Weekend hunger strike staged at state Capitol for Oromo student relief
More than 100 people staged a four-day hunger strike on the front steps of the state Capitol over the weekend, drawing attention to Ethiopian government violence against Oromo students.
View ArticleBishop cooks up an African feast for homeless and disadvantaged people
The bridge, which is expected to cost around A 4 million, will cross the river from Christchurch Meadows and provide a direct route for pedestrians and cyclists into the town centre and Reading Station...
View ArticleChildren In Crossfire 'a lifeline'
A nun who has worked in Africa for half her life has thanked local people who have supported Children in Crossfire in the vital work being carried out there.
View ArticleWe were forced to sign peace deal, says Salva Kiir
The president says Ethiopian premier Hailemariam Desalegn told them they would be arrested if they didn't sign the truce to stop hostilities.
View ArticleFocus on creative snappers from UAE and abroad in Emirates Photography...
This year's theme 'Decisive Moment' was inspired by the work of Turkish artist took home the top prize of Dhs80,000 for her poignant Ethiopian photographic series 'Pilgrimage to Lalibela'.
View ArticleWhere there're hot musos there's Bushfire
The festival will include the fantastic Uhuru, Oliver Mtukudzi and a host of musicians from all over the continent.
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Ethiopia says "not yet decided" on any Eurobond issue
Ethiopia has not yet decided if it will follow other African countries and enter the international debt markets, Finance Minister Sufian Ahmed said on Wednesday after his country received an...
View Articlein/Flux Volume 2
Films by: FayA al Baghriche, Sammy Baloji, Nina Barnett, Bofa da Cara, Theo Eshetu, Aryan Kaganof, Berni Searle, Zineb Sedira lowave DVD Volume 2 of the "In/Flux" series on the lowave label continues...
View ArticleIdeas and Ethiopian Authors
Ethiopian Discourse is afflicted by a disturbing obsession with ethnicity, as if ethnicity is not merely a contingent appearance, which really does not hold a serious essential characteristic in the...
View ArticleWhat's the Longest Route Flown by the 787 Dreamliner?
Yesterday, we highlighted the shortest flights flown with a Dreamliner and, with its duration just at a tease at under 1 hour, we had to look at the other end of the spectrum and share the world's...
View ArticleComment: When will the civil war end in S. Sudan?
In the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, the President of S. Sudan Salva Kiir and its former Vice President Riek Machar have just signed a ceasefire agreement between their forces, to take effect...
View ArticleShura chairman meets Ethiopian ambassador - Thursday, 15 May 2014 08:13
Addis Ababa, 15 May 2014 - Chairman of the Shura Council Abdul-Rahman Othman met here on Tuesday with Ethiopian ambassador to Yemen Hasan Abdullah Ali.
View ArticleAfrican Court No Substitute for ICC
The African Union wants to create a continent-wide court with real teeth, but at the same time there is talk of granting heads of state immunity from prosecution as long as they are in power.
View ArticleHIV patient nutrition more vital than once assumed
PhD-student Alemseged Abdissa in front of the HIV clinic and the study clinic , at Jimma University, Ethiopia.
View ArticleEthiopia: First Overseas 'China-Standard' Electric Railway Laid
The first overseas electric railway built to Chinese standards started having its tracks laid on Thursday in Dire Dawa, an eastern city of Ethiopia, China's railway authorities said.
View ArticleGirl, 9, takes a stand for orphans
Nine-year-old Ava Forrest of Durham believes that when life hands out a lemon, it's best to make lemonade.
View ArticleSudanese woman sentenced to die after refusing to spurn Christianity
A 2010 file photo shows Christians praying in Sudan. A pregnant Christian woman in Khartoum was sentenced to death Thursday after she refused to refute her faith, according to her lawyer.
View ArticleNDF devotes for sustainable development: General Samora Yenus - Thursday, 15...
Addis Ababa, 15vMay 2014 - Ethiopian National Defence Forces , cemented by the army of Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front , has been dedicating to help efforts exerted to bring...
View ArticleGlobal conference hails Ethiopia's resilience building efforts - Friday, 16...
A global conference on food and nutrition security which kicked off yesterday in Addis Ababa lauded the host nation's success in building resilience.
View ArticleOromos in Dictatorial Ethiopia killed for their "RIGHTS"
We should never forget the fact that the present regime as well as the ones preceding were never ever elected fairly and democratically creating no doubt once again negative impacts on the majority of...
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