3 Big Questions for John Kerry’s Ethiopia trip By Admasu Belay
US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to make a visit to Ethiopia next week. All of us Ethiopians worldwide are hoping such a trip will not reward and not give legitimacy to the TPLF one-party...
View Article“I can’t eat GDP!”– Why Numbers don’t Matter! By Fekadu Bekele, Ph D
On 25th February 2014 a one-day seminar was conducted by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, a foundation which is founded after the name of one of the legendary figures of peace movements during the 1970s and...
View ArticleEthiopia charges nine bloggers, journalists with inciting violence (Reuters)
Ethiopia has charged six bloggers and three journalists with attempting to incite violence, their supporters said on Monday, prompting accusations from rights groups that the government is cracking...
View ArticleNO “WHITE ELEPHANT” IN ETHIOPIA: ALEMAYEHU’S FOLLY By Tecola W. Hagos
I.In General A week ago I read a stupefying long article by Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam titled “Dam! White Elephant in Ethiopia?” posted in several Ethiopian Websites. The article is about ten pages...
View ArticleMisplaced opposition to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Minga Negash,...
The 1929 Nile water allocation agreement that was signed by Egypt and the United Kingdom (which excluded Ethiopia and nearly all other upper basin countries) allocated 48 billion (65%) cubic meters of...
View ArticleArrests headline Ethiopia press freedom fears (Bloomburg)
The arrest of six bloggers and three journalists by Ethiopia’s government last week, has led to widespread outcry in the Horn of Africa nation – even among those generally supportive of the ruling...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Political Leaders in Ethiopia! SMNE’s Call to Ethiopian...
Open Letter to Political Leaders in Ethiopia SMNE’s Call to Ethiopian Political Leaders in Ethiopia:A Viable Alternative to a New, Better and More Inclusive Ethiopia Will Not be Delivered by Foreigners...
View ArticleWhy we must support Oromo students by Admasu Belay
For many years, we have always condemned ethnic politics. It is a fact that any form of tribal politics is divisive, undemocratic and opposes individual rights. However, we must also support people...
View ArticleEPRDF in panic due to demand for peaceful change By Robele Ababya
Deep sorrow I am, in my personal capacity of a concerned Ethiopian, enraged and deeply aggrieved by the beastly deeds that culminated in loss of lives, spilt blood, bodily injury, psychological trauma...
View ArticleMr. Secretary, where’s the young journalist from Addis? By Efrem Madebo
Mr. Secretary, last year when you went to Ethiopia, for the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU, many Ethiopians including myself expected that your stay in Addis Ababa (other than the jubilee celebration)...
View ArticleEthiopia: Brutal Crackdown on Protests (HRW)
Ethiopian security forces should cease using excessive force against students peacefully protesting plans to extend the boundaries of the capital, Addis Ababa. The authorities should immediately...
View ArticleMy Takes on the Ethiopian Dam and the Addis Ababa Master Plan Messay Kebede
The issue of the so-called “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” has proven very tricky for all those Ethiopians who oppose the present regime. On the one hand, no Ethiopian wants to see Ethiopia’s right...
View ArticleAbebe Gellaw interrupted Obama, shouting, “Freedom for Ethiopia!”
U.S. President Barack Obama has agreed with journalist Abebe Gellaw’s demand to support freedom in Ethiopia and help free bloggers, journalists and political prisoners jailed by the tyrannical regime....
View ArticleThe River Dam By Mankelklot Haile Selassie (PHD)
The river is of course Abay (Blue Nile) and the dam is Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The target, mainly in relation to GERD, of this article is the Ethiopian Diaspora residing in all of the...
View ArticleEthiopia ranked lowest on 2014 global & regional rule of law index By...
The World Justice Project (WJP) has published its fourth report – the 2014 Rule of Law Index. This year, WJP’s indices have paid attention to the state of rule of law in 99 countries in all regions....
View ArticleDamn If You Do! Damn If You Don’t! The Ethiopian university students’ unrest...
We all should condemn the unbridled use of force by TPLF in Ambo and everywhere in Ethiopia. The way it dealt with these innocent university students should be condemned by all peace loving Ethiopians...
View ArticleEthnic Politics is No Other Than Institutionalizing Racism By Dubale Tariku
This article is intended to reach out to innocent citizens who might have been confused with political propaganda and underestimate the negative consequences of ethnic politics. It is to remind fellow...
View ArticleSouth Sudan President Signs Peace Accord With Rebel Leader (Bloomberg)
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace accord that seeks to end more than five months of fighting, as they met for the first time since the clashes began. The...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Cease-Fire Broken as Rebels, Government Swap Blame (Bloomberg)
A renewed commitment to end five months of fighting in South Sudan was broken within hours as the government and rebels blamed each other for violating a truce that came into effect late yesterday....
View ArticleIn the Shadow of the Grand Dam and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Blooms! By Tecola W...
General There is no need for mudslinging in our discourse, and that we can be reasonably polite to each other in talking about some of the most complex political, legal, and economic problems facing...
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