Oromia : At Least 1000 activists detained in 10 days

By Jason McLure, Bloomberg Ethiopia’s government has detained about 1,000 opposition activists in the country’s Oromiya region since May 22, the day before national elections, a leader of the Medrek opposition alliance said. While most of those held have been released, supporter intimidation hasn’t stopped, Merara Gudina, a leader of the ethnic Oromo wing of Medrek, said in a phone interview today.

Ethiopia : USAID Helping Ruling Party’s Company

Amid a growing concern over foreign aid abuse by Ethiopian authorities, Jason McLure for Bloomberg News reports, the USAID is helping bolster one of