After a year filled with news of government spying and massive cyberattacks, Facebook is stepping up its defenses. The social network announced Thursday that it was acquiring cybersecurity start-up PrivateCore, which builds software to protect server data. The Palo Alto, Calif., based company was founded in 2012 by security experts formerly of Google (GOOG) and […]

A U.S.-based blogger who operates a popular Ethiopian news and opinion website has filed a $120 million counter lawsuit against the Government of Ethiopia, a major U.S. lawfirm named DLA Piper, Saudi billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi and others on Monday morning. The blogger, Mr. Elias Kifle, who writes on ethiopianreview.com, filed the suit in Atlanta […]

Statement by “Wabi Private Press Publishers Sectoral Association-Ethiopia” July 18, 2014 “Wabi Private Press Publishers Sectoral Association-Ethiopia”, which has been active in the past two years and gained legal recognition on May 8, 2014, has been examining and deliberating on the views and grievances submitted to member newspapers and magazines by the public and customers […]

In a press conference the ‘sew le sew’ series drama’s owners organized with ETV today it is announced that the series drama will be finalized in the coming five weeks time. It is also indicated that 21 actors and actresses are nominated for a completion of best performance. Among the 21 actors and actresses, the […]

Ethiopian CNN journalist Haimy Assefa writes about identity questions she faced when she arrive in America. Am I Black? Ethiopian? American? This article was published in April 22, 2014 after some people said Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi is not truly American (CNN) — I was born in Ethiopia, raised in Oklahoma and Colorado, and […]

An Egyptian broadcaster has been suspended for arguing with Ethiopia’s ambassador to Cairo during a live TV phone-in about Addis Ababa’s ongoing Nile dam project. On Wednesday, Rania Badawy, a talk show host on the privately-owned Tahrir satellite channel, got into a heated argument with Ethiopian envoy Mahmoud Dardir over the Grand Renaissance Dam, a […]

Auction brings out more some 200 unpublished pictures.Singer, songwriter, actor — King of Pop. Michael Jackson was all this and more in a career that spanned more than 40 years. Jackson’s life has been thoroughly documented, but from June 21-22, Hollywood-based Premiere props, which bills itself as the “World’s Largest Entertainment Memorabilia Store,” is auctioning […]

Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) protests against the intentional jamming from Ethiopia currently affecting satellite reception of the TV programmes of DW and other international services in large parts of the Arab world. Satellite operator Arabsat has identified Ethiopia as the source of the strong jamming signals on all its three satellites also affecting […]

The satellite operator, ArabSat (Arab Satellite Communication Organisation) claimed last week that “many TV channels on-board its fleet of satellites have been the subject of intentional jamming for the past week” and the that the interference originated from Ethiopian territories. There was no reaction from Ethiopian officials so far. Though, it is speculated that it […]

Liliane Landor, acting Director of the BBC World Service Group, has called on the Ethiopian authorities to stop jamming BBC broadcasts in the Middle East and North Africa. She joined directors from Deutsche Welle, France 24, and the US Broadcasting Board of Directors which oversees the Voice of America, in condemning the flagrant violation of […]

The Ethiopian government announced that Egyptian journalist Hamedi Al-Anani is expelled from the country for engaging in activities other than his journalistic career. As the government’s communication office Deputy Head Shimeles Kemal told Sendek Newspaper the journalist is expelled for engaging in destructive activities other than his journalistic tasks. Asked to notify the alleged activities […]

New York, May 28, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the detention of a journalist without charge since Monday and calls on Ethiopian authorities to release him immediately. An Ethiopian court on Tuesday extended by 14 days the pre-trial detention of Elias Gebru, according to news reports. Ethiopia’s federal police in the capital, Addis Ababa, […]

Note: BBC executive board member used Ethiopia and North Korea on the same line in a recommendation to BBC to open new language services in countries with “deficit in free and impartial news.” Stringer: BBC News must embrace digital and partnerships By Alexandra Chapman, broadcastnow.co.uk The BBC must push into digital content and partnerships and […]

By Andualem Sisay, Nation, Kenya Correspondent, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ato Feleke, father of Natnael one of the detained Ethiopian bloggers a couple of weeks ago, arrive court arrive to Arada court an half an hour earlier before the court gate opens. He is eager to see the face of his child whom he has been […]

Miss Ethiopia beauty contest held in Addis The sixth edition of the Miss Ethiopia beauty contest was held the previous Friday at Capital hotel. At this year’s edition, Nardos Tegegene from Gojam, representing the Amhara Regional State, won the title of Miss Ethiopia. The beauty contest comprised 18 young women representing seven regions of Ethiopia. […]

According to a report by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) presented before the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) on Thursday regarding license granting and service registration of the media business, based on achieving audience satisfaction, it was able to uplift the audience’s horizons to 91.6 percent in the first three years of […]