http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content Ethiopia podcasts Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:43:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Ethiopia podcasts EthiopianReview.com Ethiopia, Ethiopian Review no EthiopianReview.com eliaskifle@gmail.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/36297 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/36297#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:18:15 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=36297 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/36297/feed 5 VOA interview Ethiopian Review editor Elias Kifle on the sentencing of journalists to long prison term by the kangaroo court in Ethiopia. Listen here: [Forward to 16:00] [Source: Ethiopian Review] Related posts:VOA and DW on the Woyanne kangaroo court decision (audio) VOA interview Ethiopian Review editor Elias Kifle on the sentencing of journalists to long prison term by the kangaroo court in Ethiopia. Listen here: [Forward to 16:00] [Source: Ethiopian Review] Related posts:VOA and DW on the Woyanne kangaroo [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/36100 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/36100#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:35:09 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=36100 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/36100/feed 9 Woyanne kangaroo court today convicted journalists Reyot Alemu and Woubshet Taye, opposition party leader Zerihun Gebre-Egziabher and former opposition supporter Hirut Kifle. Chief Editor of Ethiopian Review, Elias Kifle, was also convicted in absentia. Listen below: DW VOA [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Woyanne kangaroo court today convicted journalists Reyot Alemu and Woubshet Taye, opposition party leader Zerihun Gebre-Egziabher and former opposition supporter Hirut Kifle. Chief Editor of Ethiopian Review, Elias Kifle, was also convicted in [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35317 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35317#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:10:15 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=35317 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35317/feed 12 In a special discussion that was held on Saturday, December 3, Ethiopian Review and Current Affairs Discussion Forum have agreed to launch a joint campaign against Woyanne. The campaign involves social and economic boycott of the Woyanne fascist regime in Ethiopia and its supporters and officials in the Diaspora. The 3-hour discussion took place among Ethiopian Review editor Elias Kifle, distinguished economist Dr Aklog Birara, Current Affairs moderator Muyaye Misiker, and over 400 participants. Ethiopian Review also introduced its 1K5 Program that calls for finding 1,000 individuals who are willing to become sponsors by contributing $5 per month (click here for more details). The joint anti-Woyanne social and economic boycott campaign will initially target Woyanne cadres and officials in the Diaspora and Woyanne-owned or affiliated business. The campaign intends to identify cadres and supporters of the genocidal junta, and expose them to the public so that they can be ostracized from the community. The economic boycott targets Woyanne-affiliated businesses by exposing them to the public. Ethiopian Review and Current Affairs agreed to try to bring other Ethiopia media to take part in the social and economic boycott of the Woyanne junta and its supporters. [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. In a special discussion that was held on Saturday, December 3, Ethiopian Review and Current Affairs Discussion Forum have agreed to launch a joint campaign against Woyanne. The campaign involves social and economic boycott of the Woyanne fascist [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35282 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35282#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:09:54 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=35282 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35282/feed 98 By Elias Kifle Meles Zenawi regime’s propaganda chief Bereket Simon released a 4-part documentary video this week that accuses journalists and opposition politicians of plotting to carry out terrorist acts (One only needs to read what the U.S. Gov’t says about who is the real terrorist – click here). The star witness of Bereket’s fictitious docudrama is popular actor and member of the opposition UDJ Party. The video shows Artiste Debebe talking about various plots and the discussions he had with me and Dr Berhanu Nega. I cannot speak for Dr Berhanu, but none of what Debebe said about me is true. It’s a total fabrication. After hearing what Debebe had to say, I was convinced that he must have been tortured or some thing real bad had happened to him to say all the things he said, because no such conversation had taken place. Yesterday, members of the Ethiopian Review Intelligence Unity in Addis Ababa sent me a report confirming what I had suspected. According to the report, Meles Zenawi’s deputy head of security, Esayas Woldegiorgis, gave a script to Debebe Eshetu to study and repeat in front of cameras every thing in the script in a convincing way or else his grand children and other members of his family will be sodomized with a bottle. This information is according to a close member of Debebe Eshetu’s family. Debebe has complied and understandably so. I’d do the same thing if I were in his position. There is no heroism in unnecessarily subjecting one’s grand children and other helpless family members to torture and sodomy by Woyanne hyenas. The people of Ethiopia understand that any thing that comes out of Bereket Simon’s lie factory is a lie. Only gullible individuals believe the Woyanne propaganda. Debebe Eshetu remains an Ethiopian hero in my view. Torturing and sodomizing political prisoners is not a new practice for the Woyanne junta. Various international human rights organizations, and recently Wikileaks, have documented the horrific tortures inside Ethiopian prisons. Among the journalists who have recently been arrested, Woubshet Taye, for example, has been beaten up to the point of losing his hearing, according to his wife. Sodomizing opponents, which is foreign to Ethiopian culture, is a method that Meles brought from his country Yemen. Victims of sodomy are extremely traumatized and that they are too ashamed to tell even those closest to them. In recent past, at least two prominent opposition politicians I know of who had been subjected to sodomy. I will not mention their names to keep their privacy. But in time, they themselves may be willing to talk about it in public so that the perpetrators face justice. Those of you who doubt Woyanne’s bestiality, listen below one of the many messages that is left on my voice mail by Woyanne goons. For such crimes alone — not to mention the genocide in Ogaden and Gambella — Meles, Bereket and gang must be brought to the International Criminal Court. [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. By Elias Kifle Meles Zenawi regime’s propaganda chief Bereket Simon released a 4-part documentary video this week that accuses journalists and opposition politicians of plotting to carry out terrorist acts (One only needs to read what the U.S. [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35122 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35122#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:31:21 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=35122 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35122/feed 26 Meles Zenawi’s regime said that Yenesew Gebre, the Ethiopian teacher who burned himself to death to protest the gross injustice in Ethiopia, was a mental patient, according to VOA. Listen below: [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Meles Zenawi’s regime said that Yenesew Gebre, the Ethiopian teacher who burned himself to death to protest the gross injustice in Ethiopia, was a mental patient, according to VOA. Listen below: [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35034 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35034#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:32:06 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=35034 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/35034/feed 13 Yenesew Gebre, the 29-year-old teacher in southern western Ethiopia who burned himself Friday after being subjected to unbearable abuse and injustice by the Meles regime, was buried this afternoon. Meles Zenawi’s security forces prevented his family members and friends from attending the burial ceremony, according to the VOA. Listen the full report below: [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Yenesew Gebre, the 29-year-old teacher in southern western Ethiopia who burned himself Friday after being subjected to unbearable abuse and injustice by the Meles regime, was buried this afternoon. Meles Zenawi’s security forces prevented his [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/34346 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/34346#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:03:07 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=34346 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/34346/feed 11 Distinguished professor and a great friend of Ethiopia Prof. Theodore M. Vestal will discuss his new book, The Lion of Judah in the New Word: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans’ Attitudes Toward Africa, at a book signing event in Washington DC area on September 25, 2011. Sunday, Sept 25, at 3:00 PM Place: Howard University, Locke Hall, Room 105, 2400 6th Street NW, Washington DC Monday, Sept 26, at 6:30 PM Place: Edgar Allen Poe Room, 3rd Floor, Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Branch 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, Maryland For directions call 410-396-5494 For more information: ted.vestal@okstate.edu Listen to Prof. Vestal’s recent interview on PBS: [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Distinguished professor and a great friend of Ethiopia Prof. Theodore M. Vestal will discuss his new book, The Lion of Judah in the New Word: Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia and the Shaping of Americans’ Attitudes Toward Africa, at a book [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/32693 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/32693#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:04:32 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=32693 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/32693/feed 6 German Radio, which is listened by over 20 million people in Ethiopia, has a great coverage of the anti-Woyanne activities in North America on Saturday and Sundy. Listen below (or click here) the interview with Ato Neamin Zeleke who articulated the purpose of the protest rallies in 13 cities over the weekend. Seattle’s main TV station has the following report, which includes an interview with Dr Shakespeare Feyissa, one of the organizers of the anti-Woyanne protest rally in Seattle Sunday. ESAT Report Addis Dimts [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. German Radio, which is listened by over 20 million people in Ethiopia, has a great coverage of the anti-Woyanne activities in North America on Saturday and Sundy. Listen below (or click here) the interview with Ato Neamin Zeleke who articulated the [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/32538 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/32538#comments Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:10:49 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=32538 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/32538/feed 10 Tomorrow, Saturday, April 9, Woyanne heavy weights Berhane Gebrekristos and Arkebe Equbay, along with their puppets Redwan Hussien and Girma Birru, will launch a campaign of disinformation in North America. They have called public meetings in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Ottawa, San Jose, Toronto, and Washington DC. The Woyanne thugs have the audacity to call such public meetings in North America ignoring the fact that most of us Ethiopians came to North America because Woyanne made Ethiopia a hell on earth for most of us. Our preference is to live in our own beautiful country. Using brute force, Meles, Berhane, and Arkebe, in collaboration with a gang of opportunists like Girma Birru and Tekeda Alemu, succeeded in silencing and humiliating 80 million Ethiopians for the time being. In North America, the free world, it is a different story. We are going to confront and chase away these murderous thugs this weekend, and give voice to the voiceless Ethiopians at home. Stay tuned for updates here on Ethiopian Review. Also Addis Dimts Radio live broadcast starts today at 6 PM. Listen to Addis Dimts here: addisdimts.com Washington DC: April 9, 10 AM, Howard University, Cramton Auditorium New York: April 9 at 12 Noon, Adama Clayton Powell Plaza Columbus OH: April 9 at 1 PM, Hyatt Regency, 350 N. High Street Dallas: April 9, 1 PM, Marriott Hotel by the Galleria Ottawa: April 9 at 1 PM, CENTURION CONFERENCE CENTER, 170 Colonnade Road South Boston: April 09 at 12 Noon, 85 Bishop Richard Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA Minneapolis: April 10 at 1 PM, Hilton, 1001 Marquette Ave. Los Angeles: April 10 at 1 PM, LA Convention Center Atlanta: April 10, Dekalb Technical College, 12:00 PM Seattle: April 10 at 11 Noon, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street Toronto: April 10, University of Toronto, 89 Chestnut Street, 12:30 PM San Jose: April 10, 12:00 Noon, Masonic Center, 2500 Masonic Drive Denver: April 10 at 1 PM, Red Lion Hotel, 4040 Quebec Street Las Vegas: April 13 Also listen to this audio: [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Tomorrow, Saturday, April 9, Woyanne heavy weights Berhane Gebrekristos and Arkebe Equbay, along with their puppets Redwan Hussien and Girma Birru, will launch a campaign of disinformation in North America. They have called public meetings in [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/31439 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/31439#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:40:53 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=31439 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/31439/feed 19 Meles Zenawi’s brutal regime in Ethiopia spends hundreds of millions of dollars to keep itself alive and its tools of repression (the Agazi army, spy agencies and the federal police) operating. Most of the money belongs to the people of Ethiopia. One of the measures we can take to remove the Woyanne junta is by cutting off its life blood: money. Please watch the video below and distribute it widely. Also listen to this audio: VIDEO [Source: Ethiopian Review] Related posts:Woyanne’s state of mind deteriorating fast Armed men attacked Woyanne forces in North Shoa towns Interview with EPPF Int’l Comittee chairman Leul Qeskis Meles Zenawi’s brutal regime in Ethiopia spends hundreds of millions of dollars to keep itself alive and its tools of repression (the Agazi army, spy agencies and the federal police) operating. Most of the money belongs to the people of Ethiopia. [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/31906 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/31906#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:01:55 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=31906 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/31906/feed 25 The brutal attack by mercenary forces against anti-Gaddafi protesters and civilians in Libya is now exposing refugees from Ethiopia and other African countries to vigilante attacks. The brutality of the mercenaries, many of whom were sent to Libya by planes in the past few days, is making Libyan citizens understandably bitter, and while the opposition groups are trying to calm down the angry and traumatized population and promising a fair trial for those who are suspected of being mercenaries, unfortunately incidents of harassment and attacks against innocent refugees are being reported in some of the liberated cities. An urgent call must be sent out to the people of Libya by Ethiopians around the world that most Ethiopians are as victimized as they have been by Gaddafi’s friend, Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia. Libyan’s must take care not to soil their revolution with the blood of innocent refugees. The following is an interview by DW Radio with two Ethiopians in Tripoli. | Below is an interview with a Woyanne ambassador: The stupid ambassador need to be told that the Ethiopian refugees have been migrating to Libya in the first place because his regime has made Ethiopia a living hell for most citizens. The Woyanne ambassador says that his regime did not send mercenaries to Libya. But the evidence is indisputable. Members of the Federal Police, Meles Zenawi’s personal death squad, have been sent to Libya wearing their own standard issue uniform as this photo shows. The dead soldier in the photo is wearing the distinct Ethiopian Federal Police uniform. The Federal Police soldiers were indiscriminately shooting down Ethiopian civilians following the May 2005 elections, the same way as they are shooting down Libyan civilians now. Ethiopians have first hand experience of how brutal and barbaric Meles Zenawi’s death squads are. Ironically, the poor Ethiopian refugees in Libya, who fled from these soldiers in their own country, are now facing an angry population in Libya for what the regime in Ethiopia and its blood thirsty death squads are doing to Libyan citizens. A talking point has been sent out from Woyanne propaganda chief Bereket Simon’s office to every Woyanne cadre around the world to say that the captured mercenaries are refugees. While asking the Libyans to protect innocent Ethiopians, we need to also condemn Meles for the reason that the refugees are in Libya, as well as for sending his killers to slaughter civilians in another country. [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. The brutal attack by mercenary forces against anti-Gaddafi protesters and civilians in Libya is now exposing refugees from Ethiopia and other African countries to vigilante attacks. The brutality of the mercenaries, many of whom were sent to Libya [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/29958 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/29958#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:00:17 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=29958 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/29958/feed 67 By Elias Kifle The recent lawless action of Ethiopian Sports Federation North America’s (ESFNA) executive committee in reversing a decision by the board to invite Birtukan Mideksa as a guest of honor has drawn the attention of a number of Ethiopian groups and concerned Ethiopians who have started to take a closer look at the 25-year-old organization. Ethiopian Review, on its part, has launched an investigation into ESFNA’s activities. Our investigation so far has uncovered the following. (We have also contacted the FBI with a request for investigation. Click here to read.) 1. The ESFNA 9-member executive committee is simply in the service of billionaire businessman Ato Al Amoudi, not the Ethiopian community in North America. ESFNA’s top decision-making body, the 27-member board that represents the soccer teams in the U.S. and Canada, has been stripped of its authority by Al Amoudi’s top aid Abnet Gebremeskel through bribes to some of its members and intimidation by a gang of thugs led by Ayaya Arega, Sebsebe Assefa and Demis Lema (aka Arawit). Al Amoudi (center) wearing a t-shirt with Woyanne logo; top aid Abnet Gebremeskel (left) 2. Those executive committee (EC) members who are subservient to Abnet are given wads of cash, free plane ticket to fly to Ethiopia and stay at Sheraton Hotel for free up to 2 months per year. Those who try to carry out their responsibilities as board members are physically threatened by Ayaya and his thugs. The chairman, Mekonnen Demisiew, is the Girma Woldegirogis of ESFNA. For example, when he chairs meetings, Ayaya or one of the thugs simply snatch away the microphone from him and order him what to say or not to say. 3. Attendance has been declining drastically at the ESFNA annual events during the past 5 years. July 2010 was the worst yet. That seems to be fine with Al Amoudi and his Woyanne junta as long as Ethiopians who oppose the ruling party do not control this potentially powerful organization that can bring together tens of thousands of people from all backgrounds. Ayaya Arega 4. ESFNA is currently facing a lawsuit that was filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court by its former auditor Assfaw Teferi. 5. ESFNA has not been audited by an independent auditor for over 20 years. A few years ago, when some ESFNA members led by the late Dr WM Akalou tried to clean up house, they had discovered that at least $40,000 was missing in one incident alone. The treasurer, who is part of the Ayaya gang, admitted that he took the money and was forced to resign. But soon after that, the stealing continued. It is not unusual for sacks of money to disappear following soccer matches and music concerts. Arawit 6. Al Amoudi gave over $700,000 to the ESFNA so far, but it is not clear how the money was used. 7. Ayaya and Arawit have escaped from  Ethiopia after allegedly orchestrating the savage beating and attempted murder of The Reporter editor-in-chief Amare Aregawi. They attempted to kill Amare after The Reporter begun publishing investigative reports about how Al Amoudi is manipulating the Ethiopian banking system. One of the suspects in the attempted murder is Arawit, who is employed by Abnet through Ayaya. Currently, Arawit is living inside a $3,000-per-month luxury apartment on Massachusetts Ave., Washington DC. All his living expenses are being paid for by Abnet, on top of hefty allowance. 8. While objecting to naming Birtukan Mideksa as a guest of honor, the Ayaya gang has forced ESFNA to name Al Amoudi as permanent honorary president of the ESFNA. As we all know, Al Amoudi is an active member and “election” campaigner of Woyanne. 9. For Al Amoudi’s Ayaya gang, ESFNA is a cash cow that they are milking at will. At one point, the Federation was generating up to $3 million in revenue at the one-week annual event. However, much of the one disappears without a trace. The players are forced to buy their own soccer gear (uniform, shoes, etc.) and some times they raise funds from their [...] By Elias Kifle The recent lawless action of Ethiopian Sports Federation North America’s (ESFNA) executive committee in reversing a decision by the board to invite Birtukan Mideksa as a guest of honor has drawn the attention of a number of [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/29516 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/29516#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:57:33 +0000 Alemayehu G. Mariam http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=29516 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/29516/feed 7 Alemayehu G. Mariam After the Dust Settled After the dust settled following Meles Zenawi’s speech at Columbia’s World Leaders Forum, a dark shadow and glowing light were visible on stage to behold. The dark shadow was cast by the ghost of the erstwhile Ethiopian junta dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam. The glow of light was radiated by the spirit of Ethiopia’s First Daughter, Birtukan Midekssa. The Q&A session after the speech showed how much Zenawi remains haunted by the ghost of Mengistu whom he overthrew nearly twenty years ago. Biting condemnation of Mengistu and scathing criticism of his atrocious human rights record during the 1970s and 80s animated a good part of Zenawi’s answers. He also surprised a few by casually announcing Birtukan, Ethiopia’s first ever woman political party leader and first political prisoner, is pretty much free to go after nearly two years of incarceration. The apparent reversal of misfortune for Birtukan came as good news. Just last year, Zenawi had promised the world with sadistic indifference that “there will never be an agreement with anybody to release Birtukan. Ever. Full stop. That’s a dead issue.” It is true that “hope springs eternal in the human breast.” The Ghost of Mengistu It was stunningly incomprehensible for Zenawi to resurrect and promptly hide behind the ghost of Mengistu Haile Mariam to shield his own human rights record from scrutiny. A Nigerian economics student asked[1]: How different is your regime from Mengistu’s since we know in 1993 there was an immense repression of a student demonstration, and the same thing happened in 2005 and these were the same types of things Mengistu did…? Answer: … For those on the receiving end of the Mengistu regime, they would not have any difficulty distinguishing our regime from that of the Mengistu regime. The period of Red Terror… was a period where people were killed without any recourse to the courts, and their families were charged by the number of bullets that were used to kill these people. That type of criminalty is dead. It is finished and it is not coming back. I understand some people might have misgivings about it, but it is not coming back. Zenawi is absolutely right that Mengistu, the bloodthirsty military dictator, has committed monstrous crimes in Ethiopia. He should be tried in a special U.N. court just like Charles Taylor of Liberia. But to put Mengistu’s ghost on trial at the World Leaders Forum as a straw man to deny and cover up one’s own atrocious human rights record shows astonishing arrogance or willful blindness to indisputable facts. But if the criminality of the bullet-charging Mengistu is long gone, as Zenawi asserts, how is that the murderers of 193 innocent protesters and shooters of 763 others still walk the streets free in Ethiopia today without their victims having “recourse to the courts”? No, the type of criminalty of which Mengistu is accused never left Ethiopia. It is alive and well. But it no longer wears uniforms and boots. It struts around in custom tailored suits and alligator shoes. Zenawi’s use of what might be called the “Mengistu defense” in response to various questions about his own human rights record is insidious and demands careful consideration. His basic argument is mind-boggling: “Do not judge my human rights record on the merits; judge my record by comparing it to Mengistu’s. I may have violated human rights, but I am not as bad as Mengistu. The only people complaining about human rights violations in Ethiopia are “remnants” of Mengistu’s regime who have lost their power. Those “remnants” should be grateful because I let them speak and express themselves. There is free press in Ethiopia today; and the press elements that are complaining are “remnants” of Mengistu’s supporters. Anyone who criticizes me is, ipso facto, a “remnant” of Mengistu’s regime pining for the triumphal return of that ruthless dictator from [...] Alemayehu G. Mariam After the Dust Settled After the dust settled following Meles Zenawi’s speech at Columbia’s World Leaders Forum, a dark shadow and glowing light were visible on stage to behold. The dark shadow was cast by the ghost of the [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28922 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28922#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:30:52 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=28922 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28922/feed 121 There are three classes of the rich in Ethiopia: 1. the Woyannes (the super rich), 2. their hodam supporters (bottom-feeders), and 3. honest wealthy Ethiopians whose number is diminishing by the day. (Note to non-Ethiopian readers: Hodam is one who has no conscience, who sells his country, his people, his soul… for material gain. Woyanne is the ruling junta in Ethiopia.) Among the hodam class, the second richest person in Ethiopia, next to Al Amoudi, is said to be Samuel Tafesse, a business partner of Meles and Azeb, the Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu of Ethiopia. Samuel has been known to flash his conspicuously massive wealth by building a palace for himself in the middle of Addis Ababa, and throwing lavish parties. This week, Samuel Tafesse and friends, including top Woyanne officials, are arriving in Washington DC to attend an extravagant party to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary. The party will be held next Saturday night, August 28, at the Mandarin Oriental, one of Washington DC’s most expensive hotels. The who’s who of Woyannes and their hodam supporters, about 500 of them, have been invited to dine, wine, and dance. The cost for throwing the party is estimated to exceed $200,000. Etete Restaurant in Washington DC has been hired to cater the Ethiopian food (Tel: 202 232 7600). Woyannes and the hodam class in Washington DC are busy this week buying party dresses and going to beauty spa in preparation for the party. The wedding anniversary celebration will be followed by a house warming party for Samuel Tafesse’s mansion that is being built in Alexandria, Virginia, at the cost of $5 million.  Construction crews are currently hurrying up to complete the house (shown below), which is sitting on 2 acres of land, located 20 minutes drive from Washington DC.. Fairfax County public records show that the 2-acre land (see below), located at 6434 Casperson Road, Alexandria VA, was sold to Samuel for $750,000 in December 2008. When presented with the plan to build such a huge house, city officials were unhappy because the land could be used to build at least 10 townhouses. They urged him to build his mansion in another location further in the suburbs, which he refused. (The above satellite photo was taken before Samuel’s mansion was built. City planners wanted to use the land to build townhouses similar to those in the area.) The small house in the middle of the land (shown above) has now been torn down to build Samuel’s 16,000 square feet gigantic mansion. One amused neighbor who saw the construction wrote: “It is being built as strong as a bunker. The basement looks like you could practice firing machine guns without disturbing neighbors. The 4 car garage is larger than my townhouse.” Building big homes and buying luxury items is not a crime. In fact, they need to be encouraged since they help create employment for many people. But when such wealth is accumulated illegally, by crushing other businesses through unfair competition, by bribing government officials and partnering with heads of governments, it is harmful to a nation in so many ways. As a close friend and business partner of Ethiopia’s brutal dictator Meles Zenawi and wife Azeb Mesfin, Samuel’s company, Sunshine Construction, is the first in line to receive the most lucrative contracts for construction projects around the country. Conveniently, Samuel’s wife is the sister of Public Works Minister Kassu Illala, who supervises all major construction projects in the country. Samuel’s partners, Meles and Azeb, whose wealth is estimated to be $1.2 billion, get a cut from all the profit he makes. Since profit is the only motive — and in the absence of  genuine inspection — most of the buildings and roads Sunshine and the other corrupt companies build do not meet quality standards. Some of them are already falling apart. In short, Samuel’s wealth is accumulated through pernicious corruption — the kind of corruption that suck the [...] There are three classes of the rich in Ethiopia: 1. the Woyannes (the super rich), 2. their hodam supporters (bottom-feeders), and 3. honest wealthy Ethiopians whose number is diminishing by the day. (Note to non-Ethiopian readers: Hodam is one who [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28857 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28857#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:34:27 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=28857 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28857/feed 13 On Wednesday, police in Kenya’s capital Nairobi arrested some 90 Ethiopians who were crammed in a single house. Authorities believe the Ethiopians, most of them without travel documents, were on their way to South Africa. The World Bank-financed Woyanne junta led by Meles Zenawi has turned Ethiopia into a hell on earth for most Ethiopians. That’s what these poor Ethiopians are trying to escape from. Watch the gut-wrenching story below. Leader-less people by Teshome Mitiku [Source: Ethiopian Review] Related posts:CD Release – Teshome Mitiku’s ZEMEN On Wednesday, police in Kenya’s capital Nairobi arrested some 90 Ethiopians who were crammed in a single house. Authorities believe the Ethiopians, most of them without travel documents, were on their way to South Africa. The World Bank-financed [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28658 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28658#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:27:55 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=28658 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28658/feed 36 A group of Ethiopians who took part in the Woyanne fake march in Washington DC last Thursday have expressed deep regret and offered their heartfelt apology to the people of Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the Washington Metro Area after finding out the real objective of the march and who were behind it. Some of the individuals were brought from Ohio and other states and had been misinformed that the march was organized by a coalition of all Ethiopian civic and political groups in DC. When they arrived at the demonstration site they were shocked to see the ugly Woyanne flag all over the place and Solomon Tekalign singing about Meles Zenawi’s eyebrows. They later found out that the whole thing was financed by Abinet Gebremeskel, Al Amoudi’s assistant, and coordinated by Woyanne cadres and thugs. One of the individuals who expressed regret is named Fikru (click here to read about him). Addis Dimts Radio’s Sunday program has a segment on both the Woyanne fake march and the protest rally in front of Chinese embassy that was organized by Ethiopians in the DC area on Thursday. Click below to listen. Disappointed by the low turnout, Negussie Woldemariam of YeHod Fiker Radio on his Sunday program asked the Woyanne regime to confiscate land and houses given to those Ethiopians in the Washington DC area who have failed to attend the rally. [Source: Ethiopian Review] Related posts:Addis Dimts radio discussion with ER, EMF and Addis Voice Armed men attacked Woyanne forces in North Shoa towns A group of Ethiopians who took part in the Woyanne fake march in Washington DC last Thursday have expressed deep regret and offered their heartfelt apology to the people of Ethiopia and Ethiopians in the Washington Metro Area after finding out the [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28420 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28420#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:23:23 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=28420 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/28420/feed 9 Two central committee members of the Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF), Ato Leul Qeskis and Ato Demis Belete, were guests at Qale Ethiopian Discussion Forum on Sunday afternoon, July 18. In the discussion, which was attended by over 300 people, both Ato Demis and Ato Leul talked about latest efforts to revamp the 11-year-old armed resistance movement which is fighting to bring about a pro-unity, genuinely democratic governance in Ethiopia. In February this year, EPPF held its general assembly and elected 17 members from the Diaspora to join the organization’s top decision making body, the central committee. The decision to include Ethiopians from the Diaspora in the leadership was part of the transformation process the organization is undertaking. It is also in line with a growing belief within EPPF that for the organization to achieve its goal of bringing about change in Ethiopia, it needs to utilize the skills and resources of Ethiopians around the world. Ato Demis and Ato Leul explained that many of the newly elected central committee members are working hard to make radical changes in EPPF. However, such effort is being resisted by a few individuals in leadership positions, some of whom are involved in rampant corruption and malfeasance. Due to lack of proper procedure in handling its finances, EPPF is also exposed to infiltration by Woyanne agents. It has been recently discovered that some executive committee members have been receiving bribe. There are also many instances where funds collected for EPPF have been pocketed by some in the leadership. The newly elected central committee members, in collaboration with EPPF activists and chapters around the world, are coming up with a new system that imposes strict discipline and accountability in the organization. Until such a system is established and announced through legitimate representatives of the organization, any attempt to collect funds on behalf of EPPF any where around the world is illegal, and all EPPF public meetings in the Diaspora must also be authorized by the central committee and EPPF chapters, according to Ato Demis, who is head of the EPPF external press office. Additionally, all press interviews, press releases, and announcements that are not approved by the press office must be ignored by EPPF supporters, Ato Demis added. Click on the audio player below to listen the interview: [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Two central committee members of the Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF), Ato Leul Qeskis and Ato Demis Belete, were guests at Qale Ethiopian Discussion Forum on Sunday afternoon, July 18. In the discussion, which was attended by over 300 [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/12103 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/12103#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:45:05 +0000 EthiopianReview.com http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=12103 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/12103/feed 0 Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Service today has reported about the Woyanne propaganda claim that it has arrested several fighters of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) in southwestern Ethiopia yesterday. VOA’s Tizita Belachew interviewed EPPF-UK representative Ato Sileshi Tilahun and Eritrea’s Ministry of Information Ato Ali Abdu. Click below to listen. Forward to 08:00: Reminder: EPPF is organizing a public meeting in London on January 24, 2010. Click here for more info. [Source: Ethiopian Review] Related posts:Interview with EPPF Int’l Comittee chairman Leul Qeskis EPPF official talks about organizing the Diaspora Voice of America (VOA) Amharic Service today has reported about the Woyanne propaganda claim that it has arrested several fighters of Ethiopian People’s Patriotic Front (EPPF) in southwestern Ethiopia yesterday. VOA’s Tizita Belachew [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11963 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11963#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:52:38 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=11963 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11963/feed 19 The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday voted to impose sanctions on Eritrea for supporting the Somali Islamist group Al-Shabab. First of all, the U.S. State Department, which pushed the resolution on behalf of Woyanne — its puppet regime in Ethiopia — is unable to produce any evidence that Eritrea provides support to Al-Shabab. Secondly, even if it does, what is the big deal? Doesn’t the U.S. Government support the Woyanne regime, which is terrorizing the people of Ethiopia, committing war crimes in eastern Ethiopia, blocking food from reaching the people in Ogaden (according to the Red Cross), and has committed genocide in the western Ethiopian region of Gambella? The U.S.-financed Woyanne regime’s crimes against the people of Ethiopia are too many to list here. These crimes against humanity are not mere allegations. They are charges made by all credible international human rights organizations. And yet the U.N. Security Council is totally silent. Let’s also not forget that the U.N. has not uttered one word of concern when Meles Zenawi’s death squads gunned down hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in Ethiopia’s capital following the 2005 elections. Through such nonsensical and hypocritical action, the U.N. once again proved itself to be a joke. For peace to prevail in Somalia, the U.S. and its puppet Woyanne must stop meddling in Somalia’s internal affairs. Let the people of Somalia sort things out for themselves without outside intervention. If there is any sanction needed in the U.N., it should be against the U.S. Government that is creating havoc in Somalia by backing one clan against another. – Elias Kifle In the following audio Eritrea’s Minister of Information Ato Ali Abdo comments on the U.N. sanction. (Forward to 13:15:00) [Source: Ethiopian Review] Related posts:Woyanne’s violent reaction to ER’s “Person of the Year” The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday voted to impose sanctions on Eritrea for supporting the Somali Islamist group Al-Shabab. First of all, the U.S. State Department, which pushed the resolution on behalf of Woyanne — its puppet regime [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11808 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11808#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:24:19 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=11808 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11808/feed 6 U.S. Ambassador Douglas Griffiths Ethiopia’s tyrant Meles Zenawi has called U.S. Ambassador Douglas Griffiths an ‘idiot’ for claiming that there is no equal representation of all ethnic groups in the government. Mr Griffith represents the U.S.  at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva. Speaking at a council meeting last week, Ambassador Griffiths questioned Ethiopian regime’s contention that there is a fair representation of nationalities in government institutions. He said independent observers note that most senior government positions are represented by one ethnicity. The dominant role of ethnic Tigrayans in the government, especially in the military, has often been a contentious political issue in Ethiopia. Tigrayans make up about six percent of the population. Listen below: | VOA reports: Prime Minister Dictator Meles flatly rejected Ambassador Griffiths’ assertions. “I have not heard of such idiocy. But if it has occurred, it proves the idiocy of the person in Geneva,” he said. Speaking to reporters before traveling to the climate conference in Copenhagen, Meles also dismissed a U.S. critique of Ethiopia’s restrictions on human rights and press freedom. The U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa last week took the unusual step of urging Ethiopia to review a recently passed law restricting the activities of non-governmental organizations receiving foreign funding. The law goes into effect next month. The Center for International Human Rights at Chicago’s Northwestern University issued a report last month saying the measure effectively silences human rights defenders and advocates of democratic governance. The center described the Charities and Societies Proclamation, or CSO, as “the most restrictive of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa” and compared it to similarly repressive laws in Zimbabwe and Russia. But Prime Minister Dictator Meles defended the measure, saying it is in line with democratic norms. “There is no possibility of us changing the CSO law because we believe it is a perfectly legitimate law and consistent, if not with the theory, consistent with the practice in the advanced democracies,” he said. Meles also rejected U.S. concerns about the closure of a newspaper that had criticized government policies. The U.S. embassy said the closure of the Addis Neger newspaper and charges against other private journalists and publishers might contribute to a perception that space for independent media in Ethiopia is constrained. The media rights group Reporters Without Borders said the decision of Addis Neger’s editors to close the paper and flee the country was evidence of a climate of fear. Meles said such criticisms are not based on facts. “We don’t take this institution seriously. Because they have proven to us over again, they take any allegation against the government as the last word in the Bible and they do not try to verify the facts,” he said. At the same time, Prime Minister Dictator Meles scoffed at reports that suggest Ethiopia’s relationship with the United States is strained. He called bilateral ties “mature.” “It was never off track. People assumed it was off track because of some idiot comment made by this or that particular person in this or that particular place. But the relationship is quite solid, has always been based on things other than passing emotions,” he said. Meles said he had not seen the U.S. embassy statement or the comments by the U.S. representative at the U.N. Human Rights Council. But he said, “I respect the rights of the United States to express its opinion on any matter under the sun, or if they want to, even on any matter over the sun.” [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Ethiopia’s tyrant Meles Zenawi has called U.S. Ambassador Douglas Griffiths an ‘idiot’ for claiming that there is no equal representation of all ethnic groups in the government. Mr Griffith represents the U.S.  at the United Nations Human [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11359 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11359#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:33:13 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=11359 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/11359/feed 3 Except one, all members and officials of Lidetu Ayalew’s Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP) in Tigray have resigned en mass protesting the deal Lidetu signed recently with Meles Zenawi on the conduct of the May 2010 general elections in Ethiopia. In an interview with the VOA, Ato Tekle Bekele, chairman of EDP in Tigray and member of the party’s central committee, said that EDP has turned itself into a supporter of the TPLF/EPRDF regime, instead of a genuine opposition party. Click here to listen: Ato Tekle said that he and his comrades decided to take a stand and resigned after repeated discussions with the party’s leadership failed to bring result. Lidetu is not the only surrenderist who is facing rebellion inside his organization over the traitorous deal with Woyanne. Ethiopian Review sources in Addis Ababa are reporting that trouble is also brewing for Hailu Shawel inside his All Ethiopian Unity Party. Two weeks ago, a senior member of AEUP, Major Argaw Kabtamu, has resigned after expressing disgust over the agreement of surrender to the Woyanne tribal junta. [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Except one, all members and officials of Lidetu Ayalew’s Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP) in Tigray have resigned en mass protesting the deal Lidetu signed recently with Meles Zenawi on the conduct of the May 2010 general elections in Ethiopia. [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10822 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10822#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:23:57 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=10822 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10822/feed 2 By Andrew Geoghegan | ABC Since Angelina Jolie adopted her daughter Zahara in 2005, the number of Americans adopting Ethiopian children has quadrupled. A pop-media obsession with celebrities adopting children in Africa has resulted in a queue of adopting foreigners dealing with opportunistic adoption agents in operating in a regulatory vaccuum. In Ethiopia – and beyond – its creating a heartbreaking mess. International adoptions may seem like an ideal solution to the dreadful deprivation among the young in Ethiopia and the often impossible circumstances confronting parents trying to feed and raise their children. The reality though, is far from ideal. Some adopting parents suspect or discover the new child they’ve taken in is not an orphan as they’d been assured. The child may also have a litany of health problems that has been covered up by corrupt officials. Also many ‘relinquishing’ Ethiopian parents or carers may have been duped into giving up their children through a heartless process called ‘harvesting’ and can’t hope to re-establish contact with them. Ethiopia has 5 million orphans needing homes and the United States has millions of homes needing babies. Africa Correspondent Andrew Geoghegan and producer Mary Ann Jolley, discover it’s not a simple mathematical equation or zero sum game. There are virtually no government regulations or policing of the process. Many international adoption agencies flashing Christian credentials are taking advantage of the situation. Corruption, fraud and deception are rife. Foreign Correspondent follows a Florida couple in their mid fifties as they travel to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to pick up their three adopted children, aged three, four and six. It’s a gut wrenching moment when they meet the birth mother who has come to the orphanage to say a final goodbye to her children. This transaction appears above board but it’s all too common for Ethiopian parents to give up their children for international adoption after being coerced by adoption agencies. Foreign Correspondent investigates the activities of one of the biggest American agencies operating in Ethiopia. In a remote village in the country’s south, the agency openly recruits children with parents. Each child offered for adoption is then filmed for a DVD catalogue which in turn is shipped out to potential adoptive parents. A world away in California a mother of one – looking for a brother for her son – chooses from a CWA DVD catalogue. The agency’s sales pitch promised a healthy, abandoned child, but that could not have been further from the truth. Her story is tragic and disturbing and exposes the callousness of the profit oriented international adoption business A group of grieving mothers who have given up their children for international adoption gather at an orphanage to tell their stories. All claim they were told by adoption agencies they would receive regular information about the whereabouts and wellbeing of their children, but have heard nothing. It’s a thought-provoking edition of Foreign Correspondent and a must watch for anyone considering adopting a child from another country or who has celebrated the apparent social consciousness of Hollywood A-listers. Click here to watch the documentary. Transcript GEOGHEGAN: Palm Beach Florida is home to Christian couple Tim and Joni Gooley. He’s a pastor, she’s a school guidance counsellor. They’re empty nesters in their mid-50’s, looking to do some good in the world. JONI GOOLEY: “We kept looking around our house saying we’re not Bill Gates or someone like that where we can contribute a large amount of money, but what we have is a home and we have bedrooms.” TIM GOOLEY: “Right. We’ve been blessed with a lot and especially … compared to the rest of the world.” GEOGHEGAN: The Gooley’s have four adult sons, the youngest Taylor is home from college on holidays, but they’re not done with child rearing just [...] By Andrew Geoghegan | ABC Since Angelina Jolie adopted her daughter Zahara in 2005, the number of Americans adopting Ethiopian children has quadrupled. A pop-media obsession with celebrities adopting children in Africa has resulted in a queue of [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10067 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10067#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:43:44 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=10067 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10067/feed 20 Two senior leaders of the Ethiopian People Revolutionary Party (EPRP), Ato Iyasu Alemayehu and Ato Mersha Yoseph, were guests on the Voice of America Amharic program Saturday. Mersha Yoseph is one of the leaders of the faction that split from EPRP and named itself EPRP-Democratic about two years ago. In explaining the main reason why his faction left EPRP, Ato Mersha said that he and his comrades had opposed the dialogue that Iyasu Alemayehu initiated with the Government of Eritrea. He accused Ato Iyasu of taking it upon himself, without the leadership committee’s knowledge and approval, to establish contact with Eritrean officials. EPRP insiders argue otherwise, and are expressing outrage at Ato Mersha’s claim. They say that Ato Mersha was on board when the leadership committee decided to send Ato Iyasu Alemayehu and Ato Mohammed Ahmed (EPRP’s head of foreign affairs) to Asmara. On the second trip, Ato Tegegn Moges had joined them. It seems that after some 40 years in politics, Ato Mersha has yet to learn the ABCs of politics: In politics there is no permanent enemy, only permanent interest. EPRP and EPLF (the current ruling party in Eritrea) were once enemies. But that was then. Today, these two forces have a common interest — the removal of Woyanne that is currently pillaging Ethiopia and preparing to invade Eritrea. The irony in Ato Mersha’s position is that he favors dialogue with Woyanne, which was and continues to be a deadly enemy of EPRP. On the interview, Ato Mersha was incoherent, self-contradictory, and ideologically bankrupt. He opposes cooperating with Eritrea, but says that his party wants to work with those who cooperate with Eritrea. Ethiopian Review is not a big fan of Iyasu Alemayehu, but we need to give credit where it’s due. He explained himself well, he was articulate, consistent, and intelligent. Whereas Mersha exposed his weak stand toward Woyanne, Iyasu was clear about what he believes needs to be done. From what we heard on the VOA interview, the Mersha faction is more like EPRP-Hypocritic, not -Democratic. Click below to listen the interview: | [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Two senior leaders of the Ethiopian People Revolutionary Party (EPRP), Ato Iyasu Alemayehu and Ato Mersha Yoseph, were guests on the Voice of America Amharic program Saturday. Mersha Yoseph is one of the leaders of the faction that split from EPRP [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10029 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10029#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:39:12 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=10029 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/10029/feed 49 The founding member of the ruling Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne), Ato Sebhat Nega (also known as Sibela Nega), is interviewed by VOA’s Amharic Program on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Sebhat is no longer a member of the TPLF politburo, and he has recently been removed from his chairmanship of the Endowment Fund for the Relief of Tigray (EFFORT), a multi-billion-dollar criminal organization. Some informed sources say he was pushed out by Meles Zenawi’s ambitious wife Azeb Mesfin, who is now a ranking member of the EFFORT board. But Sebhat is still a member of the TPLF central committee and remains one of its most influential and richest members. His personal wealth is estimated to be over $100 million. Click below to listen to his embarrassing interview with VOA’s Addisu Abebe. | | [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. The founding member of the ruling Tigrean People Liberation Front (Woyanne), Ato Sebhat Nega (also known as Sibela Nega), is interviewed by VOA’s Amharic Program on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Sebhat is no longer a member of the TPLF [...] http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/9613 http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/9613#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 00:49:46 +0000 Elias http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/?p=9613 [Source: Ethiopian Review]

]]> http://www.ethiopianreview.com/content/9613/feed 6 Our dear friend Prof. Adugnaw Worku has lost his beloved father late last month. The loss of a parent is one of the most devastating things that could happen to any one. But what makes Prof. Adugnaw’s grief more bitter is the fact that he could not be in person at home in Ethiopia to bid his father the last goodbye because of his strong stand against the Woyanne regime’s human rights atrocities. There are countless other Ethiopians who have faced the same situation — the distinguished Ethiopian artist Ato Tamagne Beyene, to mention one. He, too, had to say goodbye to his father from 15,000 miles away. Such are sacrifices paid by true sons of Ethiopia who stand up for the their people. In memory of his father, Prof. Adugnaw has a written a 5-page captivating story entitled “The Patriotic Farmer.” It is a story that should be read to every Ethiopian child in every school through out Ethiopia, because it represents our grandfathers who kept a united, free Ethiopia. Click here to read [pdf, Amharic]. (Prof. Adugnaw can be reached at aworku@puc.edu) Listen below one of his poems: [Source: Ethiopian Review] No related posts. Our dear friend Prof. Adugnaw Worku has lost his beloved father late last month. The loss of a parent is one of the most devastating things that could happen to any one. But what makes Prof. Adugnaw’s grief more bitter is the fact that he could [...]