Ethiopia

New York, 24 October 2011 - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi last week accused journalists in the country of being ‘messengers’ with ‘terrorist’ groups, while a state newspaper accused the chief editor of an independent publication of having terrorist ties and called on security forces to ‘t

The old adage is that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Could it be said equally that arrogance excuses ignorance of the law?

With the news of what happened to Aberash surfacing and spreading like wild-fire as of yesterday, her wounds and her pain are symbolic of a dysfunctional society stained by the tears and blood of countless women whose cries and plea have often gone unheard and silenced by the taboos of culture.

Oakland, CA- A new Land Deal Brief from the Oakland Institute (OI) exposes that the controversial Gibe III hydroelectric project located in Ethiopia's Omo Valley, portrayed as development, is facilitating the take