Al Mariam’s Monday Commentaries: A Eulogy for Brothers We Lost on June 22,...
BY Alemayehu G. Mariam It would be an understatement for me to say what happened on June 22 2019 in Bahr Dar, Amhara region of Ethiopia and in Addis Ababa has caused me deep sorrow and anguish. Words...
View ArticleAbiy Ahmed’s reforms in Ethiopia lift the lid on ethnic tensions
Abiy Ahmed has changed Ethiopia – but ethnic conflicts have spread After launching the most ambitious reforms in his country’s history Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, is under threat. The murder...
View ArticlePrime Minister Abiye’s Tough Stance Against Ethnic Extremists has Excited the...
By Damo Gotamo The speech of prime minister Abiye on his yearly report to the parliament, particularly his response to the Kelil question in the South, has thrilled the residents of Awassa. After the...
View ArticleEthiopian Mediator Urges Sudan Military, Opposition to Hold Direct Talks
BY KHALID ABDELAZIZ KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s mediator in the Sudan crisis urged the military rulers and the opposition coalition to hold direct talks on Wednesday to strike a deal on handing...
View ArticleGeneral Seare’s last moments
By Tesfaye Getnet Capital The story began like this. According to a close family of General Seare Mekonnen, on 22 June Saturday around 7pm, the Commander in Chief of the Ethiopian Army was rushing home...
View ArticleAMHARAS AS THE GREAT SINGLE PILLAR OF ETHIOPIAWINET
by Tecola W Hagos, 4 July 2019 Dedicated to the Memories of all Ethiopians brutally murdered and in Acknowledgment of those who were violently ejected from their homes and farms for political reasons...
View ArticleWas OLF tipped off by the authority that Dr. Ambachew and General Asaminew...
Kaleab Tessema To begin with, I am deeply saddened and heartbroken for the loss of General Asaminew, Dr. Ambachew, and others. Certainly, this tragedy has devastated all Amharas. Nevertheless, the...
View ArticleEthiopian-Israelis Protest for 3rd Day After Fatal Police Shooting
By Isabel Kershner July 3, 2019 JERUSALEM — Ethiopian-Israelis and their supporters took to the streets across the country on Wednesday for a third day of protests in an outpouring of rage after an...
View ArticleVictims’ families scoff at Boeing’s $100 million pledge in 737 MAX crashes
By THERESA BRAINE | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | JUL 03, 2019 You can’t buy us off, Boeing. That’s the message from victims’ loved ones after the aircraft giant pledged $100 million to the families of the...
View ArticleOld habits die hard
July 4, 2019 by Hone Mandefro Over the last three decades, the TPLF-led regime of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front ruled at gunpoint. Repressive laws were used to silence...
View ArticleAbiy Ahmed’s Reforms Have Unleashed Forces He Can No Longer Control
Ethiopia’s prime minister oversaw the chaotic release of thousands of prisoners, including many ethnonationalist militants. His amnesty may now be coming back to haunt him. BY NIZAR MANEK | JULY 4,...
View ArticleEthiopian Crash Families Criticize Boeing Over Donation Plan
BY KATHARINE HOURELD NAIROBI (Reuters) – The families of victims of an Ethiopian air disaster on Thursday criticized Boeing’s plan to donate $100 million to unspecified charities and communities...
View ArticlePM Abiy Ahmed- Award ceremony of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny – UNESCO Peace Prize
The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize is intended to honour living individuals and active public or private bodies or institutions that have made a significant contribution to promoting, seeking,...
View ArticleA call to the members of the former historical Ethiopian Armed Forces (የእናት...
This article is not a political analysis. As we have too many articles these days, I have no intention of tiring readers with a long article. This article just makes a call. It is a call similar to the...
View ArticleESFNA Atlant 2019: Ethiopian Day Celebration
ESFNA Atlant 2019: Ethiopian Day Celebration ESFNA 2019 – Ethiopian Day Posted by Zehabesha on Friday, July 5, 2019 The post ESFNA Atlant 2019: Ethiopian Day Celebration appeared first on Satenaw:...
View ArticleSudan crisis: Military and opposition agree power-sharing deal
BBC Sudan’s military leaders have reached an agreement with the opposition alliance to share power until elections can be held, mediators say. The two sides agreed to rotate control of the sovereign...
View ArticleEthiopian feared dead in Libya airstrikes
By Dawit Endeshaw At least 70 migrants sheltered in the Tajura detention center in Libya have been killed by airstrikes, The Reporter has learnt. According to unconfirmed reports, Ethiopians might...
View ArticleUrgent Message to Amara Elites: Speak Up Against The Ethnic Cleansing of Amara!
If you keep silent during this ethnic cleansing of Amaras, you will be cursed by history and the coming generations! Belayneh Abate Again, the Amaras are filling up the prisons and torture chambers! It...
View ArticleCrisis Group: Time for Ethiopia to Bargain with Sidama over Statehood
Nairobi /Brussels, 4 July 2019 Caption: Right: A group of young Sidama activists participating in this year’s Chamballala celebrations. Left: An elederly woman taking part in the women only rally in...
View ArticleHandling the Sidama Crisis
07/07/2019 Tedla Habtemariam In Abiy’s Ethiopia, the ethnic brigades in pursuit of further fragmentation along ethnic lines, are working overtime to solidify and entrench themselves while his...
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