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Victory in the Battlefield, Defeat in the Cyberspace: Ethiopia’s Agonizing Reality

The Queen of Sheba January 17, 2020 The Ethiopian government has successfully—and thunderously—crashed the putsch perpetrated by a TPLF cabal in short few weeks. The victory—and the defeat—and its execution and pace

January 17, 2021

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Will Election Rectify Ethiopian Political Predicament?

Metta-Alem Sinishaw, Washington, DC January 16, 2021 Summary: Despite international accolades, the reform agenda of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has mixed results due to internal and external vulnerabilities. This paper attempts

January 16, 2021

ANALYSIS & OPINION·Politics

The Unfolding Political Crisis in Ethiopia

Belay Seyoum (Prof) January 8, 2021 Ethiopia, the largest country in East Africa has a rich history. Its unique civilization dates to the second millennium BC. It is home to the

January 8, 2021

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Abiy Ahmed and the Consolidation of Ethiopia’s Dictatorship

As Ethiopia heads toward the delayed elections tentatively now rescheduled for June 5, 2021, Ahmed’s fight not only undercuts his chief rival, who happens to be Tigrayan but enables him to use

January 7, 2021

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Post-TPLF or Phase One?

Messay Kebede University of Dayton January 06, 2021 Since Dr. Abiy’s election to premiership, constant provocation and insubordination have been the hallmark of the TPLF’s dealings with the federal government. That these

January 6, 2021

ANALYSIS & OPINION·News

Some background to TPLF’s attack on the Ethiopian Northern Command and the aftermath

Zerihun Tesfaye January 4, 2021 Since seizing the helm of power in Ethiopia in 1991, the TPLF had the undisputed upper hand in the country and dreamt of maintaining this status for

January 4, 2021

ANALYSIS & OPINION·News

A Different Way of Thinking – Yoseph Mamo, MD

The last 30 years of Ethiopian political history have brought the hard, bitter problems of ethnic injustice to the surface. These issues were previously not handled properly or avoided altogether. So there

January 3, 2021

ANALYSIS & OPINION·News

Before tallying votes, we must count people

January 1, 2021 by Worku Burayu A census should be seen as a remedy for Ethiopia’s problems, not a cause of them. In June 2020, Ethiopia postponed the national census for a third time, and

January 1, 2021

ANALYSIS & OPINION·News

(Un)Nobeling Abiy Ahmed: The Burden of Couching an Old Goofy Dog

The Queen of Sheba In his recent Twitter post, the Former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Mr. Herman J. Cohen, patently blurted: PM Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize should

December 29, 2020

ANALYSIS & OPINION·News

PEOPLE OF ETHIOPIA v. THE NEW YORK TIMES

THE FORENSIC MEDICAL OPINION ON PHOTOGRAPH OF ALLEGED ETHNIC VIOLENCE VICTIM “ASHENAFI HAILU” Alemayehu G. Mariam December 20, 2020 Author’s Note: In my commentary last week, I demonstrated beyond a shadow of doubt the New

December 20, 2020

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Terrorist Tigray Liberation Front (TPLF) and its culprit must face justice

December 18, 2020 Tesfaye Yigzaw Tigray terrorist organization (Tigray People Liberation Front’s) top military wing has been collapsed; this is the happiest moment to humanity. However, its final fall yet to come.

December 18, 2020

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EU’s Betrayal of Allied Powers in Defence of Dark Axis Forces

The Queen of Sheba According to the European Commission spokeswoman Ana Pisonero-Hernandez, support to Ethiopia will be withheld until five conditions for aid are met. The last of the five conditions

December 18, 2020

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Al-Jazeera: More than a Pain in Ethiopia’s Neck

Yimer Muhe December 15, 2020) There is no doubt that Al-Jazeera is a giant in the News World. Qatar, the tiny Arab nation, is known for three things: oil, Al-Jazeera and tons

December 16, 2020

ANALYSIS & OPINION

THE CONFIRMATION BIAS AND COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

By Ezana Minas December 15, 2020 TPLF and its apologists should stop the impulse to justify themselves and end avoiding to take responsibility for all the action that turned out to be

December 14, 2020

ANALYSIS & OPINION

The Rude Outlaw: The UN Staff or the Ethiopian Army?

The Queen of Sheba December 12, 2020 Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ethiopia which was triggered by the ‘thunderous’ and pre-emptive attack of the TPLF cabal on the Northern Command

December 12, 2020

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