Ethiopia

It is hard to talk about Ethiopia these days in non-apocalyptic terms. Millions of Ethiopians are facing their old enemy again for the third time in nearly forty years. The black horseman of famine is stalking that ancient land. A year ago, Meles Zenawi's regime denied there was any famine.

In the first part of our commentary on the madness of Ethiopia’s 2010 ‘elections’[/URL], we posed the question: ‘Is it possible to have a fair and free election in a police state?’ In light of the persuasive anecdotal evidence prese

'Is it possible to have a fair and free election in a police state?' That is the inescapable question one must answer after reading former Ethiopian President Dr Negasso Gidada’s recent reportage on his visit to Dembi Dollo in Qelem Wallaga Zone of Oromia region.[1] In his recent, widely read ana

It is not only Mother Ethiopia that is in deep trouble today but also the millions of mothers in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian Women’s Human Rights Alliance (EWHRA) has released a report submitted to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a United Nations (UN) mechanism aimed at reviewing the human rights record of UN member countries.

'These are the times that try men’s souls' said Thomas Paine, one of the founders of the American republic, at the onset of the American Revolution. It could be said equally that these are times that try a nation’s soul.