June 2013

by Irob Rights Advocacy Association (IRAA), June 2013 On June 3rd 2013, Egypt’s leader, President Mohamed Morsi, held a meeting with some other Egyptian plotters to discuss measures his country could take to thwart the Blue Nile dam project that Ethiopia is constructing. According to the information made available by mainstream media, most of the …

Egypt’s Empty Bluff! Read More »

By Yilma Bekele No question I have to be careful writing this column. That is why I choose the title. Some of us are quick to take offense or assume holier than thou attitude when it comes to the subject I am gingerly trying to confront. I decided to approach the issue head on and …

An Ethiopian walking on eggshells. Read More »

Yared Ayicheh – June 25, 2013 The recent shift in the political narration of Ethiopian Diaspora politics is the desire among some Amara and Oromo elites to engage in dialogue for bridge building among the two elite groups. At the surface it is a noble idea; but looking closer at the proposed Amara-Oromo bridge building …

The Problem of Ethiopianism in the Amara-Oromo Elite ‘Pilarisim’ Dialogue Read More »

Ethiopia loses around 16.5 percent of its GDP each year to the long-term effects of child malnutrition. That’s just one of the statistics to emerge from “The Cost of Hunger in Africa” study which measures the economic impact of malnutrition in 12 different countries. Ethiopia is the third country so far to publish its findings. …

Ethiopia: 10 Things Everyone Should Know About Hunger in Ethiopia Read More »

From Rosa Abadir rosabadir@yahoo.com I’ve been reserved for some time, prefer not to write about individuals but this time I am making exceptional because of his nonstop contribution of articles (of course most of them are hogwash, inexperienced, cultish and naïve argument) to Abugida website as well as because of his popularity Ato Girma Kassa …

Open Letter to Ato Girma Kassa (muziky68) – From Rosa Abadir Read More »

By Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam (This week my regular Monday commentary is presented in the form of a “flash drama” on Obama (a sub-genre of theatrical play sometimes described as a “ten minute one-act play”). The scene is a barbershop somewhere in Africa. Two young African college friends are talking soccer as they await their …

Obama is Coming! Obama is Coming to Africa!! Read More »

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