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The Next Decade with EPRDF Be Like…? (BefeQadu Z. Hailu)
The recent clash between Oromo and Somali citizens of Ethiopia across the longest regional border in the South-Eastern part of the country is only different from previous ethnic clashes in a few things. The first is that it has been reported...
Ethiopia: Ten Days of Accountability and Reckoning for the T-TPLF! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
The ten days of T-TPLF kumbaya propaganda charm offensive in Ethiopia
I have heard of the “12 Days of Christmas”. Even sang it. “On the first day of Christmas/ my true love sent to me:/ A Partridge in a Pear Tree/…/”
Who has ever heard...
How Much Do You Know About (mis)use of Ethiopia’s Anti-terrorism Proclamation? (BefeQadu Z. Hailu)
Many often fail to imagine the subjective consequences of public actions. Here I want you to imagine personal crises with the numbers I will follow.
As a living victim of (mis)use of the Anti-terrorism Proclamation (ATP) in Ethiopia,...
Chinese Neocolonialism in Africa: The Dragon Eating the African Lion and Cheetah? (Part I)[Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: In March 2013, I wrote a commentary entitled, “The Dragon Eating the Eagle’s Lunch in Africa?”. That commentary 1) lamented the disadvantages of American companies in Africa competing with Chinese state-supported enterprises...
The Dawn of a New Era in U.S. Human Rights Policy in Africa: Is Ethiopia Next? [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
“… We express America’s values from the State Department. We represent the American people. We represent America’s values, our commitment to freedom, our commitment to equal treatment of people the world over, and that message has...
Ethiopia: Mayday (S.O.S.) in August for the T-TPLF! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
These perpetual little panics of the French – which all arise from fear of the moment when they will really have to learn the truth – give one a much better idea of the Reign of Terror. We think of this as the reign of people who inspire...
The Dilemma of U.S. Policy in Ethiopia (Part I) [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Introduction to the series…
This rather long and somewhat discursive introduction to the ongoing series I have dubbed “The Dilemma of U.S. Policy in Ethiopia: Policy Options” [hereinafter “policy options series”] is necessary to...
13 die in inter-ethnic clashes in southern Ethiopia: official
ADDIS ABABA, July 28 (Xinhua) — Thirteen people were killed in fresh inter-ethnic clashes between the Gujji clan of the Oromo ethnic group and the Koore group in southern Ethiopia, a local official said.
In addition to 13 dead, scores...