By Messay Kebede This article is not a rejoinder to Prof. Alemayehu G Mariam’s recently posted article titled “Ethiopia: The Irresponsibility of the Privileged.” Alemayehu’s article is well-thought-out and accurate in its analysis of the shortcomings of Ethiopian intellectuals. The apparent indifference of many Ethiopian intellectuals to the plight of the Ethiopian people and to […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ethiopia’s government is run by idiots who cannot provide food, let alone decent jobs, for the people. What a shame that Ethiopian women, some as young as 12 years old, are forced to work in Saudi Arabia (Al Amoudi’s “holly country”) under slave-like condition. Not only the government, but all of us Ethiopians […]

Kenya’s mobile penetration rate grew to 77.2% (from 75% in the previous quarter), the latest numbers released by the Communications Commission of Kenya shows. Kenya’s neighbor Ethiopia, on the other hand, continues to rank at the bottom with the worst mobile penetration in Africa, currently standing at about 17%. Ethiopia, with a population close to […]

Peter Heinlein | VOA A day-long siege at Eritrea’s information ministry Monday ended in a stalemate, with disgruntled soldiers retreating to a strategic location outside the capital, Asmara. That the incident provides rare insight into the inner workings of one of the world’s most opaque societies. International observers are wondering what happened Monday after a […]

ASMARA, ERITREA (Aljazeera) — A group of dissident soldiers have laid siege to the Eritrean information ministry and forced the state media to announce a call for the release of political prisoners, according to a senior Eritrean intelligence official. The renegade soldiers forced the director of state television to make an announcement, the intelligence official […]

(Strategy Page) – The government and the International Monetary Fund are at odds over projected GDP growth figures. The IMF says Ethiopia’s economy will grow by 6.5 percent in 2013. The government estimate is around ten percent. The argument is important because the government is seeking more international investment. Government critics point out that the […]