Why are Egypt and Ethiopia fighting over Nile waters?
Ramadan Al Sherbini REUTERS Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019.Image...
View ArticleWhy We Should Be Concerned About the Politics of AU (African Union)?
November 30, 2019 Tegenaw Goshu “The African Union Organizes the 6th Annual Continental Forum of Election Management Bodies’?” This is the title of a report I read on Satenaw website (English). The...
View ArticleYou Snooze, You Lose! Wake Up Slumbering Diaspora Ethiopian Giant!
By Alemayehu G, Mariam Author’s Note: I have written this commentary as a wake-up call to diaspora Ethiopians, particularly those in the United States. Fundamental and structural changes are taking...
View ArticleSix causes of transitional trauma
December 2, 2019 by Ahmed Mohammed There is almost no prospect of a swift and painless democratic transition in Ethiopia Authoritarian regimes in Ethiopia—Imperial, Derg, and EPRDF alike—irrespective...
View ArticleTroubled SAA could be saved by merging with Ethiopian Airlines
The plan has been months in the making, but seems to have stalled mid-flight. Here’s how a potential SAA merger with Ethiopian Airlines would work. by Tom Head 2019-12-01 10:09 It has been revealed...
View ArticleBook Review: “Medemer”, A Book by Dr. Abiy Ahmed
By Assefa A. Lemu Exordium The book titled “Medemer” and written by Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy was launched on October 19, 2019 at a Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa (Finfinne). At a launching...
View ArticleWhy Ethiopia needs a strong incumbent political party in the transition to...
By Girmachew Alemu, For Addis Standard Between revolution and continuity Addis Abeba, December 03/2019 – Ethiopia is going through a political transition to democracy that began under the incumbent...
View ArticleAung San Suu Kyi and Abiy Ahmed are Tested !!!!!
Aung San Suu Kyi and Abiy Ahmed By Tedla Asfaw Ethiopians are calling for a protest rally at Oslo, Norway to hold accountable Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led government for the last month ethnically and...
View Article60 Minutes visits Lalibela, a holy site where 200,000 Ethiopian Orthodox...
60 Minutes visits Lalibela, a holy site where 200,000 Ethiopian Orthodox Christians make pilgrimage ቤተክርስትያን ሲያቃጥሉ ክርስትናን ብቻ ሚያቃጥሉ ሚመስለው ካለ ቆም ብሎ ያስብ:: ለማቃጠል የሚያስቡት የኢትዮዽያን ታሪክ እና ቅርስም ጭምር ነው::...
View ArticleThe Legacies of the Ethiopian Student Movement
AN INTERVIEW WITH BAHRU ZEWDE Fifty years ago, a student movement transformed Ethiopia with radical calls for self-determination and land reform. But while the movement helped bring down the monarchy,...
View ArticleEskinde Nega At UN !! A Brief Time With A Humble Man !!!
By Tedla Asfaw It was a memorable night with a remarkable man. Eskinder Nega Tour in America brought Ethiopians in large numbers with great passion last month. Some came to see him from far sometimes...
View ArticleFears That Saudi-Exported Extremism Is Spreading Throughout Africa
Ethiopia has been shaken by attacks on Christian churches, and some fear that Wahhabism may be to blame. World/Fears That Saudi-Exported Extremism Is Spreading Throughout Africa WORLD Christians leave...
View ArticleWho Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year for 2019?
We want to hear from you! Cast your vote for the person or group of people who had the greatest influence on the events of the year—for better or worse. We’ll reveal the 2019 Person of the Year,...
View ArticleDark Ages Ethiopia: The Ravages of Personal-Tribal ‘Rule’ and Beyond
By Tesfaye Demmellash The apparent reshuffle of existing ethnic-partisan groups within the EPRDF “coalition” into a single united political entity recently announced by PM Abiy came on the heels of the...
View ArticleNobel body: ‘Highly problematic’ that peace winner silent
By JAN M. OLSEN and ELIAS MESERET COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute has called it “highly problematic” that the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner won’t attend any...
View ArticleAwol’s fear is misplaced!
In an opinion piece published on December 6, 2019, on Aljazeera titled ‘Why Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party could be bad news for Ethiopia’ Awol Allo seems to fear the formation of the new party will...
View ArticleThe Final Push of Egypt to Secure Zero-Sum Water Share Agreement with a...
By Ermias Hailu/December 6, 2019 After Egypt’s failure to integrate Eritrea to its territories by the end of the second world war, due to Emperor Haile Selassie’s superior diplomatic skills, the then...
View ArticleEthiopian Orthodox Synod decides to open training institutions in all...
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church passed a decision to open several training centers in many languages in the country. The Church has faced a mountainous problem since the new prime minister come to...
View ArticleThree-Ring Media Circus in Oslo?: Why I Support PM Abiy’s Decision Not to...
By Alemayehu G, Mariam Oslo City Hall “Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth.” H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed is scheduled to formally accept...
View Article“It is Time to Hear from the Ethiopian Minorities on the Current Crisis We...
Press Conference: “It is Time to Hear from the Ethiopian Minorities on the Current Crisis We Face!” Do Not Forget: They Too Have a Stake in the Shared Future of Ethiopia! Eliana Hotel Churchill...
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