@etntc.org NEWS RELEASE 7 April 2013 Members of the Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) are currently carrying out an awarenessÂcreation campaign in Ethiopian cities about the need to establish an all inclusive transitional government. ENTC believes that as long as the […]
Read More →PARIS MARATHON: BORU TADESE BREAKS COURSE RECORD
Ethiopia’s Boru Feyse Tadese set a world-leading time and women’s course record of 2:21:05 today (7) at the 37th edition of the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, while Kenyan Peter Some was the surprising winner of the men’s race in 2:05:38. With cool temperatures and sunny sky, the weather conditions […]
Read More →being gay is a death warrant in Gambia
Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has warned that any gay or lesbians found in the country will “regret†why they were born. … He made this warning during a speech on March 28th at the opening of the country’s parliament. President Jammeh said: “Homosexuality is anti-humanity. I have never seen homosexual chicken, or turkey. If you […]
Read More →Billionaire al-Amoudi’s co. Investing $41m in 3 Ethiopian Farms By William Davison addis ababa
 (Bloomberg) —  Farms were bought from govt for 1.1b birr ($59.4m), General Manager of Horizon Plantations Ethiopia Jemal Ahmed tells reporters in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.  * Farms are Upper Awash Agro Industry Enterprise, Gojeb   Agricultural Development Enterprise and Coffee Processing   and Warehouse Enterprise: Jemal * 400m birr to be invested over 2 yrs to […]
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