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Could the Amhara Diaspora rise to the occasion?

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / September 19, 2023 / Amhara Diaspora

Tesfa ZeMichael Consider the Oromo and Tigrayan Diaspora. Each group is united in supporting its cause. They organize themselves and campaign methodically to influence the reporting and editorializing of Western print and electronic media; they meet parliamentarians, politicians, bureaucrats, academics, artists, sportspeople, and student and trade union leaders, officials of private and public international institutions …

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Tsegaye Tegenu (PhD) Creation of economic prosperity roadmap for Ethiopia

Economic Strategic Vision Roadmap for Ethiopia: Part Nine

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE, Economy / September 19, 2023 / Ethiopian Economic Strategic Vision

Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD 2023-09-19 In part nine I will discuss the enabling environments and financial self-reliance principles of the vision of creating post-scarcity economy of Ethiopia. Before proceeding, I would like to summarize the different policy areas of post-scarcity economy of Ethiopia which I tried to identify in part eight based on the criteria …

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The Lost Opportunity for Ethiopia: The Failure to Move toward Democratic Governance

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE, Scholarly Articles / September 18, 2023

Theodore M. Vestal, Oklahoma State University International Journal of African Development Abstract During the critical five year period leading up to the velvet revolution and the overthrow of Haile Selassie’s regime, there were missed opportunities to bring about peaceful change in Ethiopia’s governance. This paper analyzes the events of this period that led to …

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The Horn of Africa States (“HAS”) A Blue Economy Framework

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / September 18, 2023

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad September 18th, 2023 The Horn of Africa States (“HAS”) is generally marked by conflicts, tribal/clan competition for power, and shallow nationalism, and seemingly hollow conditioned aid. Some of the states have collapsed like Somalia, which is trying to re-emerge from the doldrums it has fallen into, while others are barely able …

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Amhara Intellectuals Failed Their People Again at the Most Critical Time

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / September 18, 2023 / Amhara Intellectuals

The Fanno movement is a spontaneous uprising that took the Amhara tribal land by storm. By its very nature the Fanno movement is nonhierarchical; it is not centralized. It is a protest movement. Its demands are to stop the mass killing, stop the mass forced displacement, stop the mass arrest, and stop targeting Amhara. Let us call this Project …

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The Oromumma and The Woyanne Tigre cannot Wear-Down the identity of Welkait and Raya people by conducting a war of attrition.

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / September 17, 2023

Kaleab Tessema Recently, I have listened to and read the joint declaration of war on the Amhara people from the Oromumma official in Mekele, and from the defense minister’s twitter, saying that Welkait and Raya will return to Tigray as the Pretoria peace agreement. This is not an extemporaneous speech or tweet for the TPLF …

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The Horn of Africa States (“HAS”) Why HAS is Different from the EAC

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / September 17, 2023

By Dr. Suleiman Walhad September 16th, 2023 Both the HAS region and the EAC are located on the eastern side of Africa along with other countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros Islands, Sudan, and Egypt. The HAS region is the easternmost region of the continent and comprises the rhinoceros-horn-shaped SEED countries, namely Somalia, …

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Oromumma is Anti-Vestige Ideology Destroying Heritages in Ethiopia

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE, Scholarly Articles / September 17, 2023

Desalegn Birara* Curator of Cultural Heritage, National Museum of Ethiopia, Ethiopia Abstract: This research has been undertaken to assess the empirical implications of the ruling political ideology, since 2018, on the endeavors of protecting cultural heritage in Ethiopia. The study employed critical reviews of the grand-development projects emphasizing the impacts of reconstruction/reestablishment interventions on heritages. Longitudinal …

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Definition of insanity (madness) “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / September 17, 2023 / The Mad king Of Ethiopia

By Albert Einstein (1879-1955) A number of countries around the world, notably in Europe, Americas and Asia were able to develop better relationship among their citizens, neighboring countries, and the world, based on the win-win strategy. That means although at community, national, and international levels, people with different backgrounds come together to solve problems caused …

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The make-or-break situation in Ethiopia: The Fano Factor

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / September 16, 2023 / The Fano Factor

Teklu Abate (teklu.abate@gmail.com) Ethiopia becomes, more than ever before, an ailing nation under the leadership of Prime Minister (PM) Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party (PP). Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians are killed in the TPLF-induced war, not to mention the countless number of people who became physically and psychologically incapacitated. Active fighting still ensues …

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Economic Strategic Vision Roadmap for Ethiopia: Part Eight

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE, Economy / September 16, 2023

Tsegaye Tegenu, PhD 2023-09-16 In part seven I have outlined 23 strategies and 82 polices for the vision goals of creating post-scarcity economy of Ethiopia. Implementing them, however, needs prioritization and mixing approach. Prioritization allows the government to concentrate efforts on addressing the most pressing economic challenges, sequencing policies and help allocate limited resources. Mixing …

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Freedom Reigns ONLY when People Liberate Themselves from the FEAR of an Inevitable Death and Poverty as Well as Boundless Desires!

ANALYSIS, OPINION & MORE / September 15, 2023 / FEAR

By Belayneh Abate As we speak, millions of people are dying from earthquakes, fires, floods, diseases, hunger, and bullets of barbarians. Statistical estimates show that human life expectancy ranges from 50 to 84 years depending on the race and the parts of the world people are living in. For some, the 34 years life expectancy …

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