Oromo Students are Demonstrating at Campuses opposing the new Addis Ababa’s Master plan
Oromo students of the Ambo, Medawelabu, Adama and Dire Dawa universities are demonstrating in opposition to the new Addis Ababa’s Master Plan. Due to the demonstrations, classes are closed down as sources told DireTube News. Especially in Adama, Dire Dawa and Ambo Universities as sources said the opposition was strong. Though the draft master plan […]
Read More →(EMF) Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro is chosen by The International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF )
(EMF) Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro is chosen by The International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF ) to perform in this year’s IAAF Diamond league to be held on May 9, 2014 at the Qatar Sports club, in Doha, Qatar. Sources also said that the Filipino star Christine Reyes will accompany Teddy Afro to perform at the […]
Read More →Ethiopia jails nine journalists, renews press crackdown
(CPJ)Top row, from left: Zelalem, Natnail, Mahlet. Middle row, from left: Atnaf, Abel, Befekadu. Bottom row, from left: Tesfalem, Edom, Asmamaw. (Courtesy Zone 9, Addis Guday, Facebook) Nairobi, April 28, 2014—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the Ethiopian government’s arrests of nine journalists in one of the worst crackdowns against free expression in […]
Read More →NBA bans Clippers owner Sterling for life
Basketball Commissioner Adam Silver slapped Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling with a lifetime ban from the sport and a $2.5 million fine Tuesday over racist remarks attributed to Sterling. Silver said the National Basketball Association “will begin immediately” to force Sterling to sell the team, which he has owned since the 1980s. Sterling admitted […]
Read More →Ethiopian Journalists Forum (EJF) is attending the AU meeting in Angola, made a presentation about the current situation of Ethiopia
By Minilik Salsawi EJF made a presentation about the current situation of Ethiopia including the unlawful arrest of Zone 9 members and Other Journalists . Ethiopia was an agenda and participants were discussing in depth about it. The recent crackdown was something that shocked many. The Head of the EJF delegation said that There were […]
Read More →Detained Journalists and bloggers appeared to Arada court
Detained Journalists and bloggers appeared to Arada court first bench yesterday morning (April 27, 2014).The request for remand in custody says they are caught while working with a foreign organization that claims to be human right activist and agreeing in idea and finance to incite public violence through social media. The nine detainees are under […]
Read More →Ethiopia’s Jewish community divided
 As Jewish people around the world marked the festival of Passover, thousands of Jews living in northern Ethiopia, did not have much to celebrate. Many have been left disappointed by an Israeli government decision to end a 30-year-old programme that saw tens thousands of Ethiopian Jews airlifted to the Holy Land. And many families […]
Read More →Poor Gambella! So Far from Addis Ababa, So Close to South Sudan
An influx of South Sudanese Nuer into Gambella in Ethiopia could destabilise the region, but the impact on long-term development is likely to be more significant.  William Davison, April 25, Gambella It’s a wild ride returning from rebel-held territory in South Sudan to the region of Gambella in western Ethiopia. Bush fires dot the […]
Read More →The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago to Mark 30th Anniversary
 (Photographs courtesy The Ethiopian community Association of Chicago –ECAC) Chicago (TADIAS) — The Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago (ECAC) will mark its 30th anniversary with a celebratory event scheduled on May 3rd, 2014. The festivities will feature guest speakers, performances from the ECAC children’s dance troupe, an Ethiopian dinner, and live entertainment by local artist Esrael Yosseph. […]
Read More →MH370 search: Object found on Australian coast wasn’t from missing plane By David Molko, Ed Payne and Mariano Castillo, CNN
Augusta, Australia (CNN) — A metal object that washed ashore on Australia’s coast wasn’t from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, officials said. Detailed pictures of the object were enough to convince investigators that it wasn’t a lead in the search for the missing plane, the Australian agency leading the search for the aircraft said on Thursday. Officials had […]
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