Are recent political gestures in Ethiopia optimistic? (Zelalem Kibret)

Zelalem Kibret After the conclusion of 18 days of political jujitsu among the disarrayed members of the three-decade-old Ethiopian ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People Revolutionary...

Ethiopia to free jailed politicians to ‘foster national reconciliation’: PM (Reuters)

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia will release and pardon dissident politicians jailed on criminal charges, its prime minister said on Wednesday -- an unexpected...

Ethiopia – A deadly 2017 saddled with security headache, simmering protests

Africanews Ethiopia entered 2017 under a state of emergency rule. A measure imposed in October 2016 following deadly protests largely in the Oromia region. Mass...

Ethiopia at an Ominous Crossroads (By Amb. Cohen)

Article 39 of the Ethiopian Constitution states: “Every Nation, Nationality and People in Ethiopia has an unconditional right to self-determination, including the right to secession.” This...

The Year of Ethiopia-Win-Et,  RISING! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

Author’s Note: I  have a tradition of reviewing the year in my last commentary of the year. It gives me an opportunity for a...

OP-ED: RACE TO THE BOTTOM: ETHIOPIA’S ACCELERATING CRISIS (Dr. Awol Kassim Allo)

An economy in free fall, ever-deepening repression, a deteriorating security, inter-ethnic violence, and a vicious infighting within the ruling party – Ethiopia is on...

Why 2017 was a tough year for Ethiopia (APA)

It has been a year of deadly demonstrations and ethnic skirmishes in Ethiopia, making 2017 a tough year for the country.Hundreds of people were...

SMNE: HOW WE FACE THE BEAST OF ETHNIC HATRED WILL DETERMINE OUR OUTCOME AS ETHIOPIANS (Press Release)

 -  WHAT IS HAPPENING TO US?   -  WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO ETHIOPIA IF WE DO NOT CHANGE?  -   WHAT KIND OF COMMON VISION WILL BRING TRUTH, FREEDOM, ACCOUNTABILITY,...