Ethiopia's Omo Valley Surma
By Joe Van OS “Ethiopia is the most efficiently mis-managed country in the world,” my pilot tells me as we wait on the tarmac by the chartered plane for my baggage and camera gear to clear Customs.  It’s taking more than an hour as five officials debate whether my 500mm lens qualifies me as an

U.S. Urges Ethiopia to Improve Human-Rights Record
By Jason McLure Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. called on Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s government to re-examine a law that limits foreign funding of human rights and pro-democracy groups, and expressed concern over the closure of the country’s biggest privately owned newspaper.

New Election Code Sparks Furore
Omer Redi Addis Ababa — Opposition parties are troubled by what they say is government's strategy to keep them out of the general elections in May 2010.

Terror of the child snatchers of South Sudan
Peter Martell, Monday, December 07, 2009 Girls and boys in south Sudan do not need bogeyman scare stories to make them behave: the child snatchers are real. POCHALLA, December 7, 2009 (AFP) - Girls and boys in south Sudan do not need bogeyman scare stories to make them behave: the child snatchers

Ethiopian Despot Hijacks Copenhagen Leadership Role
  ROCHESTER, MN -- I'm going to break one of my own writing rules today. In the six years that I've written about Ethiopian immigrants and politics in Minnesota, I've never editorialized directly against the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi.

Ex-Ethiopia President Negasso Gidada joins opposition
By bbc.com Ethiopia's former President Negasso Gidada has joined an opposition party, as the country builds up to an election scheduled for next May.

Yes I remember holding you hostage – come and stay
When searching for an Ethiopian rebel who kidnapped him 33 years ago, a former Sunday Times reporter had an unexpected invitation By Jon Swain I last saw Aregawi Berhe in the summer of 1976. The big news gripping Britain was the heatwave — back then, the hottest since records began — and the drama

The Dominant Executive in Ethiopia.
By Magn Nyang In the Western democracies, such as in the United States separation of powers involves the division of the legislative, executive, and judicial functions of the policy-making process among separate institutions. These three functions are assigned to the Congress, the president, and th

Britain and U.S. Urge Probe on Aid Abuse
Argaw Ashine The Nation Addis Ababa — The US and Britain have expressed concern over the alleged politicisation of humanitarian aid in Ethiopia ahead of elections and called for immediate investigation.