Miruts Yifter, Ethiopian running legend, honoured at Toronto funeral

Olympic champion's body will be sent back to Ethiopia this week By John Rieti, CBC News Miruts Yifter, an Ethiopian running legend dubbed "Yifter the Shifter" for his ability...

Ethiopia 2016 in Review: The Year of Perseverance! [Professor Alemayehu G....

Author’s Note: In July 2016, I completed my tenth year of uninterrupted Monday Commentaries (and sometimes up to 4 commentaries) a week. Some have...

Ethnic tensions in Gondar reflect the toxic nature of Ethiopian politics...

William Davison in Gondar From uneven development to authoritarian government, the morass of issues facing the city of Gondar offer a snapshot of Ethiopia’s wider...

Bloggers Befeqadu Hailu & Seyoum Teshome, activists Blen Mesfin, Eyasped Tesfaye...

Befeqadu Hailu,  a member of the Zone9 blogging collective , who was detained by the Ethiopian Command Post for an alleged interview he gave...

President Trump: Out of Africa? [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

Author’s Note: In what I expect will be periodic commentaries on U.S. policy in Africa, I aim to offer unorthodox, paradigm changing, thought-provoking and...

Human rights groups to Ethiopia: Where is jailed journalist?

Washingtonpost ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Human rights groups are asking Ethiopia’s government to immediately disclose the whereabouts of a popular local journalist who has been...

Ethiopia: detained journalist missing, denied access to family and medical care

Ethiopian authorities should immediately disclose the location of Temesgen Desalegn, who was jailed on spurious charges two years ago, and give him access to...

What Do “WE” Want and Do Now (that “WE” Have the...

Posted in Al Mariam's Commentaries By almariam On December 11, 2016 Author’s Note: This is the sixth installment in a series I have called “What...