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Explainer: why Ethiopia’s federal system is deeply flawed

Beth Daley June 23, 2019 For almost three decades Ethiopia’s federal structure – enshrined in the country’s 1994 constitution – has been defended by the ruling coalition, the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic

June 24, 2019

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Will Ethiopia withstand the setback or return to dictatorship?

By: Metta-Alem Sinishaw Washington, DC June 22, 2019 Summary: Based on shared grievance, ADP and ODP forged partnership, ended TPLF’s hegemony, and agreed to perfect their relationship within democratic Ethiopia. Despite improvement, ODP’s claim

June 23, 2019

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Ethnocentrism, Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Experience

By Tesfaye Demmellash Part One – Reckoning with Ethnocentrism One might say that the crisis Ethiopia is in today has to do with ethnicity in the raw, tribal consciousness pure and simple. But from

June 14, 2019

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Make Awassa a Federal City

By Damo Gotamo A few months ago, I wrote a brief article entitled “Awassa too Belongs to its Residents.’The following piece has the same content, but I have added a few updates on

June 12, 2019

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Engineering design and mathematical modelling: Concepts and applications

Guest Editors Nnamdi NwuluDepartment of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa [email protected] & Mammo Muchie Engineering design and mathematical modelling are key tools/techniques in the Science, Technology and

May 27, 2019

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Save the Children: Starve the Bad and Feed the Good Wolf in Ethiopia

By Alemayehu G. Mariam I have a dream that Ethiopia’s young people will put their shoulders to the wheel and take full charge of their country’s destiny; leave behind the politics of hate and ethnicity; turn

May 14, 2019

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Please Stop Predisposing Amaras to Continue Perishing in Cities and Rural Areas!

By Belayneh Abate It is with a deep grief that I watched the body of a toddler slaughtered with a spear that penetrated his belly and passed out through his lower back

May 5, 2019

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“Scheming African minds”: Neocolonialism and Africa’s uncertain future

By Temesgen Aschenek Zeleke Introduction Africa was divided among colonial powers since the late 1800’s where the whole of the continent was partitioned like a homemade peach pie. However, due to the

May 1, 2019

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The Impossible task of leading Ethiopia: let PM Abiy do his job

By Dr. Abdusebur Jemal Ever since he emerged as the new leader of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed has crafted a new style of leadership hitherto unknown to the ears, mind and heart

April 27, 2019

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Terrorism in Awassa and the Silence of the Federal Government

By Damo Gotamo It has been a year since Sidama extremists have been terrorizing the people of Awassa. Ethnic entrepreneurs who used to harass and intimidate non-Sidamas using only their positions in

April 22, 2019

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Awassa too Belongs to its Residents!

By Damo Gotamo The arbitrarily imposed ethnic federalism has affected the lives of millions of Ethiopians who live in different cities of the country. Ethnic animosities and divisions TPLF goons had planted

April 8, 2019

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A Message to Amara Elites: Never Allow Ethnic Cleansing of Amara Again!

The World Is Made Up of The Hunters and The Huntees! Belayneh Abate Our conscience has been repeatedly stabbed by the endless massacre, incarceration, torture and massacre of the Ethiopian people. The

April 6, 2019

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An Urgent Call to Avert the Imminent Danger in Our Country Ethiopia

Our country Ethiopia is in a turmoil with a specter of being a failed state under our eyes! The displacement of fellow Ethiopians including children, elderlies, women, and men in different parts

March 13, 2019

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The people did not struggle for a reformed EPRDF

by Zekarias Ezra The Ethiopian people’s struggle is for the establishment of a truly democratic system of government. As such, the struggle is to see the end of rule by the Ethiopian People’s

March 7, 2019

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Let’s end Finfinnee saga, and shoot for the stars

February 10, 2019 by Olaana Abbaaxiiqi As Addis Ababa is the federal capital and Oromia needs its own hub, there is a glorious solution to the dangerous Finfinnee debate. Almost invariably, Oromos

February 21, 2019

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