Ethiopia in a State of Interregnum [Abdissa Zerai (PhD)
According to Professor Zygmunt Bauman, the concept of interregnum appeared for the first time in Titto Livio’s history of Rome where he described the foundation of the city and the role of the first...
View ArticleIn Cairo, Ethiopia’s Oromos lose hope with UN refugee agency
Ethiopian migrant Muaz Mahmud reacts during an interview with Reuters in Zirndorf, Germany, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Grey “We have come to feel in Cairo, it is Europe or death!” by Reuters...
View ArticleETHIOPIA: A LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS UNVEILED BY PROTESTS
by Hamaa Loolaa Addis Abeba Dec. 07/2016 – It is now more than a year since the Oromo Protest for justice and democracy began in Ethiopia. It reverberated throughout Oromia and exposed the regime’s...
View ArticleClosing Peaceful Resistance for Good: Dr. Merera Gudina’s Arrest – Dr. Aklog...
Dr. Merera Gudina I therefore find it outrageous that the TPLF/EPRDF arrested Dr. Merera under the most shameful pretext of attending a conference sponsored by the European Parliament and for...
View ArticleAlemneh Wasie Awaze News— Donald Trump TIME Person of the Year
Alemneh Wasie Awaze News— Donald Trump TIME Person of the Year
View ArticleEthiopia: Numbers don’t lie
To Your Excellency, Hailemariam Desalegn, the Prime minister of Ethiopia Your Excellency, Few months ago, I heard you saying “the government [Ethiopian] wants to reform an electoral system which has...
View ArticleESAT Daily News Amsterdam December 07,2016 Featured
ESAT Daily News Amsterdam December 07,2016
View ArticleA CALL FROM OBANG AND THE SMNE: RECLAIMING AN ETHIOPIA FOR ALL ETHIOPIANS
It is time to reclaim Ethiopia for all of us Obang Metho I, for one, will not stand by as the country we call home is tossed to and fro in the ethnic or sectarian battlefield of the ambitions and...
View ArticleEthnic tensions could see Ethiopia descending into civil war
State of emergency restores calm but fissures remain in fragile federation James Jeffrey in Addis Ababa No longer are bands of young men marauding on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital, Addis...
View ArticleETHIOPIA: A NEW HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION PLAN AS COUNTRY PLUNGES IN OPPOSITE...
Addis Standard Addis Abeba Dec. 09/2016 – When the government unveiled a draft of its second National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP II) before the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) in early...
View ArticlePark Geun-hye: South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach leader – BBC
Ms Park chaired a last cabinet meeting before Friday’s vote South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a corruption scandal. The motion passed by 234 votes to 56,...
View ArticleEthiopia: Former Prime Minister Tesfaye Dinka passes away
Tesfaye Dinka ESAT News (December 9, 2016) Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Tesfaye Dinka passed away on Thursday in Virginia, United States, where he lived in exile after the fall of the military...
View ArticleJawar’s New Ploy: Hijacking Amhara Resistance [by Messay Kebede]
by Prof. Messay Kebede I recently watched a video recording in which Jawar Mohammed gives a complacent and professorial explanation about the ongoing Amhara resistance. See...
View ArticleRussia ‘intervened to promote Trump’ – US intelligence – BBC
The presidential campaign was marked by some fierce debates between the two candidate US intelligence agencies believe Russia acted covertly to boost Donald Trump in the election race, US officials...
View ArticleAmid fragile calm, Ethiopia’s government faces critical juncture
After widespread protests, a six-month state of emergency started in October. Now, much depends on the next move of leaders who have long used their track record of economic development to paper over...
View ArticleSacred Mysteries: Ancient Ethiopian echoes of Roman antiquity
By GARIMA GOSPELS Christopher Howse/ 10 DECEMBER 2016 It is always an out-of-the-way pleasure to visit the Ethiopians who live on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Now another...
View ArticleFrom Washington, influencing Ethiopia’s politics
by James Jeffrey The Ethiopian diaspora in the US has assumed a significant role in politics back home and are shaping political debate through social media and satellite television. Clashes between...
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