April 2014

Fekadu Bekele, Ph D April 27, 2014 On 25th February 2014 a one-day seminar was conducted by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, a foundation which is founded after the name of one of the legendary figures of  peace movements during the 1970s and 80s, famous for his many critical works as a writer. The foundation intimately linked …

“I can’t eat GDP!”– Why Numbers don’t Matter! (Fekadu Bekele, Ph D) Read More »

By Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D. There seems to be two diverging thoughts on the matter of Ethiopia. On one hand there is ethnic centered thought while on the other hand there is unitary or “Ethiopiawinet” thought. The first advocate for an ethnic group, whereas the latter struggles for “one Ethiopia”. This article is not about investigating …

The Contradiction in Unitary (Ethiopiawinet) Read More »

Tedla Asfaw Ethiopian students of our generation are known for being politically very active. We grew up chanting “Land to the Tiller,Merete LeArashu”. Many died for that cause and it seems this generation of Ethiopians known  fighting among ethnic lines in colleges and universities came up with their slogan of keeping lands that “belong” to them to …

Ethnic Politics and the Addis Ababa Master Plan !!! Read More »