Source: VOA News As protests continued to engulf parts of Ethiopia’s Amhara and Oromia regions this month, citizens are shaving their heads as a sign of solidarity with jailed opposition leaders, VOA News reported. People posted videos online of themselves… Read more ›
A week after Feyisa Lilesa’s Rio Olympics protest, another Ethiopian athlete has demonstrated against the Ethiopian government on the race tracks. Ebisa Ejigu, who won the SSQ Quebec City Marathon on Sunday, made an X-sign with his hands as he… Read more ›
The leaders of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF), who have been blamed for the country’s mediocre performance at the just ended Rio Olympic Games, have also been asked to resign. On Friday, the Ethiopian Athletes Interim Committee comprised of coaches,… Read more ›
Somali authorities on Thursday announced that about $530,000 has been stolen from the country’s central bank. The government confirmed reports of the theft via Twitter. The Governor of the Somali Central Bank Bashir Isse Ali said an employee at the… Read more ›
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 he staged a protest against the Ethiopian government as he crossed the finishing line. On… Read more ›
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 Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced its decision to ban Gebo Burka this week, AFP reported. The… Read more ›
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 of the East African country. On Thursday, the State Department released the travel alert scheduled… Read more ›
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 High Court charged the 23 suspects with gruesomely killing the 10 Ethiopian civilians in April… Read more ›
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 with a passenger at a gas station in Hollywood, Los Angeles. On Sunday, at around… Read more ›
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 Olympics. On Friday, the 24-year-old long distance runner won the 10,000-meter race in 29 minutes… Read more ›
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 the East African country rocked by violent anti-government protests. On Monday, Amnesty International reported that… Read more ›
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 in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Oromo regions turned deadly after demonstrators and security officials clashed. Over… Read more ›
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 700 MW of power. The installation of the turbines was announced by Ethiopia’s Deputy Minister… Read more ›
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 clashes. The protests, which took place in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Oromo regions on Saturday and… Read more ›
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 clashed with police officers during the protest, BBC reported. Unverified images of the demonstration are… Read more ›
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 Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Zeid denied the reports which began circulating in June in a… Read more ›
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 under the administrative jurisdiction of Tigray, a neighboring region. The protesters, who allegedly numbered over… Read more ›
