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From Meles to Abiy: How Ethiopia’s Leaders Weaponized the GERD for Ethnic Ambitions

September 9, 2025

by The Habesha

Mengistu Musie (Dr) Mmusie2@gmail.com It now appears far too late for Abiy Ahmed’s government and its state-sponsored media army of propagandists to reverse the

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Dr. Yonas Biru’s Mumbo Jumbo article on Oromumma, disjoined from its profound effect on millions of Ethiopians

September 7, 2025

by The Habesha

By Nama Nekemto I have a profound concern regarding Dr. Yonas Biru’s recent attempts to define Oromumma, not mentioning its profound and significant effects, on other

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The Proxy Economist: Zemedeneh’s Role in Ethiopia’s Economic Spectacle

September 5, 2025

by The Habesha

By LJDemissie September 4, 2025 For seven years, Ethiopia’s National Bank, under Governor Mamo Mihretu, outsourced its public economic narrative to Zemedeneh Negatu—a

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KROG and ChatGPT Bury Political Oromummaa Six Feet Under

September 5, 2025

by The Habesha

Yonas Biru, PhD ChatGPT: “Oromummaa often looks like an elite project with coercive undertones, not just cultural pride.” GROK: “Asafa Jalata’s approach aims to forge

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Abiy Ahmed Liberal Or Strongman Gedu Andargachew Speaks Out

September 4, 2025

by The Habesha

By The Habesha News Desk September 4, 2025 “It is difficult to categorize Abiy Ahmed as a liberal. You cannot take him from any political alignment unless you consider

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The Opaque New Phase of the Red Sea Competition

September 3, 2025

by The Habesha

Published with Permission from Defense & Foreign Affairs Special Analysis Journal By Gregory Copley Analysis. From Washington, DC, and regional GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs

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Justice with Humanity: Learning from Judge Frank Caprio in Contrast to the Ethiopian Judiciary”

September 3, 2025

by The Habesha

Judge Frank Caprio of Providence Municipal Court in Rhode Island in 2017. His courtroom, he said. was a place “where people and cases are

Messay Kebede Professor Emeritus College of Arts and Sciences and Addis Ababa University: Philosophy

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Email Face-off between Yared Terfassa and Messay Kebede

September 1, 2025

by Messay Kebede

This piece is not an article or a paper in the proper sense of the word. It is a transcript of email exchanges between

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A Strategic Reflection on ‘The Idea of a Caretaker Government in Ethiopia (Part Two)

August 30, 2025

by The Habesha

By Sirak Zena September 1, 2025 As outlined in Part One, a caretaker government represents not merely a theoretical construct but serves as Ethiopia’s

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A Strategic Reflection on ‘The Idea of a Caretaker Government in Ethiopia’– (Part One)

August 30, 2025

by The Habesha

By Sirak Zena August 31, 2025 Author’s Preface Introduction Ethiopia’s Cycles of Failed Transitions III. Critical Barriers and Strategic Considerations for a Caretaker Government

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Simegnew Bekele: The Assassination of Hope in Ethiopia

August 30, 2025

by The Habesha

By: VOH Email- finmartens165@gmail.com Trained in civil engineering, Simegnew was known for his discipline, humility, and tireless devotion. For years, he lived by the

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The Virginia Coalition: Reshaping Ethiopian Politics with a New National Narrative

August 29, 2025

by The Habesha

Yonas Biru, PhD In April 2024, I published an article titled “Growing Undercurrent Against Tribal Extremism Dawns Hope for Change,” building on my September

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If Any War Can Be Holy, It Is the Amhara Cause

August 26, 2025

by The Habesha

By Megbaru Alemu Abate August 27, 2025 (PhD student at The University of Queensland, Australia) War has long been one of humanity’s most devastating

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The comparison of Abiy Ahmed Ali, Hitler, and Mussolini:

August 23, 2025

by The Habesha

August 23, 2025 Tesfaye Z. Yigzaw The comparison of Abiy Ahmed Ali, Hitler, and Mussolini: Years ago, I wrote the following phrase on one

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Neoliberal Economic Policies Are Failing Ethiopia

August 21, 2025

by The Habesha

The Habesha News Desk August 21, 2025 Many Ethiopians are asking if neoliberal economic policies are helping or hurting. Recent reforms—exchange-rate liberalization, subsidy cuts, and privatization—were meant

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