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PM Abiy’s Advisor’s Inflammatory Rhetoric Undermines Ethical Political Discourse

By LJDemissie April 25, 2024 In a recent tweet, PM Abiy AhmedAli’s advisor, Daniel Kibret, asserted that Fano fighters are resorting to stealing fertilizers and glucose for survival food. This rhetoric not only

April 25, 2024

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It is now official: Black Kenya joined the fight in Ukraine for white domination

“If Ukraine falls, it will be the end of western hegemony.” (Boris Johnson, former prime minister of England, April 12, 2024) “The best fate for Africa would be if the old colonial

April 25, 2024

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The Enigma of Ethiopian Government Social Media Verification

By LJDemissie April 22, 2024 In the realm of social media, the Ethiopian government’s online presence presents a perplexing situation. While certain accounts are verified with official marks, others remain unmarked, leaving

April 22, 2024

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The Horn of Africa: A Region in Turmoil

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad April 21st, 2024 If one were to embark on a global journey today, it would become evident that the world is currently plagued by various issues, and in

April 21, 2024

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The Enigma of Abiy Ahmed’s Actions Against the Amhara

Sisay Mulu The suffering of the Amhara people has been overlooked and downplayed for over thirty years, with their pain being reduced to mere numbers in the face of brutal and systematic

April 20, 2024

ANALYSIS & OPINION·Human Rights

The Horn of Africa States Despite the Chaos, It is Still Best to Regionalize

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad April 20th, 2024 There was once a time when every country was almost on its own and every country was competing with the other or others but then

April 20, 2024

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What Does Bate Urgessa’s Savage Murder Tell Us

Yonas Biru, PhD In the US, if a women’s naked dead body is found riddled with excessive bullet wounds or knife stabs, the first line of suspicion is cast on her husband,

April 20, 2024

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The Destructive Effects of Tribalism: How it Hampers Human Growth and Suppresses the Soul

Yonas Biru, PhD Yesterday, I wrote an article that suggested “Amhara Must Abolish Oromo Special Administrative Zones on its Land until Amharas living in the Oromo tribal land where they constitute

April 18, 2024

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Ethnic conflicts in Ethiopia: Navigating the Threat of Disintegration Like Yugoslavia

By Abdiwahab Sheikh Abdisamad Ethiopia, located in the heart of the Horn of Africa, is once again on the verge of descending into chaos. The echoes of Yugoslavia’s tragic unraveling can be

April 17, 2024

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Amhara Must Abolish Oromo Special Administrative Zones on its Land

Yonas Biru, PhD As I was preparing an article titled “Oromo and Tigray Tribal Politicians are Cancerous,” an Oromo close relative of mine called me and started talking to me in

April 17, 2024

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Open Letter to PM Abiy: Your Hand and Footprint in the TPLF’s Renewed Aggression

Yonas Biru, PhD Mr. Prime Minister, this letter is triggered by your signature shortsighted political calculus that led to TPLF’s violation of the Pretoria agreement. It is hard to imagine the TPLF

April 15, 2024

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The Accountability Void: Ethiopia’s Social Media Crisis Under Abiy Ahmed’s Leadership

LJDemissie Author’s Note From the moment Prime Minister Abiy’s administration was established, I found myself resonating with his vision and mission, as articulated in his speeches. Over the past six years, I

April 14, 2024

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The Ethiopian Student Movement: A Rejoinder to Bahru Zewde’s The Quest for Socialist Utopia

Messay Kebede University of Dayton, [email protected] Kebede, Messay, “The Ethiopian Student Movement: A Rejoinder to Bahru Zewde’s The Quest for Socialist Utopia” (2015). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 44. This Article is brought to

April 12, 2024

ANALYSIS & OPINION·History

The hypocrisy of individuals who advocate for non-violence in their profession is apparent.

By Jeff Pearce Recently, the Ethiopian population experienced a sense of neglect from a foreign individual, whom we had trusted. For safety reasons, I will not disclose their identity as they are

April 11, 2024

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Part I: Testimonials about the Ethiopian Student Movement

Tesfatsion Medhanie Ph.D. and Paulos Milkias Ph.D. Introduction Assuming that the majority of our readers are Ethiopia’s Gen X and Millennials, the two of us, Tesfatsion Medhanie and Paulos Milkias, who passed

April 11, 2024

ANALYSIS & OPINION·History