Monday, June 18, 2012

PM Meles leaves for the G20 summit in Mexico (Jun 18, 2012)

(June 19, 2012, Addis Ababa)--Prime Minister Meles left for Mexico on Sunday to attend the two day G20 summit which opens today in Los Cabos, Mexico. Ethiopia and a number of non-G20 members have been invited to attend the Los Cabos meeting.

IATA: Ethiopian targets Brazil with Sao Paulo route

(June 19, 2012,(Flight Global))--Ethiopian Airlines is aiming to begin Sao Paulo services this year, having identified Brazil as a crucial market, and intends to feed the flights with its Togolese operator ASKY.

Internet intrusion and increased repression in Ethiopia (by Graham Peebles)

(June 19, 2012, By Graham Peebles)-- Graham Peebles views the Meles Zenawi regime’s chronic suppression of the internet and media freedoms in Ethiopia and asks how long will Addis Ababa’s allies in the US, Britain and the European Union tolerate the regime’s flagrant violations of rights enshrined in domestic and international law.