Join Me in My Letter to President Trump – by Prof. Alemayehu G. Mariam
Author’s Note: Below is a copy of the letter I sent to President Donald Trump by email and U.S. mail. I am asking particularly
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A New Vision for A New Ethiopia By Kebour Ghenna “Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state
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The ¼ Prime Minster of Ethiopia was at it again. Abay and Mesfin have been busy warning us of the consequences of getting rid
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Amid positive economic growth, 2008 EC ended up exhibiting major political frailty in Ethiopia, namely a resurgence of ethnic nationalism. For now let’s just
An open letter to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister of Foreign Affairs
July 6, 2016 Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Minister of Foreign Affairs Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Re: SMNE urges Minister Tedros
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The president of the United States of America, Dear President Obama, I am a son of a poor farmer who sustains his family in
Open Letter to Mr. Barack Obama – By Andualem Aragie
Open Letter to Mr. Barack Obama, The president of the United States of America, Dear President Obama, I am a son of a poor
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Months of protests are rattling a fragile federation AN OUTBREAK of public protest unprecedented in its duration and spread since the ruling party took
Turning Adwa into a global heritage site of Pan-African struggle
by Mammo Muchie March 1 marks the 120th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa, a decisive victory of Ethiopia over Italian colonialism. This great
What We Need is Values-Based Leadership – By Assegid Habtewold
Americans are busy voting for Presidential candidates. Have you asked yourself the parameters they use to choose one candidate over the other? Not just
The Model and Making of Ethnic Federalism: Problems for Consideration
Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD The Rationale for the System of Ethnic Decentralization in Ethiopia Decentralization and federation are institutional arrangements referring to the devolution and
Oromo Protesters Burned Down Properties. Should we Condemn or Condone It? | by Seid Hassan, Ph.D. *
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Reconciliation is the key to the violence in Gambella – SMNE Press Release
Washington, DC – Over the last week, deadly violence between the Nuer and the Anuak of Gambella has broken out, resulting in the senseless loss
Uplifting the political culture
BY MAMMO MUCHIE There is a pervasive and corrosive phenomenon characterised by the gratuitous trading of insults that we believe has been disorientating the
Unity Overrides Everything! – By Professor Messay Kebede
Those who closely follow current events in Ethiopia, especially those who honestly wonder, like me, why other ethnic groups, especially the Amhara who are