Tag: Ethiopia

NOVANEWS By Graham Peebles  The people of Ethiopia have been suppressed and controlled for generations. Under the current Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) government, freedom of expression has been curtailed and an atmosphere of fear […]

NOVANEWS By Graham Peebles Under relentless popular pressure the Ethiopian prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has been forced to resign, and other members of the government are expected to follow. The ruling party responded with panic, and […]

NOVANEWS Georges Gobet/AFP Alemayehu G. Mariam Shutting down and criminalizing use of the internet has become a weapon in the government’s cyber warfare strategy against the Ethiopian people, particularly the youth. The internet is making […]

NOVANEWS By Graham Peebles What began as a regional protest movement in Ethiopia in November 2015 is in danger of becoming a fully-fledged armed uprising. Angered and exasperated by the government’s intransigence and duplicity, small […]