The Bantustanization (Kililistanization) of Ethiopia [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: This is the second installment in a series of ongoing commentaries that I expect to post regularly under the rubric, “Ethnic Apartheid in Ethiopia”.
The twin aims of the series are: 1) to demonstrate beyond a shadow...
Meet the Dibabas: The Fastest Family on the Planet [VOGUE]
By CHLOE MALLE|photographed by RON HAVIV
From left: Sisters Ejegayehu, Genzebe, and Tirunesh Dibaba, all wearing Nike, and their cousin Derartu Tulu, in Adidas. Genzebe is expected to win gold in Rio, while the other three are already...
Mr. Obang’s speech at the Vision Ethiopia Conference on the Future of Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA: A COUNTRY WHERE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS ARE OFFICIAL ENEMIES OF THE STATE
I want to Vision Ethiopia for the vision, determination and organization to plan this Conference on the Future of Ethiopia: Transition, Democracy, and National...
Quo Vadis Ethiopia: Where Are You (not) Going? [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
(Excerpted English version of speech given at the “Conference on the Future of Ethiopia: Transition, Democracy, and National Unity” organized by Vision Ethiopia on March 27, 2016 at the Marriott Georgetown.)
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I want to thank Vision Ethiopia...
Musings On A Battle Of Mice [By Eskinder Nega, Gulag]
Woodrow Wilson’s visit to Europe in 1918 evoked wild cheers and hope of a world without wars. John Kennedy’s and Ronald’s Regan’s visits to Berlin raised the spirits of Berliners and the free world. Had the parades of yester years been...