Human Rights

Ethiopia: The billionaire’s farm

(Tom Burgis - Financial Times) Saudi Star’s proprietor, a Saudi-Ethiopian tycoon named Mohammed al-Amoudi, has spent more than $200m turning…

Oromo Protests: The ultimate warning shot?

(René Lefort – OpenDemocracy) The culture of power is one of centralisation. But real federalism couldn’t be beyond reach. Oromya…

Text of EU Parliament resolution on situation in Ethiopia (2016/2520(RSP))

European Parliament resolution of 21 January 2016 on the situation in Ethiopia (2016/2520(RSP)) The European Parliament, – having regard to…

Eritrea: An Offline State Thriving Online

(Tesfay Nigus Ayenew) A little nation, as young as my nephew and as isolated as no nation on the continent,…

Exclusive| Abay Tsehaye: Oromos know who robbed, maltreated them

Ethnic baiting targeting TPLF and Tigrayans in connection with the protests in Oromia is a diversionary tactic, said Minister Abay…

Why Ethiopia is making a historic ‘master plan’ U-turn

(Mathias Muindi - BBC Monitoring) A controversial plan by the Ethiopian government to expand the capital, Addis Ababa, is set…

EU press release on Tedros Adhanom and Federica Mogherini meeting

Brussels, 13/01/2016 Press release on the meeting between the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of…

Ethiopia: Ruling party announced full rollback on Addis Ababa ‘master plan’ after deadly protests

The ruling party of Ethiopia's largest region, Oromia, announced full roll back on the proposed master plan of Addis Ababa…

Ethiopia: If the government let people breathe, they might fly

(The Economist) The Ben Abeba restaurant is a spiral-shaped concrete confection perched on a mountain ridge near Lalibela, an Ethiopian…

Ethiopia arrests journalist after channel reports on protests

(CPJ) The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Ethiopia to release news anchor Fikadu Mirkana. Fikadu, who works…

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