Category Archives: Africa
Ethiopia slides deeper into repression
Graham Peebles argues that the arrest of Ethiopian opposition leader Andargachew Tsige should be the catalyst to unite the people in collective, non-violent action to end repression and dictatorship in Ethiopia. Read more [...]
Enough is enough in Ethiopia
Graham Peebles argues that, with elections in Ethiopia due next year, now is the time for all Ethiopians to unite, speak with one voice and demand their rights to freedom and justice. Read more [...]
Horn of Africa in search of peace
Graham Peebles wonders at man’s continual inhumanity to man as he hears at first hand from Somali refugees horrific tales of murder, torture and rape committed by Ethiopian soldiers and police. Read more [...]
Ethiopian persecution, threats and kidnappings
Graham Peebles highlights the Ethiopian authorities' gross violations of human rights in the Somali-inhabited Ogaden region of the country – a microcosm of its barbarous behaviour in Oromo, Amhara, Gambella and elsewhere. Read more [...]
Ethiopian regime repression
Graham Peebles argues that Ethiopia's regime – repressive and suffocating as ever – is out of step with the spirit of the time where millions are demanding freedom, equality and social justice. Read more [...]
Ethiopian development and the destruction of lives
Graham Peebles says in the name of development, the Ethiopian government is destroying the lives of traditional tribal peoples, introducing disease, and creating food insecurity and dependence on humanitarian food aid. Read more [...]
Ethiopia: lives for land in Gambella
Graham Peebles says foreign donors, investors and financial institutions are complicit in human rights abuses committed by the Ethiopian government while clearing farmlands of indigenous peoples to make way for foreign investors. Read more [...]
Walking from the Ogaden in Ethiopia
Following a recent trip to Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, Graham Peebles describes how the Ethiopian government’s use of terror against the Somali inhabitants of the Ogaden region has ruined many lives. Read more [...]
Seeds of change in Ethiopia
Graham Peebles sees in this month’s demonstration in the Ethiopian capital signs of hope but says real change will happen only if this serves as a catalyst for a coordinated, strategic movement. Read more [...]
Ethiopia’s Ogaden refugees recount tales of horror
Graham Peebles relays first-hand accounts, obtained during a recent trip to Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, of the systematic terror used by the Ethiopian government against its own ethnic Somali population. Read more [...]
