Ethiopia threatens to “take measures” against Eritrea
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Eritrea has continued to support anti-peace forces engaged in destabilizing peace and security in the surrounding countries due to lack of strength in the implementation of sanctions imposed on it by the UN Security Council. In an exclusive interview with ENA here Monday, Spokesperson of the Ministry, Ambassador Dina … Read more
Ethiopian Mesfin Negash, two Swedish co-awarded on Press Freedom day
The Swedish branch of Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF, a.k.a. Reporters without Borders) gave its “Press Freedom Award 2013″ jointly for an Ethiopian journalist and two members of Swedish media, according to the press release published yesterday. The three co-winners of the award of the Swedish branch of RSF are Mesfin Negash, Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson. Mesfin Negash was … Read more
Eskinder Nega, Andualem Arage lose appeal on terror conviction
(Daniel Berhane) Federal Supreme Court dismissed appeal of opposition figures Eskinder Nega and Andualem Arage. The two opposition activists, along others, were detained in the second half of 2011, charged with plotting an Egyptian-style revolution and related acts of violence in coordination with the pro-Eritrean group, Ginbot 7, OLF and ONLF which are designated terrorist under Ethiopian laws. … Read more
Ethiopia: Intelligence agency foils Al-Shabaab’s terror plot
Ethiopia’s intelligence agency, the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), today (March 26th confirmed it had recently foiled a kidnap plot in Dolo Ado by a group with links to Al-Shabaab. The group was “caught red-handed with arms as they plotted to carry out the kidnappings” the NISS said in a statement. The plot was … Read more
Review | "The Golden Fleece" – A Book on aid instrumentalization
Following the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, many humanitarian policy wonks spoke of a new era of heightened aid instrumentalization – that is the use of humanitarian action or rhetoric as a tool to pursue political, security, development, economic, or other non-humanitarian goals, which would muddy humanitarian principles and … Read more
ETV’s "Jihadist Harekat"| Thin line divides information, defamation
When the Ethiopian parliament enacted the anti-terrorism law in mid-2009, many of its contents provoked a heated debate. But little, if any, attention was given to the National Anti-Terrorism Coordination Committee established by the legislation, comprising the heads of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the Federal Police and the National Intelligence & Security Service, chaired … Read more
Special Edition | Post-Meles Zenawi 2012
Special edition| Post-Meles 2012 Collection of exclusive interviews, opinion pieces and news digests covering the four moths after Meles. ************************** *PM Hailemariam’s first 100 days ************************** "In this digest, a summary of outstanding developments of economic interest since late August is presented…" *Post-Meles: Economic Digest (Guesh) ************************** "Meles Zenawi, the intellectual leader of Ethiopia, … Read more
Ethiopia | Ginbot 7 using the oldest trick in the book
” After the funds were collected several Easters have come and gone with Dr Birhanu and his friends still roaring from the mountains of US and Europe. As the empty promises of overthrowing the Ethiopian government within six months didn’t materialize Ginbot 7 leaders were facing mounting questions about their operations. Then this month came the announcement that they have formed a Ginbot 7 army. “
Sendek | የጁነዲን ሳዶ ባለቤትን ጨምሮ 29 ሰዎች በሽበርተኝነት ተከሰሱ
* የጁነዲን ባለቤት በኦሮምያ ክልል አክራሪነት እንዲስፋፋ አድርገዋል – 1.5 ሚሊዮን ብር ከ27ኛ ተከሳሽ ተቀብለዋል (በዘሪሁን ሙሉጌታ) በ1996 ዓ.ም የወጣውን የኢፌድሪ የወንጀል ሕግ አንቀፅ 32(1) (ሀ)(ለ)፣ 38(1) እና የፀረ-ሽብርተኝነት አዋጅ ቁጥር 652/2001 አንቀፅ 3(1) (2) (4) (6) እና 4 ስር የተመለከተውን ተላልፈዋል ያላቸውን 29 ሰዎችና ሁለት ድርጅቶች ላይ ዐቃቤ ሕግ ክስ መስርቷል። ዐቃቤ ሕግ ክሱን … Read more
Somalia: Hizbul Islam quits its alliance with al-Shabaab
There are reports today that Hizbul Islam, one of the extremist factions allied with Al-Shabaab is quitting its alliance it has had with Al-Shabaab. A spokesman, Mohamed Moallin, announced that Hizbul Islam was leaving Al-Shabaab because "Al-Shabaab fighters are no different than unbelievers" and that "Al-Shabaab has misinterpreted Islam". The spokesman said Hizbul Islam was … Read more
