Ethiopian Review

Millions of dollars found at the residence of late dictator Meles Zenawi’s close friend and confidant (video)

Elias Kifle — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:26:52 +0000

Police seized millions of dollars from the private residence of Gebrewahid Woldegiorgis, a close friend and confidant of the late Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi this week. If Gebrewahid has kept this much money in his residence, one can imagine how m...

ESAT Ethiopian News – 15 May 2013 (Amsterdam )

Zegabi Video — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:26:52 +0000

ESAT Ethiopian News - 15 May 2013 (Amsterdam )

ESAT Ethiopian News – 15 May 2013 (DC)

Zegabi Video — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:26:51 +0000

ESAT Ethiopian News - 15 May 2013 (DC)

John Kerry’s Ethiopia Opportunity

Martin — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:45:02 +0000

By MARTIN SCHIBBYE AND PATRICK GRIFFITHThis month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 21st African Union (AU) summit. The message he brings will speak volumes about the future of American engagement ...

Keep your eyes on the prize.

Yilma Bekele — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:10:34 +0000

Keep your eyes on the prize. By Yilma Bekele We are witnessing a flurry of news from the TPLF party that calls itself the Ethiopian government. Why is the Woyane party so busy and why is the party pushing its cadres to be super active is a good question. That is what piqued my interest [...]

[Source: Ethiopian Review]

በኢንቨስትመንት ስም የሚፈጸም የመሬት ነጠቃ በኢትዮጵያ

Negash — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:59:10 +0000

የኦክላንድ ተቋምና ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ May 14, 2013 በኢንቨስትመንት ስም የአገር ሃብትና ትውልድን እየበላ ስላለው የመሬት ነጠቃ አስመልክቶ የኦክላንድ ተቋምና ድርጅታችን ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ በጋራ ያዘጋጁት ጥናታዊ ዘገባ ይፋ ሆነ። የጋራ ንቅናቄያችን ዋና ዳይሬክተር ጥናቱ በትክክለኛ ጭብጥ ላይ ተመስርቶ እንዲዘጋጅ ለህይወታቸው ሳይሳሱ መረጃ በመስጠት ለተባበሩ ዜጎች “ታላቅ ክብር [...]

[Source: Ethiopian Review]

Ethiopian Federal Police trooper who gunned down 12 civilians in Bahr Dar found dead (video)

Zegabi Video — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:56:07 +0000

Woyanne policeman who gunned down 12 civilians in the northwestern Ethiopian city of Bahr Dar found dead in a river on 14 May 2013.

Massive number of soldiers pour in to Addis Ababa in preparation for AU meeting

Elias Kifle — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:24:19 +0000

The Woyannes are always fearful and nervous because they know that they are hated by the people, but this year they are taking their fear to the extreme. They are amassing tanks and heavily armed troops near and inside Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa i...

ENTC Sweden chapter announced its public meeting – date changed

EthiopianReview.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:54:27 +0000

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) will host town hall meeting in Stockholm, Sweden on May 26 2013, to discuss the process of forming an all-inclusive transitional government in Ethiopia. The meeting is part of the series of meetings throughout the world over the next months to discuss the need for removing the dictatorship in Ethiopia and [...]

[Source: Ethiopian Review]

Federal police trooper killed 18 civilians in northwestern Ethiopia

Zegabi Video — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:04:03 +0000

Federal police trooper killed 18 civilians in northwestern Ethiopia

40 people arrested in Gondar, nothern Ethiopia

ESAT — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:49:46 +0000

ESAT News May 12, 2013

Over 40 people have been arrested in a mass arrest spreeby the Ethiopian Defense Forces after people protested in the Bona Woredaof North Gonder on May 8, 2013. Eight people have been injured due to beating by the Defense Forces.

The protest began after the residents learnt that an investor in the area nicknamed Bedele was planning to fence a stream that the people of the area use as drinking water and turn it into a pond for his cattle. As people started to protest, the investor called the Defense Forces from the Sereba area barrack to take action on the people.

Forty people have been taken to an undisclosed location. The investor who is also said to be a government official has also reportedly invited some members of the Defense Forces to lunch and dined with him.

Bona is a town located 40 Kms from Gonder city. ESAT’s effort to speak to officials of the town was unsuccessful.

http://ethsat.com/2013/05/13/mass-arres ... th-gonder/

Edu-corruption and Mis-education in Ethiopia

Alemayehu G. Mariam — Mon, 13 May 2013 05:16:44 +0000

Educorruption and the miseducation of Ethiopian youth “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela. For the late Meles Zenawi and his apostles (the Melesistas) in Ethiopia, the reverse is true: Ignorance is the most powerful weapon you can use to prevent change and cling to [...]

[Source: Ethiopian Review]

ESAT Week in Review – 10 May 2013

Zegabi Video — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:54:38 +0000

ESAT Week in Review - 10 May 2013

Desmond Tutu said he would no longer support South Africa’s ruling party

Azeb — Sat, 11 May 2013 13:24:22 +0000

South Africa's Desmond Tutu: 'I will not vote for ANC'
BBC
South African elder statesman and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu has said he would no longer vote for the ruling ANC.

"I would very sadly not be able to vote for them after the way things have gone," he wrote in South Africa's Mail and Guardian newspaper.

Inequality, violence and corruption are among the reasons costing the ANC his support, he added.

Archbishop Tutu, 81, was a strong supporter of the ANC's struggle against white minority rule.

Former African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela became the country's first black leader after all-race elections in 1994.

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"The ANC was very good at leading us in the struggle to be free from oppression," Archbishop Tutu wrote.

"But it doesn't seem to me now that a freedom-fighting unit can easily make the transition to becoming a political party," he continued.

Describing South Africa as "the most unequal society in the world", he highlighted corruption, unaccountability and weaknesses in the constitution as key issues that need to be addressed.

Archbishop Tutu was also strongly critical of past decisions made by the ANC government at the UN, particularly on Zimbabwe.

"The things we have voted for or against have been a disgrace. It has been a total betrayal of our whole tradition."

Archbishop Tutu campaigned against white minority rule and was awarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize.

But he has been increasingly critical of the ruling party in recent years.

In 2011, he accused the ANC government of "kowtowing" to China, after the government delayed issuing a visa for the Dalai Lama, who had been invited to attend the archbishop's 80th birthday celebrations.

In the opinion piece, he also warned South Africa to prepare for Mr Mandela's death.

"My concern is that we are not preparing ourselves, as a nation, for the time when the inevitable happens."

"He's 94, he's had a rough time, and God has been very, very good in sparing him for us these many years. But the trauma of his passing is going to be very much intensified if we do not begin to prepare ourselves for the fact that this is going to happen at some time," he added.

Although officially retired, Archbishop Tutu continues to speak publicly about the world's injustices and domestic politics.

He was recently discharged from hospital following an infection.

ESAT Ethiopian News – 9 May 2013 (Amsterdam)

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ESAT Ethiopian News - 9 May 2013 (Amsterdam)

German Radio on the May 23 – 25 protest actions in Addis Ababa (audio)

Admas — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:16:40 +0000

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ESAT Ethiopian News – 8 May 2013 (DC)

Zegabi Video — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:34:39 +0000

ESAT Ethiopian News - 8 May 2013 (DC)

Confront Woyanne thieves in New York – Saturday, May 11

Elias Kifle — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:16:34 +0000

Ethiopians in the east coast of the United States are preparing to head to New York to confront Woyanne thieves and looters at a bond selling event they organized on Saturday night, May 11. Place: The Armenian Church, 630 Second Ave. NY 10016Time: Sta...

Abune Petros in our heart.

Yilma Bekele — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:27:38 +0000

Abune Petros in our heart. By Yilma Bekele On July 29th. 1936 Abune Petros was executed by the Italian fascist that were trying to colonize our country for his refusal to submit. On May 2nd. 2013 the monument that was built to commemorate our Holy Father was removed by the order of the TPLF party [...]

[Source: Ethiopian Review]

Protest rally is called in Addis Ababa for May 25

Elias Kifle — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:45:10 +0000

Semayawi Party has called a peaceful protest rally in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on May 25, 2013, during the 50th anniversary of OAU. The purpose of the protest is to ask the regime:* to release of all political prisoners, including journalists wh...

Woyannes change tactic in New York; now they hold concert instead of bond sales

Elias Kifle — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:10:56 +0000

Woyanne is about to give up on selling dam bonds in the Diaspora, thanks to the courageous effort of patriotic Ethiopians. In New York, instead of selling bonds, the Woyanne junta is organizing a concert with hodam singers such as Neway Debebe, as you...

ENTC responds to Teodros Adhanom’s allegations

EthiopianReview.com — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:49 +0000

Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) leadership issued an open letter in response to Teodros Adhanom’s allegations that the organization’s demand to investigate the legality of the regime’s bond sales abroad constitutes an anti-Ethiopia sentiment. Read the response – Amharic (pdf) Read the response – English (pdf) [Source: Ethiopian Review]

[Source: Ethiopian Review]

Ethiopia: Shadowboxing Smoke and Mirrors

Alemayehu G. Mariam — Mon, 06 May 2013 05:29:41 +0000

Meles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap fiddle. They make us screech, shriek, scream and shout by simply showing their mugs in our cities. How do they do it? Every now and then, the Melesistas suit up a few of their bumbling [...]

[Source: Ethiopian Review]

Woyanne junta foreign minister attacks Ethiopian National Transitional Council

Elias Kifle — Mon, 06 May 2013 05:27:24 +0000

It's been only 10 months since ENTC was formed and it is already tightening the nose around Woyanne. In a radio interview yesterday, Teodros Adhanom lashed out against ENTC's initiative to stop dam bond sale in the Diaspora by reporting the illegal ac...

Arbitrary arrests, torture and killings common in Ethiopia – US State Department

Negash — Mon, 06 May 2013 02:03:11 +0000

U.S. State Department 2012 Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Ethiopia is a federal republic. On August 20, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi died. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) elected then deputy prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn to take Meles’s place as chairman of the party. The EPRDF subsequently nominated him for the post of prime minister. [...]

[Source: Ethiopian Review]