Large-scale and unprecedented protests swept through Ethiopia’s largest region of Oromia beginning in November 2015, and in the Amhara region from July 2016. Ethiopian security forces cracked-down on these largely peaceful demonstrations, killing more than 500 people. Scores of people fleeing security force gunfire and teargas during the annual Irreecha festival died in a stampede on October 2 in Bishoftu, Oromia ... Read More »
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CyberSec2017 International Conference in Ethiopia? where activists are jailed for applying to Digital Security courses?
Editor’s Note: Several Ethiopian journalists, bloggers and activists have been jailed by the Ethiopian regime for merely attending, applying and using digital security courses and tools. Thus, how can the Fifth International Conference on Cyber Security, Cyber Welfare and Digital Forensic be held in Ethiopia? January 12, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Fifth International Conference on Cyber Security, Cyber Welfare and Digital ... Read More »
The Whipping Boys: Ethiopian regime detains 29 coffee traders, officers suspected of corruption
ጥር 03/2009 በሃሰተኛ የቡና ንግድ ፈቃድ ሀገሪቱን ከ1 ነጥብ 5 ቢሊየን ብር በላይ አሳጥተዋል በሚል ወንጀል የተጠረጠሩ 28 ግለሰቦች በቁጥጥር ስር መዋላቸውን የፌደራል ፖሊስ ኮሚሽን አስታወቀ፡፡ በቁጥጥር ስር ከዋሉ ግለሰቦች 4ቱ ነባር የቡና ላኪነት ፈቃድ ያላቸው ባለሀብቶች ሲሆኑ 5ቱ ደግሞ የኢትዮጵያ ቡናና ሻይ ልማት ግብይት ባለስልጣን የስራ ሀላፊዎችና ባለሙያዎች ናቸው፡፡ Read More »
Government Office in Gonder, Ethiopia burns a day after a grenade incident
1,500 years old artifacts found in Eritrea
Senafe, 10 January 2017- A new archeological site of ancient and historical artifacts has been discovered in an area 6 K.m. south west Senafe town. Mr. Frezgi Dawit from the National Museum of Eritrea said that the artifacts discovered through excavation are seven in number and are believed to be liquid containers. The artifacts in good condition and believed to ... Read More »
Facebook, Nodding to Its Role in Media, Starts a Journalism Project
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, in 2015. Last month, he said, “I recognize we have a greater responsibility than just building technology that information flows through.”CreditJosh Edelson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is increasingly owning up to its role as one of the world’s largest distributors of information by taking more responsibility for the millions ... Read More »
Bomb kills one, injures 19 at Ethiopian hotel
Photograph: Google maps A bomb thrown into a hotel in Ethiopia’s restive northern Amhara region has killed a government employee and injured 19 other people, a spokesman for the regional authorities said Wednesday. The bomb was thrown into Entasal hotel in the city of Gondar late Tuesday, Nigusu Tilahun told dpa. Three of the injured were in serious condition. Tilahun ... Read More »
Why China-built electric railway linking landlocked Ethiopia to sea matters to Beijing and Africa
The 750km line, which began trial services last October and was launched on Tuesday, seen as important milestone in Beijing’s growing presence and influence in Africa UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 January, 2017, 12:53pm COMMENTS: 3 A US$3.4 billion electrified railway line built by China was officially launched on Tuesday to link the Horn of Africa to its inland countries. The ... Read More »