By Ond?ej Koraba | 13 December 2018 The new service is set to benefit 400,000 travellers who currently access Africa via other routes Ethiopia’s flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has launched its second connection to the UK. On 11 December, the airline inaugurated a four weekly service between Manchester and Addis Ababa. For its second UK connection, Ethiopian will use an...

By Nagessa Oddo Dube Ethiopia has been hit by waves of protests since November 2015. The protests, which have morphed into a popular movement, have as their goal the quest for real democracy and greater political freedom. Starting in Oromia with ethnic Oromos demonstrating against long-standing political, economic, and social marginalization, the protests have spread among other ethnic groups,...

By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam (Open Letter Version) Prime Minister Abiy AhmedC/o Embassy of Ethiopia3506 International Dr., NWWashington, D.C. 20008 Dear Prime Minister Abiy: Greetings! I am informed and believe that you will not be visiting the U.S. in early July as part of scheduled events. I am writing to respectfully request and strongly urge you to maintain your scheduled visit dates...