NAIROBI: US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kenya on Sunday for talks on security cooperation and ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit to his late father’s home country.The trip to the east African nation is the first high-level visit since 2012, and comes after years of tensions surrounding Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta […]
Italy: At least 10 migrants found dead in sea off Libya By FRANCES D’EMILIO2 hours ago
ROME (AP) — Italy’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as tugs and other commercial vessels joined forces to rescue migrants in at least 16 boats Sunday, saving hundreds of them and recovering 10 bodies off Libya’s coast, as smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send packed vessels across the Mediterranean. The Italian […]
EU plans to provide Eritrea’s oppressive regime with new funding By RSF April 28, 2015
An Italian delegation that visited Eritrea from 24 to 26 March met with President Issayas Afeworki, his political adviser Yemane Ghebreaben, and several ministers. Ghebreaben assured the delegation that Eritrea would carry out democratic reforms “in its own way” during the next three to five years.The EDF is the main instrument for EU development […]
Hundreds of migrants rescued off Libyan coast About 220 migrants, mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa, were brought to Italian island of Lampedusa [AP] 03 May 2015 02:50 GMT | Human Rights, Europe, Italy, France
About 220 migrants, mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa, were brought to Italian island of Lampedusa [AP] Italian and French authorities have rescued more than 1,400 migrants after smugglers’ boats ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea, near Libya. Italian officials told Al Jazeera that the country’s coastguard and navy have taken most of the migrants to Italian ports on […]
Seattle holds candle light vigil for ISIS, SA victims By Ethiomedia April 28, 2015 SEATTLE – King County and Seattle city officials as well as Christian and Muslim leaders joined Ethiopian residents on April 25 gathered at a memorial service for the 28-30 Ethiopians who were murdered by ISIS in Libya earlier this month.
Ethiopian Israelis decry alleged police racism,01 May 2015 09:57 GMT | Israel, Jerusalem, Ethiopia, Religion, Middle East
Clashes have broken out in Jerusalem as more than 1,000 Ethiopian Israelis staged a protest, demanding an investigation into alleged police racism and violence. At least 13 people were injured and two police officers and five protesters were taken to hospital, the Magen David Adom ambulance service said after protests on Thursday. Police said the […]
Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded CAIRO | BY AHMED TOLBA AND YARA BAYOUMY
(Reuters) – Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released a video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, drawing Cairo directly into the conflict across its border. Egypt said the pre-dawn strike hit militant camps, training sites and weapons storage areas in the neighbouring oil-producing […]
ካብ ናይ ኣተሓሳስባ ደርቂ ንምውጻእ ምርብራብ መባእታዊ ፖለቲካዊ ንቕሓት’ዩ።
ካብ ናይ ኣተሓሳስባ ደርቂ ንምውጻእ ምርብራብ መባእታዊ ፖለቲካዊ ንቕሓት’ዩ። ብዓይኒ ፖለቲካዊ ደሞክራስን ፖለቲካዊ ምሕደራን ቅድም ቀዳድም ኣመት ውሽጣዊ ኩነታቱ ዘይገብር፡ ገዝኡ እናነደደ ታሪኹ እናሃሰሰ፡ ባህሉ እናተበረዘ፡ ጽቡቕ ኣለኹ ዝብል ሰብ ወይ ገለ ክፋል ካብ ሓደ ሕብረተ-ሰብ ምልኣት ፖለቲካዊ ንቕሓት ዝጎደሎ ንምዃኑ ንምግማት ኣየጸገምን። ሎሚ ከመይ ይነብር ይነባበር ኣለኹ ምሕሳብ ገዲፉ፡ ብትማሊ ከም’ዚ ነበርና ገበርና ጥራሕ […]
Despite executions, drowning, some Ethiopians still dream of Europe
Addis Ababa (AFP) – On the walls of homes in the poor Cherkos neighbourhood of Ethiopia’s capital, the portraits of “martyrs” killed in their attempt to enter Europe offer a grim warning. The murders of several Ethiopian Christians last month in Libya horrified Ethiopians and sparked global condemnation, including from Pope Francis who expressed his […]
