Ethiopia: Can the Landlocked Power Restore Its Former Glory?
Stratfor Forecast Throughout its history, Ethiopia’s geography has enabled it to consistently assert power beyond its borders, no matter who its leaders have been. The loss of direct access to the sea...
View ArticleThe Torture Chronicles of Ethiopian Patriot Habtamu Ayalew (in His Own Words)...
Author’s Note: Following is my translation of the Amharic interview given by Habtamu Ayalew to the Voice of America (VOA), Amharic Program on March 15, 2017 and broadcast on the same day and on March...
View ArticleTPLF donkey meat and skins business rattles Ethiopians
By Keffyalew Gebremedhin The Ethiopia Observatory (TEO) In the Great Donkey Rush, the Daily Maverick opened its major story of September 9, 2016 with the following theme: “Forget gold, diamonds or...
View ArticleThe Fading Away of ‘Ya Tiwulid’ and the Emergence of Millennials on the...
Abdissa Zerai (PhD) If there is a generation that has for long occupied a central stage in the psyche of the Ethiopian society, it is the generation that has commonly been referred to as ‘Ya Tiwulid’...
View ArticleWhy is Western media ignoring ongoing atrocity in Ethiopia?
Lys Anzia for The Huffington Post She spoke to me with tears in her eyes describing the calculated execution of her own people. Even though Atsede Kazachew feels relatively safe as an Ethnic Amharic...
View ArticleKidane Alemayehu, My Journey with the United Nations and Quest for the Horn...
Kidane Alemayehu, My Journey with the United Nations and Quest for the Horn of Africa’s Unity and Justice for Ethiopia, RoseDog Books, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2017; 353pp. $30.00; ISBN:...
View ArticleAmara Educator’s Cri de Coeur against the TPLF’s Educational Policy – Mikael...
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act – Orwell. Mikael Wossen, PhD. Introduction The TPLF’s quarter of a century reign of terror and deceit is unraveling at the seams...
View ArticleEthiopia and current campaign against Menilik and Ethiopianism – D.Sertse Desta
Unambiguously Ethiopian has been mentioned as one of the world most ancient place. In whatever geographical size fluctuation, all Ethiopian state lines bounded the source of the biblical Ghion (The...
View ArticleApartheid State of Emergency in Ethiopia 2.0 – Al Mariam
On October 9, 2016, the puppet prime minister (PPM) of the Thugtatorship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF) Hailemariam announced a “state of emergency” (SoE) in a 20-minute televised...
View ArticleThinking out loud on Dr Merera Gudina – By Hindessa Abdul
Dr Merera Gudina The long time professor of Ethiopian and African politics at the Addis Ababa University and leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress was picked up by security forces upon his arrival...
View ArticleWhy Should Universities be Ideological Strongholds? – By Setargew Kenaw (PhD),
Addis Fortune Addis Ababa University community has recently undergone a meeting. A similar forum was also prepared for students. The whole purpose was ideological. Documents were distributed and read....
View ArticleTikus Teddy Afro
Written by Teodrose Fikre Teddy Afro occupies rare space in the history of Ethiopian music. At a young age of 39, he has already earned the status of legend within the Ethiopian community and those...
View ArticleAbout Time for the T-TPLF to Get in Their Spaceships and Scoot Out of...
Houston, we ain’t got NO problem! I dreamt the nightmare was finally over. It could have been a vision. I am not sure. There stood I watching the launch pad excitedly, anxiously, happily. I can hear...
View ArticleEthiopia needs a multi-party democracy to end the crushing impact of corruption
The Conversation US, Inc. A paradox has played out in Ethiopia over the last decade. While its economy has thrived, its political landscape has been overwhelmed by rampant corruption. In 2013, for...
View ArticleThe T-TPLF Spook That Sat by the Jailhouse Door in Ethiopia (Part I) – By Al...
Author’s Note: This is Part I of a two-part translation of an Amharic interview[1] with a former, now-exiled anonymous T-TPLF “mole” (deep- cover intelligence operative) who was trained to infiltrate...
View ArticleEthiopia should export pork not donkeys – Daniel Teferra
Daniel Teferra (PhD) Emeritus Professor of Economics. Ethiopia’s rulers, under pressure from the public, recently ordered the slaughterhouse for donkeys in Bishoftu be closed. The meat was to be...
View ArticleLooming Danger Facing the US Administration – Tefera Dinberu
Millions of US citizens and all peace loving people around the world are concerned more than ever before about the deterioration of peace in the World. It is believed that the USA has a pivotal leading...
View ArticleInternational Organizations Leadership Recruitment Policies: the Failed...
ABSTRACT In this research article we argue that diplomatic support afforded to an individual is less important than the leadership qualifications or credentials in selecting individuals for...
View ArticleVisiting Assafa Endeshaw’s “revisit” of Nationalism in Ethiopia (Tilahun Afessa)
Few months ago, a close-friend of mine forwarded to me a copy of a paper written by Assafa Endeshaw, the title of which is “Nationalism in Ethiopia Revisited.” Assafa wrote the paper for a presentation...
View ArticleTedy Afro’s Song and our Conversation – T.Goshu
April 30, 2017 By T.Goshu Tikus Teddy Afro Let me from the outset be clear that the very purpose of this opinion and comment is not to invite unnecessarily overstretched and endless dialogue about the...
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