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DESPAIRING CRY OF ETHIOPIA by BK ONE: PRELIMINARY TO THE MAIN PORTION The Ethiopian Student Movement during the 1950s is notable for its protest «Land to the Tiller». However. advocates or practitioners of strong loyalty to one`s own tribe...

AN OPEN LETTER TO ORTHODOX PATRIARCHS (SHOUTS OF AGONY)   TO HIS HOLINESS – Pope Tawadros II – Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria   TO HIS HOLINESS – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow – Leader of Russian Orthodox Church   TO...

Social Media in Amhara Politics:  Disinformation and Misinformation in an Existential Struggle Girma Berhanu, Professor   Introduction There is nothing new in voicing concerns over the possible negative effects of social media. Indeed,...

Beware of the Frankenstein – How Abiy Ahmed brough the TPLF back from the dead. GIRMA BERHANU Professor The TPLF was soundly beaten by the then Ethiopian Military and Amhara Fano joint forces after its gut-wrenching attack on the Northern...

Which FANO Leader or Group Refused Ervin Massinga a Proposal for Peace Negotiations ?   Ervin Massinga, US Ambassador to Ethiopia, recently said in public that Fano has refused proposals for peace negotiations. Who among the Fano leaders...

Ethiopian Fanoism Updated!    GIRMA BERHANU Professor Ethiopian ‘Fanoism’ is the country’s distinctive social mobilization which has historically been used to fight against foreign aggression. In Western European terms,...

The US Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin J. Massinga’s Speech on FANO Militia: A Quick Analysis  By: Abe Lema  On May 15, United States Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin J. Massinga made his first visit to the American Gibbi in Addis Ababa and delivered...

Setting the Record Straight: Ethiopia’s Arts TV World’s Tall Tales vs. The Freemasons By LJDemissie Introduction I hold the Obelisk of Axum and the monuments of Axum in high regard¹²³. These ancient Ethiopian structures, particularly...