News Source: BBC
| 2 days ago
Mr Negasso, in power between 1995 and 2001, said he had joined the Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ) to try to unite Ethiopia. Analysts say his defection and that of ex-Defence Minister Seye Abraha are likely to boost the UDJ's popularity.
News Source: Seattle Times
| 3 days ago
Ethiopia — In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland. "Why Attractive?" reads one glossy poster with photos of green fields and a map
News Source: Voice of America
| 4 days ago
Twenty-seven of the defendants were tried and convicted last week. Thirteen others, most of them living in exile, were earlier found guilty in absentia. This VOA correspondent was in the courtroom as the 27 in custody pleaded for reduced sentences.
News Source: Washington Post
| 6 days ago
In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland. "Why Attractive?" reads one glossy poster with photos of green fields and a map outlining swaths
News Source: News 24
| 8 days ago
A senior United States official voiced concerns on Friday about the restrictions on opposition parties and human rights abuses in Ethiopia ahead of elections next year. "The US is concerned by what we see as reduction in political space and the
News Source: Daily Nation
| 10 days ago
On Tuesday President Kibaki attended a half-day African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which called for an all inclusive agreement in Copenhagen that gives Africa the necessary support to overcome the threat of climate change. But this may
News Source: Voice of America
| 11 days ago
Africa's climate summit negotiators say they are discouraged by the outlook for next month's Copenhagen talks, but will insist on a political deal that meets their demands. Members of Africa's negotiating team met to finalize a continental strategy
News Source: Sify News
| 15 days ago
An Ethiopian human rights activist who was jailed for 2 1/2 years said Friday that his country is less free today than it was during its disputed 2005 election. Daniel Bekele, 42, is crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada on a speaking tour after being