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Australians caught in Ethiopian adoption nightmare

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
By ECADF
Australians caught in Ethiopian adoption nightmare

Australian families have made serious allegations of corruption within Australia’s inter-country adoption program with Ethiopia. The ABC has spoken to several families who claim they have been lied to in the course of their adoption process. They have told heartbreaking stories of their time in Ethiopia – from witnessing their new baby... »

Ethnic Federalism and One Party Rule in Ethiopia (Part 1)

Monday, March 15, 2010
By ECADF
Ethnic Federalism and One Party Rule in Ethiopia (Part 1)

Ethnic Federalism and One Party Rule in Ethiopia, part1 PDF Ethnic Federalism and One Party Rule in Ethiopia, part2 PDF Ethnic Federalism and One Party Rule in Ethiopia, full version PDF By Ephrem Madebo “What is this fake Nationalism? Is it not simply Amhara and to a certain... »

Ethiopia: As expected TPLF slams US human rights report

Saturday, March 13, 2010
By ECADF
Ethiopia: As expected TPLF slams US human rights report

Ethiopia on Saturday slammed the United States for a report that criticised its human rights record, claiming that it demonstrated “serious intellectual deficiencies”. The US State Department released its annual Human Rights Report on Thursday, which cited complaints ollegal detention, torture and ... »

Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi’s Lessons of the 2005 Election

Thursday, March 11, 2010
By ECADF
Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi’s Lessons of the 2005 Election

By Fekade Shewakena The stabbing of an opposition parliamentary candidate and the brutal beating of another in Tigrai by Meles Zenawi’s thugs last week, only days after the latter made a code loaded speech at the TPLF anniversary in Mekele, where he referred to his... »

Ethiopia: Sir Bob Geldof – Defending the indefensible

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
By ECADF
Ethiopia: Sir Bob Geldof – Defending the indefensible

By Alem Mamo The year was 1984. A famine of unimaginable proportions was ravaging the northern region of Ethiopia. Besides the famine, that part of Ethiopia was also in the midst of a multi dimensional bloody civil war that took so many lives and destroyed... »

Ethiopia: EPLF and the May 89 Coup – A Response to Mr. Tibebe Samuel Ferenji

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
By ECADF
Ethiopia: EPLF and the May 89 Coup – A Response to Mr. Tibebe Samuel Ferenji

(Part II, Separating facts from fiction) By Neamin Zeleke “A man should keep learning as long as he is ignorant, as long as he lives” Seneca “The whole glory of virtue  lies in activity” Cicero In his latest article, written as a response to my response, Mr. Tibebe continues... »