World Health Organization Board: I told you Tedros Adhanom is an Empty Suit…! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

Last week, Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of the World Health Organization, nominated Robert Mugabe, the 93 year-old president of Zimbabwe as that organization’s Goodwill Ambassador...

Dutchman put on trial for Ethiopian war crimes in 1970s (Reuters)

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch citizen will go on trial in the Netherlands next Monday on charges he committed war crimes in Ethiopia in...

Is Ethiopia’s Digital War Worth it?(By Ayo Awokoya)

Raddington Report (blog) The Ethiopian Government is known for its attempts to quash internet freedom amidst the country's ethnic tensions - but are they...

Haley: Africa’s Violence Could Become US Security Threats (VOA)

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley warned that Africa's violence and humanitarian disasters could spread into larger security threats...

Fighting T-TPLF Internal Colonialism Through Ethiopiawinet (Ethiopian-ness) (Part I) [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

We only have one Ethiopia… The issue of land in Ethiopia is very serious. Very serious. The source of wealth in this country is land....

WHO cancels Robert Mugabe goodwill ambassador role (BBC)

The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry. "I have listened carefully to...

Robert Mugabe is appointed a WHO goodwill ambassador, stunning critics

By Helen Branswell The new head of the World Health Organization has named Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador for the agency, a move...

Thanking the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia for Standing and Walking on the Right Side of History [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

On October 18, 2017, the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia issued the following statement: United States sees peaceful demonstrations as a legitimate means of expression and...