Ethiopian Groundhog Year 2010
By Alemayehu G, Mariam Groundhog Year in Prison Nation In December 2008, I wrote a weekly column entitled “Groundhog Year in Prison Nation” summarizing some of my weekly columns for that year. I used the …
By Alemayehu G, Mariam Groundhog Year in Prison Nation In December 2008, I wrote a weekly column entitled “Groundhog Year in Prison Nation” summarizing some of my weekly columns for that year. I used the …
By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam “So what! Soo what!! Sooo whaaat!!!” was the repetitive mantra of dictator Meles Zenawi recently in response to pesky questions lobbed at him in parliament about his so-called Growth and …
Alebachew Teka
By Maru Gubena (Ph.D.) | December 4, 2010 Five year ago, though there were feelings of uncertainty and fearfulness about the future direction of Ethiopia itself, as well as its politics – including the possible …
By Yilma Bekele It is true lots of illigal things were done, that is why I apologised ahead. I want to admit that the executive commitee did not carry its duties in a proper manner. …
Yilma Bekele “ESFNA – the face of ugly Ethiopia” Read More »
November 16, 2010 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has gone on a legal offensive, filing a document with the country’s High Court to have her political party reinstated after …
November 15, 2010 Haile Gebrselassie Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie confirmed on Monday he had changed his mind over retirement. A week after tearfully announcing he was hanging up his spikes, the 37-year-old Ethiopian …
By Alemayehu G Mariam Western Donors as Accessories to “Democricide” in Ethiopia The helping hand that feeds Ethiopians is the same hand that helps bleed Ethiopia. Every year, the U.S., U.K, Germany, the Netherlands, …
By Kirubeal Bekele October 23, 2010 The following story is written by activist Kirubeal Bekele, Seattle (October 22, 2010) Activist Yoseph, second from right, advises the members that even if there are still divisions among …
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The child in the man’s arms is painfully thin. The father is hungry too. He lives in southern Ethiopia, where food shortages are an annual occurrence. There are food distributions in his village but the …
Ethiopian opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa has been released from prison, 21 months after authorities revoked an earlier pardon and ordered her to serve out a life sentence for treason. Hundreds of delirious supporters greeted Unity …
Prominent Ethiopian Opposition Leader Released From Prison Read More »
By Peter Clottey October 04, 2010 A leading member of the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (Medrek), the largest opposition party said Prime Minister Meles Zenawi?s new cabinet comprises people who have no capacity and new …