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Comment on Ethiopia on the Brink: The Politics of Abundance in an Economy of Scarcity by Tadele

Tadele — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:41:39 +0000

Timely and professionally analyzed document worth reading.

Comment on Diplomacy in Melody, Silence in Memory: The Meloni-Abiy Encounter and the Unfinished Business of Italy-Ethiopia Relations by Yekatit12-19febbraio – Fabio Alberti 🕊️

Yekatit12-19febbraio – Fabio Alberti 🕊️ — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:58:55 +0000

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Comment on When Global Scandals Reach Addis Ababa: Ethiopia and the Epstein Files by JD

JD — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:36:23 +0000

But what do you make of the rest of Henry Jarecki’s email to Epstein? Why is he threatening to release Epstein’s Name and where he is hiding? That seems like Epstein did fund something:

“Dr. Henry Jarecki

to jeevacation@gmail.com
Apr 28, 2009 4:06 PM

This is the Epstein scholar for 2008. I plan to release your name and to let the Ethiopian government know where you are hiding. He, at least if it’s all true, is a mover and shaker. He was elected to be mayor of Addis Ababa till they put him in jail two years ago.”

Comment on The Man Who Made Memory: A Personal Tribute to Haile Gerima by Fekadu Michot

Fekadu Michot — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:37:42 +0000

Well written!!

Comment on The Man Who Made Memory: A Personal Tribute to Haile Gerima by Chuchu

Chuchu — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:51:28 +0000

Haile Gerima our hero.

Comment on Ethiopia’s Digital Gamble: When Bitcoin Mines While Citizens Sit in Darkness by Kotola Wario

Kotola Wario — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:08:36 +0000

Its fact that our Future Hope is utilizing The GERD for domestic challenge Facing Citizens for a century but now its shifted by dictators for unnecessary Gambiling issues
The world must give attention to our citizens for the crisis we are going to face and right now experiancing
Thanks

Comment on Ethiopia’s Bishoftu Airport: Building a $12.5bn Hub on Fractured Ground by Dereje

Dereje — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 02:03:57 +0000

While the article acknowledges the displacement of 15,000 people, it ultimately frames this human cost as a secondary “execution risk” rather than a central moral and social crisis. By positioning the project primarily through the lens of Ethiopian Airlines’ profitability and geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China, the narrative prioritizes the ambitions of the state over the lives of its citizens. For the families losing ancestral farmlands that have sustained them for generations, the airport is not a “catalyst for transformation” but an act of state-sanctioned dispossession.

A more robust critique would argue that no amount of “livelihood restoration” can replace the social fabric and heritage destroyed when a community is uprooted for a terminal.
Furthermore, the article’s focus on “bankable assets” and “strategic agency” masks the inherent power imbalance in Ethiopia’s current political climate. In a landscape where dissent is often met with harassment and arrest, the “consent” of displaced farmers is largely a formality. By treating the displacement as a logistical hurdle to be cleared by late 2025, the report risks sanitizing a process that could exacerbate the very “fractured ground” it seeks to heal. A truly comprehensive analysis should have centered the voices of the displaced, highlighting that a project built on the grievances of the rural poor is more likely to fuel future instability than to provide a lasting foundation for national growth.

Comment on The Forgotten Pioneer: Akalework Habte-Wold’s Vision for Ethiopia by Habte Jebessa Debella

Habte Jebessa Debella — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:18:10 +0000

Dear Editor,
H.E. Mr. Akaalewold Habtwold established a legacy that will last for millennia. He made a paramount contribution to Ethiopian conservation by championing the creation of the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Organization (EWCO), which evolved to EWCA, when the country had little foundation in wildlife science. He is famously remembered for his humble appeal to the UNESCO General Assembly in 1963, which led to the establishment of Ethiopia’s national parks. As we approach the EWCA’s 60th anniversary in 2026, it is our hope that his foundational role will be rightfully honored.

Comment on Understanding Malicious Envy (“ምቀኛ”, məqəñña): Political, Social, and Economic Implications in Ethiopia (Part 1) by Professor Paulos

Professor Paulos — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:40:22 +0000

You are right on target in describing miqegnet but you are wrong in thinking it is solely an Ethiopian disease. It is found everywhere where there are human beings. I am an Ethiopian- Canadian Professor teaching at one of the well known universities in Canada but my colleagues most importantly the head of the department started to to treat me as an enemy because I happen to have publications, most of them books coming out every now and then. Whereas publications of faculty are exhibited in windows near the department, through the actions of the chair, my books were deliberately kept out of sight. At one time, when we were ordered to exhibit our books to the public he deliberately assigned me a place complitely hidden from the visitors. Shame on him, I have now published three more books. You should never give in to Miqegnoch. Doing so is to satisfy them. Lo and behold the guy is transferred to another university and my books now adorn the department windows.I hope he would not commit suicide when he revisits and sees a dozen books to my name.

Comment on A School in Crisis: Lycée Guébré-Mariam’s Betrayal of Franco-Ethiopian Educational Ideals by Aycheluhim A

Aycheluhim A — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:13:50 +0000

Aren’t we paying 200,000 birr per year? Other international schools are paying 9000$ at Sandford and 7500 euros per child at German school. It’s an international school, how do you expect to attract international teachers with this kind of tuition? Any random school without the caliber of Lycee is charging double the current tuition amount these days.

This article muddles the water when mixing lies with real issues the school has. Yes, the school must address the question of teachers pay, racial discrimination, transparent audit process, or any other issues we parents may have. But this kind of fabricated stories will deter us from having real discussion and address the real issues with the school.