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Eritrea says its president is “fit as a fiddle”
Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Eritrea has sought to quash speculation about President Isaias Afewerki’s health, saying he was “fit as a fiddle”
Bedrock of Art and Faith
By HOLLAND COTTER ON the roads through Ethiopia’s highlands traffic raises a brick-red haze that coats your clothes, powders your skin and starts a
Meles accuses Eritrea of kidnappings
* Meles says Addis Ababa has taken unnamed measures * Claims come a month after Ethiopia raids inside Eritrea * Asmara denies links By
The Pitfalls of TPLF and EPLF leadership: A Retrospective Analysis
By: Zerihun Abebe Woldeselassie, University of Bergen Norway When they demolished the Derg-regime in the early 1990s, through a collation of ethnic or
Reject TPLF’s ‘flood of fear’ philosophy
By Aklog Birara (Ph.D.) | He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. We must build
Ban Ki-moon should speak out on imprisoned journalists, says IPI
Source: IFEX Eskinder Nega was scheduled to return to court in a trial in which he faces terrorism charges, the International Press Institute (IPI)
TPLF Inc. as a ‘silent killer’ – By Aklog Birara (Ph.D.)
“Communities need leaders who create a better place to live. Children need leaders who help them reach their potential. Family and friends need leaders
An Open Letter to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
IN THE NAME OF THE MOST HIGH AN OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MELES ZENAWI Meles Zenawi Prime Minister The Federal Republic of Ethiopia
ethiomedia: Deutsche Welle disgrace to Press Freedom?
Alemayehu G Mariam February 20, 2012, In a memorandum sent to Deutsche Welle’s (DW) [Germany’s international broadcaster] “correspondents outside Ethiopia” in late 2010, Ludger Schadomsky,
Ethiomedia – Deutsche Welle: A Disgrace to Press Freedom?
Alemayehu G Mariam February 20, 2012 In a memorandum sent to Deutsche Welle’s (DW) [Germany’s international broadcaster] “correspondents outside Ethiopia” in late 2010, Ludger Schadomsky,
Emperor Haile-Selassie and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
By Msmaku Asrat I was reluctant to write on this subject since many have written about it exhaustively. I am writing this from a
The hazards of effective merger of party, state and ethnicity and its devastating impact
By Aklog Birara, Ph.D. “The promises of ethnic-federalism were short-lived, and soon betrayed TPLF/EPRDF’s “divide and rule” strategy aiming at securing Tigreans’ political supremacy
Meles says may pardon jailed politicians, journalists
By Aaron Maasho | ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Wednesday Ethiopia could pardon politicians and journalists arrested under a
African Dictators: Can’t Run, Can’t Hide! (Alemayehu G Mariam)
(Alemayehu g mariam) The International Criminal Court (ICC) is on the chase; and over the past few months, things have taken a slow turn