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Meles Zenawi says he will authorize jamming VOA

Meles Zenawi says he will authorize jamming VOA

Note – Meles Zenawi’s obsession with the Rwanda Genocide dates back to the 2005 election when he introduced the word “Interahamwe,” the militia that committed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.…

US Rights Report Lists Ethiopian Opposition Leader as Political Prisoner

The U.S. State Department’s annual human rights reports says Ethiopia is holding several hundred political prisoners, including the leader of one of the country’s largest opposition parties.…

Ethiopia: Open Impartial Inquiry Into Candidate’s Killing

Ethiopia: Open Impartial Inquiry Into Candidate’s Killing

New York - The Ethiopian government should urgently initiate an independent investigation into the murder of an opposition candidate for parliament and bring those responsible to justice, Human Rights Watch said today.…

Feingold Statement on the Fragile State of Democracy in Africa

For the Congressional Record Tuesday, March 2, 2010 / /feingold.senate.gov President, I’d like to note the many challenges to democracy we are seeing across Africa today. I have long said that promoting and supporting democratic institutions should be a key tenet of our engagement with Africa, as good governance is…

US urges free and fair Ethiopian polls

US urges free and fair Ethiopian polls

(AFP) – ADDIS ABABA — The United States on Friday urged Ethiopia to ensure its parliamentary elections set for May are free and fair Opposition groups have accused Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s ruling party of repeated harassment in the run-up to the May 23 polls.…