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The Moral Bankruptcy of Failed African States [Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam]
Are crimes against children crimes against humanity?
According to the latest Failed States Index, 6 out of the top 10 and 18 out of the top 25 “most failed states on earth” are found in Africa. This commentary is not about beating the dead...
Ethiopia : a leadership in disarray - RENÉ LEFORT
It may be that, in Ethiopia, history is so powerful that the past permeates the present, and it repeats itself. In this case, what we see today is simply another interregnum between two powerful men.
simply another interregnum between two...
Why is Ethiopia the second poorest country on the planet? [Prof. Alemayehu G.Mariam]
Recently, a well-known correspondent for one of the major American media outlets stationed in Ethiopia sent me an email grousing about my article urging boycott of Coca Cola in Ethiopia. He wrote, “I’m sorry to be blunt, but I don’t understand...
Pre-trial custody of Zone9ers ‘legal’ issues what they mean and why they matter
Zone9ers ‘Trial’
It is Sunday at 10:00 am, and the three founding members of the collective blog Zone9, Mahlet, Abel & Befeqadu are expected to be brought to Arada first instance court for their 5th day of proceedings in their...
DLA Piper charges Al Amoudi and cohorts $5,000 for 8 hours of “work”
Elias Kifle | June 27th, 2014
Ethiopian Review
DLA Piper, the notorious law firm that represents blood thirsty dictators around the world, has been after me for the past several years. So far they have filed 3 lawsuits against me on behalf of...
Who is afraid of the E(thiopian) bloggers? (Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam)
The “dean” of independent Ethiopian journalists and blogger extraordinaire, Eskinder Nega, is serving an 18 year sentence for blogging. The late Meles Zenawi personally ordered Eskinder’s arrest and even determined his sentence. Meles...
Light at the end of the tunnel for the “Dark Continent”? (Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam)
(Author’s note: This commentary appeared on Pambazuka.org on May 29, 2014 as part of a mid-century outlook on possible scenarios in Africa. I make my “predictions” debating myself as a political scientist and a defense lawyer.)
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Letter to a beloved daughter of Ethiopia (By Abebe Gellaw)
Dear my good friend Birtukan Mideksa, First and foremost, I would like to tell you how very proud and honored I feel to see you smile again warmly and heartedly wiping off all the tears and agonies of the past. Like a bird freed from the cruel...