When the politicization of ethnicity and the politicization of religion meet and start feeding on each other, a society spins out of control; it goes over the precipice of blind violence and uncontrollable destruction from which it takes decades if not centuries to recover. Consider the European Wars of Religion that lasted from the 16th to […]
2023-02-16_Anno Massacre Report – Public Version At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region this month in an attack by a banned rebel group, the state-appointed human rights commission said on Wednesday. Oromiya is home to Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group and has experienced unrest for many years, rooted in grievances about political marginalisation
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission February 15, 2023 The governments have the primary responsibility for finding durable solutions for displaced people, the international community also has a responsibility to help make durable solutions efforts successful. It will be remembered that the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (ESMECO/Commission) has recently held discussions with senior officials and experts from
By Dr. Suleiman Walhad February 15th, 2023 Now that the African authorities are meeting again in Addis Ababa for the Annual recontre of the continent’s leaders, it would, perhaps, be opportune for the heads of governments of the Horn of Africa States to have sideline meetings to discuss the peculiar characteristics of the region and
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Let us promise to ourselves to follow the principle of our forefathers: predicting future behaviors based on past behaviors! Trusting habitual traitors and blaming them for betraying again is like believing in Satan and blaming him for doing the job he was created for! By Belayneh Abate As history teaches, Ethiopia was a historically strong
Aklog Birara (Dr) Part I “When a leader is able to remain clear-headed and composed under stressful, emergency circumstances, that leader is demonstrating emotional intelligence…enabling a sense of objectivity, emotional balance and resilience, self-regulation, and an ability to consider others, in part by staying humble and service minded.” Evelyn Orr and Signe Spencer, Leadership in
16th February 2023 LIEVIN, France (AP) – Ethiopia´s Lamecha Girma broke a 25-year-old indoor world record in the 3,000 meters on Wednesday at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais. Girma, who won the silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Tokyo Olympics, covered the distance in 7 minutes, 23.81 seconds at the World Athletics event. The
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SAVE THE DATE: MAY 28TH, 2023, SEE THE PRESS RELEASE ATTACHED AND KNOW THE SEED2023 HONOREES NAMES., T HE SOCIETY OF ETHIOPIANS ESTABLISHED IN THE DIASPORA, SEED, WILL HONOR OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND HIGHLY ESTEEMED DIASPORA ACHIEVERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. SAVE THE DATE MAY 28, 2023, FROM 6:00PM. COME AND ENJOY DINNER, MUSIC AND CELEBRATE
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Education & The Nation: With Ethiopia’s Education Minister Berhanu Nega
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Andrew Korybko Africa will always support the side that’s fighting to liberate its countries from the chains of neo-colonialism and structural racism, which means that the West never had a chance from the get-go when it came to competing with Russia for hearts and minds. Observers across the world are bewildered by Russia’s newfound appeal
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By Dr. Suleiman Walhad February 14th, 2023 The 36th Summit of the African Union will open in its headquarters in Addis Ababa from February 18th to February 19th, 2023, a continuation of its general annual recontre. It would definitely be a long and difficult process for they would address the long list of topics they always discuss,
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Author Contact Information: E-mail: Girma.Berhanu@ped.gu.se INTRODUCTION In recent months, it has come to be recognized that male and female activists, prisoners of conscience, and critical journalists in Ethiopia have been sexually abused in detention. This abuse is not a deplorable ‘part and parcel’ of prison life among hardened criminals, but instead a calculated method of submission. In Ethiopia,