“Father of African Unity” H.I.M. Haile Selassie Restored to Honor by the...
by Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam … Tonight, we celebrate a great statesman who made monumental contributions to the liberation of Africa and the establishment of African unity, the late Emperor Haile...
View ArticleLet’s end Finfinnee saga, and shoot for the stars
February 10, 2019 by Olaana Abbaaxiiqi As Addis Ababa is the federal capital and Oromia needs its own hub, there is a glorious solution to the dangerous Finfinnee debate. Almost invariably, Oromos of...
View ArticleCharisma: Is it a Path for Ethiopia?
Messay Kebede Messay Kebede is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dayton in in Ohio Thanks to a friend, I recently read an article written by Andreas Eshete and Samuel Assefa for a conference...
View ArticleTHE GHOST OF TPLF: REVOLUTION’S PROMISES VS. SUBSTANCE
February 13, 2019 By Faisal Roble PM Abiy Ahmed With the coming of Dr. Abiy Ahmed to power in April 2018, the political scene of Ethiopia has changed, or so it seemed at first glance. Overthrowing TPLF...
View ArticleHave the self-appointed Oromo elites, activists and politicians lost their...
Zekarias Ezra Something is seriously wrong with our brothers, the self-appointed Oromo elites, activists and politicians. Of course, it has been wrong for many years now, but we just thought, with the...
View ArticleVictims of one’s own culture: Why many Ethiopians aren’t leaders?
By Assegid Habtewold[1] The theme of my speech at a community empowerment event organized by Jantilla on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 in Silver Spring, MD at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel was “Leadership...
View ArticleThe EPRDF is flat-shifted; the TPLF is tactically defeated
By Medhane Tadesse Time has come to say the following. Since the changing of the guard in early 2018 the new leadership has stepped up its commitment to alter the significance of the EPRDF using...
View ArticleIt is the TPLF dominance that is flat-shifted
by Mekuria Gize Medhane Tadesse wrote an interesting piece on Satenaw highlighting the flat-shift of EPRDF and tactical defeat of TPLF in the Ethiopian political landscape. In this article he...
View ArticleWar Free Ethiopia
February 18, 2019 Open letter: My humble appeal to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, the Parlama of Ethiopia, all Ethiopian activists, all media outlets, all regional governments, and all citizens: I am...
View ArticleYekatit 12 : Remembrance Day of Fascist Aggression of Ethiopia (1937 to 2019)
By – Berhane Tadese – Engineer February 18, 2019 At 1:30 PM, On Sunday, February 17, 2019 Ethiopian community in metropolitan NYC area – gathered to honor and pay tribute “The Addis Ababa massacre” by...
View ArticleTime for talks between ABN (NAMA) and Ginbot 7: the urgent needs of the time
by Mekuria Gize Smart politics is the art of rallying people and getting one’s party political program accomplished. That program can be beneficial or harmful to a nation. Drafting the path of...
View ArticleOPEN LETTER OF APPEAL TO POPE FRANCIS I REGARDING JUSTICE FOR ETHIOPIA
February 14, 2018 Your Holiness, The Global Alliance for Justice – The Ethiopian Cause presents its...
View ArticleAn open letter concerning house demolition and forced mass evictions in...
February 21, 2019 To Prime Minister-, Dr. Abiy Ahmed CC: Lemma Megersa, President of Oromia Regional State Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE) pens this letter to express its concern...
View ArticleEthiopia: Dr. Abiy Kill Kilil today, not tomorrow
By Dula Abdu During my life time, Ethiopia experienced brief euphoria whenever a new regime came into existence. I witnessed violent transfer of power from Haile Selassie to the military led by...
View ArticleAmaras at Cross Roads: Abiy’s Complacency and ADP’s Weak Leadership
By Mekuria Gize “The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but...
View ArticleAdwa and Abiy’s mixed message on federalism in Ethiopia
By Teshome M. Borago | Satenaw columnist As the 123rd anniversary of Ethiopia’s historic victory at ADWA approaches, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling party in Oromia (ODP) recently made a brazen...
View ArticleStop Displacing Ethiopians!
Asfaw Regasa It’s been reported in the news media that some 12 thousand residential homes at the outskirts of Addis Ababa (Legetafo) are being demolished and our fellow Ethiopians evicted from their...
View ArticleAna Gomes – A Midwife to Our Transformation
Yimer Muhe – February 24, 2019 When one thinks of Ana Gomes, the inescapable question in everybody’s mind should be why a Portuguese national is so much immersed in Ethiopian affairs. Considering the...
View ArticleEthiopia: Road Map, Road Map and Road Map: What is in a Road map?
By Mekuria Gize Ethiopia is watching two aspects of citizens: one group are the regular citizens who struggle for subsistence. Their main interests are how to win their daily bread, and are not...
View ArticleMr. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Tegenaw Goshu Dear Mr. Prime Minister, let me first say that despite the fact that you have terribly failed in certain aspects of the ongoing struggle for genuine freedom, justice and equal...
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