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ኒምኦ እና ሂንዲያ በማህሌት ፋንታሁን
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 በማህሌት ፋንታሁን በመጀመሪያ ጣውላ ቤት ከታሰርኩበት ሚያዚያ 17/2006 አመሻሽ ጀምሮ ለቀጣዮቹ ሰማኒያ አራት ቀናት “የፌደራል ፖሊስ ወንጀል ምርመራ ዘርፍ” (ማዕከላዊ) እኖርበት የነበረው ክፍል በተለምዶ ጣውላ ቤት ይባል ነበር። አምስት ክፍሎች አሉት። በፊት እነዚህ ክፍሎች የወንዶች እስረኞች ነበሩ። እኔ ከመግባቴ ከአራት ወር በፊት እዛው አካባቢ የምትገኝ አንዲት ክፍል ውስጥ ነበር ሴት እስረኞች የሚኖሩት። ወይም ብቻቸውን እንዲሆኑ የሚፈለጉ ... Read More »
Is social media the newest front in Uganda’s war with the press?
23-4-2016 By Andrew Green APRIL 22, 20161832 WORDS KAMPALA, UGANDA—The night before Uganda’s February 18 presidential vote, David Tumusiime went to bed with a firm plan in place for the next day’s coverage. The website editor for Uganda Radio Network (URN), a syndicate of more than 20 correspondents spread across the East African country, Tumusiime had set up a WhatsApp group to ... Read More »
MUST WATCH: ESAT critically asseses PM Hailemariam with Reeyot and Ermias
TPLF/EPRDF’s General ABEBE TEKLEHAIMANOT KAHSAY pieces a critical feature on Ethiopia’s Present
4-4-2016 Major General Abebe Teklehaimanot Kahsay, was a combatant of the TPLF in the early days. Upon the downfall of the Derg regime, he was bestowed with the rank of Major General. He has been the Head of the Ethiopian Air Force until 2002. He was also the Commander of the Northern Central Command of the Ethiopian Defense. He is ... Read More »
Who is Aleka (Sir) Desta Tekle Wold
4-4-2016 This interview excerpt is copied from senamirmir.com. It profiles the biography of an untold Ethiopian scholar Desta Tekle. ow many people do recognize the name Aleka Desta Tekle Wold? How many people do know him intimately? How many people do know his work or his contribution to Ethiopian languages? These questions are not targeted only to the ordinary people who ... Read More »
The Long Game of the Saudis and Ethiopia | by Medhane Tadesse
April 1, 2016 The Saudis have been radicalizing the hinterland and are now militarizing the borderlands i.e. the Red Sea and the rest of it. The only difference this time around is the unambiguous projection of hard power. As is usually the case I was asked to give a presentation on Jihadist movements in Africa. Seeing statements such as the new ... Read More »
Press Freedom in Peril
By Moyiga Nduru JUBA, South Sudan, Mar 30 2016 (IPS) – A single phone call from an irate security official is enough to shutdown a newspaper in Sudan. Security agents sometimes employ unorthodox methods: they storm the premises of a newspaper or a printing press and confiscate print runs in full view of employees. No reasons are provided. And there is ... Read More »