Haile Gebreselassie, one of the world’s all-time great distance runners, is set to make his international half marathon debut in Bristol in just over two weeks.
The Ethiopian, who currently holds both the 5,000m (12:39.36) and 10,000m (26:22.75) world records, …
YESHWARED WOLDEMESKEL, Petitioner,
v.
IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.
ON REVIEW FROM AN ORDER OF THE BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS (INS No. AXX-XXX-XXX)[Copyrighted Material Omitted]
Kenneth H. Stern (Stephanie Goldsborough, with him on the briefs), Stern & Elkind, Denver, Colorado, …
An army officer shot Ethiopia’s security chief to death Saturday as the official, a close ally of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, was making his way into an officers club in the capital, state radio reported.
Kinfe Gebremedhin, 46, had been …
By Jeffrey Bartholet, NewsWeek
NEW YORK — I would like to rest, and welcome the possibility of reveling in obscurity,” Nelson Mandela told a farewell breakfast for the press in Pretoria last May. He said he was ready to spend …
By Jane Lampman
The Christian Science Monitor
Can the ‘spiritual DNA’ of a community be altered?” That’s the question posed in a Christian video called “Transformations.”
Kenyan pastor Thomas Muthee is convinced that it can be. In 1988, he and …
Letters by Etege Menen Ras Mengesha Lij Iyassu Atse Tewodros Zewditu Menelik II Etege Taytu Atse Yohanes…
By Jonathan Steele
I WAS LYING gravely ill in the flat of a Royal Air Force doctor in Addis Ababa when I first heard someone mention the name of Asrat Woldeyes, or simply Asrat as he was always known. Even …
By Lee Nichols
Ten thousand meters is a pretty long distance to run (6.2 miles, for us Americans). But it’s nothing compared to the distance, both figurative and literal, that separates the lives of Haile Gebreselassie and Leslie Woodhead.
The …
By David Hirst in Tsorona, on the Eritrean-Ethiopian border
Guardian
Six weeks after the battle of Tsorona, the bloodiest yet of this desert ‘border’ war, Ethiopian soldiers still lie unburied on the baking plain, just yards from Eritrean trenches; an …
Dr. Richard Pankhurst
May 14, 1999
1 Ethiopian-Indian Relations in Ancient and Early Medieval Times
Contacts between the lands which became to be known as Ethiopia and India date back to the dawn of history. The two countries, though geographically …
Dr. Richard Pankhurst
First published as an article in the Addis Tribune newspaper in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 19 February 1999.
1 Ancient Times
Since time immemorial the area which is now called Eritrea played an important role within the …
By Fikre Tolossa
January 1999
Now that Professor Asrat Woldeyes is a free man, it seems that there is a confusion about his real identity. Quite a number of people think that he is an Amara first and Ethiopian second. …
By Admasu Shunkuri
Americans usually ask their student guests and their new immigrants: Do you have Thanksgiving in your country? My own reply has not always been as persuasive as I or the questioners would have liked it to be. …
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Feleke v. INS
Janis M. Clay (argued), Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner.
Joan E. Smiley, Washington, DC, argued (Frank W. Hunger, on the brief), for Respondent.
Before MAGILL,1 BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit …
Ethiopian Human Rights Council
Special Report – May 13, 1997
EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING
Ato Assefa Maru was killed on May 8, 1997 at 8:20 a.m. while he was walking from his home in Woreda 12 Kebele 06 to his office. He …
By Michelle LeBrun and Larry Eder
Fatima Roba becomes First African Women to win Boston in 2:26:24!
Lameck Aguta wins the 101rst BAA Boston Marathon today in 2:10:33. Joseph Kamau of Kenya was second in 2:10:44, with Dionicio Ceron in …
By Fikre Tolossa
In these days of ethnic madness, many Ethiopians consider Tigreans to be self-centered, and even tribalistic. “Where is the Tigrean sense of Ethiopian nationalism?” they ask. If they are not Ethiopians, who is? I hesitate to make …
By Richard Greenfield
The death of Asfa Wossen, Crown Prince of Ethiopia since 1930, almost certainly marks the final demise of thousands of years of Ethiopian monarchic tradition.
He was born in 1916 in the ancient Adare walled city of …
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Berihun ASSFAW, Petitioner,
v.
U.S. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.
March 10, 1995
ARGUED: Antoinette Josepha Rizzi, LAW OFFICES OF ANTOINETTE J. RIZZI, Arlington, VA, for Petitioner. Joan Estelle Smiley, Office …
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Makonnen v. INS
Janis M. Clay, Minneapolis, MN, argued, for appellant.
Richard M. Evans, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, argued (Frank W. Hunger, U.S. Asst. Atty. Gen., and …
By Fikre Tolossa
“The Tigreans had Aksum, but what could that mean to the Gurage? The Agew had Lalibela, but what could that mean to the Oromo? The Gonderes had castles, but what could that mean to the Wolayita?” Meles …
| Title | Alemitu Gebregiorgis v. Immigration and Naturalization Service |
| Publisher | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| Country | Ethiopia | United States of America |
| Publication Date | 12 January 1994 |
| Reference | 92-70362; 92-70670 |
| Cite as | Alemitu Gebregiorgis v. Immigration and |
By Fikre Tolossa
Ethiopian Review, August 1993
In my article about the soccer event in North America (ER, June 1993) I predicted that the Walia Club of San Francisco will be this year’s champion. And indeed, that prediction has been …
By Fikre Tolossa
Ethiopian Review, June 1993
It has now become a tradition for the Ethiopian Community in North America to hold an annual soccer tournaments in different cities in the United States and Canada. For some, this event is …
By Fikre Tolossa
Ethiopian Review, April 1993
In the March 1993 issue of the ER I wrote about some of the contributions of the Oromo people to Ethiopian civilization. In this article I will attempt to depict a few of …
By Abate Mammo
December 1992
Accurate and timely economic and demographic data are essential for fair and efficient allocation of resources as well as for acceptable electoral representation. Sensible public debates and compromises among various interest groups should no longer …
Fikre Tolossa
July 1992
Ethnic pluralism, if handled in the right way, is an asset to the well-being of a nation. Each ethnic group has its own unique features rooted in its language, culture, rituals and value systems. Ethnicity provides …
OLF is implicated in brutal killings near Dre Dawa. Ethiopian television reported that OLF supporters killed and severely injured several innocent civilians from the towns of Bedeno and Belange by throwing them off from a mountain cliff alive. The victims …
Shortly after the signing of the Mekele ceasefire agreement, Ethiopian Radio reported renewed conflicts between OLF and EPRDF forces in some parts of Southern Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) on April 19 quoted Hayalom Araya, the southern commander of …
The well-known British author Graham Hancock has been actively researching what happened to the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten Commandments. While Hancock does not fully accept the traditional account of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, he is nevertheless convinced …
In a bid to encourage leaders in the Horn of Africa who have been meeting on humanitarian issues in Addis Abeba, the U.S. Congress this week approved new legislation designed to alleviate hunger in the region.
The Horn of Africa …
Over a million people are facing severe famine in Southern Ethiopia. At least 7,000 people have already died and more are dying everyday. The famine has been caused by two years of failed rains and widespread civil strife mainly in …
The first Horn of Africa Summit meeting was held in Addis Abeba on April 9. The heads of state of Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and the leader of the provisional administration of Eritrea attended the meeting.
An agreement was reached …
A foreign aid worker was murdered in the town of Gode on April 1. Lourenco Mutaca, a Mozambican working with the U.N. High Commission of Refugees, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen. A few days later the government announced that …
Concerned about the conflict between the EPRDF and OLF, the U.S. government and the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) arranged a meeting in Mekele which reportedly produced an immediate ceasefire agreement in mid-April. The two sides stressed the need to …
Newly-appointed Ethiopian ambassador to China, Haile Girogis Brook, presented credentials to Chinese President Yang Shangkun in early April. Ato Brook arrived in Beijing on March 23.
In early March, the newly-appointed Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia, Jin Sen, presented his credentials …
Minister for Foreign Economic Relations Abdul-Mejid Hussein said on April 16 that Ethiopia has accepted a World Bank recommendation to devalue the birr. He told Reuter the details and timing of the devaluation, the first in more than two decades, …
Twelve Ethiopian-Somali clans have reportedly agreed to organize themselves under a single political group. A conference has been scheduled for July in Dre Dawa to draft the group’s political program and establish a committee to promote development and humanitarian assistance …
At least 17 people were wounded as bombs exploded in early April in downtown Addis Abeba. The blast, which took place at the National and Adam Hotels also caused other property damages.
Mulugeta Seyoum, commander of the Second Police Station, …
An Ethiopian man hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines plane to Aden on April 2. The hijacker later surrendered. The Boeing 727, which was on a domestic flight, was carrying 135 passengers and eight crew members. The plane was allowed to land …
Ethiopia will take part in the 25th Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain in July, according to the Ethiopian Sports and Culture Ministry. The last time Ethiopia participated in the games was 12 years ago in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
According …
The widely reported tension between the EPRDF and OLF ever since the new government came to power turned to armed conflict last month. In a broadcast statement the EPRDF gave warning to the OLF that “a point has been reached …
In this month’s issue we present Sultan Ali Mirha. He is currently one of the most intriguing political leaders in Ethiopia. The article about the Sultan is intended to introduce him to our readers. In a future issue we shall …
By Paul B. Henze
April 1992
The Escarpment Highway
We went to Massawa for an overnight visit during our first weekend in Asmera. The escarpment route from Asmera to Massawa is now free of checkpoints and military patrols. As of …
By Tekeste Wolde Meskel
April 2002
In the past year, Ethiopia has seen great changes. Seventeen years of civil war came to a sudden end and the dictatorship of Mengistu Haile Mariam was wiped out to the great relief of …
Harold G. Marcus
Ethiopian Review, April 1992
The primacy of politics in Africa has led to serious distortions of the historical record. This is no where more evident than in Ethiopian studies. The misrepresentation commenced with the student activism of …
By Getatchew Haile
April 1992
Ethiopian Ethnicity
The issue of ethnicity in Ethiopia is not well understood. Tragically, I suspect present rulers misunderstood the problem of ethnicity when they divided the country “along ethnic lines.” For example, when they designated …
By Getachew Garedew
April 1992
Is Asfaw Wossen (Atse Amha Selassie) capable of providing any type of leadership in Ethiopia today? To fully address this question, it is necessary to understand Asfaw Wossen’s political history and past activities.
Prior to …
Faisel A. Roble
April 1992
There are enough indications to suggest that Ethiopia is once again headed towards a civil war. A recent article in the Los Angeles Times which painted a bleak picture of the possibility of peace disturbed …
Ethiopian Review
April 1992
We began our journey north on the highway leading out of Addis Abeba. Sultan Ali Mirha, the septegenerian leader of the Afar people had agreed to grant us an interview. As we left Addis Abeba we …
By Bulcha Demeksa
Economic recovery or development in an environment of conflict, insecurity and fear is virtually impossible. The coalition government of Ethiopia therefore must impartially and peacefully mediate between the warring parties in order to create a peaceful atmosphere …
Fikre Tolossa
Ethiopian Review, April 1992
There was a time when almost all progressive Ethiopians condemned the Ethiopian Orthodox church believing it to be partly responsible for the country’s under- development. Indeed, there would not have been Ethiopian civilization without …
Fikre Tolossa
Ethiopian Review, January 1992
The question of self-identity is significant in this age of ethnic consciousness and revolt. Today Ethiopia is in the throes of ethnic rivalry. Both self-identity and national identity have become troublesome questions in the …
President George Bush on November 5 recognized Dr. Mekonnen Meshesha of Boston, Massachusetts, as “The 606th Daily Point of Light” for the Nation. Dr. Meshesha, a native of Ethiopia, helps to resettle and support African refugees in his community.
Dr. …
Amidst prayers, and religious ceremony, Mo Anbessa, Ethiopians for Constitutional Monarchy, held its first public meeting in Addis Ababa on November 18 at the former Haile Selassie I Theater (renamed National Theater by the Derg). The playing of the old …
The Eritrean People Liberation Front (EPLF) is actively seeking diplomatic recognition. It also made it clear by preventing the German Ambassador to Ethiopian from visiting Asmara that it wants foreign relations directly and not through embassies in Addis Ababa.
The …
The EPLF has systematically stripped Eritrea of any trace of the former regime. The battlefields around Dekemhare, Ghinda and Keren have been meticulously cleaned of debris. The word `Ethiopia’ has been effaced from every public building. Ethiopian Airlines, whose daily …
Pawlos Nio Nio is receiving Medical treatment in Germany after he was diagnosed with Prosta Carcinoma, a disease curable with medication.
Retired from his 32-year career, Ato Pawlos enjoys an active life writing and researching historical books.
After having a …
Thousands of people carrying banners and placards in Amharic, Oromigna, Tigrinya, English, and Arabic demonstrated in Addis Ababa Meskal Square to give moral support to EPRDF and its government’s Charter in early November.
Mulualem Abebe, administrator of Addis Ababa and …
Disarming a section of the population, while leaving others untouched has proved to be an invitation to disaster–sometimes of genocidal proportions. The killings and massacres that are reported to be taking place in various sections of the country, notably Dre …
Tens of thousands of tons of food for starving refugees in Ethiopia are rotting on arrival piers, the U.N. High commissioner for refugees said early in November.
The agency’s Geneva headquarters said at least 71,000 tons of food “is scattered …
If one looks for troops in their usual encampments in Addis Ababa today, one does not find them. The old 4th division military camp is empty. So are other military garrisons in the city. THE EPRDF chose to house all …
By Sophia Bekele
What are the characteristics that make one women hate another? Beauty, success, intelligence, or confidence. Generally, the appearance of `having it all’ brings out negative reactions in women who feel that they lacke these qualities. Conversely, these …
By Dr. Robert Ingram Powell
In the August 1991 issue, Tekle Menelik of San Francisco commented on my commentary, “Worthwhile Considerations For A New Government,” (July, 1991). It is not, as Mr. Menelik states, “the essential mandate of any legitimate …
By Lemma W. Senbet
After twenty years of departure, I visited my home country on a two-week trip in August. The trip was filled with excitement, sadness, and at times hopelessness. My remarks focus on my observations of the current …
By Herman J. Cohen
The thirty years of civil war, including seventeen years of brutal Communist dictatorship have ended in Ethiopia. At last, Ethiopia has the opportunity to concentrate on forming a government that will enable its people to earn …
By Getachew Mekasha
It all seems unreal. Four months into the Transitional Government’s administration, Addis Ababa still remains an enigma. Apart from the removal of the disgraced top echelons of the former Derg regime, and the wholesale incarceration of the …
By Alex Shoumatoff
The following piece is taken from a lengthy article written by Alex Shoumatoff for the November 1991 issue of VANITY FAIR magazine. Mr. Shoumatoff is a visiting scholar at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Recently …
By Aleme Eshete
EPRDF’s so-called “National Conference” of July 1991, attended by hand-picked individuals who had no popular mandate, approved the separation of Eritrea from Ethiopia.
EPLF’s Secretary General Issayas Afeworki, who had attended the meeting as an observer, had …
By Fantu Agonafer
ETHIOPIAN REVIEW has become the voice of Ethiopians residing in North America and elsewhere. Provocative and timely ideas concerning Ethiopia’s past, present, and future are articulated.
In the last three issues of Ethiopian Review I have read …
By Paul B. Henze
A New Beginning
On May 29 Meles Zenawi telephoned me in Washington with an invitation to come to Addis Ababa to observe the transition to a new political system. With the support of RAND and the …
by Gene Sharp
FORMAL STATEMENTS
1. Public speeches
2. Letters of opposition or support
3. Declarations by organizations and institutions
4. Signed public declarations
5. Declarations of indictment and intention
6. Group or mass petitions
COMMUNICATIONS WITH A WIDER AUDIENCE…
By Mesrak Gessesse
Many young Ethiopian women came to the U.S. in the early 1970s. We hoped to finish college and return home. Few of us expected to be here more than eight years. Many of us were not willing …
By Tesfaye Tekle-Haimanot
I began my career in the Ethiopian government service as a Junior Secretary in the Ministry of Education. This assignment included a period of service in Emperor Haile Selassie’s Private Secretary’s Office and also in the Ministry …
By Samuel W. Yohannes
Power and Legitimacy
One of the main issues that were never addressed properly is the legitimacy of government power in Ethiopia. This article attempts to clear the confusions that have arisen around this fundamental issue throughout …
By Getachew Mekasha
These are extraordinary times for Ethiopia, and times like these need to be approached in an extraordinary way. The unceremonious departure of Mengistu Haile Mariam from Addis Ababa, while a welcome event in itself, raises all sorts …
By Getachew Mekasha
March 1st, 1991 was the 95th Anniversary of the Battle of Adowa. In the short space available, it is impossible to do justice to Menelik II and his times. Many books and monograms have been written (mostly …
By Ephrem Aklilu
In many ways America is a nation of immigrant entrepreneurs. However, only recently have Ethiopians focused their interests in small business entrepreneurship. Being an entrepreneur helps you achieve a level of personal satisfaction you may never have …
By Chris Prouty
The demonstrators holding placards outside the Royal Court Theater in London on 16 March 1987 were made up of Ethiopians and Ras Tafarians (the sect originating in Jamaica that reveres Haile Sellasie I.) They were protesting the …
By Jegede Legesse Allyn
Ethiopians have many problems when they arrive in the U.S. Usually their expectations are shattered by the realities of life in the U.S. Ethiopians coming to America face the same problems that African Americans do. Wouldn’t …
By Essayias Lesanu
I was banished from home and went from fairy-tale fortune to bare and continual poverty. I had spent a decade in Germany before I came to US; and now I am earning my daily bread in pettiness. …
By Woldu Yoseph
Most people buying a home, no matter how many times they may done it, find the process of applying for a mortgage mystifying and even intimidating. Considering that most folks don’t do it that often, this is …
By Seble Teferra
It is important for Ethiopians to be informed about the current crises in Ethiopia. Unfortunately, the international press addresses most any bush war in the boondocks of the world, but rarely finds time to address the war …
By Dr. Robert Ingram Powell
Although revolutions are sometimes necessary to overcome tyranny, it is abundantly clear that the biggest product of revolutions is DEAD BODIES.
The Ethiopian Civil War, now approaching its thirtieth (30th) year, records 5 Million Human …
By Getachew Mekasha, Ph.D.
Dark Ages in Ethiopian History
The 18th century English historian, Edward Gibbon Wrote: “Encompassed on all sides by the enemies of their religion, the Aethiopians slept near a thousand years, forgetful of the world by whom …
For the past decade Western political analysts have been predicting Mengistu’s downfall. Many Ethiopians also anticipated Mengistu’s regime to come to a quick and violent end. Now, all signs point to a slow and agonizing death for Mengistu’s regime.
The …
By Getachew Mekasha
The 4 point plan calls for the following:
1. A council of elders will be elected by the people from every region and they will be authorized to appoint a trusteeship government under their control.
2. The …
By Edmond J. Keller
The war of national liberation in Eritrea has now been raging for over thirty years. What is more, the conflict could go on for another thirty years unless there are renewed, serious attempts to find a …
The Mayor of Seattle Norm Rice declared the week of June 30 – July 6 Ethiopian Week. This year 20 teams are expected to participate in the Ethiopian soccer games in Seattle. Besides the tournaments, cultural shows such as art …
This famous Ethiopian playwright, translator of several Shakespearian plays and a government official in the Ministry of Arts, was invited to Los Angeles to make a presentation in the Los Angeles Central Library on the 27th of April. He was …
The Ethiopian government is seeking a peace settlement with the opposition forces. President Mengistu is maneuvering to stave off his government’s collapse. His newly appointed prime minister is forming a cabinet with new faces, possibly including the leaders of the …
Emperor Haile Selassie (July 23, 1892 – August 26/27, 1975), born Tafari Makonnen, held power for some 50 years, and ruled as emperor from 1930-74. During the Italian invasion and occupation from 1935-41, when he was driven into exile, he …
List of 60 senior Ethiopian government officials, civil servants, and military officers who were summarily executed by the Derg firing squad on November 24, 1974.
1. Lij Tsehafi Ti-izaz Aklilou HabteWold
2. Leoul Ras Asrate Kassa
3. Lij Indlakatchew Mekonnen…
6 October 1963
Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates:
Twenty-seven years ago, as Emperor of Ethiopia, I mounted the rostrum in Geneva, Switzerland, to address the League of Nations and to appeal for relief from the destruction which had been unleashed against …
