The butcher of AAU comes to DC in a wheelchair (Ethiiomedia)

Endrias Eshete and Ambassador Samuel Assefa are old time drinking buddies and close friends of Meles Zenawi’s family. Samuel is a personal tutor and chaperon of Meles’s older daughter. When she was admitted to Georgetown University in Washington DC about two years ago, Meles removed the previous ambassador...more

The consequences of denial and the stubborness of the mind (Ethiomedia0

Blaming someone else: For instance some people say, the TPLF came to power by using force; they divided Ethiopia along the ethnic and regional partitions; and are responsible for all the ills in the country. There is no denial that there is a serious problem, but that problem is blamed entirely on the TPLF. By so doing the individual or communities have defended themselves against the need to take any action to remedy the situation. By so doing these individuals have put the sole responsibility of fixing the problems of Ethiopia on the regime which has made no secret from the onset that it is its sworn duty to destroy Ethiopia!.more..

The merchants of death and destruction in Somalia (Ethiomedia)

A report by Alain Lallemand of LeMonde claims that the Ethiopian Army and Ugandan ‘Peace Keeping’ they are supposedly fighting against. If this is not strange enough for you the so-called Somali government Army is also part of this unholy alliance. They are gunrunners in their own right. They resale the arms seized during raids. You can read the English translation at:(http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/2477)....more..

Red Cross seeks 1.7 million dollars for food aid in Ethiopia (The Earth Time)

At the same time, inflation had soared and cereal prices rocketed by more than a fifth two years running, the Geneva-based International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said...read more..

Ethiopia: We are not alone (African Path)

She told us that Azeb Gola/Mesfin and her families were fascist Italian collaborators and what they are doing now to Ethiopia is revenge. Giving Ethiopian land is pay back time for Gonder area people first by incorporating their land known for producing cash crops like sesame to Tigray region and then she said now the second phase is to hand it to Sudan for future short and long term benefit for Meles and his buddies...reead more..

VOA coverage of Ginbot 7’s formation (Galbeed)

The Voice of America (VOA) gave a wide coverage of the formation of the Ginbot 7 Movement on its afternoon broadcast.more

Ginbot 7, a Movement for Justice and Democracy is formed (Galbeed)

We are continuing what we began on May 15th 2005 and October of 2006 in which we promised to make the people of Ethiopia the sole source of political power, and that is why we decided to form the “Ginbot 7 Movement.”

The primary objective of our movement is to stir our country towards a stable democratic process and transition. We recognize that this effort or task will not be achieved by one political party alone, or by few political parties who share similar ideologies. It needs a willing coalition of and collective effort of all parties who feel or claim to have a stake in Ethiopia’s political future. We see the need that all stakeholders need to discuss and reach a mutual agreement on how to achieve the stated objective. Our movement is fully committed and dedicated in bringing all parties together to begin dialogue. To that end, we are already seeing promising signs....more..

Cash-strapped WFP cuts food aid in Ethiopia (Reuters)

Despite evidence of malnourishment in some drought-affected areas, a food deficit will prevent the agency from providing nutritious, life-saving food supplements to acutely malnourished children and mothers."..more..

Rising Price of Gas Impacting Daily Life in Ethiopia (Christian Children's Fund)

“We can no longer afford a proper breakfast for the whole family,” Hulagerish said. “We give priority to the youngest kids. We can’t invite guests or relatives home anymore and we feel bad when relatives visit us unexpectedly as we cannot even offer them tea.”...more..

Hundreds of Ethiopian troops have died fighting Islamist insurgents in Somalia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: A government spokesman says hundreds of Ethiopian troops have died fighting the Islamist insurgency in Somalia.

Foreign Affairs spokesman Wahide Belay said Tuesday that Ethiopia has about 3,000 troops in Somalia.

They deployed in December 2006 and drove out Islamist fighters who had seized control of most of southern Somalia including the capital, Mogadishu. But since then they have got bogged down and failed to halt the insurgents. Source: International Heral Tribune.

Report: Arrested "pirates of Ponant" related to Somali president(Waridaad)

Le Point said their identities, as members of the same Darod- Majteen clan as the president, have been confirmed by several French government sources...more..

Worldwide March for Freedom, Justice and Human Rights in Ethiopia (Anuak Justice Council)

Plans are well underway for the four-day event, Worldwide March for Freedom, Justice and Human Rights in Ethiopia, starting on May 15, 2008 and ending on Sunday, March 18, but the invitation is still open for more people to join in as organizers and support people. Teleconference meetings are being held daily to assist participants in the process....more..

Entertainment monthly’s deputy editor freed on bail( Reporters Without Boarders)

Alemayehu Mahtemework, the deputy editor of the entertainment monthly Enku, and the three other people who were arrested at the same time as him were released on bail today despite the existence of a court order authorising their detention for 14 days pending trial....more..

Ethiopia accuses Amnesty of smear campaign(Reuters)

"In light of the devastating testimony we received from ordinary Somalis who have been the victims of brutal attacks by all parties to the conflict, we expect the Ethiopian government to support a call for an international independent commission into the serious crimes being committed," a spokesperson said....more..

Somali refugees speak of horrific war crimes (Guardin UK)

The Amnesty report said: "Among the most common violations reported were an increased incidence of gang rape, and scores of reports of a type of killing locally referred to as ... 'killing like goats'."..more..

Rebels fear Puntland, Ethiopia secret pact(Afro News)

The secret pact was forged to provide arms and military training for Puntland authorities, a clear violation of the United Nations arms embargo on Somalia, ONLF complained.

Happy Mother's Day- Sweden Best, Ethiopia Worst Place for Mothers and Children(Injury board)

On the other end of the scale are countries where mothers face the greatest hardship.

Include Niger, Chad, Yemen, Sierra Leone, Angola, Guinea Bissa, Eritrea, Djibouti, Mali and Ethiopia...more..

Murder attempt against Puntland's last woman TV presenter (Nieuws bank)

"A terrible tragedy has been narrowly avoided in this country, which was in 2007, the deadliest for journalists in Africa. Bisharo Mohammed Waeys's forced descent into life under guard symbolises a serious step backwards for Somalia since the outbreak of war between the transitional government and Islamic insurgents," the worldwide press freedom organisation said....more..

Meles Zenawi is back to business (Ethiomedia)

In fact, survival as a country is the most critical problem facing Ethiopia at the moment. In addition to his humiliation and repression of its citizens, Meles Zenawi is continuing his despicable task of violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. He is holding Ethiopia hostage and functioning as a patronage for foreign interest in the country and the region. He has always fought and stood against the national interest of Ethiopia as a reaffirmation of his allegiance to his foreign backers and financiers...more..

The causes of the current Ethiopian soaring inflation rate( Ethiomedia)

In fact, this is not the first time that Mr. Zenawi deceptively used the millions of destitute Ethiopian peasants to his political advantage. As Kahsay Berhe in his 2005 book aptly put it, all that Meles Zenawi has done, beginning in the 1970s, is control the socioeconomic life of the peasantry (see pp. 74-76). Not only is Meles Zenawi controlling the life of the peasantry, but his party has also been extorting the peasantry by levying its exorbitant and...more..