US Embassy Cables from Addis Ababa and Asmara

Wikileaks | Eritrea: ‘How to escape from Asmara’ [full text]

Everyday thousands of Eritreans cross to Ethiopia and other neighbor countries to escape mandatory indefinite conscription, forced labor and countless…

Wikileaks | Top US diplomat: ‘Time to stop hating Ethiopia’

A leaked Cable of US Embassy Addis Ababa discloses a passionate plea of the then Acting Ambassador Vicki Huddleston for…

Wikileaks: Berhanu Nega pondered on 1000 dead/day in 2005

A leaked US Embassy Cable of Sept. 2005, classified as ‘Confidential’, shows opposition leader Berhanu Nega(PhD) contemplating  a street violence…

Wikileaks: Ethiopia proposed ‘semi-recognition’ for Somaliland

A leaked Cable of US Embassy Addis Ababa shows Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi lobbying for a ‘semi-recognition’ status for…

Wikileaks: Opposition leaders: ‘Stop food aid to Ethiopia’ [full text]

A leaked Cable of US Embassy Addis Ababa, dated September 30, 2009 and classified as ‘Confidential’, reveals opposition party leaders…

Wikileaks: Inside Eritrean Army: Coup improbable?

Eritreans look up to the Army to save them from President Isaias Afeworki’s tranny, as a Dec. 2008 Cable of…

Wikileaks: Countering Wahabi influence, ‘cultural imperialism’

Three leaked Cables US Embassy Addis Ababa, dated July 15, 2009 and classified as ‘Confidential, present an interesting analysis of…

Wikileaks: Ethiopia: TPLF is ‘Not a one man show’

A leaked Cable of US Embassy Addis Ababa, classified as 'Confidential' and dated June 2007, claims that: PM Meles took…

Wikileaks: British diplomat ‘beaten’ by Ethiopian officers [full text]

A leaked US Embassy Cable of May 2009 discloses a standoff between foreign diplomats in Addis smuggling foreign currency out…

Wikileaks: Analyzing PM Meles Zenawi’s personality [full text]

After working for about two years in Ethiopia, US Ambassador Donald Yamamoto felt ‘strongly confident’ in his ability to analyze…

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