Supporting stability, abetting repression
By TOBIAS HAGMANN (New York Times) BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — Next time I travel to Ethiopia, I may be arrested as a terrorist. Why? Because I have published articles about Ethiopian politics. I wrote a policy report on Ethiopia’s difficulties with federalism. I gave a talk in which I questioned Ethiopia’s May 2010 elections, in which […]
Read More →Exciting period of reconstruction without Zenawi By Robele Ababya
The stunning ESFNA Triumph The TPLF captured power in 1991 with its hidden policy of exclusivity in the exercise of that power. The acronym EPRDF was and is now merely a sugar coat encapsulating the poison of everything evil detrimental to the existence of Ethiopia in a harmonious and tolerant social environment in unity in […]
Read More →ALTHOUGH STILL AT DRAFT STAGE, NEW TELECOMS RULES GIVE CAUSE FOR CONCERN
Reporters Without Borders wishes to correct a report published on its website on 7 June stating that the 2012 Proclamation on Telecom Fraud Offences had been ratified by the Ethiopian authorities. We understand that the document has not yet been approved, despite the fact that the agenda circulated to journalists covering Parliament on May 24 explicitly said: […]
Read More →Former Ethiopian state radio journalist released
To view this email as a web page, go here. NEWS ALERT Former Ethiopian state radio journalist released Nairobi, July 11, 2012–A veteran Ethiopian state journalist who was twice imprisoned on vague corruption and copyright charges and recently convicted on the lesser charge was released today on account of a reduced sentence, local journalists said. […]
Read More →About the attack Made on Maleda Times web site
Dear all our respected readers, media outlets and partners: Beginning from its date of its establishment Maleda Times as a website has been making every effort to create a channel that can serve Ethiopian community in and outside of Ethiopia. The site is has an objective of filing the inadequate media gap by providing fair […]
Read More →Million Pound Startup prize aims to be X Factor for new businesses
More than a decade after the E-Millionaire Show, there’s another big chance to get funding for a startup idea – as long as you’re prepared to relocate to London East London’s Silicon Roundabout: the venue for a £1m business next year? Photograph: Frantzesco Kangaris A competition launched in London aims to create a cross between […]
Read More →Muslim Brotherhood fell ‘below expectations’ in Libyan elections
Campaign manager for Justice and Construction party accuses secularist rival of using unfair tactics   A Libyan Muslim Brotherhood supporter in Tripoli prior to Saturdays elections. Photograph: Manu Brabo/AP A senior member of Libya‘s Muslim Brotherhoodhas conceded that its Justice and Construction party had fallen short of expectations, after early election results gave victory […]
Read More →Former Libyan prime minister died of natural causes, Vienna prosecutors rule
Shokri Ghanem, PM under Muammar Gaddafi, is thought to have drowned in the Danube after a heart attack in April Vienna prosecutors have ruled out foul play in the death of Libya‘s Gaddafi-era prime minister and oil chief Shokri Ghanem, concluding he drowned after a heart attack, Austrian media have reported. The investigation will continue […]
Read More →Yemen: suspected suicide bombing at police academy kills at least 22
Sana’a explosion, in which dozens more were injured, comes weeks after another blast killed 91 people Soldiers view pictures of victims of a previous suicide attack in May that killed 91 people, which al-Qaida in the Arab Peninusla claimed responsibility for. Photograph: Mohamed Al-Sayaghi/Reuters At least 22 people have been killed in a large explosion, […]
Read More →Syria crisis: first diplomat has defected, reports say – live updates
• Baghdad envoy said to have abandoned Assad • SNC criticises Russia after meeting Lavrov in Moscow • Egypt’s supreme court cancels Morsi’s decree on parliament • Read the latest summary This page will update automatically every minute: On | Off The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, meets leaders of the Syrian National Council […]
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