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August 2021

An Outline of Alternatives to Resolve the Ongoing Political and Armed Conflict in Ethiopia:

By Sirak Zena August 3, 2021   Introduction: True, most of us agree on the sources of the Ethiopian problem -TPLF (Tigray People Liberation Front) and OLF (Oromo Liberation Front), the sort of problem – division among ethnic groups, and the core cause of the problem -the constitution and ethnic politics. It is helpful to

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Ethiopia won’t end up like the former Yugoslavia

By Shiferaw Abebe August 3, 2021 The August 2, 2021 edition of Politico carried an opinion piece penned by a certain member of the British House of Lords and titled “In Ethiopia, echoes of Yugoslavia”. In this piece, the author, named Arminka Helić with roots in the former Yugoslavia, made a rather feeble attempt to draw parallels

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USAID ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER VISITS ETHIOPIAN REFUGEES IN EASTERN SUDAN

For Immediate Release Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov The below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif:‎ On the third day of her trip to Sudan, Administrator Samantha Power traveled to Um Rakuba refugee camp in Gedaref State to meet with refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, representatives of Sudanese communities hosting the

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TPLF’s and OFC’s Demands are Poison Pills to Repel Ethiopia’s Democratic Governance

TPLF’s and OFC’s Demands are Poison Pills to Repel Ethiopia’s Democratic Governance

Yonas Biru, PhD August 3, 2021 The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Oromo Federalist Congresses’ (OFC) demand to establish a provisional government is a poison pill to repel the results of the 2021 elections that have been endorsed by the African Union as “orderly, peaceful, and credible.” The constitutional basis of the authority

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Time for U.S. State Department to Reset its Approaches with a Fresh Look at Ethiopia

Achamyeleh Tamiru Agust 3, 2021 United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been repeatedly calling for the withdraw of Amhara forces from their historic provinces of Wolkait, Tegede, Telemt and Humera and the ceding of these territories to TPLF. In his most recent statement, Blinken has even demanded Ethiopia’s internal borders not to be

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An open letter calling on U.S. Government to change its current  pro TPLF policy

An open letter calling on U.S. Government to change its current pro TPLF policy

July 24, 2021 Mr Anthony Blinken Secretary of State United States Department of State 2021 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Mr Blinken: We, US citizens and permanent residents of Ethiopian descent representing the civil organizations listed hereunder, are deeply concerned about the press statements the Department of State has been issuing regarding the

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Cooperation to strengthen women physician leaders across Ethiopia

Cooperation to strengthen women physician leaders across Ethiopia

Medics.Academy 08.02.2021 Medics.Academy – a UK company delivering global access to medical education – and the Ethiopian Medical Women’s Association (EMeWA) have signed a partnership agreement to help women physicians in Ethiopia. The project will help EMeWA – an organisation established by female physicians in Ethiopia – to fulfil its vision to establish an excellence

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Welkait, Ethiopia: Geo Strategic importance and the Consequential Annexation by TPLF

Welkait, Ethiopia: Geo Strategic importance and the Consequential Annexation by TPLF

Wosenyelew Tedla and Moges Kelklie Horn Africa Insight Aug 2, 2021   Welkait has always been one of the most strategic geopolitical hotspots in Ethiopia. More recently, it has become the defining point for the Amhara people, whose identity was erased from the area, and with it, Ethiopia’s territorial integrity. Welkait is the generic name

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