April 2017 – Addis Standard

Interview: “My persona as an engineer and a musician is quite different” Sami Dan

Reggae singer & songwriter Samuel Berhanu’s debut album is entitled “Keras Gar Negeger” (Speaking with oneself). Samuel Berhanu, who goes by the stage name Sami-Dan, is a graduate of the Addis Abeba University (AAU) in Construction Technology & Management in 2001. He is an Engineer by profession but music has been his passion for as long as he can remember. In September 2016, Addis Standard’s Mahlet Fasil interviewed Sami Dan on his debut album. Excerpts:

April 24, 2017

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Op-Ed: Fear of investigation: what does Ethiopia’s government have to hide?

By Felix Horne, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 21, 217 - In February 2016, an 18-year-old student who I will call Tolessa and two friends took part in their first protest, in Oromia’s East Hararghe zone. As the crowd moved forward, they were met by

April 21, 2017

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News: Rights Commission say security measures that killed hundreds of civilians during recent protests mostly proportional

Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, April 18/2017 - Shortly after Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn spoke to the BBC rejecting the need for a UN inquiry, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, (EHRC), a government body tasked to investigate recent anti-government protests that rocked Ethiopia, said a

April 18, 2017

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Interview: “My persona as an engineer and a musician is quite different” Sami Dan

Op-Ed: Fear of investigation: what does Ethiopia’s government have to hide?

News: Rights Commission say security measures that killed hundreds of civilians during recent protests mostly proportional

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