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The Impact of Eskender Nega: Advocacy, Dedication, Courage, and Resilience

It is challenging to encapsulate the essence of Eskender Nega’s character in words. My initial face-to-face encounter with Eskender took place in December 2019 in New York City. Eskender was there to

January 24, 2024

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Fano’s Growing Pain According to Koki Abesolome

Koki Abesolome, PhD . On the first day, God created philosophers. On the second day, he put into motion the evolutionary process thereby allowing everybody else to sort out his/her existence and

January 23, 2024

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Anglo-Saxon’s affirmative action for the Indian American: why Nikky Haley said “America has never been racist”?

Even though the number of highly qualified Chinese Americans (plus non-Indian Asian Americans) is perhaps much larger than that of Indian Americans, practically all highly visible positions in the biggest American companies

January 22, 2024

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Ethiopia’s Leadership Journey from Apparent Honesty to Hypocrisy

In my recent postings on this platform, I have touched on several topics pointing to the responsibilities of the leadership and the population to safeguard and improve the security, integrity, and stability

January 21, 2024

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Abiy Ahmed: The Horseman of the Apocalypse

Tesfa ZeMichael, BPhil. Never in their history have so many disasters assailed Ethiopians at the same time. Political, economic, cultural, moral, spiritual, and diplomatic crises are threatening the very existence of the

January 19, 2024

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Ethiopia: Genital maiming and Male Rape as a Political Tool in ‘Oromo war’ against the Amhara people

Author Contact Information: Girma Berhanu, Professor Department of Education and Special Education (Professor) University of Gothenburg E-mail: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Since the war against the Amhara people started, horrific news has appeared in the

January 19, 2024

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Countering the Dangerous Ideology of PM Abiy Ahmed

Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia shattered the hope for peace and prosperity for the people in the Horn of Africa. After being renowned as a peacemaker and a

January 18, 2024

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Ethiopia’s Reckless Diplomacy—Abiy Ahmed’s Regime Up in Arms with the entire Horn

Aklog Birara (Dr) There is no doubt in my mind that Ethiopia’s growth and development needs require strategic negotiation, with Red Sea countries, most preferably with Eritrea. This is because Eritrea and

January 10, 2024

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A Decomposing Oromummaa Dawns Hope for Ethiopia

Yonas Biru, PhD My grandmother used to say, “God Protects Ethiopia and the Blind.” When we asked her “why then is Ethiopia the land of the Misérables,” she was quick to quip:

January 1, 2024

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Open letter of Appreciation and Acknowledgment 2022

Making Sense of Secretary Blinken – Abiy Ahmed talks of November 22, 2022

Date: November 28, 2022 Semaneh Tamrat Jemere, Since the war in Northern Ethiopia started in November 2020, the United States and Ethiopia have spoken to one another on several occasions. After the

December 29, 2023

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What Does the US Embassy’s Tweet About the AfDB Crisis in Ethiopia Suggest?

Yonas Biru, PhD Yesterday, the US Embassy in Ethiopia tweeted the following: “The U.S. Embassy highlights the importance of all nations observing and protecting the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to ensure

December 28, 2023

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Abiy Ahmed Ali is a Terrorist and Fascist leader of 21st Century

December 26, 2023 Tesfaye Yigzaw Fano for liberty Fano for equality Fano for democracy Fano for freedom and manumission Fano for emancipation These are a motto of Ethiopian heroes and heroines Abiy

December 26, 2023

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URGENT: Looming Christian Genocide in Ethiopia Lurks Behind the Veil of Ethnic Conflict

December 25, 2023 The Honorable John James Chairman, Subcommittee on Africa US House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 RE: Looming Christian Genocide in Ethiopia Lurks Behind the Veil of Ethnic Conflict Dear

December 25, 2023

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New Horizons: Ethiopia’s Strategic Move to Reclaim Massawa and Aseb Ports

By SamaEl The Challenge of Ethiopia’s Landlocked Status In the current geopolitical context, Ethiopia emerges as a prominent African nation facing a distinctive challenge: its landlocked status. Following Eritrea’s secession in 1991,

December 23, 2023

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Yes, “Fano is Coming!” But what happens when it arrives?

By Jeff Pearce The chants for Fano at the Great Ethiopian Run, I suspect, sent a nice shock wave through the smug ranks of the Abiy government—it certainly did with the creative

December 20, 2023

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