Robert Mugabe and Pink Noses [ by Eskinder Nega, Gulag Kaiti Prison ]
Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Brazzaville, Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda, Benin. Ask Robert Mugabe, Africa’s longest reigning president, about these countries and doubt not he would beam with pride. This is a...
View ArticleGada theory and practices, Part two, [By Geremew Nigatu Kassa,]
Last time I have investigated whether Gada system is an age-set system or democratic political system. The first part of the article clearly indicates the difference between age-set as a social role...
View ArticleThe Era of Great Famines is Far From Over –Not Yet![By Shewarega Assefa]
Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University, Op-ed on May 8 on the online version of` NY times titled: Is the Era of great famines over? A month ago he travelled...
View ArticleThe Intellectual Poverty and Moral Bankruptcy of Ethiopia Famine Deniers [...
There is “no famine in Ethiopia… Ethiopians aren’t starving to death… People aren’t dying… Animals are dying of thirst…” Alex de Waal Last week, in an op-ed piece in the New York Times (International...
View ArticleMaking Sense of Dr. Tsegaye Ararssa’s Self-Contradictions [TEDLA WOLDEYOHANNES*]
Anyone who is following the current Ethiopian politics, especially news and developments in relation to the Oromo Protest in the last six months, would be familiar with who Dr. Tsegaye R. Ararssa is....
View ArticleOpen Letter To Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President, Republic of Korea
Park Geun-Hye President of the Republic of Korea 1 Cheongwadae-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03048, Republic of Korea Fax: +82 2-770-4721 E-mail: President@president.go.kr Re: Ethiopian Refugees and Asylum...
View ArticleDoes Ethiopia Need a Constitution?[Prof Alemariam]
NOT if Ethiopia needs a new constitution. The question is, “Does Ethiopia need a constitution?”, since it currently does not have one. The so-called “1995 Ethiopian Constitution” is a constitution of...
View ArticleCelebrating Absurdity to Ethiopians: The Day of Lose of a Country [Prof....
What is Gibot 20 has to do with Ethiopia and Ethiopians? Why a person who lost limbs, body parts and suffering from all sorts of ailments, celebrate the day he/she contracted all these life threatening...
View ArticleDr. Tsegaye Ararssa’s Caucasian Menelik, and the Trivialization of Adwa...
I have encountered some puzzling claims made by Dr. Tsegaye Ararssa about Emperor Menelik II, and the meaning and significance of the battle of Adwa. One of the claims I discuss in this piece is not...
View ArticleA Race to the Bottom: Is Proud Ethiopia at Risk? Aklog Birara (DR)
Part I Regardless of our political, religious and ethnic differences and the formidable odds Ethiopia continues to face, most ordinary Ethiopians agree Ethiopia has a remarkable and long history as a...
View ArticleMay 28, 1991: A Day that Shall Live in Infamy in the History of Ethiopia...
May 28, 2016: Ethiopia Day of Outrage On May 28, 1991, the curse of the Thugtatorship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF) descended upon Ethiopia. The T-TPLF regime that is in power in...
View ArticleUndoing The Counterproductive Cultural Reforms TPLF Carried Out [By Assegid...
By Assegid Habtewold[1] “Our Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different outcomes”- my latest commentary, addressed the importance of carrying out cultural reforms to...
View ArticleState Terrorism and “Computer Crimes” in Ethiopia [ By Prof Al Mariams ]
Smoke and mirrors: The T-TPLF replacing its “anti-terrorism law” with a “computer crimes law”? The Thugtatorship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF) is getting hammered left and right and...
View ArticleNational University entrance examination cancelled after exam booklets stolen...
Ethiopian government announced that National Ethiopian School Leaving Examination is cancelled after exams were stolen before being administered and posted on Facebook page. Initially, ethnic Oromo...
View ArticleAppeal all Ethiopians worldwide to support the petition drive launched by...
The Global petition http://www.eritrean-smart.org/ To sign petition, you can go directly to: https://hagger.wufoo.eu/forms/i-reject-the-coie-and-sr-report/ Why sign support and sign the petition? A...
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