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Why Does Al Jazeera Hate Ethiopia?
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Author’s Note: For the past two years, I have carefully monitored Al Jazeera news reporting and op-ed publications on Ethiopia. In its news reporting, Al Jazeera has consistently...
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The Glorious Rise of the People of Tigray and Inglorious Fall of the TPLF in...
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Special Author’s Note: In this commentary/blog, I offer my full and unconditional support to the people of Tigray in their struggle against the reactionary leadership, cadres,...
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The Swift Chase of Fenqil (Abo Shemanes) Cheetahs and Terminal Extinction of...
By Alemayehu G. Mariam To paraphrase Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., “In the end, the people of Tigray will not remember the words and dastardly deeds of their TPLF oppressors but the silence and indifference...
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Eskinder Nega : Global symbol of resistance to ethnic inequality, oppression...
Eskinder Nega- human rights activist By Girma Berhanu (Professor) Introduction Eskinder Nega is a well-known journalist, political activist and most-discussed political prisoner recognized globally for...
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The Dogs of Propaganda War Keep on Barking, the Ethiopian Camel Keeps on...
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Author’s Note: In the commentary below, I explain why every Ethiopian should rise up and defend Ethiopia’s name and honor against the well-planned and coordinated attack of the...
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Crocodile Apology: No Amnesty for AmNasty International in Ethiopia!
By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam When someone is faking grief and sorrow, it is said they are shedding crocodile tears. What should it be called when someone is faking contrition, repentance and remorse?...
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Should Ethiopia Sue the United Kingdom in the International Court of Justice...
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Author’s Note: Last week, a gang of thugs, hooligans and hoodlums launched a violent terrorist attack on the Embassy of Ethiopia in London in an apparent attempt to occupy the...
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Ethiopia’s escalating regional political crisis has roots in its federal system
Et tu? Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed and, now former, defense minister Lemma Megersa back in April 2018. The political crisis in Ethiopia is not showing signs of abating. Ongoing riots in Oromia...
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Pre-election Ethiopian federal intervention in Tigray would have been more...
By Wondwossen Demissie Kassa By intervening post-election, the federal government would be doing nothing to slow the spread of COVID-19, which was the official reason for delaying all polls. In June,...
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Somaliland’s new Cold War diplomacy
By Mohamed Farah Hersi Capitalizing on the Nile impasse, reversing Abiy Ahmed’s ‘One Somalia’ policy, and into the orbit of Taiwan and the U.S. In 2020, Somaliland’s internationally and regionally...
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A moral dilemma for Ethiopia’s Professor Andreas Eshete
October 8, 2020 by Tedla G. Woldeyohannes Despite the philosopher’s undoubted talents and achievements, his staunch support for ethnic federalism is a stain on his career. Professor Andreas Eshehe has...
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America! Are You Better Off Today Than Four Years Ago?
October 12, 2020 By Alemayehu G. Mariam Friends, Americans, countrymen and women, lend me your ears! As November 3, 2020 draws near, I want you to ask yourselves one and only ONE question. Are you...
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From rule to responsibility: the path forward for Ethiopia
October 27, 2020 by Jack Bryan A politics focused on rights or rules will be destructive without a sense of responsibility. The Ethiopian state has had a fragmented history. Whether you take a long...
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I Support Biden-Harris Because I Don’t Want America to beAmeriKKKa!
By Alemayehu G. Maraim “We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there “is” such a thing...
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Congratulating Abiy “Champion of Peace” Ahmed!
By Alemayehu G. Mariam In his last will and testament, Alfred Nobel provided for an award to be given to “champions of peace to be selected by a committee of five persons in the Norwegian Storting”. I...
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Abiy Ahmed Ali – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture given by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2019 Abiy Ahmed Ali, Oslo, 10 December 2019. “Forging A Durable Peace in the Horn of Africa” Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished...
View ArticleAddis Standard’s current editorial –what gives?
By Abegaz Wondimu In a scathing editorial written only two days after Abiy received his Nobel Peace Prize for 2019, Addis Standard decried that ‘ the award can best be describe(sic) as a bitter sweet...
View ArticleThe Ethiopians are Zionism’s great success
Opinion: Almost three decades after Operation Solomon brought thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, the schism between the community and the rest of Israeli society still exists, but we must revel in...
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International Crisis Group: keeping Ethiopia’s transition on the rails
REPORT from International Crisis Group Nairobi/Addis Abeba/Brussels, 16 December 2019 What’s new? Clashes in October 2019 in Oromia, Ethiopia’s most populous region, left scores of people dead. They...
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Hate, Hearts and Minds: “Creating an Ethiopia That is Second to None in Its...
By Alemayehu G. Mariam “We are creating an Ethiopia that is second to none in its guarantee of freedom of expression. We should avoid the path of extremism and division, powered by the politics of...
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