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Ethiopia: Peaceful Protest to Armed Uprising [By Graham Peebles]
by Graham Peebles
What began as a regional protest movement in November 2015, is in danger of becoming a fully-fledged armed uprising in Ethiopia.
Angered and exasperated by the governments intransigence and duplicity, small guerrilla groups...
The Day America Taught the World the Meaning of the Rule of Law [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
“Fundamental to the work of this court is a vigilant recognition that is it but one of three equal branches of our federal government. The work of the court is not to create policy or judge the wisdom of any particular policy promoted by the...
How long can Ethiopia's state of emergency keep the lid on anger? [theguardian]
William Davison in Guder
In a muted show of defiance near Ethiopia’s capital city, a tall farmer glanced around before furtively crossing his arms below his waist to make the Oromo people’s resistance symbol.
Ethiopia’s government...
Dibaba breaks world 2000m record in Sabadell (IAAF)
World 1500m champion Genzebe Dibaba added to her growing list of record-breaking achievements by breaking the world 2000m record* at the Miting Internacional de Catalunya in the Spanish city of Sabadell on Tuesday (7).
The three-time world indoor...
The Times They Are A-Changin’ in the Land of Immigrants? [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s note: I have written this commentary to better reach a broader audience concerning issues involving President Trump’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”...