300 yrs later Gondar still center of Ethiopianism! By Teshome Borago
In the early 1700s, over 300 years ago, the history of Ethiopia changed forever. The Ethiopian kingdom (which then used the label Abyssinia interchangeably) was ruled by the Yejju Oromo people. It was...
View ArticleStatement by the U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa regarding the current massacre of...
The U.S. Embassy is deeply concerned with the extensive violence that occurred during protests across Ethiopia this weekend in the Oromia and Amhara regions. We have noted reports that protestors and...
View ArticleA year after Obama’s visit, Ethiopia is in turmoil. Washington post
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The shoes lay scattered on the sidewalk as the detained protesters walked barefoot through the rain, escorted by grim-faced police officers who casually beat them with batons...
View ArticleThe roar of the Lion. By Yilma Bekele
August five a booming noise was heard throughout Ethiopia and the source of the loud roar was none other than from the lion’s lair, the ancient city of Gondar. The brave people of Gondar lifted the...
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It has been more than ten days since my article entitled “The Necessity of Cultural Reform: Working with time, not against” has been posted on some Ethiopian websites. Some readers reached out to me...
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The marathon runner made a symbolic protest against the government crackdown...
NAIROBI, Kenya—In a rare act of defiance, an Ethiopian distance runner who finished second in Sunday’s Olympic marathon made a symbolic protest against his government’s crackdown on Oromos, the...
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View ArticleEthnic cleansing and Ethiopia By Yilma Bekele
The TPLF Party (ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ) that is in charge of Ethiopia but that mostly parades around as EPRDF is currently on an apology mode and no resource is spared in spreading the well-rehearsed lie....
View ArticleWhere are the True Tigres? By Gemechu Ababiya
It is worrisome that the people of Tigre have yet to join the struggle for justice, freedom, and equality in Ethiopia. They have stood on the sidelines when the peaceful Oromo and Amhara demonstrators...
View ArticleGiving Negotiation a Fair Chance By Assegid Habtewold
During the discussion I had with Prof. Teshome Abebe and VOA Amaharic Service’s journalist Alulla Kebede on September 2 2016, and in my latest article entitled ‘The struggle toward freedom reached its...
View ArticleWoyanes PM Blames Olympic Protest on U.S.-Based Dissenters
en Ethiopian marathoner Feyisa Lilesa held his arms in an “X” as he crossed the finish line for a silver medal last month at the Rio Olympics, he says he was culminating a political protest he’d...
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Anatomy of a failed leadership. By Yilma Bekele
The ¼ Prime Minster of Ethiopia was at it again. Abay and Mesfin have been busy warning us of the consequences of getting rid of Woyane. Debretsion is more concerned about the rift in the military...
View ArticleHas Christos ever Negotiated or Reconciled with Satan? Belayneh Abate
Instead of demanding justice, some “pundits”, politicians, religious leaders and activists babble about negotiation and reconciliation with habitual Ethiopian murderers. As usual, it appears these...
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