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Why Ethiopians Must Unite, Part Five (b) of Six By Aklog Birara, PhD

November 30th, 2011

In Part Five (a) of this series, I presented what I believe is a compelling case why the current political and socioeconomic system is inimical to the vast majority of the Ethiopian people. Read more…

Yenesew Gebre: TPLF’s fabrication versus the truth By Abebe Gellaw

November 30th, 2011

After the news about the first known politically motivated self-immolation in Ethiopian history spread across the globe like wild fire, the shockwave the rare tragedy caused has been unprecedented. Read more…

The violation of the Constitution and the boundless dictatorship is growing and worsening – UDJ

November 29th, 2011

A Press Statement issued by Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ)
What we know from common sense and what we learn from school is that people learn from their mistakes and that, as a result, past mistakes would not be repeated. Read more…

Unbalanced Growth strategy a potential for conflict in Ethiopia – By Geletaw Zeleke

November 29th, 2011
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To help boost the economies of low income countries a development strategy named unbalanced growth theory was introduced by development theorists. Read more…

Ethiopian journalists worry after editor flees country – By Aaron Maasho, Reuters

November 29th, 2011
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The managing editor of one of Ethiopia’s few remaining independent Amharic-language newspapers publishing critical analysis of local politics said he left the country last week for fear of arrest, a US-based press freedom group said. Read more…

Int’l Conf. of Ethiopian Women in the Diaspora set for March 9-11 in DC – Press Release

November 29th, 2011
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Call for Papers
WASHINGTON, DC – Sixteen Ethiopian women who live in different states and cities in the United States met at Howard University in Washington, DC on October 15, 2011 and discussed the current situations of Ethiopian women at home and in the Diaspora. Read more…

Why is Ethiopia poor? – By Alemayehu G Mariam

November 28th, 2011

George Ayittey, the renowned Ghanaian economist and president of the Free Africa Foundation swears that “Africa is poor because she is not free”. Like Ayittey, Robert Guest, business editor for The Economist, in his book The Shackled Continent (2004), Read more…

TPLF and the unbalanced growth strategy – By Geletaw Zeleke

November 28th, 2011

To help boost the economies of low income countries a development strategy named unbalanced growth theory was introduced by development theorists. Read more…

Ayittey says Ethiopia must end Zenawi’s apartheid – By Abebe Gellaw

November 27th, 2011

(ESAT News) The renowned Ghanaian economist Prof. George Ayittey, who has been one of the most outspoken critics of African dictators, has said that the politics of exclusion, which is reminiscent of Apartheid era South Africa, should come to an end in Ethiopia. Read more…

Ethiopia Amongst Worst Hit in African Brain-Drain – Tesfa-Alem Tekle Sudan Tribune

November 27th, 2011

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia and other sub-Saharan African countries are amongst the worst hit in a brain-drain, Read more…

Why Meles was offended when Kenya invaded Somalia – By Tadele Girmachew

November 27th, 2011
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I read an article on Ethiopian Reporter by a certain Meles Alem entitled: “Kenya: no longer impervious”. Some core points in this piece include that: Read more…

Ethiopia: Smiling nanny recovering from Gadhafi family’s burns – By Dan Rivers, CNN

November 26th, 2011

St Julians, Malta (CNN) — Shweyga Mullah’s face lights up with a smile that spreads like a sunrise across her face. Read more…

I’m Eskinder Nega – Anonymous

November 25th, 2011

Who am I? You know me. I am Eskinder Nega. I am predictable. I am direct and to the point. Both friends and enemies know me well. Read more…

Ethiopia: The Martha Manifesto – An Ethiopian Woman’s Dream – Elyas Mulu Kiros analysis

November 25th, 2011

Martha Mebrahtu died young, killed by the Ethiopian regime while she and others attempted to liberate their country from misrule. Read more…

MEDREK on the threshold of shedding tribal garb By Robele Ababya

November 23rd, 2011

Tribute

I am emboldened by the foresight of politically mature people within the ex-Medrek to heed the fact at this time in history that the issue of individual human rights transcends parochial interests. Read more…

Turning the Tragedy of Yenesew Gebre into Political Rally? By Tecola W. Hagos

November 23rd, 2011

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” Norman Cousins. Read more…

US official warns Ethiopia not to invade Somalia, but it’s too late. McClatchy Newspapers

November 23rd, 2011

NAIROBI, Kenya — The State Department’s top Africa policymaker on Tuesday warned Ethiopia not to invade Somalia, but the warning came too late, with Somalis claiming that Ethiopian troops were already rolling through their villages in trucks. Read more…

The battle for preferred proxy status: Ethiopia vs. Kenya – By Jawar Mohammed

November 23rd, 2011

Ethiopia invaded Somalia, in 2006, in part encouraged by the United States, against series of warnings from regional analysts and strong domestic objections. Read more…

Why Ethiopians Must Unite, Part Five (a) of Five By Aklog Birara, PhD

November 22nd, 2011

“Give a man a fish and he will eat it for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a life time.” Confucius Read more…

Woyane -The Master of Political Deception By Ewnetu Sime

November 22nd, 2011
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Woyane – the ethno-centric TPLF regime which is a one man rule and the African regions’ most brutal dictator is awaiting final blows for its regime to fail. The regime is surviving by using deception as weapon in diplomatic war and self-aggrandizing propaganda. Read more…