by Teshome Debalke When Ethiopians is reduced to the imaginations half-baked intellectuals in the service of ethnic tyranny we shouldn’t pretend to be blind not to see the crises. That is not all; when the rest of our contemporary intellectuals that supposedly should guide us in the right direction are missing in action we shouldn’t […]
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Indian Ocean Newsletter – Oct. 20, 2012. Troubles are mounting for the civil service minister and leader of the OPDO, Junedin Sado. The civil service minister Junedin Sado, a longstanding member of the executive of the Oromo People’s Democratic Organization (OPDO) and of the EPRDF(ruling coalition, of which the OPDO is a member) executive, has
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide. “Marcus Garvey was one of the greatest black leaders we ever had. He organized more black people than any other black leader in the world. Marcus Garvey said that black people
By Observer Given the pitiful state in which the Oromo struggle for liberation finds itself today, I am always eager to listen to anyone who has any idea or suggestion on how we can surmount the complex challenges we are faced with. When I heard that “Waltajjii Marii Oromoo” or “Oromo Dialogue Forum” would be
by Sadik Ahmed A couple of days after Ethiopia’ new Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn voiced his government’s stubborn stance towards the legitimate demands of the country’s Muslims, the faithful continued their nationwide protests against government interference in religious affairs. The mosque-based protest was staged on Friday, October 19, at Anwar and Nur mosques, two major
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Based on the information from the main stream Ethiopian Media, I have learned that the founding father of the racist regime in Ethiopia, Sebhat Nega, will come to Germany and give a speech in the Budestag /The German Parliament/ on October 20, 2012. And the appearance of the wrong man to the right place makes
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By William Davison, Correspondent / October 17, 2012 Fears that unrest would follow the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in August may prove unfounded in Ethiopia, a Western ally in the troubled Horn of Africa. When Ethiopia’s leader of 21 years Meles Zenawi died in August, citizens were on edge with memories of violent
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A Member of Parliament (MP) of one of Ethiopia’s opposition parties, Medrek (Forum) on Tuesday called for a political dialogue with the government. Girma Seifu, the only opposition MP in the country’s 547-seat parliament, made the call at a session with Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn as he sought responses to questions raised by legislators on
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by David Mitchell and Will C. Holden CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A natural gas leak caused an explosion that obliterated a house in Castle Rock Friday morning. One neighbor thought it was a plane crash. Another said it felt like an earthquake. The blast was so intense in the Sapphire Pointe neighborhood , it damaged
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በጎልጉል የድረገጽ ጋዜጣ ብያኔው ከጸና ኪሣራው በቢሊዮን ዶላር ሊደርስም ይችላል! ኢህአዴግ ከዓለም ባንክ ያገኘውን 600 ሚሊዮን ዶላርና በተመሳሳይ ፕሮጀክት ወደፊት ሊያገኝ የሚችለውን ከፍተኛ ገንዘብ በተመለከተ አደጋ ውስጥ መውደቁ ተሰማ። ኢንስፔክሽን ፓናል (Inspection Panel – IP) የተሰኘ ተቋም ይፋ ያደረገው መረጃ እንደሚያመለክተው ኢህአዴግ የቀረበበት ውንጀላ ከተረጋገጠ የሚያጣው ገንዘብ በቢሊዮን ዶላር እንደሚደርስ ታውቋል። ይፋ የሆነውን መረጃ አስመልክቶ
By Alemayehu G. Mariam Ethiopia is known for the best and the worst. Ethiopia is known for the legendary hospitality and charm of its people, unrivalled beauty of its picturesque landscape, fabulous coffee and, of course, unbeatable distance runners. Ethiopia is also known as the epicenter of human rights abuses, citadel of press repression and
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Education effort to focus on safe food handling, safe animal contact The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) are partnering with Long Cheng and Concord live animal markets in South St. Paul to launch “Healthy Markets,” an educational effort to promote healthy behaviors at the markets. “Healthy Markets” will
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