Ethiopian Action for Unity and Democracy

By Yilma Bekele What do you do when you first wake up in the morning? Some of us cannot move without our first cup of coffee while others require a good breakfast. How about if you went to bed without dinner? I am sure you woke up a few times hungry, you did not have a [...]

Alexandria, Virginia (ABC 7)– New York City police have arrested a Virginia resident who is accused of murdering his 3-year-old daughter and her mother, ABC 7 News has learned. Investigators have been searching for 34-year-old Simon Asfeha, a native of Ethiopia, since April 11, when officers responded to a domestic disturbance complaint and found the woman, [...]

(VOA) — Distinguished Eritrean scholar and economist, Dr. Tekie Fissehatsion, died last week of a brain tumor. He was receiving medical treatment at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. A memorial service was held on April 24. Tekie was an economist and author or several books on Eritrea, regional economics and political conflicts. He also served on the [...]

Time Magazine has named Ethiopian supermodel Liya Kebede among the World's 100 Most Influential People in its annual special edition. The following is a piece about Liya on Time.com: By Tom Ford I first met Liya Kebede about 10 years ago in Paris. I was casting models for a show, and Liya came in. She looked [...]

A faction of Unity for Democracy and Justice Party (UDJ) led by Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam had attempted to take over by force the party's headquarters in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa today causing violence to break out. The AP reported the incident as follows: ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian Woyanne police detained a dozen opposition party [...]

NEW YORK (UN) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Tayé-Brook Zerihoun of Ethiopia as the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs in the Department of Political Affairs. Mr. Zerihoun replaces Haile Menkerios of South Africa, who has been appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan for a one-year period. Mr. Zerihoun [...]

Woyanne officials take questions from the public at a town hall meeting (comedy): Share on Facebook

Ethiopia and the United States: History, Diplomacy and Analysis By Prof. Getachew Metaferia New York: Algora Publishing, 2009, 208 pp. Reviewed by Leslie Wilson Since its establishment, the United States has maintained a unique relationship with Ethiopia. Long regarded by Americans as the most important nation in Africa, Ethiopia has also played a pivotal role in American-African affairs. [...]

Ethiopia's tribal dictator Meles Zenawi and his Woyanne junta (the ruling party) have come up with a new gimmick trying to appear to be interested in what the people of Ethiopia have to say ahead of next month's fake election. The people of Ethiopia, however, have already spoken five years ago at the May 2005 [...]

Opposition to Gilgel Gibe 3 hydro power dam in southern Ethiopia grows as environmentalists express concern about damage to the ecosystem and the impact on the lives of tens of thousands of people. Share on Facebook