Inside Story: The two faces of Ethiopia’s democracy
Ethiopians go to the polls for the first time since the death of strongman Meles Zenawi.
Talk to Al Jazeera – Hailemariam Desalegn: Democracy ‘not only an election’
…They ask why, if everything is so good at home, are thousands of Ethiopians among the tidal wave of desperate people who make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean in search of freedom and jobs. The government has been deemed one of the most heavily censored countries in the world, and has been accused of …Read more »
Land Grabs in Ethiopia & The Legacy of Belgian Colonization in Congo
HIV has been a public health issue in Congo, but what about the role that Belgian colonization played in the cultivation of this dreaded virus? The government of Ethiopia is selling off valuable swaths of land and displacing natives in the process. Why is this happening, and what is being done about it? The Global …Read more »
Ethiopian Israelis protest treatment by police
In a demonstration organizers said was aimed at bringing the plight of one of Israel’s most marginalized communities to the heart of mainstream Israel, protesters blocked the Ayalon Freeway and brought traffic in the busy metropolis to a standstill.