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January 2022

Does Ethiopia Possess Intellectuals and Scholars Willing to Tackle its Legendary Institutional and Structural Traps?

Aklog Birara (Dr) Part I of III Parts I urge the reader to first agree on definitions. Webster translates intellectual to mean “the ability to think in a logical way;” the ability to apply “serious study and thought” to a subject matter; and a person who is “smart and enjoys serious study and thought” in what […]

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The Case Against WHO’s Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom

January 20, 2022 To: WHO Office of Compliance, Risk Management and Ethics (CRE) Dr. Tedros Adhanom has repeatedly and in multiple ways violated the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) during his tenure as Director-General of the organization. His unethical and irresponsible conduct has made a mockery of the flagship UN institution. His behavior

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The #NoMore Movement Is Revolutionizing The Global Activist Community

The #NoMore Movement Is Revolutionizing The Global Activist Community

By Andrew Korybko —  American political analyst The US-led West’s Hybrid War on Ethiopia will go down in history as perhaps the most counterproductive act of aggression that America ever committed against another country. That’s because it’s directly responsible for inspiring Ethiopian activists to assemble the #NoMore movement that’s revolutionizing the global activist community. Modern-day advances

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Health Care and Restorative Justice

Health Care and Restorative Justice

By Zergabachew Asfaw M.D, FACP On January 7, 2022, Ethiopian Christmas holiday, several political prisoners were released and following this phenomenon the Ethiopian attorney general, Dr Gedeon spoke about the need for restorative justice in this nation.  This made me think of the absolute necessity for restoring health in communities that were destroyed due to

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The Unmaking of Ethiopia’s Thinking Class and the Dumbing Down of a Nation

Yonas Biru, PhD This is the second part of a two series expose I prepared to share my experience with Prime Minister Abiy’s Economic Advisory Council, which I served as an interim chair for a short twilight. The first part was titled “An Intellectual Culture Unfit for Progress: Why I Resigned from the PM Economic

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Timket: A Sign of Unity, Cultural Diversity and Benediction

Timket: A Sign of Unity, Cultural Diversity and Benediction

BY SOLOMON DIBABA Timket, meaning baptism is a UNESCO inscribed religious festival celebrated with much paraphernalia in Ethiopia. The festival is a major outdoor celebration colorfully marked in cities, small towns and rural areas of the country including Addis Ababa and Gondar, where the celebrations are highly spectacular. The festival is particularly celebrated by the

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Turkish embassy in Ethiopia moved to Kenya due to threats over drone sales

Turkish embassy in Ethiopia moved to Kenya due to threats over drone sales

Turkey’s embassy in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa has been moved to neighboring Kenya due to threats after the deployment of Turkish drones by the Abiy Ahmed regime to suppress the Tigray rebellion, the T24 news website reported. Although the Turkish government hadn’t made an official statement regarding the sale of unmanned aerial vehicles

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Meaza Mohammed released from detention

Meaza Mohammed released from detention

Journalist Meaza, the co-founder of online media outlet, Roha Media, who previously worked at Abbay media is released from detention this afternoon. Meaza was arrested while on her way to work by plain clothed security forces more in the first week of December last year. According to her husband, Robel Gebeyehu, the police neither searched her residence

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