Ethiopian Airlines faces legal case over claims it blocks Tigrayans from travel
A civil society organisation has launched a lawsuit against Ethiopian Airlines, accusing the state-owned carrier of discriminating against ethnic Tigrayans. The suit brought by Human Rights First, a local NGO, claims the airline is preventing “Tigrayans aged 15 to 60”…
Ethiopia’s Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal’s body
Ethiopia’s Prince Alemayehu: Buckingham Palace rejects calls to return royal’s body By Jibat Tamirat & Cecilia Macaulay Buckingham Palace has declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in…
Ethiopia has one of Africa’s most ambitious housing policies – but the lottery-based system is pulling communities apart
by Hone Mandefro The shortage of adequate housing in cities is an issue around the globe, particularly among developing countries that are rapidly urbanising. The UN estimates that more than one billion people live in slums or informal settlements, 80%…
Ethiopia foray eat into Safaricom earnings
Surging costs from Ethiopia foray eat into Safaricom earnings Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG Mobile phone operator Safaricom’s net profit for the full year ended March 31, 2023 dropped by 22 percent on account of…
“በሀገራችን ያለው የሰላም ሁኔታ በአንድ ወገን የተረጋጋ ሲመስል በሌላ በኩል ደግሞ የመንገጫገጭ ሁኔታ እየተከሠተ እንደሆነ እያየን ነው”
“በአንድ ወገን የተረጋጋ ሲመስል በሌላ በኩል ደግሞ የመንገጫገጭ ሁኔታ እየተከሠተ እንደሆነ እያየን ነው ” – ቅዱስ ፓትርያርኩ ብፁዕ ወቅዱስ አቡነ ማትያስ ቀዳማዊ ፓትርያርክ ርእሰ ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት ዘኢትዮጵያ ሊቀ ጳጳስ ዘአክሱም ወዕጨጌ ዘመንበረ ተክለ ሃይማኖት ዛሬ ባሰሙት የርክበ ካህናት የቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ…
UN scrutinized the Ethiopian government officials over Human Rights
Justice Ministry grilled over crimes in northern Ethiopia Committee dissatisfied with official’s response Officials of the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice are scrutinized by the United Nations for failing to investigate allegations of human rights violations related to the war in…
Ethiopia: One step forward two steps back in fighting torture
Joint Alternative Report submitted under article 19 of the Convention against Torture and OtherCruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 76th session of by the Committee Against Torture.Review of the second and third periodic report of the Federal Democratic Republic…
Open Letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken Regarding the Recent Statement on Ethiopia
For immediate release May 4, 2023 The Honorable Antony Blinken SecretaryU.S. Department of State2201 C St. NW Washington D.C. Dear Secretary Blinken, We, the undersigned organizations of Ethiopians in the Diaspora, write to express our consternation on your recent statement relating to…
Stop Amhara Genocide’s letter to United Nations Human Rights Council
We know the USA government seems to be above the International Law and Human Right Decree. But we trust in the power of the people. Here is a letter written to United Nations Human Rights Council and state members. We…
PM Abiy detains alleged suspects to overthrow his government.
Ethiopia detains 47 suspected of trying to ‘overthrow’ PM Abiy Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Ethiopian Joint Security and Intelligence Task Force on May 1, 2023 announced the arrest of at least 47 people whom it alleged attempted to…