African Beggars Union Hall? Alemayehu G. Mariam

George Ayittey, the internationally acclaimed Ghanaian economist does not mince words in sizing up the AU:
Please, please, don’t ask about the African Union. It is the most useless organization we have on the continent. It can’t even define “democracy” and it is completely bereft of originality. It is imbued with “copy-cat” mentality. Europe has the European Union (EU), so we must have the African Union (AU). The AU forgot that to become a member of the European Union, a country must meet very strict requirements. But in the case of the African Union, there are no requirements. Any rogue and collapsed state can be a member. And when the African Union unveiled NEPAD (the New Economic Partnership for African Development), it boasted that NEPAD was an “African crafted program.” But as it turned out, NEPAD was modeled after the Marshall Aid Plan. When the Darfur crisis flared up, the AU was nowhere to be found. It was doing the watutsi [dance] in Addis Ababa. After much international condemnation, the AU finally managed to cobble together some troops to send to Darfur.

http://ecadforum.com/latest-news/12513/

Gambela: Scramble for Ethiopia’s Land
Posted by ecadforum News Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
http://ecadforum.com/News/2012/02/07/ga ... pias-land/



ESAT Ethiopian News Feb 06, 2012
http://ecadforum.com/ethiopianvideo/doc ... news/4463/

ESAT Ethiopian News Feb 07, 2012
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Who runs DW Amharic: Bereket or Schadomsky?
Ethiomedia | February 8, 2012
http://www.ethiomedia.com/broad/3482.html

Meles Zenawi says may pardon jailed politicians, journalists
By Aaron Maasho, Reuters | February 9, 2012
http://www.ethiomedia.com/broad/3486.html

In a gathering of people from different countries, everyone was bluffing about their countries' progress.
USA: Our dogs play football
Japan: Our fishes can dance
Arab: Our camels drive cars
China: Our pandas ride bicycles
Ethiopia: Hmmnn... That is nothing, our donkeys run the government!!

Ethiopia: Open letter to Meles Zenawi
Friday, February 10th, 2012
by Robele Ababya

Mr. Prime Minister,[Ashebir Zenawi]
This letter is prompted by your short speech at the inauguration of the new African Union Headquarters built by the government of China at a cost of 200 million US$ as a ‘gift’ to Africa.
In that speech you said “China, its amazing re-emergence and its commitment to win partnership is one of the reasons for the beginning of the African renaissance,” adding “Over the past decades, China-Africa cooperation has gone from strength to strength. The future prospects of our partnership are even brighter.”
http://ecadforum.com/ethiopian-news/12551/

ESAT IS OURS: THE PUBLIC DECLARES IN ATLANTA
Sunday, February 12th, 2012
http://ecadforum.com/ethiopian-news/12586/

The Dragon’s Dance with Hyenas – Alemayehu G. Mariam
Monday, February 13th, 2012
The Chinese Dragon is dancing the Watusi shuffle with African Hyenas. Things could not be better for the Dragon in Africa. In the middle of what once used to be the African Pride Land now stands a brand-spanking new hyenas’ den called the African Union Hall (AU). Every penny of the USD$200 million stately pleasure dome was paid for by China. It is said to be “China’s gift to Africa.”
http://ecadforum.com/latest-news/12593/

Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba's wealth
By Dalya Alberge, Observer | February 14, 2012
Hers is said to be one of the world's oldest love stories. The Bible says she visited Solomon to test his wisdom by asking him several riddles. Legend has it that he wooed her, and that descendants of their child, Menelik – son of the wise – became the kings of Abyssinia.
http://www.ethiomedia.com/broad/3506.html

Free Ethiopian Citizens – Protest at the Saudi Embassy
Ethiopian-Americans and friends of Ethiopia are uniting together to hold a protest outside the Saudi Arabia Embassy. The purpose of the Protest is to demand the release of Ethiopians who are unjustly detained by the Saudi Arabia Government. Thirty Five (35) Ethiopians, 6 men and 29 women, remain in jail under inhumane conditions since December 15th 2012.
http://ecadforum.com/ethiopian-news/12609/
I hope wendagered Semere will be here too.

TPLF institutionalization of ethnicity, party and state and the undoing of shared power and resources
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
by Aklog Birara, PhD
The pursuit of justice and political pluralism in Ethiopia has been severely compromised deliberately and systematically by the architects of an ethnic polity that is doing irreparable damages to all Ethiopians. Some see merit in the current system and suggest that ‘oppressed nationalities’ are better off today than they were under previous regimes. Let us ignore the bigger picture of no ‘shared power or shared resources’ in the management of this new polity. Instead, let us relate governance to ordinary Ethiopians regardless of their ethnic, religious or demographic affiliation. I will illustrate this by providing socioeconomic examples.
http://ecadforum.com/blog/2012/02/16/tp ... ethnicity/