EPRDF regime's self image of ethnically Balkanized Ethiopia, established by late Dictator Melese Zenawie. Freedom of Press is Dead in ethnocracy based irridentism. Fertile land is grabbed by foreign speculators, over 5 million are starving. 500'000 kids are on the streets. Millions are displaced by force. The regime is arming proxy warriors. Dams are built wantonly risking the existence of millions of indigenous people. Eritreans Moles are Ruling even after seceding in 1991.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
China in driving seat as Ethiopian capital gets new tramway - The Economic Times
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/49036659.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppstADDIS ABABA: Sub-Saharan Africa's first modern tramway opened in the Ethiopian capital today, marking the completion of a massive Chinese-funded infrastructure project hailed as a major step in the country's economic development.
Even before the ribbon was cut, several hundred residents were queueing for a ride on the Chinese-driven trams, which have the capacity to carry 60,000 passengers a day across the capital of Africa's second most populous nation.
Even before the ribbon was cut, several hundred residents were queueing for a ride on the Chinese-driven trams, which have the capacity to carry 60,000 passengers a day across the capital of Africa's second most populous nation.
The two line, 34-kilometre (21 mile) system was built by the China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC) . The project cost USD 475 million, 85 percent of which has been covered by China's Exim bank.
"I'm very excited and very proud as an Ethiopian. We ..
Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Ethiopian government praises #Sudan for repatriation of dissident General | Diplomat News Network
ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT PRAISES #SUDAN FOR REPATRIATION OF DISSIDENT GENERAL
General Mola Asgedom
Addis Ababa ( ENA + DIPLOMAT.SO) – The Ethiopian security service on Sunday announced the return of a dissident Ethiopian general to the country with 800 rebel fighters, and praised the neighbouring Sudan for securing their repatriation to the country.
The official Ethiopian TV broadcast a statement welcoming the return of the Tigray People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) fighters from Eritrea and described the move as a “Great Victory”.
The statement further said the return of TPDM leader General Mola Asgedom comes as results of secret contacts conducted by the Ethiopian intelligence and security service with him since a year ago.
The Ethiopian TV praised “the Sudanese government’s role in resolving the crisis,” describing it as a “historical role that the people and the Government of Ethiopia will never forget”.
It stressed that the Sudanese forces “strongly responded” to attempts by the Eritrean authorities to hunt Asdedom’s fighters inside the Sudanese territory, adding the latter received all the needed logistical and humanitarian support from the Sudan Armed Forces.
Ethiopian and Eritrea trade accusations of support to rebel groups from both sides since the eruption of a bloody war between 1998 and 2000 over border disputes. However, the Sudanese government was keen to remain at equal distance from both sides.
On Saturday, a Sudanese security official disclosed that the Gen Asgedom and his troops arrived into the Sudanese town of Hamdait at the border triangle between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan on Friday evening after clashes with the Eritrean army on the same day in Eritrean city of Omhajer.
The Sudanese official went on to say that Asgedom and 683 of his forces handed over their weapons to the Sudanese authorities.
He further pointed that the Sudanese army successfully prevented the escalation of clashes between Asgedom’s forces and the Eritrean army and evacuated the Ethiopian fighters to Wad al-Hilu town in Kassala State while their leaders were transferred to unspecified areas inside Sudan.
The Eritrean government did not react to these reports till Sunday evening.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Addis Ababa praises Sudan for repatriating Ethiopian rebels - Sudan Tribune
The Ethiopian security service on Sunday announced the return of a dissident Ethiopian general to the country with 800 rebel fighters, and praised the neighbouring Sudan for securing their repatriation to the country.
- Undated footage photo of Mola Asgedom (YouTube)
The official Ethiopian TV broadcast a statement welcoming the return of the Tigray People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) fighters from Eritrea and described the move as a "Great Victory".
The statement further said the return of TPDM leader General Mola Asgedom comes as results of secret contacts conducted by the Ethiopian intelligence and security service with him since a year ago.
The Ethiopian TV praised "the Sudanese government’s role in resolving the crisis," describing it as a "historical role that the people and the Government of Ethiopia will never forget".
It stressed that the Sudanese forces "strongly responded" to attempts by the Eritrean authorities to hunt Asdedom’s fighters inside the Sudanese territory, adding the latter received all the needed logistical and humanitarian support from the Sudan Armed Forces.
Ethiopian and Eritrea trade accusations of support to rebel groups from both sides since the eruption of a bloody war between 1998 and 2000 over border disputes. However, the Sudanese government was keen to remain at equal distance from both sides.
On Saturday, a Sudanese security official disclosed that the Gen Asgedom and his troops arrived into the Sudanese town of Hamdait at the border triangle between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan on Friday evening after clashes with the Eritrean army on the same day in Eritrean city of Omhajer.
The Sudanese official went on to say that Asgedom and 683 of his forces handed over their weapons to the Sudanese authorities.
He further pointed that the Sudanese army successfully prevented the escalation of clashes between Asgedom’s forces and the Eritrean army and evacuated the Ethiopian fighters to Wad al-Hilu town in Kassala State while their leaders were transferred to unspecified areas inside Sudan.
The Eritrean government did not react to these reports till Sunday evening.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Ethiopia Charges 2 With Human Smuggling - The New York Times
Ethiopia Charges 2 With Human Smuggling - The New York Times: "ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A court in Ethiopia charged two men over the deaths of four Ethiopians who died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to go to Italy.
The two suspects, Ethiopians identified as Umer Musa and Abdel Menan Adem, were charged with "holding people hostage," the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported Wednesday.
Prosecutors said the two defendants, in collaboration with accomplices in Sudan and Libya, accepted money to transport the four migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean in March 2015.
"As soon as they reached Tripoli, they were locked in a container and forced to call their family members to force them (to) send money," the charge sheet said. Members of the victims' families sent a total of $3,400 to the suspects, but their boat sank off the Mediterranean while they were attempting to reach Italy, it said.
The same court also charged another man, identified as Mohammed Ahmed, over allegedly smuggling people who were brutally killed by the Islamic State group in Libya in April.
Ethiopia is attempting to stem the flow of citizens seeking to illegally migrate to Europe. The government says it has recently arrested 200 suspected human smugglers and new legislation has been drafted to strengthen punishments for human trafficking.
Ethiopia's current laws stipulate prison terms ranging from five to 20 years for crimes related to human smuggling and a maximum fine of $2,500."
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The two suspects, Ethiopians identified as Umer Musa and Abdel Menan Adem, were charged with "holding people hostage," the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported Wednesday.
Prosecutors said the two defendants, in collaboration with accomplices in Sudan and Libya, accepted money to transport the four migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean in March 2015.
"As soon as they reached Tripoli, they were locked in a container and forced to call their family members to force them (to) send money," the charge sheet said. Members of the victims' families sent a total of $3,400 to the suspects, but their boat sank off the Mediterranean while they were attempting to reach Italy, it said.
The same court also charged another man, identified as Mohammed Ahmed, over allegedly smuggling people who were brutally killed by the Islamic State group in Libya in April.
Ethiopia is attempting to stem the flow of citizens seeking to illegally migrate to Europe. The government says it has recently arrested 200 suspected human smugglers and new legislation has been drafted to strengthen punishments for human trafficking.
Ethiopia's current laws stipulate prison terms ranging from five to 20 years for crimes related to human smuggling and a maximum fine of $2,500."
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