Bereket Simon Archives

Ethiopia’s Ex-Minister Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

May 9, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY DAWIT ENDESHAW | REUTERS An Ethiopian court on Friday convicted a former cabinet minister on corruption charges and sentenced him to six years in prison. The conviction comes amid a push by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to crack down on corruption in the public sector. Several former senior government officials and executives of state-owned […]

Bereket Simon and Tadesse Kassa Arrested Over Corruption

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019TesfaNews2 Comments

BY TESFANEWS * Bereket Simon, former minister of Government Communication Affairs Office and Tadesse Kassa was arrested today for corruption and embezzlement of TIRET Corporate, an endowment business empire that belongs to the Amhara Democratic Party, which is one of the coalitions of the ruling EPRDF.

Ethiopia: Bereket Simon Submits Resignation

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

The second high ranking government official to resign in a matter of one week BY ENGIDU WELDIE | ESAT NEWS Bereket Simon, a high ranking political figure within the ruling EPRDF, has submitted his resignation from his position as Chair of the Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, according a report by the BBC Amharic.

በረኸት ስምኦን፡ ሕማመይ ይኣኽለኒ ስልጣን ተረከቡኒ ይብል

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014TesfaNews31 Comments

ብ ተስፋኒውስ (ትርጉም)፡ ሓደ ካብቶም ገበርትን ሓደግትን ስርዓት ወያነ ዝኾነን፡ ብሚኒስተር ማዕረግ፡ ኣብ ቤት ጽሕፈት ቀዳማይ ሚኒስተር፡ ከም ኣማኻርን ሓላፊ መራኸቢታትን ኮይኑ ክሰርሕ ዝጸንሐ፡ እንተኾነ ኣብዚ እዋን`ዚ ብኣዝዮ ከቢድ ናይ ልቢ ሕማም ይሳቐ ዘሎ ኣይተ በረኸት ስምኦን፡ ካብ መዝነቱ ተሰናቢቱ፡ ውራይ ሕማሙ ጥራሕ ክገብር ንዘቕረቦ ጠለብ፡ ብሰበስልጣን ህወሓት ከምእተነጽገን፡ ግድን እንተበለ ግና፡ ቅድም ቀዳድም፡ ክሳብ […]

Ethiopia: Prime Minister Bereket Simon

March 27, 2013November 2, 2019TesfaNews21 Comments

By Amanuel Biedemariam, After the late genocidal dictator Meles Zenawi was rumored to have been sick, incapacitated or dead, Bereket Simon used the time cunningly to direct the course of the current Ethiopian political direction to suit his needs and the needs of few of his close allies. I have in the past written that “the […]

The Shadow Government of Ethiopia

August 6, 2012November 2, 2019TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Contrary to public rhetoric about democracy and transparency, the US puts its interests first. After Zenawi goes absent without constitutional leave of absence, the US once again works behind the scene for a smooth transition to satisfies its interests. By Amanuel Biedemariam, On its 28th of July report Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) described the impact […]