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October 2022

Collective Responsibility for the Destruction of Ethiopia Virtually all ethnicities of Ethiopia

Collective Responsibility for the Destruction of Ethiopia Virtually all ethnicities of Ethiopia

Virtually all ethnicities of Ethiopia, particularly their respective elites, are responsible for the systematic historical, cultural, and territorial destruction of the ancient country Ethiopia. Mengistu Hailemariam thought his military was strong enough to defeat the separatists Shabia and TPLF. He was proved wrong! The separatists won, and we lost Eritrea and our vital access to […]

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African Union Chair Calls for Unconditional Cease-Fire, Peace Talks in Ethiopia

African Union Chair Calls for Unconditional Cease-Fire, Peace Talks in Ethiopia

NAIROBI – The chair of the African Union on Sunday called on those involved in the two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region to implement an immediate, unconditional cease-fire and agree to direct peace talks. AU chair Moussa Faki said he was following reports of escalating violence in Tigray with grave concern. “The chairperson strongly

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BARK SANCTIONS AND UNLEASH THE DOGS OF TIGRAY GENOCIDE: RICE, POWER, MENENDEZ, SHERMAN, Part II

BARK SANCTIONS AND UNLEASH THE DOGS OF TIGRAY GENOCIDE: RICE, POWER, MENENDEZ, SHERMAN, Part II

Al Mariam’s Commentaries October 15, 2022 … And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,/ With Ate by his side come hot from hell,/ Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice/ Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war/ …/ That this foul deed shall smell above the earth…/ W. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Author’s Note: The

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Merera Gudina’s Party Rejects Addis Ababa, Oromia Special Zone Administration Demarcation

Merera Gudina’s Party Rejects Addis Ababa, Oromia Special Zone Administration Demarcation

The opposition party, Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), rejected the recently conducted administrative demarcation between Addis Ababa city and Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa. The party rejected the decision, which was hailed “historic” by Addis Abeba Mayor Adanech Abiebie, and said it was “unacceptable as it does not respect the interests and demands of the

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Renew Mandate of Int’l Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia Example of Humanitarian Imperialism

Renew Mandate of Int’l Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia Example of Humanitarian Imperialism

Andrew Korybko The EU-sponsored resolution to renew the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) is an example of humanitarian imperialism, which refers to the weaponization of human rights to advance political goals, the American Political Analyst Korybko said. It is to be recalled that the United Nations Human Rights

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Terrorism, dictatorship, and the west: the case of South Africa and Russia

Terrorism, dictatorship, and the west: the case of South Africa and Russia

By Mesfin Arega Quote: “Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch”        President F. D. Roosevelt (about the brutal dictator of Nicaragua) Fact: When the UN general assembly voted in November 1963 to impose oil embargo on apartheid South Africa, besides the apartheid regime itself, the only countries in the

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Four people died as Cholera outbreak reported in Bale zone Oromia, Somali region bordering areas

Four people died as Cholera outbreak reported in Bale zone Oromia, Somali region bordering areas

On 27 August 2022, the first cholera case was reported in Harana Buluk woreda of Bale zone, Southern Oromia region of Ethiopia. On 18 September 2022, Berbere woreda became the second woreda reporting cholera cases, soon after followed by Delo Mena woreda where suspected cases were reported in Burka IDPs site on 03 October. To

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Ethiopian completes initial 767-300ER freighter conversion

Ethiopian completes initial 767-300ER freighter conversion

By David Kaminski-Morrow Ethiopian Airlines is completed the freighter conversion of an initial Boeing 767-300ER in co-operation with Israel Aerospace Industries. The work was performed within the carrier’s maintenance facilities at its Addis Ababa base. Ethiopian says it began introducing the 767s in 2004 and the twinjets are being replaced by more modern types, such

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The New Yorker Piece on Prime Minister Abiy:  How the PM’s Handlers Turned a Golden Opportunity into a Blunder

The New Yorker Piece on Prime Minister Abiy: How the PM’s Handlers Turned a Golden Opportunity into a Blunder

Yonas Biru, PhD The article titled “Did a Nobel Peace Laureate Stoke a Civil War?” heralds everything that is wrong with the way the Prime Minister (PM) is running the country. What is sadder is that he is a visionary leader who could transform the nation, but his management is nothing short of dysfunctional. He is leading

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Tigray rebels tortured and killed civilians in renewed fighting, survivors claim

Tigray rebels tortured and killed civilians in renewed fighting, survivors claim

Witnesses claim the attacks in Amhara region last month were carried out on those the TPLF suspected of supporting Ethiopian federal forces.    by Lucy Kassa Tigrayan rebel forces have killed dozens of civilians during their latest occupation of a town in the Amhara region, survivors claim, after fighting resumed last month in the northern

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