By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 02 January 2008 Ethiopia has denied licenses to three independent newspaper publishers who were jailed for 17 months in connection with media coverage of the country's 2005 post-election unrest. VOA's Peter Heinlein has...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 02 December 2007 The giant American coffee shop chain Starbucks is opening a center in Ethiopia to help coffee farmers improve productivity and profitability. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports establishment of...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 November 2007 The top leader of the Hawiye clan council of elders in the Somali capital Mogadishu is believed to have gone into hiding, after he accused Somalia's Ethiopian-backed interim government of trying to silence oppos...
By Cathy Majtenyi Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 30 October 2007 The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela are among Ethiopia's crowning glories, recognized internationally as a unique and important site. Built in the early 1200s by King Lalibela, the churches cont...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 25 October 2007 Ethiopia and Eritrea are blaming each other as a commission set up to adjudicate their border dispute prepares to finish its work without finding a mutually acceptable settlement. VOA's Peter Heinlein rep...
By Cathy Majtenyi Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 25 October 2007 In September 2007 Western time, Ethiopians rang in their new millennium, seven-and-a-half years after the rest of the world. Ethiopia's unique way of measuring time is part of the country's ric...
By Cathy Majtenyi Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24 October 2007 As Ethiopia ushers in a new millennium according to its unique calendar, many Ethiopians are concerned about the direction the country is taking. Opposition politicians claim they are denied fre...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 04 October 2007 Ethiopian officials have condemned a bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would bar some financial aid to Ethiopia unless the government in Addis Ababa improves its record on democracy and huma...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 26 September 2007 A key congressional committee has approved legislation supporting democracy and human rights in Ethiopia. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where consideration by the House Foreign Affairs Co...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 11 September 2007 Ethiopia is preparing to welcome the start of its 21st century at midnight with a national celebration. VOA's Peter Heinlein in the Ethiopian capital reports that a country that has known suffering and...