By Dagmawi Gudu Kassa Maybe instinctively reading what will happen in his country after some fifty years, HM Emperor Haile Silasie I is said to have delivered the following ominous speech in front of this world’s ‘best citizens’, the dignitaries, the ‘enlightened and chosen ones’ of this planet who were the then actors and actresses […]
By Dawit W. Bedada(Norway) For those who had any lingering doubt about the death and burial of democracy in Ethiopia, a recent incident in Addis Ababa gave all the evidence they might have needed. A few weeks ago, there was a perfectly legal and peaceful demonstration by concerned citizens to protest against the construction—in Italy—of
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(OPride) — After an intense week of discussions in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the activist group Oromo Dialogue Forum on Thursday announced the formation a new political party, the Oromo Democratic Front. This came after a year long deliberations on the direction of the Oromo people’s struggle in Ethiopia, a series of media interviews, and meetings across
Ethnic-Based Politics in Ethiopia By Teklu Abate According to the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, there are 79 political parties registered under Proclamation No573/2008. Of these, only 29% have country-wide (national) identity whereas 71% are regional parties that are organized around ethnic lines. Of those parties dubbed to have national outreach, some such as All
Girma Kassa Muziky68@yahoo.com March 28, 2013 Ethiopia’s ruling party, EPRDF, has held its 9th General Assembly this week. It elected Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Ato Demeke Mekonnen as its chairman and vice chairman. The late Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi’s spouse, Azeb Mesfin, who herself was elected as a Polite Bureau member of the party,
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The Horn Times Breaking News 29 March 2013 (By Getahune Bekele, South Africa) Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Warlord Tedros Adhanom’s 30 meters sprint to a waiting car after being separated from his body guards during scuffle with refugees must have been the most embarrassing moment of his life. He lost his wallet, a note book and
We, members of the Founding Congress of the Oromo Democratic Front (ODF), announce the launching of a new Oromo political movement that advocates justice for the Oromo and all other nations in Ethiopia. The founding of ODF ushers in a new phase in the Oromo nationalist struggle with the objective of working for the transformation
By Tedla Asfaw The New York City Medhanealem Orthodox Tewahedo (MOT) permanent members who are paying their dues will gather this Sunday March 31, 2013 to vote on buying new home at Yonkers, NY, the first home of the church. MOT was founded by the late Tagaye Paulose and has been paying monthly rent for more than
The general assembly of EPRDF got underway on Saturday 23rd March 2013 at BAHIRDAR, where the four main member parties and other partner parties united to discuss the issues concerning the EPRDF.Foreign parties that were invited to the general assembly were also present at the venue and some even went further to make speeches praising
A Manifesto Addressing Contemporary and Fundamental Problems in Ethiopia Issued By Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (MEDREK) March 2013 Addis Ababa A Manifesto Addressing Contemporary and Fundamental Problems in Ethiopia Part 1: Introduction During the last 21 years, EPRDF has been claiming that, through the guidance of the
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Amanuel Biedemariam After the late genocidal dictator Meles Zenawi was rumored to have been sick, incapacitated or dead, Bereket Simon used the time cunningly to direct the course of the current Ethiopian political direction to suit his needs and the needs of few of his close allies. I have in the past written that “the
By Teklemichael Abebe Ever since I left Kenya for Canada, I hardly missed a single day not following Kenyan politics online. It is the humour and flexibility in Kenyan politics that give me a break from the rigidity and bitterness in Ethiopian politics. Many things fascinate and puzzle me about Kenyan politics. One of the things
