Taken from : http://eweket.wordpress.com/saving-your-blog/ It is discouraging. But if you are in Ethiopia, your blog can be blocked anytime. It’s been quite a while since Blogspot is blocked. Recently, I also noticed that, blogs in WordPress have been started to get blocked. If your blog is getting popular and you are a kind of person that you don’t want to ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Unconquered Nation, Crippled By Bureaucrats
Bloggers Note : In this article , the writer analyses how the Ethiopian government is retarding the development of the nation per se, internet and mobile communication.Jon says ”It’s not just the censorship, though that’s bad enough: the entire blogspot.com domain is blocked, along with various Facebook pages and newspapers ”. I fear my Blog is also blocked looool Jon ... Read More »
Protesters Absent as Ethiopia Marks Anniversary of Meles Rule : why ?
By Anko Zuta, Blogger of De Birhan’s Blogspot 29/5/11 The ruling party in Ethiopia has celebrated its 20th year in power amid a stiff security control in the country’s biggest square, Meskel (Cross) Square. The Ethiopian Youth Movement which has been ”working hard” to organize peaceful revolutionary protest in the same day (28/5/11) in the same Square failed to realize ... Read More »
310 940 Ethiopians on Facebook
By Anko Zuta, Blogger of De Birhan Blogspot The total number of Ethiopian Facebook users has reached 310 940 this month, according to http://www.socialbakers.com .Ethiopia ranks 100th out of 213 countries. United States ranks number one with 155 900 120 users.Egypt is the first in Africa with the following figures : # Country Users Growth Pen. 1. Egypt 7 913 ... Read More »
Ethiopia ‘day of rage’ hopes to oust Meles Zenawi from power
Ethiopia’s prime minister Meles Zenawi. Photograph: Henning Kaiser/AFP/Getty Images Democracy activists plan protest aimed at ending prime minister’s two-decade authoritarian rule David Smith in Johannesburg guardian.co.uk, Friday 27 May 2011 17.41 BST Article history Democracy activists in Ethiopia have called for “a day of rage” on Saturday in the hope of joining anti-government protests sweepingAfrica. An online campaign entitled Beka! ... Read More »
Ethiopian Customs officials hold Ghanaian journalists hostage
Last Updated: Friday, 27 May 2011, 7:17 GMT http://news.myjoyonline.com/international/201105/66409.asp Officials of the Ethiopian Customs and Revenue on Wednesday held seven Ghanaian Journalists hostage for three hours for what they described as “Lack of permit to carry professional Video Cameras” into their country. The journalists, who are made up of staff of Ghana News Agency, Ghana Television, TV3 and Crystal Clear ... Read More »
"Beka!" ("enough"). Will Ethiopia be next?
René Lefort, 25 May 2011 Meles Zenawi has been protecting himself from any Arab-spring copy-cat movements in Ethiopia. On balance, it is unlikely that the opposition is strong enough to mount the kind of challenge seen in Egypt and Tunisia. Conditions are not seen to be as brutally unjust in Ethiopia, and no one doubts that the army would be ... Read More »
Meles’ photos being sold 10- 15 birr in Addis
By Anko Zuta, Blogger of De Birhan Blogspot 25 May 2011 Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi’s photos of different size are being sold by street vendors in Addis Abeba. De Birhan’s associate from Addis Abeba reported that Meles’ photos were being sold from 10 to 15 Ethiopian birr (0.59 to 0.89$) in various parts of the Capital, Addis Abeba. The ... Read More »