social media

Quick comment on the detention of bloggers, journalists

Ethiopia detained six bloggers and a journalist on Friday, as reported earlier. The subsequent day another two added to the…

Update–1 | Ethiopia detains online activists

Ethiopian government has detained several opposition activists and bloggers, according to sources close the detainees. The list of detainees reportedly…

Ethiopian Minister’s pro-Gay tweet and the grim days ahead

Arguably, last Monday was the first day ever an Ethiopian official made the most daring remark on the LGBT(Lesbians, Gays,…

Mek’ele vessel’s name corrected after public backlash

Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprise corrected the Geez inscription on the controversial Mek'ele vessel body, after weeks of lobbying.…

Sister: Ethiopian hijacker was paranoid, needs help

Sister of the copilot-turned-hijacker, Hailemedhin Abera, claims her brother was under mental stress for the past few months and appealed…

Abraha Desta’s Political Sophism

Horn Affairs's guest blogger Assefa Fafa criticizes on the views of Abraha Desta, an Ethiopian facebook activist and and executive…

Shipping line denies misnaming Mek’ele vessel

(Daniel Berhane) The state-owned Shipping line disclaimed responsibility for the misnaming of its new vessel, which was named after Mek'ele, the…

True unity requires acknowledging historical injustice

( Fetsum Berhane) While the rest of the world was bracing for the festivities of Christmas and the coming New Year,…

Dutch media reports uproar over Teddy Afro, Bedele beer

(Daniel Berhane) The social media controversy regarding artist Tedros Kassahun, better known as Teddy Afro, and his remarks about the…

FM Dr. Tedros says: Officials fine with facebook

“No one is unhappy about m social media presence…..In fact, at a recent high-level meeting, attended by the Prime Minister,…

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