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 Commuters in Addis this morning (Photo: golgul) ESAT News (February 29, 2016) Amid a growing protest against the iron fist government in Ethiopia, daily commutes in the city of Addis Ababa came to a screeching halt on Monday, on the first day of a strike called by drivers and owners of taxis serving the city of 4 million and its environs. A committee representing tens of thousands of taxis that serve the city called the strike in protest against a new punitive regulation that would suspend drivers for a long period of time for minor traffic offences; and against the skyrocketing gas prices in the country that do not reflect the falling prices in the world market. The government announced that the new regulations has been suspended for three months but the drivers wouldn’t buy that. The statement by the drivers demand the government to scrap the regulation altogether and make adjustments on gas prices. The drivers say their strike would continue till their demands are met. They have also warned that they would block roads with their vehicles if the regime’s forces do not stop harassing drivers taking part in the strike. The latest strikes by taxi drivers is one among a growing opposition by Ethiopians against an oppressive minority government that’s facing resistance from all corners of the country. Regime’s forces on Monday reportedly detained several students who were showing their solidarity with the taxi drivers. The students were staging a protest in the sub divisions of the city called Ayer Tena and Awtobis Tera. Their whereabouts is not yet known. The hashtag #AddisTaxiStrike was trending on Monday in the Ethiopian twitter world with some calling for a nationwide strike by teachers and government employees. Taxi strike has historical significance in Ethiopia. A strike by taxi drivers in 1974 helped fuel the revolution that toppled the monarchy.
February 28, 2016 Author’s note: This is Part I in a forthcoming series relating my conversations with Reeyot Alemu and her amazing story in the defense of press freedom in Ethiopia. It is also about conversations with an extraordinary group of young Ethiopians living in Las Vegas who are dedicated to building good governance in […] […] NES COMMENTARY No.40 Network of Ethiopian Scholars (NES) Title: Turning Adwa into a Pan-African Struggle Heritage Global Site! Yekatit 23, 2008 or March 1, 2016 Inspiration “After Adowa, Ethiopia became emblematic of African valour and resistance, the bastion of prestige and hope to thousands of Africans who were experiencing the full shock of European conquest, […] […] ESAT (February 29, 2016) Taxi drivers brought Addis Ababa to a standstill on Monday February 29, 2016. Thousands of commuters were stranded at several taxi stations as no taxi service was provided on four major ways in the city. Even though the government said it had suspended the implementation of the new directive, which bars the drivers for three months if they score less points, the taxi drivers went on strike. The organizers said the directive would severely harm the job security of drivers. They also called for drivers in other region to join the protest. It was reported that bus drivers in other regions have joined the protest. Reliable sources said bus drivers are on strike in Assela, Bale, and Robe. Meanwhile, the people of Dabat, North Gondar blocked roads with tree trunks and stones strewn on the asphalt road, blockading the route to Mekele and Shire. The organizers told ESAT that they would not stop their protest unless the TPLF led government resigns from power. It is recalled that a three-month protest against land-grab and maladministration in Oromia region severely crippled the government. Government security forces killed hundreds and arrested thousands of protestors. […] The saga of the Gondar regions of Humera, Welkaite Tegede and Telemt extended in to other parts of EthiopiaMore revelations as to how TPLF raised from ordinary banditry and cattle raiders to the pinnacle of power by Dejenie A. Lakew (PhD) Yesterday, I was listening an interview ESAT made with a Gondare person from Welkaite Tegede who survived the savage attacks of TPLF and lived in Australia. I will put few of the […] […] RE: A Plea to revise article E of the Resolution of the European Union of January 21, 2016 on the situation in EthiopiaMORESH WEGENIE AMARA ORGANIZATION ሞረሽ ወገኔ የዐማራ ድርጅት 8221 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. 20910 Tel: (202) 230-9423 www.moreshwegenie.org Date: February 24, 2016 Number: MW-EXT0020-2016 To Members of European Parliament Wiertzstraat 60 B-1047 Brussels, Belgium From : Moresh Wegenie Amhara Organization (MWAO) 8221 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland, MD 20901 USA (2016/2520(RSP)) B8-0091/2016. This article […] […] የካቲት 14 የጸደቀውን በተለይ ታክሲዎችን የሚመለከተው የአሽከርካሪዎች ሕግ በመቃወም ለሁለት ቀናት የተጠራው ዓድማ በአሁኑ ጊዜ እየተካሄደ ይገኛል፡፡ በአዲስ አበባ በሁሉም ክፍለከተሞች አድማው እየተካሄደ ከመሆኑ ባሻገር ዓድማውን በመጣስ ታክሲቸውን ሲያሽከረክሩ የነበሩ “አድርባይ ሹፌሮች” ላይ በተለይ በአውቶቡስ ተራ፣ በጦር ኃይሎች እና በፈረንሣይ ሌጋሲዮን አካባ የተገኙ ታክሲያቸው ላይ ጥቃት የደረሰ መሆኑን በማኅበራዊ ሚዲያ ላይ የተሰራጩት መረጃዎች ይጠቁማሉ፡፡ አድማው […] […] Author’s note: This is Part I in a forthcoming series relating my conversations with Reeyot Alemu and her amazing story in the defense of press freedom in Ethiopia. It is also about conversations with an extraordinary group of young Ethiopians living in Las Vegas who are dedicated to building good governance in a New Ethiopia founded on […] […] በኦሮሚያ የተነሳውን ህዝባዊ እምቢተኛነትና ዓመጽ ተከትሎ ስለጠፋው የሰው ህይወት እርግጠኛ አሃዝ የሚጠቅስ አልተገኘም። ዓለምአቀፍ የሰብዓዊ መብት ድርጅቶችና የአገር ውስጥ ቀናቃኝ የፖለቲካ ድርጅቶች እንደሚሉት የህወሃት አንጋቾች ከ200 በላይ ንጹሃንን ገድለዋል። በነጻ አውጪ ስም አገሪቱን እየመራ ያለው የትግራይ ሕዝብ ነጻ አውጪ ግምባር – ህወሃት፣ አመጹን ሙሉ በሙሉ መቆጣጠሩን በተደጋጋሚ ሲያስታውቅ ቆይቶ በስተመጨረሻ ችግሩን ቆንጥሮ አስመራ ልኮታል። ወታደርና […] […] |
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