Tag Archives: Ethiopian News
Ethiopia: Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian Muslims took to the streets
To disintegrate the unity of the Ethiopian Christians, to enervate the strength of Christianity in Ethiopia, and to break apart and demolish the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church, Islam has entered Ethiopia in the form of Shia Muslims, in the form
Breivik’s Islamophobic testimony ‘painful’, Oslo Muslims say
OSLO (April 22, 2012): “He is evil. Pure evil. A robot,” Sihen Naidja says, her voice trembling, when asked how she experienced the first week of Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Behring Breivik’s trial. “Just hearing his name makes me stressed,” says
What the leaders of South Sudan need to avoid as they begin the task of …
What the leaders of South Sudan need to avoid as they begin the task of building a state and moulding a nation Last week I was in Juba, South Sudan on the invitation by friends from the Sudan People’s Liberation
Media Control in Ethiopia
Democracy sits firmly upon principles of freedom, justice, social inclusion and participation in civil society. Where these qualities of fairness are absent, so too is democracy. It is easy enough to speak of democratic values; to dismantle repressive methods and
Speaker: Avoid ‘proof texts’ for sexual ethics
DECATUR, Ga. (BP) — A highly anticipated conference sponsored by moderate Baptists on the topic of sexuality kicked off its first day on Thursday (April 19) with conference attendees hearing speakers discuss the issue of sexual identity and how to
Goldman Environmental Prize Announces This Year’s Winners
This is the first in a series of blogs on the 2012 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners. The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded annually to six environmental heroes whose local and community-based efforts to protect natural resources have created significant change,
The Dictator’s Doublespeak; Lies, Lies, and more Lies! By Tibebe Samuel Ferenji
“Prime Minister Meles is not capable of telling the truth, even when you ask him his name, he doe’s not tell you the truth.” Professor Mesfin Woldemariam In 1995, I had the honor and immense pleasure of interviewing Professor Mesfin
Africa’s stunning growth doesn’t come cheap
By Helen Nyambura-Mwaura JOHANNESBURG | Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:16pm EDT JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – There is a lot of hype and excitement around Africa as the next hot spot for global investors but what they are quickly learning is that
GUINEA‐BISSAU / PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 318TH MEETING ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA …
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 18, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 318th meeting held on 17 April 2012, adopted the following decision on the situation in Guinea‐Bissau: Council, 1.
A Post-Arab Spring Strategy
More than a year into the Arab revolts, their outcomes remain highly uncertain. But some initial lessons for international politics — and for Western, particularly European, foreign policy — merit serious consideration. Almost everyone was surprised by the revolts, although the political and socioeconomic causal factors were
