Ethiopian News and Politics Journal
Showdown in the Red Sea: U.S. Sends 11 Warships to Confront Iran
Jun 23rd
Global Research: Egypt allowed at least one Israeli and 11 American warships to pass through the Suez Canal as an Iranian flotilla flotilla approaches Gaza. What should we make of the fact that 11 U.S. warships and an Israeli warship are sailing up the Suez Canal on their way to the Red Sea? This is – on the surface – a faceoff over Iran's support for relief ships trying to sail into Gaza. Specifically, Iran has said it will have Iranian military ships escort the flotilla providing humanitarian goods to Gaza to make sure it arrives safely. On the other hand, the U.S. has backed Israel's blockade of Gaza. Read More…
World Refugee Day: The Worsening Plight of Ethiopian Refugees
Jun 23rd
SOCEPP: As the world observes June 20 refugee day, SOCEPP is sadly obliged to state that the plight of Ethiopian refugees has worsened all over the world. Hundreds of refugees perish in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean as they try to make their way to Yemen or Italy, immigration authorities deny them asylum on the flimsiest of pretexts, Libya holds hundreds in desert prisons, Sudan recently deported 48 Ethiopian refugees to placate the authorities in Addis Abeba. Egypt routinely shoots and kills Ethiopian refugees trying to enter Israel and Israel itself holds dozens of refugees in prisons. Fortress Europe is in place and from London to Oslo, Ethiopians have been denied asylum status and quite a few sent back to a very uncertain fate. Many female refugees have been raped by border police in many places. Read More…
“Lucy” Kin Pushes Back Evolution of Upright Walking?
Jun 22nd
National Geography: A newfound male relative of the human ancestor "Lucy" supports the idea that walking upright evolved earlier than thought, a new study says. … Scientists nicknamed the new A. afarensis fossil "Kadanuumuu," which means "big man" in the Afar language of central Ethiopia, where the fossil was found in 2005. The name refers to the fossil's height, which scientists estimate is between 5 and 5.5 feet (1.5 and 1.8 meters) tall. Read More…
Ethiopian expatriate aims to end violence in former homeland
Jun 17th
Trevor Suffield: Ali Saeed is organizing The Night of the Disappeared on June 20 at the West End Cultural Centre to raise awareness and funds to put an end to political killings and disappearances in Ethiopia. Read More…
