Ethiopia’s ethnic federalism is being tested
ADDIS ABABA – For centuries the city of Harar, on the eastern fringes of the Ethiopian highlands, was a sanctuary, its people protected by a...
Category : Ethiopia
Ethiopian diplomat abandons delegation after UN Assembly, seeks asylum in U.S.
ADDIS ABABA – An Ethiopian diplomat who was part of the government delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month has...
Ethiopia flouting international laws over arbitrary detention – UN group
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia is flouting its international human rights obligations particularly in the area of arbitrary detentions, a United Nations rights group has said....
Ethiopia Frees Eritrean Journalists After Nearly 11 Years
ADDIS ABABA – Two Eritrean TV journalists who spent more than a decade imprisoned in Ethiopia have been released, according to family members and Eritrean...
World Bank signs off $1.3bn aid package for Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – The World Bank has signed a $1.3billion (R17.5bn) loan and grant agreement with Ethiopia to improve governance and fund an anti-poverty package...
South Korea Fires Its Ambassador in Ethiopia for Sexual Misconduct
ADDIS ABABA – The South Korean foreign ministry has recalled its top envoy to Ethiopia for sexual harassment and assault on the local staff members...
Ethiopians gather for festival marred by bloodshed
ADDIS ABABA – A year ago Firommisa Darasa barely made it out of Ethiopia’s Irreecha festival alive, managing to escape from a deep ditch where...
Ethiopians celebrate Meskel festival commemorating discovery of Christ’s cross
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated the Meskel festival on Wednesday to commemorate the fourth century discovery by Roman Empress Saint Helena (Queen Eleni)...
Ethiopia’s occupation of Eritrea, threat to Horn of Africa: U.N. told
ADDIS ABABA – The Eritrean government is accusing its neighbours, Ethiopia, of threatening the peace of the Horn of Africa region with its continued occupation...
Ethiopia Says Somaliland Displaced Thousands of Oromo People
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia accused a semi-autonomous territory in neighboring Somalia of illegally displacing more than 3,000 long-term Oromo residents in the wake of clashes...
