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April 2023

International Sanction on Ethiopia is Good for the Poor

International Sanction on Ethiopia is Good for the Poor

Yonas Biru, PhD As someone who has written several articles promoting international sanction against the Abiy government, I feel obliged to clarify misunderstandings and misconceptions that people have about the topic. Let me start with some disclaimers and background information to give readers context. First, the sanction I am championing does not include humanitarian aid.

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Plagiarism in Abiy Ahmed’s PhD Thesis: How will Addis Ababa University handle this?

Plagiarism in Abiy Ahmed’s PhD Thesis: How will Addis Ababa University handle this?

WORLD PEACE FOUNDATION on APRIL 12, 2023 Alex de Waal, Jan Nyssen, Gebrekirstos Gebreselassie, Boud Roukema and Rundassa Eshete Ever since Abiy Ahmed was awarded his PhD degree at the Institute of Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at Addis Ababa University in 2017, questions have been asked about whether this was a legitimate doctorate. One of us (Rundassa) was

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Compare the Ethiopian constitution preamble with other countries preambles

Compare the Ethiopian constitution preamble with other countries preambles

By Geletaw Zeleke Dear Brothers and sisters, today I want you to evaluate the ‘preamble to the Ethiopian Constitution by examining the preambles of ten selected distinct countries.  Scholars agree that preambles outlay the purpose of the Constitution and the intention of the entire document including the intention of its full laws and main organizing

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Abiy’s forces assassinate grandson of famed Ethiopian patriot.

Abiy’s forces assassinate grandson of famed Ethiopian patriot.

By A. Alemyehu Abiy Ahmed’s campaign to single-out and liquidate the Amhara Region’s Special Forces has already caused heavy toll on civilians. Abate Mesfin, grandson of famed Ethiopian Patirot, Dej. Abbere Yimam, was machinegunned down at his home while tending to his wife and his new born baby. While Dej Abere Yimam was a celebrated

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A Looming Geopolitical Disaster in the Horn of Africa

A Looming Geopolitical Disaster in the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia’s growing fragility and instability Having won the Cold War globally, the US-led West midwifed the birth of a new post-Dergue Political Order in Ethiopia in 1991. The new political order was dominated by the Tigre People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) -led so-called Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), an amalgam of ethnic fronts cobbled together

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Exposing Prosperity Party Regime Unconstitutional Power Grab

Exposing Prosperity Party Regime Unconstitutional Power Grab

Commentators on the highly polarized political schism currently within Ethiopia appear to wrongfully point out the current mass unrest within the Amhara Regional State as being a road block to the peace agreement signed in Pretoria between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the Tigray Regional State. Instead of recognizing the unrest as

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AAA Chairman Tewodrose Tirfe appeared on Al Jazeera English to discuss anti-government #AmharaProtests, mass arrests, attacks

AAA Chairman Tewodrose Tirfe appeared on Al Jazeera English to discuss anti-government #AmharaProtests, mass arrests, attacks

AAA Chairman Tewodrose Tirfe appeared on Al Jazeera English to discuss anti-government #AmharaProtests, mass arrests, attacks on civilians and the need for immediate punitive action by the international community against Abiy Ahmed Ali, Birhanu Jula and Abebaw Tadesse.

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The Final Solution! by Dawit Giorgis

The Final Solution! by Dawit Giorgis

“Never again” 1948: Until Next Time Armenia (1915–18), Ukraine (1932–1933), the Nazi Holocaust (1938–1945), Cambodia (1975–1979), Rwanda (1994), Bosnia (1992–1995), Darfur (2001–2015), Ethiopia ( 2019 to present) “The events that took place during these periods in these countries resulted in more than 17 million deaths related to 20th century genocides or ethnic cleansing, each with

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Aid group says two workers shot dead in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

Aid group says two workers shot dead in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

Catholic Relief Services workers were killed amid unrest due to the government’s decision to disband regional security forces. Two aid workers with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) have been killed in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, the charity said, amid civil unrest triggered by a federal government decision to disband regional special forces units. Chuol Tongyik, a security manager,

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Extremely Sensitive Differences Of Perception Are Responsible For The Amhara Protests

Extremely Sensitive Differences Of Perception Are Responsible For The Amhara Protests

ANDREW KORYBKO Acknowledging these contrasting narratives doesn’t automatically extend credence to them, but simply explains how explosive the latest controversy over that region’s military reorganization is becoming. Ethiopia’s Amhara Region saw widespread protests in recent days in response to the federal government’s newly announced military reorganization of each region’s special forces. The central authorities claim that this is being carried

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