Beyond Derailment and Canonization: Assessing Meles’s Rule – By Messay Kebede, PhD
By Messay Kebede, PhD Scholars loyal to the Woyanne regime, often for the sake of ethnic solidarity, but with some scruples left for the
Ethiopia’s homeless Prime Minister – By Hama Tuma
By Hama Tuma (The Africa Report) — Sometimes we Ethiopians like to boast. The first in everything! The cradle of mankind. The first bare
Debre Berhan shaking with University students’ protest
By Derese Tariku, De Birhan Media Staffer Addis Abeba 31 October 2012 Debre Berhan University, located in Amhara Region, North Showa Zone, in Debre
African Union Wants UN to Boost Somalia Forces, End Weapons Ban
By William Davison Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — The African Union urged the United Nations Security Council to bolster its peacekeeping force in Somalia and
Ethiopian Minister’s Wife Accused of Using Saudi Cash in Unrest
By William Davison Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopian authorities charged a minister’s wife with terrorism for using money from the Saudi Arabian Embassy to
A Weak Spot in H.I.V.’s Armor Raises Hope for a Vaccine
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. (New York Times) The search for a vaccine against AIDS has been long and fruitless — mostly because the
Power Failures in New York as Storm Surge Floods Tunnels; New Jersey Slammed
Lower Manhattan goes dark during superstorm Sandy, on Monday, Oct. 29. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of
The state of psychiatry in Ethiopia today
By Julia Belluz On a recent visit to Debre Libanos, a 13th-century monastery outside Addis Ababa, one of Ethiopia’s few psychiatrists found 17 people
Ethiopia’s Reeyot: “The Price for My Courage” – By Alemayehu G Mariam
By Alemayehu G Mariam There are few things more difficult or dangerous than speaking truth to abusers of power. But for Reeyot Alemu, the
Ethiopia: Time for a Paradigm Shift (Part 2) – By Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D.
Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D. It takes two to tango. In part 1 of my article, I focused mostly on the opposition. Now, I present my
Biography of Dr. Haddis Alemayehu
OCTOBER 29, 2012 / Wemezekir Blogger’s Note: In remembrance of & in commemorating the late Dr. Haddis Alemayehu’s 103rd birthday that was observed two weeks ago, I
Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?
October 29, 2012 by Isaac Esipisu (reuters) Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in
The Ethiopian Community in Germany Held Demonstration in Nurnberg against the Killer Regime in Ethiopia
By Dawit Fanta On October 27, 2012, a turnout of more than 300 Ethiopians who came from all over Germany held a demonstration which
Ethiopia Muslims accuse government of religious meddling
By Jenny Vaughan (AFP) ADDIS ABABA — With hands clasped together as a symbol of unity, lines of Muslims gather under the beating sun
Ethiopian Asylum Seekers Demonstrate in Oslo Norway against the Dictatorial Regime in Ethiopian
The Ethiopians who has been living in Norway held a protest demonstration against the dictatorial regime in Ethiopia for about two hours on October