The Arada First Instance Court in Addis Abeba, considering the case involving journalists and bloggers detained since April 25, 2014, again adjourned trial to June 29, 2014. Three members of […]
Court Grants the Police More Days to Further Investigate Ethiopian Journalists, Bloggers
Three court hearings for six detained bloggers & three independent journalists took place on 17-18 May 2014 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During the first two hearings, the court adjourned trials […]
Ethiopia’s ‘villagisation’ scheme fails to bear fruit
The orderly village of Agulodiek in Ethiopia‘s western Gambella region stands in stark contrast to Elay, a settlement 5km west of Gambella town, where collapsed straw huts strewn with cracked clay […]
Reforms needed ahead of elections in 2015
Ethiopia’s next national elections are set to take place in May 2015. Now is the time to commence political reforms designed to avoid a repeat of flawed elections in 2010 […]
Ethiopia’s Application for EITI Candidature Approved
The governing board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) board met in Oslo on March 19, 2014 and approved the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) application for EITI candidature to […]