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Ethiopian Athlete to Seek Asylum After Staging Anti-Government Protest During Rio Olympics

Ethiopian Athlete to Seek Asylum After Staging Anti-Government Protest During Rio Olympics

Posted on August 22, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

An Ethiopian athlete, who won the silver medal in the men’s marathon at the just ended Rio Olympic Games, is set to seek asylum after…

Gebo Burka, Ethiopian Winner of 2016 Houston Marathon, Banned for Doping

Gebo Burka, Ethiopian Winner of 2016 Houston Marathon, Banned for Doping

Posted on August 20, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

U.S. anti-doping authorities have banned the Ethiopian winner of the 2016 Houston Marathon for 18 months after he tested positive for steroids.
The United States…

U.S. Issues Travel Alert for Ethiopia, Warns That Anti-Government Protests Could Continue and Spread

U.S. Issues Travel Alert for Ethiopia, Warns That Anti-Government Protests Could Continue and Spread

Posted on August 19, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top Stories, TourismLeave a Reply

The U.S. has issued a travel alert for its citizens in Ethiopia due to a series of violent anti-government protests that has engulfed several regions…

South Sudanese Refugees Charged With Killing 10 Ethiopian Civilians Using Shovels and Sticks

South Sudanese Refugees Charged With Killing 10 Ethiopian Civilians Using Shovels and Sticks

Posted on August 16, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Twenty-three South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia have been charged with the premeditated murder of 10 Ethiopian civilians in the Gambella region.
On Monday, an Ethiopian…

Ethiopian Musician Working as Taxi Driver in Los Angeles Dies After Fight With Passenger Over Fare

Ethiopian Musician Working as Taxi Driver in Los Angeles Dies After Fight With Passenger Over Fare

Posted on August 15, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Asfawosen Alemseged, a musician of Ethiopian descent who also worked as a taxi driver in California, has died of injuries he sustained during an altercation…

Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana Wins 10,000 Meters Race and Sets World Record in Rio

Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana Wins 10,000 Meters Race and Sets World Record in Rio

Posted on August 12, 2016August 12, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana has set a new 10,000 meters world record to claim the first gold medal for Africa at the ongoing Rio 2016 Summer…

Ethiopia Rejects UN Request for Observers to Probe Reports About Killings of Amhara and Oromo Protesters

Ethiopia Rejects UN Request for Observers to Probe Reports About Killings of Amhara and Oromo Protesters

Posted on August 12, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia has denied a United Nations (UN) request to send international observers to investigate reports that many people have been left dead in parts of…

UN Urges Ethiopia to Allow Observers to Probe Reports of Killings of Amhara and Oromo Protesters

UN Urges Ethiopia to Allow Observers to Probe Reports of Killings of Amhara and Oromo Protesters

Posted on August 11, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

The United Nations (UN) has asked Ethiopia to allow international observers into parts of the East African country rocked by violent anti-government protests.
Weekend protests…

Ethiopia Installs Two Turbines in 50 Percent Complete Grand Renaissance Dam

Ethiopia Installs Two Turbines in 50 Percent Complete Grand Renaissance Dam

Posted on August 9, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Economy, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopian officials announced on Tuesday that two turbines have been installed at the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD). The turbines would allow the dam to generate…

Widespread Anti-Government Protests in Ethiopia Over the Weekend Leads to Deaths and Arrests

Widespread Anti-Government Protests in Ethiopia Over the Weekend Leads to Deaths and Arrests

Posted on August 8, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Anti-government protests in Ethiopia turned violent over the weekend after clashes with security forces. Several demonstrators are said to have lost their lives in the…

Protesters Clash With Ethiopian Police During Amhara Protests in Gondar

Protesters Clash With Ethiopian Police During Amhara Protests in Gondar

Posted on August 5, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

A second wave of mass protests against a controversial government decision broke out on Friday in Gondar, a city in Ethiopia’s Amhara region.
Demonstrators reportedly…

Egypt Denies Asking Israel to Help Resolve Grand Renaissance Dam Dispute With Ethiopia

Egypt Denies Asking Israel to Help Resolve Grand Renaissance Dam Dispute With Ethiopia

Posted on August 2, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Egypt on Monday denied requesting for Israel’s help to resolve its ongoing dispute with Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Egypt’s…

Thousands of Amhara People Protest Against Ethiopian Government’s Policies in Gondar

Thousands of Amhara People Protest Against Ethiopian Government’s Policies in Gondar

Posted on August 1, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Thousands of people in Gondar, a city in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, gathered on Sunday to protest against a government decision to place an Amhara district…

Ethiopian Woman Burnt to Death in Front of Egypt’s UNHCR Building During Protests Over Asylum

Ethiopian Woman Burnt to Death in Front of Egypt’s UNHCR Building During Protests Over Asylum

Posted on July 29, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

An Ethiopian seeking asylum in Egypt has been burnt to death after attempting to help a man who set himself ablaze in front of a…

Eritrean Refugee Arrested for Allegedly Raping 79-Year-Old German Woman in Cemetery

Eritrean Refugee Arrested for Allegedly Raping 79-Year-Old German Woman in Cemetery

Posted on July 28, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Police in Germany have arrested a 40-year-old Eritrean refugee accused of raping a 79-year-old woman in a cemetery.
The suspect, who has been living in…

Ethiopian Man Stabbed to Death at Calais Migrant Camp as African and Afghan Groups Clash

Ethiopian Man Stabbed to Death at Calais Migrant Camp as African and Afghan Groups Clash

Posted on July 26, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

An Ethiopian migrant was stabbed to death on Tuesday morning in France’s Calais migrant camp during violent clashes between groups from Africa and Afghanistan.
The…

Ethiopia Stops Imports From 11 Egyptian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers for not Meeting Health Standards

Ethiopia Stops Imports From 11 Egyptian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers for not Meeting Health Standards

Posted on July 25, 2016July 25, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Health, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia has suspended the importation of medicines from 11 Egyptian pharmaceutical manufacturers after they failed to meet the country’s health criteria.
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health…

U.S. Man Arrested at Newark Airport for Attempting to Smuggle 18 Pounds of Heroin From Ethiopia

U.S. Man Arrested at Newark Airport for Attempting to Smuggle 18 Pounds of Heroin From Ethiopia

Posted on July 22, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

U.S. border authorities have arrested a man at the Newark Liberty International Airport for trying to smuggle 18 pounds of heroin into the United States…

Poultry Odor Could be new Weapon in the Fight Against Malaria and Zika Virus

Poultry Odor Could be new Weapon in the Fight Against Malaria and Zika Virus

Posted on July 21, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

The odor of live chickens has been found to be an effective way to repel mosquitoes and could be the next weapon in the fight…

Kenenisa Bekele Says Ethiopian Athletics Federation Knows Nothing About Athletics After Rio Olympic Snub

Kenenisa Bekele Says Ethiopian Athletics Federation Knows Nothing About Athletics After Rio Olympic Snub

Posted on July 20, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia’s 5,000m and 10,000m world record holder, Kenenisa Bekele, who was not included in the country’s team for the upcoming Rio 2016 Olympic Games, has…

Ethiopia Bans 2 Athletes for 4 Years for Failing Doping Test

Ethiopia Bans 2 Athletes for 4 Years for Failing Doping Test

Posted on July 19, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Two Ethiopian athletes have been banned for four years after they failed a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) drug test.
Ethiopia’s Athletics Federation suspended male runner…

Jama Aden, Coach of 1500 Champion Genzebe Dibaba, Claims Innocence After Arrest on Doping Charges

Jama Aden, Coach of 1500 Champion Genzebe Dibaba, Claims Innocence After Arrest on Doping Charges

Posted on July 15, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

The coach of Ethiopia’s 1500m world champion Genzebe Dibaba, who was arrested in Spain last month during an anti-doping investigation, has said he is innocent.…

U.S. Temporarily Bans Travel to Ethiopia’s Gondar City Amid Violent Ethnic Unrest

U.S. Temporarily Bans Travel to Ethiopia’s Gondar City Amid Violent Ethnic Unrest

Posted on July 14, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top Stories, TourismLeave a Reply

U.S. officials have issued a temporary travel ban on Gondar, an Ethiopian city in Amhara state, which has been experiencing violent protests.
The U.S. Embassy…

Eritreans Among 60 Migrants Found in Switzerland Aboard Train From Italy

Eritreans Among 60 Migrants Found in Switzerland Aboard Train From Italy

Posted on July 13, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Police in Switzerland have detained about 60 migrants found aboard a train heading in from Milan, Italy. The discovery of the migrants in southern Switzerland…

Ethiopia Blocks Social Media Sites to Prevent Students From Being Distracted During Exams

Ethiopia Blocks Social Media Sites to Prevent Students From Being Distracted During Exams

Posted on July 11, 2016July 11, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Technology, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia has restricted access to all social media sites across the country. The shutdown, which began on Saturday, is scheduled to last until Wednesday when…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Supports Israel’s Bid for African Union (AU) Observer Position

Ethiopian Prime Minister Supports Israel’s Bid for African Union (AU) Observer Position

Posted on July 8, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia has announced its support for Israel’s bid to become an “observer” in the African Union (AU) during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the…

Ethiopians and Eritreans Among 38 Busted in Italy for Trafficking Migrants, Human Organs, and Drugs

Ethiopians and Eritreans Among 38 Busted in Italy for Trafficking Migrants, Human Organs, and Drugs

Posted on July 5, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Police in Italy have busted 38 suspected members of an international trafficking ring that deals in smuggling arms, drugs, human organs, and migrants from Africa…

12 Ethiopian Jews Arrested During Mass Protest Against Alleged Israeli Police Brutality and Discrimination

12 Ethiopian Jews Arrested During Mass Protest Against Alleged Israeli Police Brutality and Discrimination

Posted on July 4, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in AfricaLeave a Reply

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Sunday to protest against alleged brutality and discrimination by the Israeli police against Ethiopian…

Ethiopia Olympic Trials: Almaz Ayana Defeats Tirunesh Dibaba in Record-Breaking 10,000-Meter Debut

Ethiopia Olympic Trials: Almaz Ayana Defeats Tirunesh Dibaba in Record-Breaking 10,000-Meter Debut

Posted on June 30, 2016July 1, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia’s world 5,000m champion Almaz Ayana has won her first career 10,000-meter race in Hengelo, Netherlands during Ethiopia’s Olympic trials.
Ayana made history on Wednesday…

Winning Numbers of Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam Lottery Announced in Addis Ababa

Winning Numbers of Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam Lottery Announced in Addis Ababa

Posted on June 28, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Economy, Technology, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopian officials have announced the winners of the Grand Renaissance Dam Lottery, which was created to allow Ethiopian nationals to contribute to the construction of…

Ethiopian Court Adjourns Case Against 22 Opposition Members Charged With Terrorism

Ethiopian Court Adjourns Case Against 22 Opposition Members Charged With Terrorism

Posted on June 27, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

An Ethiopian court has adjourned the case against 22 high-ranking opposition members including Bekele Gerba, who face terrorism charges under the controversial Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (ATP).…

Ethiopian Athletics Clarifies Ties With Jama Aden, Coach of Genzebe Dibaba, After His Arrest Over Doping

Ethiopian Athletics Clarifies Ties With Jama Aden, Coach of Genzebe Dibaba, After His Arrest Over Doping

Posted on June 27, 2016July 15, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopian Athletics Federation has released a statement distancing itself from Jama Aden, the coach of Ethiopia’s 1500m world champion Genzebe Dibaba, following his arrest in…

Eritreans in Europe Protest in Support of UN Report Accusing Eritrean Leaders of Committing Crimes Against Humanity

Eritreans in Europe Protest in Support of UN Report Accusing Eritrean Leaders of Committing Crimes Against Humanity

Posted on June 24, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Economy, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Eritreans in Europe have gathered in Switzerland to protest in support a new United Nations Commission of Inquiry (COI) report that accuses Asmara of committing…

14 Charged With Defrauding Ethiopian Shipping Lines & Logistics Services Enterprise of 19 Million Birr

14 Charged With Defrauding Ethiopian Shipping Lines & Logistics Services Enterprise of 19 Million Birr

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Economy, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

A former employee of the Ethiopian Shipping Lines & Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE) has been charged with masterminding a scheme to defraud the company of…

Australian Protester Charged with Assaulting High-Ranking Ethiopian Government Official

Australian Protester Charged with Assaulting High-Ranking Ethiopian Government Official

Posted on June 22, 2016June 22, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Australia has charged a man with assaulting a high-ranking member of an Ethiopian government delegation visiting the country.
The incident reportedly happened last week Friday…

Spanish Police Arrest Jama Aden, Coach of 1500m Champion Genzebe Dibaba, in Anti-Doping Raid

Spanish Police Arrest Jama Aden, Coach of 1500m Champion Genzebe Dibaba, in Anti-Doping Raid

Posted on June 21, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

The coach of Ethiopia’s 1500m world champion Genzebe Dibaba has been arrested in Spain as part of a long-running anti-doping investigation.
Jama Aden, a Somali…

Eritrea Accuses America of Arming Ethiopia and Orchestrating Recent Border Clash

Eritrea Accuses America of Arming Ethiopia and Orchestrating Recent Border Clash

Posted on June 20, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Eritrea has accused the United States of orchestrating its June 12 clash with Ethiopia in the disputed Tsorona area.
The clash, which occurred at a…

Congo Border Guards Intercept Zambian Truck Smuggling 95 Ethiopians, Find 19 Dead of Suffocation

Congo Border Guards Intercept Zambian Truck Smuggling 95 Ethiopians, Find 19 Dead of Suffocation

Posted on June 18, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Economy, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Authorities in Congo have discovered the bodies of 19 Ethiopian migrants who died of suffocation in the back of a Zambian registered truck used for…

Angry Ugandan Soldier Kills 7 People in Kampala After Fight With Wife

Angry Ugandan Soldier Kills 7 People in Kampala After Fight With Wife

Posted on June 17, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, SecurityLeave a Reply

An angry Ugandan soldier went on a shooting spree on Thursday killing seven people at a military barracks in Kampala, the capital.
The soldier, who…

Human Rights Watch Claims Ethiopian Forces Killed Over 400 People During Oromia Protests

Human Rights Watch Claims Ethiopian Forces Killed Over 400 People During Oromia Protests

Posted on June 16, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

A new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has accused Ethiopian authorities of using “excessive and lethal force” to suppress protests which began in the country’s…

Kenyan Politicians Exchange Punches During Inquiry Into Misappropriation of Funds

Kenyan Politicians Exchange Punches During Inquiry Into Misappropriation of Funds

Posted on June 15, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Economy, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

The Governor and the Senator of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, engaged in a fist fight after a heated argument during a Senate Public Accounts Committee session…

Ethiopia Denies Starting Border Clash with Eritrea, Claims Army Neutralized Eritrean Attack

Ethiopia Denies Starting Border Clash with Eritrea, Claims Army Neutralized Eritrean Attack

Posted on June 13, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Addis Ababa on Monday denied Eritrea’s claims that Ethiopian forces mounted an attack in a contested border region over the weekend.
Instead, Ethiopia’s Information Minister…

Eritrea Accuses Ethiopia of Attacking Border Region at the Center of 1998 War

Eritrea Accuses Ethiopia of Attacking Border Region at the Center of 1998 War

Posted on June 13, 2016June 13, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of attacking a contested border region which the two East African neighbors fought a bloody war over between 1998 and 2000.…

Ethiopia Denies al-Shabab Killed its Soldiers in Somalia; Claims Army Killed 101 Terrorists During Attack

Ethiopia Denies al-Shabab Killed its Soldiers in Somalia; Claims Army Killed 101 Terrorists During Attack

Posted on June 10, 2016June 10, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Addis Ababa on Friday denied claims that al-Shabab killed Ethiopian soldiers during an attack on the African Union (AU) base in Somalia.
On Thursday, the…

Eritrean Refugee Wrongly Arrested and Extradited to Europe on Mass Human Trafficking Charges

Posted on June 9, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Economy, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Medhanie Yehdego MeredPolice in Britain and Italy are currently investigating the possibility that a suspected Eritrean human smuggler, who was extradited to Europe this week from Sudan,…

al-Shabab Attacks Ethiopian Base in Somalia, Claims to Have Killed Over 40 Soldiers

Posted on June 9, 2016June 9, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Security, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

RESTORE HOPESomalia-based Islamist militant group al-Shabab claims to have killed over 40 Ethiopian soldiers during an attack on the African Union (AU) peacekeeping base on Thursday.…

Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele Lead More Than 100 Athletes in Protest Against Ethiopian Athletics Federation

Posted on June 8, 2016June 8, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Sports, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele A group of Ethiopian runners are protesting against the country’s athletics federation. The athletes are unhappy about the federation’s process of selecting a team for…

Ethiopian Lawmakers Approve the Country’s First Cyber Crime Law

Posted on June 7, 2016June 7, 2016Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Technology, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

11114154806_1e01da4b71_zEthiopian lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country’s first ever cybercrime bill. The bill was presented to parliament in April by the Ministry of Science and…

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