By Abdel Latif Wahba Mon, August 28, 2023 (Bloomberg) — Egypt said the latest talks on Ethiopia’s giant Nile dam ended without a breakthrough, but vowed to press ahead with efforts to reach a binding agreement for filling and operating that it deems essential to safeguarding vital water flows. Two days of discussions between Egyptian, Read more
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Mother is arrested in Bangladesh after son in the U.S. criticizes government online
When I read this article, I felt as if all dictators get their guide from the same book. Please read and put your opinion Brahmjot Kaur Fri, August 25, 2023 at 7:00 PM EDT·4 min read 356 Courtesy Tanzilur Rahman A Ph.D. student at Michigan State University said his mother was arrested in Bangladesh after Read more
Shankule weathers hot conditions to lead 1-2 finish by Ethiopia in the women’s marathon at worlds
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Amane Beriso Shankule led a 1-2 finish by Ethiopia in the women’s marathon on a warm Saturday morning at the world championships. Shankule powered through the city streets of Budapest to finish in a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 23 seconds to edge defending champion and teammate Gotytom Gebreslase. Fatima Read more
Ethiopia: Abiy’s regime is committing war crimes in the Amhara region and violating international aviation conventions
AFRICA, HORN OF AFRICA Date: 08/08/2023Author: Martin Plaut0 Comments By: Eyob Tilahun Abera Abiy’s regime is committing war crimes in the Amhara region of Ethiopia and violating international rules and conventions for civil aviation Even if attacks started earlier, since 7 August 2023, Abiy’s regime in Ethiopia has been attacking civilians using drones and rockets, particularly in the densely populated city of Debre Read more
Appeal for Urgent Action to Stop the Ongoing Violence, Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide Against the Amhara People
June 29, 2023 To: UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), UNHRC Member States, and Delegation of the EU to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva Subject: Urgent Action to Protect the Amhara People of Ethiopia Against Ethnic Violence and Genocide We, the undersigned organizations of Ethiopians in the Diaspora, write this letter of appeal to Read more
An Ethiopian prince who was taken by British soldiers is buried in Windsor Castle. Activists are calling for his body to be returned.
Header image credit: face2faceafrica.com Isaiah Reynolds May 5, 2023, 1:29 PM EDT Prince Alemayehu Jabez Hughes/Victoria and Albert Museum Following the Battle of Magdala, orphaned Prince Alemayehu was taken by British soldiers to Britian. Taken under the wing of British nobility, Alemayehu was entirely severed from his life in Ethiopia. He is buried at Windsor Read more
*Cruel test for Ethiopia*
Girma Berhanu Feb 12 #6956 Google text translation of a German article from a local German newspaper “Die Tagespost” Würzburg, 9. Februar 2023 *Cruel test for Ethiopia* 𝐃𝐢𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐳𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠, 𝟗. 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 IN FOCUS Cruel test for Ethiopia BY STEPHAN BAIER Ethiopia’s government is playing with the fire of nationalism and in doing so Read more
Dozens Dead Over Ethiopia Church Schism – Reports
On February 7, 2023, 4:42 PM More than 30 followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church have been killed over the last several days by security forces in the Oromia region amidst tension sparked by a breakaway faction, the privately owned Borkena news site reports. The circumstances of the trouble are unclear, but local news site Read more
PeacePro cautions EU against harmful commentary on Ethiopia’s peace process
A peace building organization, Foundation for Peace Professionals also known as PeacePro has cautioned the European Union against unhelpful commentary on the ongoing peace process in Ethiopia. PeacePro also advised that, if the EU has any advice for Ethiopia, it should communicate with the government through respectable channel or the African Union which facilitated the Read more
Is U.S. Threatening Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed, to Maintain TPLF Legitimacy at Peace Talks?
October 29, 2022 Lawrence Abiy Ahmed, Africa, citizenship, Ethiopia, ethnicity, genocide, geopolitics, Horn of Africa, Mekelle, nation-state, oligarchy, Peace talks, Tigray, TPLF, US Lawrence Freeman interviewed by Hermela Aregawi, well known journalist and host of Eyes on Africa-eoanews.com , on October 27, 2022 In my most recent statement (see below) published by ENA on Oct 29, I discuss the intention of U.S. Envoy, Mike Hammer as a participant, not an observer, in Read more
Images show building on fire in Addis Ababa and not Ethiopian forces invading Tigray’s Shire
Mary Kulundu, AFP Kenya Fri, October 21, 2022 at 8:50 AM Images showing smoke billowing from a building have been shared in Facebook posts claiming the scenes depict Ethiopia’s invasion of Shire, Tigray’s largest city. This is false; while Tigrayan rebels said Ethiopian and Eritrean forces had captured Shire, the photos circulating online were taken Read more
Land of the Lawless: A Snapshot of Tigray Under TPLF Rule Over Spring and Summer, According to Confidential UN Documents
Leaked reports marked Confidential from the UN’s Department of Safety and Security offer a picture of the TPLF’s lawless and despotic rule in Tigray over the spring and summer. For instance, according to the UN’s own documents, the TPLF rounded up several Tigrayans on April 17 ‘who [were] not willing to send their children to join TF Read more
Ethiopia Starts Power Generation From Second Turbine At Mega-dam
Ethiopia first began electricity production at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in February Amanuel SILESHI By Aymeric VINCENOT August 11, 2022 Ethiopia kickstarted electricity production from the second turbine at its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Thursday, despite continuing objections by Egypt and Sudan over the project. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed also confirmed Read more
Thousands Arrested as Ethiopia Acts Against Suspected Militants
– State details more than 4,000 people in two-month crackdown – Al-Qaeda-linked group attacked towns near Somalia border By Samuel Gebre August 8, 2022 Ethiopia has arrested thousands of people suspected of being members of militias or terrorist organizations as it seeks to end instability. In an almost two-month crackdown in various regions including the Read more
Dark Forces Manipulating Ethnic Based Militias to Destabilize Ethiopia – American Analyst
July 12, 2022 Addis Ababa, June 26, 2022(Walta) – The ethnic national militias manipulated by dark forces from outside and inside the country want to make sure that Ethiopia is permanently destabilized, an American political-economic analyst told ENA. Lawrence Freeman strongly argues that the recent massacre against civilians in the Oromia region is a result of Read more
Ethiopia – Oregon World Marathon Heroes :: Letesenbet Giday (ለተሰንበት ጊደይ) – Tamirat Tola(ታምራት ቶላ)
Letesenbet Gidey Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey won the gold medal in the women’s 10,000 metres race at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, USA. It was a very competitive race and Letesenbet managed to cross the finishing line first in 30:09.94 minutes. After winning the race, she was seen kneeling and making the sign of the Read more
IMF calls for quick creditor agreements on Chad, Ethiopia, Zambia debts
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund on Thursday called on creditor committees for Chad, Ethiopia and Zambia to quickly reach agreements with authorities to restructure the countries’ debts, saying this could unlock IMF financing programs and disbursements for them. IMF spokesman Gerry Rice told a news briefing that the Fund has made Read more
Tigrayans Fleeing the TPLF: Their Opinions Ignored within Today’s Most Misunderstood War
COMMENTARY by Ann Fitz-Gerald and Hugh Segal While most eyes stay understandably focused on Russian aggression in Ukraine, another war goes on that Canadians, Americans and Europeans barely know about, in Ethiopia. And what they’re told by much of the mainstream media fails to reflect reality on the ground. The New York Times, the Guardian and CNN have often Read more
Are There TPLF Ethiopia Insurgency Training & Support Operations in Uganda?
Friday, 1 July 2022, 5:53 am Article: Alastair Thompson Are There TPLF Ethiopia Insurgency Training & Support Operations In Uganda? Mystery Document Alleges: Covert Operation has US/Egypt Support Operations Coordinated between South Sudan, TPLF and Uganda Planning began December 2021 By Alastair Thompson The document that follows below was provided to Read more
‘Total bloodbath’: Witnesses describe Ethiopia ethnic attack
Associated Press Sat, June 25, 2022 at 9:38 AM The Amhara Association of America says more than 500 civilians were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromia region The heavily armed men appeared around the small farming village in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, frightening residents already on edge after recent clashes between government troops and rebels. “The militants assured Read more
Pan-Africanism takes center stage in discussions at the People’s Summit for Democracy
By Natalia Marques June 11, 2022 “They told you and me we came from the Congo. Isn’t that what they told you? I mean, isn’t that what they taught us in school? So we came from the Congo. We are savages and cannibals and all that kind of stuff from the Congo; they’ve been Read more
Some Ethiopians claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces
Above:Filimon, 18, a captured fighter from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), sits in a guarded hospital room in Dubti Referral Hospital, Afar region, Ethiopia February 24, 2022. Picture taken February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Tiks By Giulia Paravicini and Katharine Houreld ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI, May 16 (Reuters) – Authorities in Ethiopia’s war-shattered Tigray region are forcing young Read more
በደሴ አጠቃላይ ስፔሻላይዝድ ሆስፒታል የትግራይ ወራሪ ሀይል ያደረሰው ተቋማዊ ጉዳት – Facility assessment report after TPLF terrorist left of @ Dessie
ህውሃት ደሴንና አካባቢውን ወሮ በቆየበት በአጭር ጊዜያት ውስጥ ያደረሰው ከባባድ ጥፋቶች The horrible and nasty destruction of TPLF during their short invasion of DESSIE በደሴ አጠቃላይ ስፔሻላይዝድ ሆስፒታል ደሴ ከተማና አካባቢ ለሚኖሩ፣ ደቡብ ወሎ፣ ሰሜን ወሎ፣ ዋግህምራና ኦረሚያ ልዩ ዞን በከፊል ለሰሜን ሸዋ ነዋሪዎች አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ በተጨማሪም አጎራባች ክልሎች በከፊል ትግራይና አፋር ክልል ሙሉ አቅሙን Read more
South Sudan, Ethiopia Sign 100 MW Electricity Trade Agreement
Charné Hundermark The Republic of South Sudan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with regional neighbor Ethiopia for the purchase of 100 MW of electricity over the next three years. With plans to gradually increase imports to 400 MW, the MoU is key to meeting electricity demand in South Sudan, while increasing revenue for Read more
Filthy Rich Texas Congressman Michael McCaul Gunning for Poor Ethiopia!
Michael McCaul (R-TX) is the richest member of the U.S. House of Representatives with assets of nearly $126 million. As a member of Congress, McCaul earns $174,000 a year. But for Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) who is worth over $200 million, McCaul would have been the filthy richest member in the entire legislative branch of the U.S. government! For Read more
Speaking Truth to Power: United Nations Human Rights Council, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch
HUMAN RIGHTS This message is prepared in consultation with members of the Executive Committee of OTAGE as a follow up to an earlier letter (attached below) sent to the UN Secretary General and the President of the UN Human Rights Council. Despite our good faith efforts, the two organizations have turned deaf ears to our Read more
Rigging the Game: Western Attempts to Marginalize Ethiopian Sovereignty
Why does the West want to dismiss an already existing credible international investigation regarding the current conflict in Ethiopia and have their own appointed investigators? This begs the questions of the US and UN priorities and policy towards Ethiopia. They have amplified and echoed concerns for Tigray and TPLF’s talking points. They have turned a Read more
Notes from Wartorn Ethiopia
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor 13 Apr 2022 BAR Contributing Editor Ann Garrison reports from Ethiopia. I’m writing from Ethiopia, where the war that began in November 2020 continues, with the US backing their former puppet, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), who ruled Ethiopia with an iron fist from 1991 to 2018, when they Read more
Notes from Wartorn Ethiopia – Part II
Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor 20 Apr 2022 BAR contributing editor Ann Garrison continues her reporting from Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is experiencing a building boom, which includes all the foreign embassies near the airport. The din of construction is non-stop on weekdays. Lots of sky high office buildings and condos underway. Even Read more
“A BLOODBATH SITUATION”
Rasmus Sonderriis Dec 22, 2021 Ethiopia at the receiving end of Biden’s ‘woke’ foreign policy: “A BLOODBATH SITUATION” Pacifist virtue-signaling at the expense of American values and interests. This sums up the Biden administration’s backstabbing of a hard-won democracy in Ethiopia, executed by a veritable pantheon of villains to conservatives, from Obama era officials to Read more
Send Ethiopian treasures back, former Archbishop of Canterbury tells British Museum
former Archbishop of Canterbury has urged the British Museum to return a collection of Ethiopian religious treasures to Africa. Lord Carey said he hoped the museum would act with “urgency” and give the artefacts — called Tabots — back to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. He said he was frustrated the artefacts, considered sacred in Ethiopia, Read more
Explanation of vote after the vote by the delegation of Eritrea
Explanation of vote after the vote by Amanuel Giorgio Deputy Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Eritrea to the UN During the 11th Special Emergency Session Of the United Nations General Assembly 2 March 2022, New York Mr. President, Eritrea is taking the floor in explanation of vote after the vote on the draft resolution A/ES-11/L1 Read more
Embrace Victory at Adwa and GERD to Unify All Citizens From U.S. Attack on Ethiopian Sovereignty-Defeat HR6600
February 28, 2022 Lawrence Adwa, Africa, Berlin Conference, citizen, colonialism, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopian identity, ethno-nationalism, GERD, HR6600, human rights, Italy, Meles Zenawi, Menelik II, Nation State, sovereignty, Tigray Celebrate Ethiopia’s March 1, 1896 Victory at Adwa- A Victory For Africa and All Nations Lawrence Freeman February 28, 2022 This year’s celebration of the victory at Adwa, 126 years ago, has special significance. Although the war against the TPLF has largely been won, Ethiopia is under attack Read more
To End Ethiopia’s War, Biden Needs to Correct Course
A one-sided U.S. approach provided political cover to the TPLF insurgency. Washington now has an opportunity to create the conditions for peace. By Bronwyn Bruton, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center, and Ann Fitz-Gerald, the director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs and a professor of international security at Wilfrid Laurier University. DECEMBER Read more
Ethiopia: Historic Battle for the Mother of Africa
BY GRAHAM PEEBLES The outrage felt by Ethiopians at the Western-backed terrorist attack on their country is spreading across the Horn of Africa and parts of the continent more widely. A great movement of solidarity is emerging as Ethiopia’s neighbors, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya join hands, standing together against terror, imperial interference and mainstream media Read more
Nation building – an uphill battle
By Hans Aage Gravaas, Oslo, PhD in Intercultural Studies December 21. 2021 WAR: Ethiopia’s freedom struggle against TPLF continues; a struggle for national unity, against ethnic extremism, political civil disobedience, and international interference. Simultaneously, a fierce media war is being fought between conflicting narratives. Building national unity, identity and community across more than 80 ethnolinguistic people groups Read more