Shocking: Most Ethiopians Don’t Know Their President!

By TesfaNews, Ethiopia’s popular online video sharing site, DireTube, recently conducted a very candid survey on a variety of Addis Ababa residents by asking them two simple questions. First they were asked to tell the name of their President. The response they got was very astounding if not disturbing. Almost 90% of the participants do not have […]

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Ethiopia: Rebels Intensify Attacks, PM Threatens Eritrea

By TesfaNews, A NEW wave of tension starts to brew between Ethiopia and Eritrea this week following a surprise attack by Ethiopian armed opposition group deep inside northern Ethiopian territory. ‘Arbegnoch Ginbot 7’ for Unity and Democratic Movement (AGUDM) earlier this week announced that it has officially started taking military action against the Ethiopian regime.

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Ethiopia: Fear of Targeted Post-election Assassinations Haunt Opposition

By TesfaNews, THE targeted assassination of four members of the Ethiopian opposition party in less than two weeks before the official announcement of the rigged election results took a worrisome pattern in the ethnically divided nation of 90 million. Semayawi (Blue Party) and Arena-Tigray parties reported two deaths while the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) said […]

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How the EPRDF Humiliated PM Hailemariam Desalegn

By African Intelligence, THE critical evaluation session (gimgema /ግምገማ) on 11 May was so violent that Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn came out of it with tears in his eyes! The Indian Ocean Newsletter has learnt from sources close to the government, that the PM was subjected to the fire of criticism for 15 hours from members of the […]

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Ethiopia Election Met With Silence From Voters

By Anita Powell (for VOA), ETHIOPIA will hold a major election Sunday, but critics of the longtime ruling party say systematic repression has made this vote a nonevent. Outside of the country, Ethiopians who say they are political refugees have even harsher words for the government. On the streets of Ethiopia’s capital, it’s hard to […]

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Why are the minority TPLF led regime of Ethiopia lives in fear

Why is the Ethiopian Regime Afraid of its Own Shadow?

By Alemayehu G Mariam, ON MAY 24, 2015, a “parliamentary election” is scheduled in Ethiopia. “Election” as in rigged. Five years ago on May 23, 2010, the ruling Tigrean Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) “won” that “parliamentary election” by 99.6 percent. That puts the TPLF a hair behind Saddam Hussein who won his “election” by 100 […]

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State Department Issued Travel Alert For Ethiopia

By U.S. State Department, THE State Department alerts U.S. citizens residing in or traveling to Ethiopia of the upcoming elections scheduled for May 24, 2015. U.S. citizens are urged to exercise caution and remain abreast of the security situation throughout the electoral period. This Travel Alert expires on June 30, 2015. The State Department recommends […]

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