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October 2015

Change has many paths; let’s try more than one!

 “There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.”                                                                                                                         Franklin Roosevelt   by Tadesse Nigatu We Ethiopians have been seeking big changes for decades. We had our chance in 1974 (1966 EC) when we got together in millions to change the feudal system.  Unfortunately, that victory was snatched by the […]

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What do we learn from TPLF's foreign Monster bothering the editorial independence of VOA?

by Kirubeal Bekele Selam all, There is some important fact that many have said for decades that most of us seem to ignore again and again. This tactic is the only means TPLF managed to survive this long without any social or political capital. And that isINFILTRATION. A much hated ethinocentric fascist regime like TPLF

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Report of the Conference on the Future of Eritrea and Ethiopia

October 20, 2015 On Sunday October 18, 2015 a successful one-day long conference was held at Georgetown Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd St NW, Washington, DC 20037. The theme of the conference was on the present and future relationship between Eritrea and Ethiopia and had conflict prevention and resolution threads. The panelists range from former United

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Why is Ethiopia hungry again? – by Jawar Mohammed

By Jawar Mohammed Just a couple months ago, Western leaders and media outlets were fascinated with Ethiopia’s ‘miraculous’ economic growth. From Bill Gates to Obama, and everyone else in between, they were convinced and tried to persuade others that Ethiopia had put that sad history of famine behind itself and emerged as the fastest growing

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A Devastating Climate Change on Populations around Lake Tukana with TPLF Imprint on it

TPLF, until recently, bragging with an economic growth of 11%, is now faced with hard question of how to explain the famine that once again hovering over 10 million Ethiopians in the country. The average Ethiopian is asking a simple question that needs a simple answer. If the economy is growing at 11%, why are

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Ethiopia Appeals for Food Aid Following Poor Crop Yields

(AP) – Ethiopia’s government is calling for international assistance to help feed 8.2 million people after erratic rains devastated crop yields. Climate shocks are common in Ethiopia and often cause poor or failed harvests that lead to acute food shortages. The government has allocated $192 million for food and other aid and is appealing for

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United Nation wants peacekeeping drones in South Sudan; govt objects

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is urging the use of unarmed drones in the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, but the government there says that could cause “disagreement and hostility” as a peace deal tries to take hold. The council on Friday adopted a US-drafted resolution requesting the UN secretary-general to

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