Ethiopia’s political crisis plays out in the regions. Why it’s a federal problem
By Mulugeta G Berhe (PhD) The political crisis in Ethiopia is not showing sings of abating. Ongoing riots in Oromia and Wolayta; state fragmentation in the Amhara region, and the standoff between the federal government and the Tigray region have…
“Pompeo approves plans to halt aid to Ethiopia over Nile dam dispute” The Hill.
by Brook K Seifu In a string of unfavorable news, all against the best interests of Ethiopia coming out from the US leadership on State and Federal levels, one got to ask WHY? What the heck is the problem? The…
በ ኦሮሚያ ምክትል ፕሬዝዳንት ጠባቂዎች የተገደለው የኮሎኔል አስፋው አያሌውን የቀብር ሥነ ስርዓት
#አቤት_እግዚኦ__ወላድ_በድባብ_ትሂድ …‼️ይህ ወኔ ጠርቅ ክትባት አያምልጣችሁ፤#MustSeee❗ይህ ህዝብ ቅኔ ነው፤ይህ ህዝብ ትንግርት ነው፤ይህ ህዝብ እጅግ አስተዋይና ዊዝደምን በተፈጥሮ የተቸረ ህዝብ ነው፡፡ የኮሎኔል አስፋው አያሌውን የቀብር ሥነ ስርዓት ላይ ይህንን መንግስትን ያስደነገጠ ክስተት የህዝብ ወኔ እና #ፋኖ_ሲፎገላ ተመልከቱና ደማችሁ ውስጥ የሚራወጥ አንዳች…
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Can Downstream Problems Be Solved?
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Aaron Salzberg, Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina. He discusses the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, which will become Africa’s largest source of hydropower…
ምኒልክን እንጠላለን ርስቱን ግን እንወዳለን ማለት አያዋጣም!
Achamyeleh Tamiruአቻምየለህ ታምሩ ሰማዩንም ምድሩንም የኛ ነው የሚሉ ኦነጋውያንን እሹሩሩ ማለቱ ማብቃት አለበት። «ዳግማዊ ምኒልክን ውደዱ፣ ኢትዮጵያዊ ናችሁ፣ ስለወደፊቱ ብቻ እንስማማ» እያሉ ማባባሉ ምንም ፋይዳ የለውም። «ዳግማዊ ምኒልክን እንጠላለን» ፣ «ኢትዮጵያ አይደለንም» ወዘተ…ሲሉ የሚውሉ ሰዎችን «በወረራ የያዛችሁትን የዳግማዊ ምኒልክ ርስትም…
ሐረር የፍቅር ከተማ ወይስ የካህዲያን ከተማ
ልዑል ራስ መኮንን፤ ለዑል ራስ መኮንን ወልደሚካል ጉዲሳ የተወለዱት አንኮበር ነው። አንኮበር ከቀደምት የአክሱም እና የላስታ ቀጥሎም ከጎንደር ነገሥታት በአንድ በኩል ብቻ ትውልድ ካላቸው ውስጥ በመካከለኛው የሀገራችን ክፍል በተለይም በዘመነ መሣፍንት ጊዜ ጀመሮ ከታውቁት ከሸዋው ንጉሥ ሣህለሥላሴ ተወላጅነት ያላቸው ናቸው።…
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Ketema KebedeFirstly, huge thanks for sharing my thoughts yesterday about Queero’s week-long siege-cum-jamboree outside Ethiopian Embassy. This tragicomedy episode must be viewed as a learning curve for all – Ethiopians in the United Kingdom, the Embassy of Ethiopia in London…
Let that be your last battlefield in Ethiopia
By: ves-Marie Stranger The civil unrest that took place in early July Ethiopia after the slaying of singer Hachalu Hundessa was horrific. Mobs reportedly went from door to door in Oromia regional state, checking identity cards (these often mention ethnic affiliation), before…
Opinion: White lies matter !
by Ketema Kebede By way of introduction, I am an Ethiopian – a product of an Oromo father and an Amhara mother – accountant living for the past 28 years in the largely Jewish dominated residential part of Islington in…