May 2006

By Fisseha Tecle Should Jean-Bedel Bokassa (the former butcher of Central African Republic) sit in judgment of Idi Amin Dada? The drama of one dictator convicting another of genocide is currently underway in Ethiopia. On Tuesday, May 23 Meles Zenawi has promised to deliver the final verdict for his predecessor, the butcher Mengistu Haile Mariam. …

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US military presence in Horn of Africa grows Both military and humanitarian efforts undertaken By staff writer CAMP LEMONIER, Djibouti- Surrounded by lush green mountains in rural southern Ethiopia, U.S. Charge d’ Affaires Ambassador to Ethiopia Vicki Huddleston grips the gun and fires into a plywood target. The M4 machine gun kicks slightly, and she …

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Kinijit NA Press Release May 18, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – North America-based support groups of Ethiopia’s popular opposition party – Kinijit – wrapped up a two-day assembly in Washington DC with vows to intensify the struggle until freedom and democracy are achieved in Ethiopia. Despite sweeping victories at the May 2005 polls, Kinijit became the …

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May 15, 2006 “Dear Friends: In your just struggle for democracy, justice and freedom, it is important that you resist peacefully and legally the violence and the lawlessness of the current rulers. Also you need to avoid ethnic hatred, mistrust and fear amongst you. You know this is exactly what the current rulers will want …

Ana Gomez: Message to the Ethiopian people on May election Anniversary Read More »

The Kinijit leaders who are unjustly languishing in Kaliti jail are sending out a message this weekend to all Kinijit worldwide committees announcing their selection of a new leadership that will lead the party until they are released. The new leaders are Ato Daniel Assefa (a prominent member of the 60-member CUD council in Addis …

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The Kinijit leaders who are unjustly languishing in Kaliti jail are sending out a message this weekend to all Kinijit worldwide committees announcing their selection of a new leadership that will lead the party until they are released. The new leaders are Ato Daniel Assefa (a prominent member of the 60-member CUD council in Addis …

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Rethinking Ethiopia’s opposition Kinijit By Maru Gubena* May 11, 2006 — As many Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia have repeatedly stated, only the [ruling] TPLF leadership and its cadres have persisted in telling God-fearing, honest, innocent and starving Ethiopians – and the international community – that the tireless efforts and wisely crafted policies and strategies …

The Changing Face of Kinijit: Constructive Self-Criticism on the way opposition forces work can help to prevent Self- Destruction Read More »

Thursday, May 31, 2006 By Tariku Abbadama May 31, 2007 Assassin’s bullet ended Shibres life 2 years ago this week—and the scenario unchanged. I wasn’t officially a part of that scenario yet. my mother would have been about three months pregnant living in Addis at the time of Shibres assassination. I never thought to ask …

Shibere Desalegn – Icon of Peace Resistance to Tyranny Read More »