By ONLF, The Ethiopian Army wantonly massacred 51 civilians in Jama’ Dubad village near Gashamo town on June 5, 2016. The army indiscriminately opened fire on unarmed civilians in the village centre, shooting everybody in sight, not sparing women, children or the elderly. After the army started the massacre, many villagers run to the local…
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By TesfaNews, Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of launching an attack at the countries’ territory highlighting persistent tension over a boundary dispute that triggered war in 1998-2000. Ethiopia said the situation was calm on Monday. Ethiopia “unleashed an attack against Eritrea on the Tsorona Central Front. The purpose and ramifications of this attack are not clear,”…
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By Fikrejesus Amahazion (PhD), On Sunday, the Ethiopian government launched an attack against Eritrea on the Tsorona Central Front. According to a BBC report, “witnesses report hearing heavy gunfire and seeing Ethiopian troops and tanks heading towards Eritrean border.” The region, located along the tense border between the two countries, was the scene of…
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By Prof. Al Mariam, Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced an agreement in which the dictatorship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling regime in Ethiopia, agreed to pay some USD$6.5 million dollars in “disgorgement” (a legal act by which someone who has obtained profits or something of value by…
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ብተስፋማርያም ሓጎስ፡ ኣብቲ ካብ ኣፍሪቃ ዝተኻየዱ ሓርነታዊ ቃልስታት እቲ ዝነውሐን ዝመረረን ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ንሰላሳ ዓመታት በይኑ ብዘይ ናይ ማንም ደገፍ ዘካየዶ ቃልሲ እዩ ። ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ባህጊ ጥይትን ተዅስን ባህጊ መውጋእትን ስንክልናን መስዋእትን ሃልይዎ ኣይኮነን ብረት ዓጢቑ ንበረኻ ዝወጸ ፣ እታ ፈጣሪ ዝዓደሎ ነጻነቱ ብርእሰ ሓያላን ተመንዚዓ ንኢትዮጵያ ከም ገጸ በረኸት ምስ ተዋህበት እዩ ደሙን…
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Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 protesters and arrested tens of thousands more with blatant disregard for human life during widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015. The international community turn a blind eye as always and let the regime to get away with it. Does the word ‘Double Standard’ ring…
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By H.H. Gaber, First and foremost this thoughtless and naked aggression by the minority regime of Ethiopia should be condemned by all peace loving and conscientious people all over the world. Causing loss of life and destruction wilfully and contemptuously is an act that should be condemned in the strongest possible terms by all. But,…
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By Tazabi-1*, After Eritrea, with its superior military skills, quashed Ethiopia’s TPLF’s invading army in May 1999 at the Tsorona Central Front, David Hirst of the Guardian wrote about the horror scene as, “if the conduct of war is a measure of a government’s fitness and ability to rule, then Tsorona is a terrible indictment…
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By Amanuel Biedemariam, In 1998-2000, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) unleashed a deadly war against the people of Eritrea under the pretext of a boarder dispute. Soon thereafter it was evident that the agenda was and remains regime change and access to sea for greater (Abay) Tigray. However, after over 120,000 Ethiopian and 19,000…
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By Aaron Ross | for Reuters, The bodies of nineteen Ethiopians who suffocated in the back of a Zambian container truck were discovered earlier this week by authorities in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a provincial official said on Saturday. Another 76 Ethiopians were found alive inside the container on the truck when it was…
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By Fikrejesus Amahazion, PhD Last week, a 61-page human rights report about Ethiopia was released, detailing the government’s heavy-handed response to large and widespread anti-government protests and dissent over political and economic inclusion. According to the report, “Such a Brutal Crackdown: Killings and Arrests in Response to Ethiopia’s Oromo Protests“, during the widespread protests, largely…
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By TesfaNews, Ethiopia officially locked a two-year, non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council after 185 of the 190 UN member states voted in favor of its membership today during a secret-ballot poll held at the UN General Assembly. Despite the full backing of the African Union, Ethiopia lobbied hard to garner the required…
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By Sophia Tesfamariam, Given the Ethiopian regime’s propensity for exaggerations, fabrications and outright lies, one cannot rely on its self-serving statements of bravado and self-aggrandizement when seeking the truth. Once again, the deceptive minority regime shamelessly toots its own horn on a bid to hoodwink the suffering people of Ethiopia and other gullible parties, by…
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By AFP, Ethiopia has blocked social media sites for the next few days, after questions from end-of-year exams were posted online last month, sparking a national scandal and leading to to the cancellation of the entire exam. A government spokesperson said the ban was aimed at stopping students taking university entrance exams this week from…
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By TesfaNews, Ethiopia is facing a violent protest in the Amhara regional capital Gonder over the question of identity of the Welkait and Tegede people. So far six civilians and four police officer reportedly killed. Like the Oromo protests that rocked the Oromia region few months ago while resulting the killing of over 400 protesters, the Amhara protests that just…
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By ESAT News, Harsh repression of dissent, use of the anti-terrorism law to imprison journalists and bloggers, opposition leaders, and civil society activists as well as rigged elections where the ruling EPRDF declared 100% victory are all signs that the regime in Ethiopia could not be a viable U.S. partner, according to Dr. Mark Lagon,…
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By TesfaNews, At least 20 people, including police officers, have been reportedly killed in northern Ethiopia following days of ethnic Amhara protests, according to various reports and eye witness. Demonstrations on Thursday and similar protests in recent days in the northern city of Gondar were against what protesters see as the erosion of their “ethnic…
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By Oliver Ramme | Deutschlandfunk Radio, Yemane Gebreab is an important figure in Eritrean politics. He is the personal adviser to President Isaias Afewerki. Some see him as a gray eminence, others consider him as the second most powerful man in the state of Eritrea. Our reporter met him – listen here the entire conversation.…
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By Addis Getachew | for Anadolu Agency, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia are preparing a military force to intervene in South Sudan, an Ethiopian official said Friday. South Sudan was hit by renewed violence between government forces and former rebel troops that left hundreds dead earlier this week, leading to fears that the country’s two-year civil…
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By Amanuel Biedemariam, Washington is a key ally and number one supporter of the minority regime ruling Ethiopia with brute force. Following the death of the late dictator Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the Obama administration was intent on ensuring continuity by giving full support to Hailemariam Desalegn. On April 24, 2012, President Barack Obama called…
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