Video Presentation on the battle of Adwa and Emperor Minilik by Prof Estelle SOHIER of the University of Geneva
See Video in Amharic – Oromo Protests Ethiopian PM Apologizes for deaths Ethiopia’s prime minster has apologised for the death and destruction caused by protests in the Oromia region. But Hailemariam Desalegn, addressing parliament in the capital, Addis Ababa, said “anti-peace forces” were responsible for the violence. He said that the government needs to listen to [...]
ADDIS ABABA | BY AARON MAASHO Dozens of university students protested in Ethiopia’s capital on Tuesday, demanding an end to police crackdowns that followed months of demonstrations over plans to requisition farmland in the country’s Oromiya region late last year. The government wanted to develop farmland around the capital, Addis Ababa, and its plan triggered some of the [...]
BY CONOR GAFFEY ON 3/7/16 AT 6:31 PM Updated | Press freedom in Ethiopia is dwindling in light of recent anti-government protests and the severe drought in the Horn of Africa state, according to a journalists’ association. Two journalists and a translator were arbitrarily detained for 24 hours on Thursday when reporting on the protests in Oromia, according to a [...]
