The Crisis of Leadership and Legitimacy within Ethiopia’s TPLF Minority Regime

BY NETSANET BULTO Ever since the death of the late TPLF chairman and Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has lacked...

Unity v diversity: Ethiopia’s ethnic federalism is being tested (The Economist)

Violence between ethnic groups has put the country on edge FOR centuries the city of Harar, on the eastern fringes of the Ethiopian highlands, was...

Reflecting on ‘The Amhara Psychology’ (Hewan Z simeon)

Recently, a piece was posted online written by Befeqadu, a blogger, an activist, interested in and usually posting findings, thoughts and ‘feelings’ on issues...

Boris Johnson urged to intervene to save Briton on death row in Ethiopia [theguardian]

Heads of Law Society and Bar Council ask foreign secretary to seek release of Andargachew Tsege, who was kidnapped in 2014 Owen Bowcott Legal affairs...

How US Surveillance Helps Repressive Regimes—the Ethiopia Case

By Felix Horne Recent stories from Edward Snowden’s disclosures show how the US government’s involvement with Ethiopia presents a case study in enabling repressive regimes to carry...

UN Declares Detention of Opposition Politician Andualem Aragie Arbitrary; Calls for Release

Freedom now Washington D.C.: In response to a petition filed by Freedom Now, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued an opinion finding...

My Letter to President Trump Requesting Targeted Sanctions Against the TPLF Regime in Ethiopia [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]

October 2, 2017 Donald Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: REQUEST FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST PERSONS AND ENTITIES INVOLVED IN...