AU Issues Security Alert to Employees in Ethiopia

“There is a rising incident of crimes in Addis Ababa and caution should be exercised.” BY DAWIT ENDESHAW | ETHIOPIA REPORTER Following the increasing number of criminal activities in Addis Ababa targeting its staff members, the African Union (AU) issued a security alert notice telling its employees to take extra precautions, The Reporter has learnt.

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What Can be Expected of Any ONLF – Ethiopia Peace Talk?

By Ahmed Abdi, THE Eritrean EPLF and the Ethiopian government agreed to enter into negotiations mediated by former United States president Jimmy Carter in mid-1989 after Colonel Mengistu succeeded in thwarting a coup attempt. The two sides agreed to hold another round of peace talks in Nairobi , Kenya , on November 20, 1989 after […]

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Bribing Kiir and Machar to Misrule South Sudan

By Charles Onyango-Obbo, AFTER 13 months of fighting and six failed ceasefires, diplomats say the latest peace proposal to end the war in South Sudan will, well, return to the status quo that precipitated the carnage in the first place, AFP reported. The latest peace proposal drafted in Addis Ababa by regional bloc Intergovernmental  Authority […]

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Eritrean Refugee Arrested Over the Murder of Khalid Idris Bahray in Germany

By Reuters, AN ASYLUM seeker from Eritrea was arrested on Thursday and faces charges of killing a 20-year-old compatriot in Dresden, an eastern German city that has become a center of protests against Islam and refugees. State prosecutor Jan Hille told Reuters that the man had admitted attacking the victim during a dispute over the […]

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3 Killed, Scores Wounded in Protest Across Bahir Dar

By Abraha Belai, AT LEAST three people were confirmed killed and seven others wounded on Friday (19) after police opened fire to disperse protesters who were heading into the city center to defend a sacred site against government-sponsored demolition. The protest in the restive capital of Amhara region erupted after the government moved to take […]

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Adopted Ethiopian Children, Homeless in Seattle (Video)

By Abraha Belai, THIS is a very sad story that should move Ethiopian Americans into Action to stop an ongoing crime against innocent Ethiopian children in the name adoption. American Journalist Don Rather has produced a documentary – “Unwanted in America” – which highlights how 9 out of the 30 children adopted from Ethiopia ended […]

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Ethnic Oromos Arrested, Tortured and Killed by the Regime in Relentless Repression of Dissent

By Amnesty International, THOUSANDS of members of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, are being ruthlessly targeted by the state based solely on their perceived opposition to the government, said Amnesty International in a new report released today. “Because I am Oromo” – Sweeping repression in the Oromia region of Ethiopia exposes how Oromos have […]

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