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The Horn of Africa States Where the Elites Have Failed (Part II)

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad February 24th, 2023 Democracy is not only one of numbers, where a majority, rules. It is also putting the right person in the right place of leadership and

February 24, 2023

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The Horn of Africa States War, Peace and Stability

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad February 23rd, 2023 The world is at war, although one would argue there is a Ukraine war. When big countries are on opposite sides of an issue and

February 23, 2023

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Ethiopia’s Tigray war and the ‘big lie’ behind the century-defining 600,000 civilian deaths

By Phillip van Niekerk Even as the guns have fallen silent in Tigray, the war over truth surrounding the worst mass killing of the 21st century continues — and another bomb is about

February 21, 2023

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The Horn of Africa States The Fears About the New Bloc

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad February 21st, 2023 First, defining the Horn of Africa is crucial in this analysis. It is the Horn of Africa, the region that shoots out of Africa in

February 21, 2023

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The US Media Bias About Events in Ethiopia

By Worku Aberra The Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) won a major victory against the Abiy government on February 15. The renegade bishops returned to the church and the government relented. Abiy Ahmed

February 20, 2023

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The Horn of Africa States No Longer Pawns of a Chessboard

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad February 19th, 2023 Over sixty years have now passed since most African countries gained independence from European colonialism and yet Africa seems to be still under the tutelage

February 20, 2023

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Does Ethiopia Need to Re-examine Its Development Model?

———tens of millions are food insecure—- Aklog Birara (Dr) In the aftermath of potential fracturing of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC) that mobilized and unified tens of millions of Ethiopians across

February 18, 2023

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Ethiopia: The Tigray Famine Narrative Was a Total Fabrication

The victims were the Amhara and Afar People which had been invaded by the TPLF The narrative of famine in the Tigray region of Ethiopia was repeated uncritically by the media and was

February 18, 2023

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The Horn of Africa States Complementarity and Cooperation

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad February 16th, 2023 The Horn of Africa States is a region that straddles the West side the great sea lane stretching from the South of the Red Sea

February 17, 2023

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A Step Towards Sanity: Maimire Mennasemay

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

February 16, 2023

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The Horn of Africa States New Financial Perspectives

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

February 16, 2023

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A Crucial Lesson We Should Learn: The Best Predictor of Future Behavior is Past Behavior!

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

February 15, 2023

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Is Abiy Ahmed Ali an Asset or a Liability?

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

February 15, 2023

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The Horn of Africa States the Upcoming African Union Summit

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

February 14, 2023

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Male Rape as a Political Tool in Ethiopian Prisons Or Rape and Sodomy in Oromia Prisons, An Ethiopian Tragedy

Author Contact Information: E-mail: [email protected] 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.

February 14, 2023

ANALYSIS & OPINION·Human Rights