Stories about Ethiopia from January, 2006
Ethiopia: War against disinformation
One Ethiopia writes on a complaint he made to The Manitoban about an article they published which he said had numerous errors on “its description of the protagonists and its...
Ethiopia: Aid
Redeem Ethiopia uses Ethiopian leader, Meles Zenawi as an example on the importance of aid to both the giver and the receiver…..The story underlines the notion that aid giving is...
Ethiopia: winning athletes
Ethioblog reports on the winning success of Ethiopian athletes…..”Ethiopians Dibaba, Defar race to impressive victories”
Ethiopia: Returnees v Diaspora
Weichegud!ET discusses Ethiopian returnees versus those in the Diaspora in the context of Ethiopia's continuing political crisis.
Ethiopia: Khat arrests
Ethioblog reports that an Ethiopian on trial in Iowa over the importation of khat was found not guilty. The debate around khat is that it contains some substances designated as...
Ethiopia: Expelled journalist
Meskel Square points to a report by Reporters Without Borders on the British jounalist expelled from Ethiopia, Anthony Mitchell.
Ethiopia: bombs in Addis
Ethiopundit reports on the two bomb blasts that went off in Addis Ababa on Sunday – both incidents included a hand grenade….As we have said before, for Ethiopia's rulers, Politics...
Ethiopia: Coffee documentary
Friends of Ethiopia comments on a documentary film “Black Gold” which focuses on the plight of Ethiopian coffee growers and the huge difference between what is paid to the farmers...
Ethiopia: Freedom and fear!
Ethiopian Paradox writes it is impossible to improve the livelihood of people when they are deprived of freedom and continue to live in fear.….”It is impossible to achieve prosperity and...
From the Ethiopian blogosphere
Political unrest returned to the streets of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa this week. And, once again, the country's bloggers were on the frontline. Posts over the last few days focused...
Ethiopia: thoughts on motherhood
Weichegud! ET Politics comments on an interview she watched on US TV with actress Felicity Huffman who recently became a mother. Huffman through the spanner in the works by coming...
Views from the Horn of Africa
The blogosphere in the Horn of Africa and Sudan has been awash with discussions spanning the realms of culture and politics. One common feature, which seems to have arisen amongst...
Ethiopia:
Addis Ababa Rocking Fun Zone decides to get serious and start reporting on politics and current affairs from Ethiopia. He has a rant against the US and concludes he will...
Ethiopia: Timket celebrations
Meskel Square posts photos from Addis Ababa's Epiphany celebrations known as Timket
Ethiopia: pro democracy movement
Friends of Ethiopia wonders if the coming visit by US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs to Ethiopia and Eritrea is bad news for the pro-democracy movement in Ethiopia…..””...
Ethiopia: Search for a port
The Voice of Somaliland Diaspora-Ottawa writes about Ethiopia's search for a port in Somaliland and Djibouti...””Ethiopian officials want an alternative port because they don't want to be fully dependent on...
Ethiopia: Western media reports
Redeem Ethiopia comments on the content of Western media reports on Ethiopia - reports on cheetahs and reality TV rather than the political situation…. “We scroll through the news on...
Ethiopia: Release of prisoners
Nazret.com Ethio Blog reports on the release of 11,200 people arrested during the post-election political unrest in November. This follows a series of previous releases and the closure of Dedesa...
Ethiopia: Pan-African e-Network
Friends of Ethiopia reports that Ethiopia is to become the first beneficary of India's “Pan-African e-Network Project – that aims at dispensing benefits of tele-education and tele-medicine to 53 countries...
Ethiopia: Emperor's cigarette case
Meskel Square comments on the Emperor's cigarette case, a gift from some Belgians. The said cigarette case is now being auctioned by Christies of London – they are hoping to...
Ethiopia: letter to Ms Rice
Weichegud! ET Politics writes an open letter to Condoleezza Rice asking her “What she can do about it” referring to the situation in Ethiopia today.
