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When activism goes awry

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / August 29, 2019

By Yilma Jawar and his cliques are utterly unscrupulous. It is perplexing for any sane person even to know what their interest is. Responsible citizens are appeasing to narrow any differences we may have as a nation, but extremist activists keep digging for more differences. Are they really Oromo activists or enemies? For me they …

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s miscalculations that helped TPLF, the lucky bunny, get off the hook

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / August 28, 2019

Asmelash Yohannes (PhD Mekelle University School of Law) The popular uprising against the ruling EPRDF party since 2015 was turning deadly. Among other things, it resulted in the abrupt resignation of the then prime minster Hailemariam Desalegn. However, no one has seen the coming to power of a new replacement prime minster, Abiy Ahmed. Above …

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Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Comes Off Runway In Addis Ababa

News / August 28, 2019

byHenry Bewicke August 27, 2019 Yesterday, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 was involved in a peculiar incident as it veered off the runway after landing at Addis Ababa. Flight ET-307 was left with no major damage after wet conditions affected its passage down the runway. There was little, if any, damage to the aircraft after …

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New Ethiopian Cultural Garden first in Cleveland to represent an African nation (video)

Art & Culture, News, Video / August 27, 2019

Aug 26, 2019 By Hannah Drown, cleveland.com The Cleveland Cultural Gardens The Cleveland Cultural Gardens are one of Northeast Ohio’s oldest and most beautiful treasures. Some 33 dedicated gardens, designed and cultivated by distinct cultural or nationality groups, adorn the drive along Martin Luther King Boulevard and East Boulevard in Rockefeller Park. Founded in 1916, the …

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Lucy ‘Remarkably Complete’ Skull of 3.8-Million-Year-Old Early Human Ancestor Discovered in Ethiopia

News / August 25, 2019 / Lucy

A “remarkably complete” skull belonging to an early human ancestor that lived 3.8 million years ago has been discovered in Ethiopia. This is the first time a skull belonging to Australopithecus anamensis has been found and the discovery sheds light on the evolutionary history of early human ancestors. Researchers have been working on the Woranso-Mille …

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Ethiopia’s opposition parties criticise election law changes

News / August 25, 2019

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian lawmakers on Saturday revised election laws to pave the way for polls next year, but some opposition parties said the changes would make it more difficult for them to challenge the ruling coalition. FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a news conference at his office in Addis …

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Why does TPLF badly need the next election to be held?

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / August 20, 2019

Asmelash Yohannes (PhD, Mekelle University School of Law) From strategic point of view, the leaders of TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) know, or they are predicting to say the least, that the ruling EPDRF party may not survive the upcoming general election. You can call this a gamble or a bluff! But it could make …

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ETHIOPIAN CAPITAL EYES BAN ON SEX WORK, STREET BEGGING

News / August 15, 2019

August 15, 2019 Begging could soon be banned in Addis Ababa, according to laws under discussion Officials in Ethiopia’s capital are weighing bans on sex work and street begging, the latest in a series of measures intended to clean up the country’s image, the mayor’s office said Thursday. Draft legislation detailing the terms of the …

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National Salute to Debteras: The Theologians, Philosophers, Historians, Professors and Patriots of Ethiopia!

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / August 13, 2019

By Belayneh Abate It is regretful to see some anti-Ethiopian and anti-Amara elites trying to treat their inferiority complex by undermining Debteras, who served as professors, philosophers, patriots and as nation builders of Ethiopia. As the Bible and other Holly Scriptures teach, Ethiopia is one of the very few nations that started to follow monotheism …

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Menelik II Biography (1844–1913)

Biography, History / August 13, 2019 / Menelik II, Menelik II Biography

As emperor of Ethiopia at the turn of the 20th century, Menelik II maintained his country’s independence in the face of foreign threats and expanded Ethiopia’s territory. Who Was Menelik II? Menelik II (also written as Menilek; 1844-1913) became emperor of Ethiopia in 1889. After his army defeated Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa …

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The greatest confusion and deception of all time- duty-free or free trade policy cannot solve the complicated problems of African countries.

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / August 12, 2019

Fekadu Bekele (Ph D) 08. 2019 Human dignity is offended when persons are denied the opportunity to participate in their own development, when development “takes place over their heads” (Yuengert M. Andrew, What is “Sustainable Prosperity for all” in the Catholic Social Tradition? in: The True Wealth of Nations- Catholic Social Thought and Economic life. …

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The Intellectual Bankruptcy of Hizkiel Gebissa Part II: The Plan to Destroy Ethiopia Gradually

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / August 10, 2019

By Gemechu Aba Biya Whenever Hizkiel Gebissa is asked about secession, he equivocates, but he is a committed separatist. He just doesn’t have the decency, integrity, or honesty to say it openly. He tries to cleverly camouflage his separatist intention, while actively working with like-minded individuals, groups, and political organizations to dismantle Ethiopia gradually, steadily, …

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