ANALYSIS & OPINION

This past week, we have witnessed one of the most heartbreaking incidents perpetrated on our people in Ambo and other areas of Oromia Region by the ruling junta. The TPLF-led brutal and repressive regime in Ethiopia has used and is still using a very brutal force against peaceful student demonstrators and civilian population. This is […]

By Nathnael Abate/Norway Since the ferocious TPLF liberation front come in to power in 1991 there have been a lot of mass killing, torture, arrest and persecution of all ethnics in Ethiopia. TPLF targeted the Oromo people and Oromo students in trepidation of mass uprising. Ruling Ethiopia regime falsely accused tens of thousands of Oromo’s

Damawi Gudu Kassa (Ethiopia)   I am coming to a point whereupon I dislike writing enthusiastically as anytime before. This state of mind, I think, results from frustration the cause of which is lack of ears from the side of the audience, in my case, from those Ethiopians my articles are directed. If one writes,

Greetings ! My name is Gizachew Shiferaw. I am the chairperson of one of the major opposition party in Ethiopia, the Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ). The UDJ is a legally registered and peaceful opposition party that operates in all regions of Ethiopia. We are against no-one but for Ethiopia. Our goal and objective

Rebel forces have been accused of trying to overthrow the government US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned of a possible genocide in South Sudan if more peacekeepers are not rapidly deployed to end the conflict. South Sudan had been hit by “ethnic, tribal, targeted nationalistic killings”, he said. Rebel forces deny UN charges

By Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D. There seems to be two diverging thoughts on the matter of Ethiopia. On one hand there is ethnic centered thought while on the other hand there is unitary or “Ethiopiawinet” thought. The first advocate for an ethnic group, whereas the latter struggles for “one Ethiopia”. This article is not about investigating

Tedla Asfaw Ethiopian students of our generation are known for being politically very active. We grew up chanting “Land to the Tiller,Merete LeArashu”. Many died for that cause and it seems this generation of Ethiopians known  fighting among ethnic lines in colleges and universities came up with their slogan of keeping lands that “belong” to them to

Msmaku Asrat This was the motto of President Kigame when he delivered his speech at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide in Kigali on April 6, 1994.  This horrendous genocide has left in indelible blot on the conscience of mankind. Nothing like this happened since the massacre of the Jews, Gypsies,

By Dawit T. This is a response to Prof. Messay’s recent commentary titled as “MEDREK or the End of a Political Masquerade?” In his commentary, he calls for radicalization of Ethiopian politics by saying “the inevitable conclusion is that unitary parties must no longer waste their time, energy, and credibility in trying to form an