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Why Diaspora Ethiopians Must Engage in Human Rights Advocacy (Al Mariam)
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Elie WieselLately, I have been talking to some young Ethiopian Diaspora activists in the U.S....
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“Hate Begets Hate; Violence Begets Violence” and Lawlessness Begets Anarchy...
prof. Alemayehu G. MariamThis past week Americans underwent a trial by fire in their souls. Americans are mourning. Americans are in shock. Americans are in soul-searching agony.We witnessed the...
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Ethno-linguistic federalism and ethnic tension in Ethiopia
By: Asress MulugetaEthnic-federalism as governing system had been implemented and tested in the former Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. But it has lead all of them to violent...
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The Case of Rwanda: Lessons for Ethiopia (By Dawit Woldegiorgis)
This is article is meant for Ethiopians to remind them to learn lessons from the Rwandan genocide. Some might think that such kind of scenario will never happen in Ethiopia. But just think about it:...
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OPEN LETTER TO DONALD JOHN TRUMP (BY ELFENESH TILAHUN)
MINNESOTA Mr. Donald J. Trump, Trump, whose unpredictable campaign has broken every rule of politics, portrayed America as a broken nation that only he can fix. As a recent citizen of this blessed and...
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Made in Ethiopia: Arkebe’s Vision or Illusion? (Sileshi Tenna)
In Ethiopia, authoritarianism is mainly a political tool that is effectively used to serve the interest of the small ruling group and its cronies. Except to formulate policies and strategies that are...
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The Ethiopian People will shrink the TPLF power space in much faster speed...
It is very promising to see that the people of Ethiopia finally coming to common sense of terms as to how to deal with a dictatorial regime which seems only listen to the people by losing rather than...
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Cry Havoc! And Unleash the Dogs of War at the Republican Convention?:...
In “Julius Caesar”, Shakespeare speaking in the character of Mark Antony warned about the looming civil war that is likely to paralyze Italy following the death of Caesar: … And Caesar’s spirit,...
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A Radical change of course for Ethiopia, or chaos and Implosion ( Publius...
General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay By Publius aethiopicus A commentary on Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay’s article in Amharic.BY: Publius aethiopicus. Ethiopia under the Tigray People’s Liberation...
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Review of Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay’s Article (Messay Kebede)
Messay Kebede is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dayton in in Ohio I read with great attention and interest a recently posted article [see...
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I Am With Her → Hillary Rodham Clinton – (Al Mariam)
By Prof. Alemayehu G. MaiamI am with Hillary Rodham Clinton now!I was with Bernie Sanders. I explained how I felt the Bern back in February 2016.Bernie is with Hillary now. All the way.Bernie’s very...
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Ethiopia: The Volcano, the Beast and the Tiger (Al Mariam)
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” – John F. KennedyBeware what you wish for, you may get it…Meles Zenawi, the late thugmaster of the Tigrean...
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Why Ethiopians must unite – [Aklog Birara (DR)]
A Race to the Bottom: Proud Ethiopia at RiskAs a prelude to the predictable collapse of Mengistu Hailemariam’s Socialist Military Dictatorship two years before the TPLF/EPRDF took power in 1991, the...
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A reply to Prof. Messay Kebede’s article (By Lt. Gen. Tsadkan G Tensae)
Dear Professor Messay!I would like to thank you for taking your time not only to read but write your views on the basis of the piece I wrote. Again I thank you for your kind words and encouraging me to...
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A Reply to Gen. Tsadkan’s Reply: Narrowing the Gap (Messay Kebede)
Below is my response to Gen. Tsadkan’s reply to my review of his article. The reply is posted at: http://www.satenaw.com/a-reply-to-prof-messay-kebedes-article/Dear Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre...
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A Critique of Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay’s Article (By LJ. Demissie)
By LJ. Demissie/ August 3, 2016Dear Lt. General Tsadkan Gebre Tensay, I hope this article would find you safe and sound.I read your alarming article titled የሃገራችን ፖለቲካዊ ሁኔታና የመፍትሔ ሃሳቦች which is about...
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In Defense of Donald Trump, Sacrificer-in- Chief (SIC)! (Al Mariam)
By Prof. Alemayehu G. MariamWhat has Donald Trump sacrificed?!In a stirring speech at the Democratic National Convention last week, Khizr Khan, father of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan who died in Iraq...
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Oromo protests and the future of Oromo struggle (Merera Gudina)
Dr. Merera GudinaA keynote address by Merera Gudina, chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress, at the 2016 Oromo Studies Association (OSA) annual conference.IntroductionI am here today to talk more...
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The roar of the Lion. By Yilma Bekele
August five a booming noise was heard throughout Ethiopia and the source of the loud roar was none other than from the lion’s lair, the ancient city of Gondar. The brave people of Gondar lifted the...
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Turing angers into useful outcomes requires having well thought-out...
It has been more than ten days since my article entitled “The Necessity of Cultural Reform: Working with time, not against” has been posted on some Ethiopian websites. Some readers reached out to me...
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