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Joe Frazier, one of the biggest sports icons of the 1960s and 70s, passed away tonight from liver cancer at the age of 67. He was diagnosed less than six weeks ago and spent his final days in a Philadelphia-area hospice. His family released this statement: “We The Family of the 1964 Olympic Boxing Heavyweight [...]

A Plague of Thieves Visited on Africa For the past four decades, a plague of cold-blooded thieves has descended upon Africa like a swarm of blood sucking ticks. These thieves masquerading as leaders have been trafficking in Africa’s natural resources and trading in the wealth created by the blood, tears and sweat of African peoples. [...]

Report: Ethiopia at the bottom of world prosperity index Prosperity Index | November 6, 2011 Editor’s Note – Is Ethiopia a failed state? The following report has all the ingredients of what makes a country lie at the bottom rung of world prosperity index. Economy – Ranked 104th Despite high levels of growth and relative [...]

“If a person hasn’t discovered something that he will die for, he isn’t fit to live.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. I’m Eskinder Nega – I am Voice of the Voiceless. I open my mouth for those who are left desolate and I seek justice for the poor and powerless. I am Eskinder Nega, master [...]

Washington DC (ESAT News)–The Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) held a successful fundraiser on Sunday, October 30, in the presence of guests of honor and members of the Ethiopian community in Washington Metropolitan Area and nearby states. During the course of the event ESAT officially announced the launch of ESAT Satellite Radio, which has started a [...]

On Wednesday was the trial of the Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson into its fourth day. The prosecutor was forced to admit that Ethiopian authorities manipulated journalists raw material so that it looks like they are shooting with automatic weapons. Freelance journalist Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson smiled and looked relaxed when they [...]

African Dictators: The People Don’t Love You! By Alemayehu G. Mariam | Oct 31, 2011 African dictators: Those in the front row are all gone except Yemen’s Ali Saleh Abdela (2nd left) who’s still clinging to dear life In February 2011, at the onset of the Libyan Revolution, Moamar Gadhaffi trumpeted to the world, “They [...]

Syria’s Assad warns of “earthquake” if West intervenes By Ralph Gowling, Reuters | October 30, 2011 ——————————————————————————– ——————————————————————————– BEIRUT (Reuters) – Western powers risk causing an “earthquake” across the Middle East if they intervene in Syria, President Bashar al-Assad said, after protesters called for foreign protection from a crackdown in which 3,000 people have been [...]

The Swedish-Eritrean journalist Dawit Isaak has been moved from prison in Eritrea. It said the journalist Lars Adaktusson of radio 1. Several people familiar with the fear that Isaac is dead. The data are as yet unconfirmed officially, and it is also unclear where Dawit Isaak has instead been moved. Mehari Abraham, exileritreansk social commentator [...]

Ethiopia: Kangaroo justice for two Swedish journalists By Alemayehu G Mariam | Oct 24, 2011 Prof. Al Mariam Swedish journalist Martin Schibbye (left) & photographer Johan Persson in Kangaroo Court The old adage is that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Could it be said equally that arrogance excuses ignorance of the law? Dictator-in-chief [...]