Category: Views
ETHIOPIA: KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE!
Voting is patriotism in motion. Voting is democracy in motion. What can be more beautiful, more sublime and more glorious than deciding one’s political destiny…
Ethnic nationalism on a collision course with Ethiopia more than ever
By Shiferaw Abebe Ethiopia is at critical juncture. The country’s sovereignty is being tested by the west through economic and diplomatic coercion while Egypt and Sudan…
Is the international community failing Ethiopia again?
Samia Zekaria Gutu, Ethiopian ambassador Ethiopia has repeatedly experienced the consequences of multilateralism’s failure to act. As a founding member state of the United Nations…
Reconsidering the 1995 Ethiopian Constitution
Ethiopia had three written constitutions (in 1931, 1955 and 1987) before the 1995 FDRE Constitution. The current Ethiopian Constitution entered into force on 21 August…
Obang Metho’s New Year Message
Obang Metho, human rights defender and advocate for peace, justice, and reconciliation, sends his New Year wishes to all Ethiopians. In his message he emphasizes…
Ethiopia’s reform rollback creates a vicious circle
By Mebratu Kelecha Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appears unable to oversee a democratic shift, primarily as he has prioritized the consolidation of his and Prosperity…
Ethiopia: Nation Faces a ‘Perfect Storm’
By Tamrat G. Giorgis A few months ago, security agents intercepted five of Ethiopia’s opposition figures at Addis Ababa airport and took them to a…
How Western failings and Trump-China’s feud led to unfair accusations against WHO and its Ethiopian boss, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Picture Source: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press briefing on COVID-19 at WHO headquarters in March. How the West gets the…
Messay Kebede’s comment on Transitional Government and Ethnic Federalism
By Messay Kebede. Dr. Abiye’s visit to the Ethiopian diaspora in the US has offered the occasion to raise two crucial issues that have been…
A Mandela Model for Ethiopia? Eskinder Nega is Writing the Script
By Nick Dall Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and his wife, Serkalem Fasil, were jailed in 2005 — in separate prisons — on charges of treason….
Ethnic clashes challenge Ethiopia PM’s reforms
© AFP | Hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Gedeos have fled their homes following clashes with the Oromo ethnicity KERCHA (ETHIOPIA) (AFP) — Bedaso…
The great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie explains why he suddenly become optimistic about the future of Ethiopia
By Joel Makonnen On April 2, 2018, with Ethiopia on the edge of political collapse, more than 100 million Ethiopians witnessed something different. Dr. Abiy Ahmed…
Bureaucracy A Major Threat to Ethiopia’s Reform
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Businessmen who have to deal with Ethiopia’s customs system like to joke that if you get a permit to import yellow…
Socio-political implications of unemployment in Ethiopia
By Samuel Alemu Unemployment is an economic plague, and even the most advanced and economically thriving countries face difficulties promoting job creation and growth. Needless to…
PM Abiy must learn from Gorbachew’s failure
By David Steinman The stability of Ethiopia, America’s most important ally in East Africa, is important to Western counterterror and humanitarian interests in the region….
