How do I define most Ethiopians in Diaspora ? [Eduardo Byrono]
Eduardo Byrono Two faces. Town full of pretenders. A bunch of fakes. Selfish.Cowards. And a pioneer of protest for the last 25 years. Now make no mistake, my definition doesn’t cover the entire...
View ArticleEthiopia at the crossroads with its government [By Tibor Nagy]
For the Avalanche-Journal Ambassador Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. There has been considerable media coverage lately for a number of Ethiopian Olympic athletes who’ve publicly proclaimed their support for ongoing...
View ArticleUK, EU, and the World Bank’s $500 Million ‘Refugee Job Creation’ Scheme for...
By Alem Mamo “We live in the age of the refugee, the age of the exile.” —–Ariel Dorfman Perplexingly, the United Kingdom, European Union and the World Bank on September 21, 2016 announced their plan to...
View ArticleDisinformation in T-TPLF Land of Living Lies: Pinocchio Preaches Truth...
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Author’s Note: This is the third successive commentary I have written on the intensifying T-TPLF disinformation campaign in Ethiopia. On September 5, I announced that the T-TPLF...
View ArticleDrawing Drawing Parallels among popular revolts in Tigray, Oromo and Amhara...
By Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD 2016-09-26 There is an interesting parallel between the popular uprising in Tigray led by TPLF in the 1980s and the recent popular protests in Oromo and Amhara regions. All...
View ArticleRock Bottom Benchmark for the Comprehensive Renewal of TPLF/EPRDF. {By Melaku...
There seems to be a consensus by all concerned that Ethiopia is at cross roads. Even TPLF/EPRDF is speaking about the need to make a critical choice. Most of us are curious to see the tour and detour...
View ArticleEthiopia: Justified Fears [By Desta Heliso]
By Desta Heliso There are some people who think that perfect peace, justice, freedom and democracy will usher in Ethiopia if EPRDF is toppled through violence. I have heard some confident assertions...
View ArticleETHIOPIA’S GRADUAL JOURNEY TO THE VERGE OF CRISIS
Addisstandard Born in Mekelle, the Capital of the Tigray regional state in the north, GebruAsrat became one of the early members of the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF), Ethiopia’s all too...
View ArticleEthiopia: The Myth of a Stable and Reliable Partner Under the Minority TPLF...
“I want the superiority of one ethnic group to end” – Ethiopia’s Olympic Silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa on Al Jazeera “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution...
View Article“The blood flowing in Oromia is our blood too”: Why Oromo-Amhara solidarity...
By Awol Allo (PhD)“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen,”said Lenin, describing the Bolshevik revolution. For Ethiopia, the start of August 2016 saw such a...
View ArticleA glimpse into the plausible alternative futures of Ethiopia [By Assegid...
As I promised in my latest article entitled “Giving Negotiation a Fair Chance”, this article provides a glimpse into the plausible alternative futures of Ethiopia. My latest article got both positive...
View ArticleEthiopia: The T-TPLF’s War on American NGOs [Alemayehu G. mariam]
Another T-TPLF disinformation campaign: This time against American NGOsOver the past three weeks, I have been writing about the T-TPLF’s sneaky and crude disinformation campaigns of mass distraction to...
View ArticleGovernment continues mass murder in Ethiopia: Massacre at Irreecha...
“The Regime in Ethiopia doesn’t have regard and respect for the sacred.”“Our town of Bishoftu has been turned into a scene of blood bath.” “Irreecha Massacre is a turning point in the ten- month old...
View ArticleTPLF is the killer enemy! Lets defeat the enemy! [by Muluken Gebeyew]
TPLF (Tigray People Liberation Front), a minority parasitic regime terrorizing Ethiopians for the last 25 years is once again let its killing machine on bloody Sunday 02 October 2016 in Bishoftu...
View ArticleOur struggle and the elephant in the room. [By Yilma Bekele]
Ethiopia has been in turmoil for over a year and half now. What makes the recent turmoil different is that the character of the protest and the demands by the citizens that is radically forceful than...
View ArticleEthiopian Lives Matter !!! [Getachew Abera]
Many fled as security forces used tear gasEthiopia knows no peace throughout its long history. The same is true in the current case, too.The governments that came to power (which came to the throne)...
View ArticleWe Ethiopians Must Lead and Shape Our Own Destiny [Aklog Birara (D/R)]
“““““`The time for division and vacillation is over“““ Aklog Birara (D/R)“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” J.K....
View ArticleIn Bahir Dar, Ethiopia the shooting got closer [BY MICHA ODENHEIMER]
EYEWITNESS / This is Africa, and nobody cares how many protesters the dictatorial government kills. Not the UN, not the State Department, not Black Lives Matter, and not CNNBY MICHA ODENHEIMER October...
View ArticleThe “Oromo National Charter” and the Future of Ethiopia: A Plea for Clarity.
Tedla Woldeyohannes, Ph.D.* Tedla Woldeyohannes, holds a PhD in Philosophy from St. Louis University In response to my most recent article, “Can the Ethiopian Government Save Itself and Ethiopia...
View ArticleT-TPLF’s Killing Fields in Ethiopia: Massacre by Stampede at the Irreecha...
By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam Author’s Note: On October 2, 2016, troops loyal to the Tigrean Peoples’ Liberation Front (T-TPLF) opened fire indiscriminately on crowds attending one of the most...
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