Ethiopia has “two governments” says Jawar: interview
By Teshome M. Borago | Zehabesha- Satenaw Media In an exclusive interview with Nahoo TV, Oromo activist Jawar Mohammed said two authorities are ruling Ethiopia today. “We have two governments in...
View ArticleOromo political victory masks volatile region as liberation front presses claim
by Ermias Tesfaye OLF seeks to capitalize on political opening in western Oromia OPDO needs to reassert control without provoking more unrest Challenge for Abiy is achieving both Oromo and national...
View ArticleA story related to Col. Biniam Tewelde of INSA
By Abiy Berhe I am a member of the Ethiopian diaspora I returned to Ethiopia in 2013 to invest mainly my knowledge and experience but also my savings in my country with the main goal of creating...
View ArticleIncreased lawlessness: The Shashemene Incident and a disillusioned citizenry
by Zekarias Ezra Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty and dies with chaos. Will Durant Ethiopia is not in danger of civil war or rebel violence yet, but surely it risks sliding into a...
View ArticleLet’s help our Tigray Ethiopian People to get rid off TPLF!
by Muluken Gebeyew The opportunistic and parasitic TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) which has been led by few elites family members have been using and trading the Tigray Ethiopian people...
View ArticleA Grand Scam on Earth and Heaven: Reconciliation in the Absence of Justice...
Belayneh Abate Reconciliation among people is needed when there are animosities between two or more individuals or groups that resulted in ill-deeds. In cases of Ethiopia, these ill-deeds are not just...
View ArticlePROSPECTS OF A RED SEA COOPERATIVE COUNCIL
By Kidane Alemayehu Kidane Alemayehu Following the opening of the Suez Canal in ….., the Red Sea has become one of the most important sea lanes in the whole world. Billions of dollars worth of goods...
View ArticleFederalism is not Anarchy
by Derege B. Demissie, J. D Recent developments in the State of Somalia have stirred heated debate on Federalism, the limits of state power, and the intervention of the federal government to restore...
View ArticleEvangelical Ethiopian Helps End Orthodox Schism
Africa’s youngest head of state heals the wounds of one of its oldest churches. JAYSON CASPER AUGUST 14, 2018 Image: Rocco Stecher / Getty Images Ending 27 years of schism, Ethiopian Orthodox...
View ArticleTPLF’s Counter Revolution and Potential Antidotes – Part 1
Derese G Kassa (Ph.D.) TPLF: Before and After Incumbency Even after 27 years of its reign, we struggle to understand and qualify the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). It is an organization of...
View ArticleDoes Hailemariam deserve credit for changes in Ethiopia?
By Teshome M. Borago | Satenaw-Zehabesha Columnist “If I had not resigned, we would not be talking now,” said Hailemariam Desalegn, the former Ethiopian Prime Minister who was replaced by Dr. Abiy...
View ArticleOpen Letter to those Oromo Elites
by Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D. If we can’t accept each other as our own kind, based on the common denominator that we are all the same human beings, it is easier for us to be inhumane and do inhumane things...
View ArticleWe must Keep Our Eyes on the Prize in Ethiopia!
By Al Mariam We are aware of the rumors, fake news and disinformation that are circulating not only on social media but also in Ethiopian Diaspora communities. Alemayehu G. Mariam* and Tamagne...
View ArticleAn afternoon with a quiet revolutionary (By Yilma Bekele)
By Yilma Bekele I spent a Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles attending a “Thank You” tour by my hero Andargachew Tsige upon his release from TPLF Woyane Gulag. To remind you how he became a prisoner –...
View ArticleJAWAR: from Oromo radical to Ethiopia’s leader
By Teshome M. Borago | Zehabesha-Satenaw Columnist “What is happening to Jawar?” has been one of the main questions of recent weeks in social media, among Ethiopians abroad & back home; as the...
View ArticleArticle 39: Oromo Nationalism, Abyssinian Exceptionalism and Expectations...
Article 39: Oromo Nationalism, Abyssinian Exceptionalism and Expectations Raised by Dr. Abiy Ahmed’s Premiership (Part II Continued, Revised) By Mekuria Bulcha, PhD, Professor Inclusion that excludes...
View ArticleIs PM Abiy gamed on privatization on public enterprises or is he part of the...
“if slaughterhouses have glass walls, everybody will be vegetarian” Teshome Debalke August 15, 2018 While Ethiopians in the diaspora celebrate Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed unity campaign tour in North...
View ArticleIs the Velvet Glove Coming Off the Iron Fist to Face Mob Anarchy in Ethiopia?
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Those who refuse to uphold the rule of law will invite dictators who rule with an iron fist, but they will never be victorious. PM Abiy Ahmed, speaking at a military graduation...
View ArticleJawar Mohammed’s red-carpet return signals Ethiopia’s political sea change
Two years ago, the state branded him a terrorist. Now, after years in exile, activist Jawar Mohammed is back – and determined to see democracy in his country Global development is supported by Tom...
View ArticleAre we slipping in to mobocracy?
By Haile-Gebriel Endeshaw August 23, 2018 Nowadays I am wondering whether we are slipping in to mobocracy; a system ruled by the mob. A number of incidents currently occurring in our country seem to...
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