Ethiopia arrests top Oromo opposition politician after Europe Parliament speech [washingtonpost]

By Paul Schemm ADDIS ABABA, Ethi­o­pia — A top opposition politician from Ethiopia’s restive Oromo ethnic group was arrested after he spoke out against the...

What Do WE Want and Do Now (that Fortress T-TPLF is...

Author’s Note: This is the fourth installment in a series I have called “What Do WE Want and Do NOW?”.  The serialized commentaries have...

Cuba’s Fidel Castro, former president, dies aged 90

BBC Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, state TV has announced. It provided no further details. Fidel Castro...

Why is the Ethiopian diaspora so influential? [BBC]

During a year of anti-government protests throughout Ethiopia, its global diaspora, particularly that in the US, has been deeply involved - and not just...

Ethiopia 2016: We MUST Remember November! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. For not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are...