AWOL ALLO 30 November 2012 The Ethiopian regime is using the legal system to eliminate dissident voices and drag protesters to court under terrorism charges. Far from guaranteeing equality and justice, the country’s courts serve as an instrument in the Government’s hands to legitimize persecution of political adversaries while justifying its practices to the west. The deployment of laws and the ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: November 2012
TPLF’s 2001 split : Historic video
By De BirhanNov 30, 2012 The Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) had slpit into two over ideological and policy differences in 2001. Twelve of the central committee members who led the “dissenting group” were Tewolde Woldemariam, Siye Abraha, Abay Tsehaye, Gebru Asrat, Alemseged Gebreamlak, Aregash Adane, Awalom Woldu, Gebremeskal Hailu, Hasen Shifa, Solomon Tesfay, Abraha Kahsay and Belay Bitew. The splinter group ... Read More »
Ethiopia appoints new ministers; three deputy PMs
By De Birhan29 November 2012 Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalgn appointed two more new deputy Prime Ministers and reshuffled the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Industry. Accordingly, Dr. Tewodros Adhanom, former Minster of Health has been sworn in as the new Foreign Minister, Kebede Chane Minister of Trade, Dr. Keset Birihan Admasu Minister of Health and Muketar Kedir was promoted to Deputy PM ... Read More »
Somalia’s new President in a meeting with Ethiopian officials in Addis
By De Birhan 28 November 2012 Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Addis Ababa this morning on a State Visit. He was met at Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa by Prime Minister Hailemariam and other officials. The two leaders held their first bilateral discussions this morning, and this evening the Prime Minister will host a State Banquet for President Mohamud. ... Read More »
Can SA make an impact in the Horn of Africa?
Berouk Mesfin Eritea and South Africa formally established diplomatic relations in 1994. Eighteen years later, the two states seem to be strengthening their bilateral relations. In March, Iqbal Jhazbhay, the new South African ambassador to Eritrea, presented his credentials to President Issayas Afeworki. Significantly, Jhazbhay was warmly received by the president only a week after his arrival, which is a ... Read More »
አዲሱ ጠ/ሚንስትርና የአዲስ ካቢኔ ጉዳይ
አዲሱ የኢትዮጵያ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር አቶ ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ ሀገሪቷን ለመምራት ቃለ-መሃላ የገቡት ባለፈው መስከረም ወር እንደነበረ የሚታወስ ነው። አቶ ኃይለ-ማርያም፤ ወደ ሥልጣን ከመጡበት ጊዜ ጀምሮ ካቢኔያቸውን ለኢትዮጵያ ፓርላማ ያቀርባሉ ተብሎ ቢጠበቅም ፣ በይፋ ሲከናወን አልታየም። በተለይ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትርነቱን ሥልጣን የያዘው ሰው እስካሁን ግልጽ አልተደረገም። የካቢኔው ይፋ አለመሆንና በተለይም የውጭ ጉዳይ እስካሁን አለመሾሙ ምክንያቱ ምን ይሆን? በዚሁ ጉዳይ ላይ ገመቹ በቀለ ... Read More »
Bacha Debele being hunted
By De Birhan23 November 2012 Major General Bacha Debele Buta, who had been Combat Engineering Head at the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense and was given a forced leave in March 2012, is being hunted by Ethiopian authorities after he failed to return back home, an Opposition Radio reported. Some reports say Bacha left for the United States couple of months before. ... Read More »
Ethiopian Court Demands Justification for Journalist’s Conviction
Marthe Van Der Wolf November 22, 2012 ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s Federal Supreme Court has postponed hearing an appeal of the conviction of prominent Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega and opposition leader Andualem Arage. But the court gave its first indication Thursday that charges brought by prosecutors under the Anti-Terrorism Proclamation may not be that strong by demanding that prosecutors justify the ... Read More »