Letter to Kaliti Prison (Mesfin Negash)
By Mesfin Negash Dear Kaliti Prison A criticism of one of Ethiopia’s most infamous prisons I hope that addressing you as a legal person is not a crime in this age of ‘criminalization of life’ in our country. You should understand my fear; after all, you know how political prisoners end up in your cells for silly […]
Read More →The Barbaric Torture of Ethiopians in the Middle East (Nebiyu Sirak) Awramba Times
Awramba Times (Phoenix, Arizona) – Who is responsible for the barbaric torture and abuse of Ethiopian maids in the Middle East? Click here to read Alarm Over Ethiopian Domestics KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20: Owners of offices, which recruit housemaids from Ethiopia, have complained about the Ethiopian Embassy’s alleged failure to solve several issues concerning the housemaids, reports Al-Anba daily […]
Read More →Breast Cancer Awareness for Ethiopian Women and Men
October is international Breast Cancer Awareness month. Throughout the month, public and private organizations in many countries promote programs and activities aimed at breast cancer risk reduction, early detection, treatment and research. It is well-established that breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women throughout the world. Millions of women are […]
Read More →Ethiopia: What We Can Learn from Our Distance Runners
Ethiopia is known for the best and the worst. Ethiopia is known for the legendary hospitality and charm of its people, unrivalled beauty of its picturesque landscape, fabulous coffee and, of course, unbeatable distance runners. Ethiopia is also known as the epicenter of human rights abuses, citadel of press repression and home to the largest […]
Read More →A WALK IN SUPPORT OF ETHIOPIAN WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES
For Immediate Release October 8, 2012 A WALK IN SUPPORT OF ETHIOPIAN WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES The Center for the Rights of Ethiopian Women (CREW), an organization created to promote the rights of Ethiopian women worldwide, has organized a WALK to be held on October 20, 2012. The walk will originate […]
Read More →World Bank Support for “Development” by Force
“Soldiers came and asked me why I refused to be relocated,” a 20-year-old Ethiopian told me in September at a refugee camp in Kenya. “Ojod,” not his real name, was still visibly shaken from the horror he had left behind: “They started beating me until my hands were broken… I ran to tell [my father] […]
Read More →Ethiopia Earns 47.6 Bln Birr Loan, Aid in 2004 EC
Addis Ababa — The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) said the country has secured 47.6 billion birr in loans and aid during the last Ethiopian budget year. Ministry Public Relations and Information Director, Haji Ibsa, told WIC some 28.2 billion birr of the total sum was granted in the form of aid while the balance […]
Read More →Cashless Payments Sector in Ethiopia – Time to Open Up?BY ADAM ROBERT GREEN,
Ethiopia is growing fast, but its mobile and electronic payments infrastructure is weak. Is it time for a more liberal approach to foreign investment? Ethiopia appears to be doing something right. One of the world’s five fastest growing economies in 2010, it’s expected to reach 7 percent growth this year and next, and the government hopes […]
Read More →Remarks for the “Toward a Democratic Ethiopia” Event( State’s Hanrahan On U.S. Policy Toward Ethiopia)
Remarks Karen J. Hanrahan Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor National Endowment for Democracy Washington, DC October 9, 2012  As Prepared for Delivery Thank you. I am very pleased to be here today among such a diverse group of activists and scholars committed to strengthening democracy in Ethiopia. I would like to […]
Read More →Diplomats ‘cannot work out of bunkers’, security chief tells US Congress
Africa and Indian Ocean news, all the latest and breaking African news. Staff at the US consulate in Benghazi lacked sufficient protection, but their safety had to be balanced with “the needs of diplomats to do their jobs,” US security personnel have told a Congressional committee. 12:15PM BST 11 Oct 2012 Diplomatic security in Libya was […]
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