July 2019

By Dawit W Giorgis The term Balkanization has frequently been used in reference to Ethiopia’s ethnic federalism, which has been codified in the country’s dysfunctional constitution that curiously defines politics, citizenship, rights and privileges on ethnic grounds.  However, the use of the term Balkanization in reference to the current situation in Ethiopia is inaccurate, since it […]

Part II of an III Part Series Aklog Birara, DR “A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.” Nelson Mandela  Governing a complex,

July 27, 2019 Tegenaw Goshu I am writing this comment which is a supplement to my previous piece titled “IS IT NOT FALLACIUOS?”   The purpose is neither simply to defend my view nor to provoke unnecessary dialogue. It is just to make my argument a straight-forwardly clear to those who seem trying to twist things

July 26, 2019 Tegenaw Goshu I am one of those genuinely concerned ordinary Ethiopians who closely follow any perspective that tries to deal with the very political challenges the people of Ethiopia continued to face. I have to say that intellectuals such as Professor Alemayehu G/Mariam who consistently and meaningfully have reflected their views and

Aligaz Yimer (aligazyimer@gmail.com) These days and as of many days in the near past, I most often hear people say that almost all significant high ranking positions of the so called federal government [of ‘Ethiopia’] have been held by one ethnic group, needless to say that ethnic group is Oromo. Those people earnestly say that

By Damo Gotamo The flawed constitution of Ethiopia stipulates that a national election is to be held once in every fifth year. Under the TPLF dictatorial regime, the country held four sham elections. In all those farce elections, the EPRDF won by huge margins, the last one by a hundred percent. The cutthroats from Dedebit