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Is it too late to have an honest look at where we are transitioning to?

August 25, 2020. By Tibebe Birihan The euphoric acceptance by the overwhelming majority of Ethiopians when PM Abiy Ahmed came to power back in the fall of 2018 was a testament that

August 26, 2020

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Tigray-federal tit-for-tat threatens trouble

By Marishet Mohammed Hamza Both the House of Federation and Tigray’s government are acting unconstitutionally. Unless the mutual antagonism ceases, conflict may ensue. The House of Federation (HoF) in its latest letter addressed

August 10, 2020

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From Nation-Building to Ethnonations: Ethiopia’s Backward Moving History

Messay Kebede University of Dayton Nothing is more confusing than the use of the term “nation” in Ethiopia. Though the country still presents characteristics that justify its status as a nation, it

July 21, 2020

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If Not Abiy Ahmed, Then Who? I Stand by Ethiopia and Abiy Ahmed!

By Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Attributed to George Orwell At this critical time in Ethiopia’s history, I believe Ethiopian intellectuals must take

July 19, 2020

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Is Egypt Secretly Planning a Proxy War on Ethiopia? 2020

Al Mariam’s Commentaries June 5, 2020 Author’s Note: In this commentary, I shall argue the Egyptian Government is in the first phase of its PROXY WAR against Ethiopia with the short-term strategic objective

June 5, 2020

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WISDOM PRECEDES BRUTAL FORCE: EGYPT AND TRUMP/Kushner AGAINST ANCIENT ETHIOPIA?

Tecola W Hagos (30 March 2020) “If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”Abraham Maslow In General The acceptance by the Government of Ethiopia the

March 30, 2020

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Abiy’s apology and Ethiopian political culture

By Messay Kebede (Prof) Reacting to PM Abiy’s recent harsh and indiscriminate detraction of African and, specifically, of Ethiopian intellectuals, comments were quick to flow that, not only contested the criticisms, but

March 26, 2020

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Analyzing the Ethiopian government’s new history course module for higher education institutions

Dr Haile Larebo February 5, 2020 The Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Higher Education has recently published history teaching material for students of higher learning institutions, entitled “Module for History of

February 5, 2020

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Strife in Ethiopia

By Adem K Abebe November 04, 2019 When news broke of an alleged attempt to remove the security detail of Oromo activist and media mogul Jawar Mohammed, hundreds of his supporters flocked

November 4, 2019

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Our universities are becoming hotbed of intolerance: the culprits are none other than university instructors

Asmelash Yohannes, PhD. Mekelle University School of Law We are pretty pre-occupied with politics. Our life is consumed with political rumours. Social media posts are awash with ADP said this; Jawar Mohammed

September 15, 2019

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Before getting late rescue Ethiopia

By Yilma Gebru It seems Ethiopia is on the verge of collapse. The people who claim to bring reform are now in disarray. It doesn’t look like ODP and ADP are working

September 9, 2019

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Extremism exacerbates, it never alleviates

By Yilma Gebru The political situation in Ethiopia is still inauspicious. Myriads of factors come in to the play as to why the problem persists. In my view, all the political actors

September 5, 2019

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When activism goes awry

By Yilma Jawar and his cliques are utterly unscrupulous. It is perplexing for any sane person even to know what their interest is. Responsible citizens are appeasing to narrow any differences we

August 29, 2019

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s miscalculations that helped TPLF, the lucky bunny, get off the hook

Asmelash Yohannes (PhD Mekelle University School of Law) The popular uprising against the ruling EPRDF party since 2015 was turning deadly. Among other things, it resulted in the abrupt resignation of the

August 28, 2019

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Why does TPLF badly need the next election to be held?

Asmelash Yohannes (PhD, Mekelle University School of Law) From strategic point of view, the leaders of TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) know, or they are predicting to say the least, that the

August 20, 2019

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