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Ethiopia: We MUST Keep Our Eyes on the Prize! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
I am calling for a truce in the war of words among Ethiopian scholars, intellectuals and others over history, historicity and historicism. I am also calling for an end to the histrionics surrounding the war of words.
Truth be told, it is the...
The World Bankliars in Ethiopia [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
The World Bank of Liars
I have been wrangling with the World Bank of Lies, Damned Lies and Statislies in Ethiopia for the past few years.
I have been trying to keep them honest. I once offered a deal to The World Bank: If they stopped lying...
Ethiopia targets opposition who met with European lawmakers (AP)
By ELIAS MESERET
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia said Monday it will not release a leading opposition figure detained under the country’s state of emergency after meeting with European lawmakers in Belgium.
Prime Minister Hailemariam...
At last, federal high court begins hearing of defense witness testimonials on Yonatan Tesfaye’s terrorism charges [addisstandard]
“If speaking for those killed on the streets constitutes a crime, I will take it as my badge of honor” Yonatan Tesfaye
“If Yonatan was my student I would have, at best, given some of his writings Fs and Cs; I wouldn’t call him a terrorist”,...