by Zeenat Hansrod 25-12-2016 Reuters The United Arab Emirates is proving to be a powerful actor in the Northeast Africa peninsula which is home to eight nations. It has secured two military bases, one in Eritrea and the other one in Somaliland, strategic for the fight in Yemen. Economies with limited resources like Puntland, Somaliland and Somalia enjoy the UAE’s largesse ... Read More »
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The ‘Ethiopian Spring’: “Killing is not an answer to our grievances”
There is every sign that Ethiopia is plunging into a crisis whose scale, intensity, and multiple and interdependent drivers are unprecedented since the founding of the regime in 1991. Ethiopian PM, Hailemariam Desalegn attends African Summit in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa January 2016. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene). All rights reserved.The Ethiopian leadership remains in denial. The long meetings of its ... Read More »
Extreme online security measures to protect your digital privacy – a guide
Mark Zuckerberg uses tape over his webcam. Even if you’re not worried about industrial espionage, there’s no such thing as too much security Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook CEO, with his laptop’s webcam taped over behind him. Photograph: @Zuck/Instagram Darien Graham-Smith Sunday 3 July 2016 09.30 BST 1 Secure your email Outlook and other email clients let you install a personal security ... Read More »
ከ1983 እስከ 2007 ዓ.ም በዐማራው ነገድ ተወላጆች ላይ ስለደረሰው የዘር ማጥፋትና ማጽዳት ወንጀል የጥናት ውጤት ማጠቃለያ ዘገባ [ሞረሽ ወገኔ]
ሀ) መግቢያ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ በአንድነት ሃይሎችና በጎጠኞች መካከል የተካሄደው ፍልሚያ ፤ በጎጠኞች አሸናፊነት ከተደመደመ ወዲህ እራሱን የቻለ የፖለቲካ ውጥንቅጥ እስከትሎ እንደሚመጣ የተገመተ ቢሆንም ወደ ዘር ማጥፋትና ማጽዳት ያመራል ብሎ የተነበየ ከቶ አልነበረም። የጎጠኞች ያልተጠበቀ ድልና እሱንም ተከትሎ የመጣው ስካር በሚሊዮኖች የሚቆጠሩ ዐማሮችን ደም አፍሷል፤ እያፈሰሰም ነው። ክረምትና በጋ ፣ ቁር ፣ ሃሩር ሳይለይ ሌት ተቀን ሳይባል፤ ምስራቅ ይሁን ሰሜን ሳይል ... Read More »
At least 400 Killed Since November in Ethiopia
June 16-2016 (Nairobi) – Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 protesters and others, and arrested tens of thousands more during widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015. The Ethiopian government should urgently support a credible, independent investigation into the killings, arbitrary arrests, and other abuses. The 61-page report. “‘Such a Brutal Crackdown’: Killings and Arrests in ... Read More »
Violent extremism in Africa: Public opinion from the Sahel, Lake Chad, and the Horn
Policy papers 2016 Policy papers no. 32 Stephen Buchanan-Clarke and Rorisang Lekalake Over the past two decades, the threat posed by violent extremist groups that espouse fundamentalist religious narratives has grown substantially across Africa (Hallowanger, 2014). The colonial era and the undemocratic rule that characterized many post-independence governments generated anti-Western and jihadist movements across the Middle East and the wider ... Read More »
Meet the Rastafarians of Ethiopia- CNN Video
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Court re-appoints co-blogger Zelalem Workagegnehu et al to July 22 to give verdict on Public Prosecutor’s evidences
July 8, 2015 By Tedla D. The 10 defendants under the file of Zelalem Workagegnehu, De Birhan’s co-blogger, have been re-appointed to appear in Court on July 22, 2015 to give verdict on Public Prosecutor’s evidences. The Court was set to give a verdict today. According to Semayawi Party’s publication, Negere Ethiopia, the Court stated that it has not deliberated and reached ... Read More »