ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ገዥው አካል የይስሙላ የፍትህ ስርዓት (ባሜርካኖች አባባል የካንጋሩ ወይም ባማርኛ  የዝንጀሮ የፍርድ ስርዓት)  መስርቷል እያልኩ ሁልጊዜ ስጮህ የቆየሁበትን ሀሳብ ሙሉ በሙሉ ማስረጃ የሚሆን ድርጊት በመፈጸሙ እያዘንኩም ቢሆን በመጠኑ ፈገግታ ሰጥቶኛል፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ “ፍርድ …

Human Rights Watch

Satellite Images Show Devastating Toll on 500,000 Pastoralists

(Nairobi, February 19, 2014) – New satellite imagery shows extensive clearance of land used by indigenous groups to make way for state-run sugar plantations in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo …

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia

February 18, 2014. Washington, DC–. Ethiopia is once again applying for membership in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), “a coalition of global countries, companies, investors and civil society working together to improve …

ENTC has issued a statement urging the Swiss government to provide proper legal representation for the Ethiopian co-pilot requesting political asylum in Switzerland.

Read the statement here (pdf)…

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 20 – February 17

– weekly news
– Yekatit 12 remembrance
– ENTC adressing public questions

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

Northern Ethiopia is hardly known for its forests. Less than 5 percent of what once stood here remains, and what’s left is under constant threat. As in so many developing countries, much of Ethiopia’s natural landscape has been cleared for …

Listen to ENTC leaders answering public questions on ESAT radio

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In many of my previous articles, even as Meles Zenawi was in absolute control of the country, I have defined the creation of a government of national reconciliation as the best roadmap both for the easing of some of Ethiopia’s …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ 

ፈረሰኛው ረሃብ  ኢትዮጵያ ላይ አያነጣጠረ ነው!

ባለፈው ሳምንት ኤንቢሲ/NBC የተባለው የዜና ወኪል በኢትዮጵያ እየተንፏቀቀ በመጣው ረኃብ ላይ ያደረገውን ጥናታዊ ዘገባ ዋቢ በማድረግ በማርቲን ጌይስለር አማካይነት ከዚህ በታች የተመለከተውን ሀተታ ለአየር አብቅቷል፡፡

ኢትዮጵያ በአሁኑ ጊዜ …

The United States Congress has acted to prevent its aid to Ethiopia being used to fund forced evictions of tribal peoples in the south west of the country.

The provisions in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for 2014 represent a slap …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 19 – February 10

Weekly news, ENTC conference media coverage

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

ENTC denounces the recent border agreement between the TPLF/EPRDF and the government of Sudan.

Read the Statement here (pdf)…

ENTC has issued a statement denouncing the derogatory statement that was made by a senior Woyanne regime official against the Amhara people in Ethiopia. Read the full statement here [PDF]  … Listen to the insults here .…

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የአሁኑ አስገራሚ ጊዜ ሸክስፒር፣ ጁሊየስ ቄሳር በሚለው ፅሁፉ ላይ ለተናገረው  አነጋገር ልዩ ትርጉም ይሰጠዋል፣ “ሰዎች የሰሩት ተንኮል ከመቃበራቸው በላይ ሀያው ሆኖ ይኖራል” ብሎ ነበር ሸክስፒር፡፡ በአሁኑ ጊዜ አቶ መለስ ዜናዊ በህይወት በነበሩበት ጊዜ ከሰሩት …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 18 – February 3

Weekly news, ENTC conference in Washington DC

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

ESAT TV interview ENTC speaker Ato Sileshi Tilahun on Jan 29 regarding the transitional government charter and the pubic meeting in Washington DC.

Watch Interview…

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 17 – January 29

Weekly news, ENTC conference in Washington DC

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

Listen here (mp3)…

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የዘገዬ ፍትህ እንደተነፈገ መቆጠር የለበትምን?

በአህጽሮ ቃሉ አይሲሲ/ICC እየተባለ የሚጠራው ዓለም አቀፉ የወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት/International Criminal Court የኡሁሩ ሙጋይ ኬንያታን ጉዳይ አስመልክቶ እያደረገ ያለው ተደጋጋሚ የፍትህ ሂደቱን የማዘግየት ስራ፣ በቀጠሮ የማሳለፍ እና “የውሸት …

Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia

January 26, 2014

Washington, DC–. Is United States policy towards Ethiopia shifting? For years Ethiopians, social justice groups, human rights organizations and civic groups have been calling on donor countries to demand greater accountability …

ENTC issued a press release on the successful completion of the conference held on the subject of transitional government charter draft and other related items.

Read the full statement here (pdf)…

Oakland, CA – In a historic move, the US Congress has taken a stance on land grabs-related human rights abuses in Ethiopia. The 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill contains provisions that ensure that US development funds are not used to support …

Ethiopian National Youth Movement (EYNM) released a statement endorsing the public meeting ENTC has called today in Washington DC. The meeting will be held in Arlington, Virginia – Sheraton Hotel (900 S. Orme St. Arlington VA 22204). It urges all …

ENTC will be holding a public meeting to discuss the draft transitional government charter and the activities of the organization in Washington DC on January 25, 2014 at Pentagon City Sheraton Hotel (next to Dama restaurant). Meeting starts at 1:30pm.…

Move over quinoa, Ethiopia’s teff poised to be next big super grain:  UK Guradian

Claire Provost and Elissa Jobson | The Guardian

January 23, 2014

Mounds of teff dry in fields in Ethiopia. The gluten-free grain is used to make

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Listen to the BBN Radio interview with ENTC Speaker Ato Sileshi Tilahun and Public Relations head Ato Mensur Nuru on the January 25 meeting.

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Listen to ESAT radio interview with Ato Sileshi Tilahun – January 23

Listen here…

Listen to ENTC special radio program –  January 22

Interview and discussion on January 25 meeting in Washington DC

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ 

ባለፉት በርካታ ሳምንታት በተናጠል እና በቡድን እየሆናችሁ በአሜሪካ እና በአውሮፓ የተለያዩ ከተሞች የስብሰባ አዳራሾች በመገኘት ለሰማያዊ ፓርቲ ድጋፋችሁን ላደረጋችሁ ወገኖቼ ሁሉ ከልብ የመነጨ ምስጋናዬን አቀርባለሁ!

ባለፈው ሳምንት ኢትዮሜዲያ/Ethiomedia.com የተባለው ድረገጽ ባወጣው ዘገባ መሰረት ሰማያዊ …

The Ethiopians National Transitional Council (ENTC) has sent out the draft constitution to several religious leaders

Read the full text of ENTC’s Press Release here (pdf)…

Happy Birthday Dr. King!

January 19, 2014

Ethiopia was front and center in the fight against racial inequality and colonial rule in the 21st century.

Emperor Menelik’s unprecedented victory against Italian forces in Adwa was an inspiration to …

The following is a list of the 10 countries with the lowest percentage of mobile subscribers per capita in the world, based on projections this year from Juniper Networks, a large maker of telecommunications equipment.

1. Eritrea – 5 percent (310,000

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

በአሁኑ ጊዜ በኢትዮጵያ ያለው ገዥው አካል በ19ኛው መቶ ክፍለ ዘመን የኢትዮጵያ ንጉስ የነበሩት የዳግማዊ አጼ ምኒልክ መቶኛ የሙት ዓመት በዚህ በያዝነው ዓመት (በኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር) እየተከበረ ባለበት ወቅት ሙሉ ጊዜውን በመስጠት ንጉሱ የሰሩትን ታላቅ …

ENTC is inviting all Ethiopians to be participate in the 2nd consultative conference that will be discussing the draft transitional period charter. Pre-registration is required for attendance. Registration can be done on ENTC website.

Read the Press Release here (pdf)…

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 15 – January 13

Weekly news, Ethiopian/Sudan Embassy protests and other programs

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The regime in power in Ethiopia today is orchestrating a full-court press demonization and vilification campaign against Atse Menelik II, the Nineteenth Century Ethiopian emperor whose centennial is being celebrated this year (Ethiopian calendar). The campaign is conducted largely through …

The Ethiopians National Transitional Council (ENTC) is stepping up its campaign to come up with a draft constitution for a transitional government in Ethiopia that will replace the current brutal dictatorship. After releasing the draft interim period charter to the …

Ethiopian journalist on prison odyssey needs medical care

By Tom Rhodes/CPJ East Africa Representative

Committee to Protect Journalists

Berhane Tesfaye and her son, Fiteh, try to visit Woubshet Taye every week. (CPJ)

“When I grow up

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ከጎልጉል ድረገጽ

January 8, 2014

By Benno Muchler | New York Times

Jan 7, 2014

LEGUAMA, Ethiopia — Mohammed Jemal left Ethiopia two years ago. He wanted to be independent, to support his family — and to escape the mockery of having squandered a …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

(ክፍል አንድ) 2014 የኢትዮጵያ የአቦ –ጉማሬው ትውልድ የሚነሳሳበት ዓመት፣

እ.ኤ.አ በ2013 በመጀመሪያው ሳምንት ባቀረብኩት ሳምንታዊው ትችቴ ዓመቱ “የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔው (የወጣቱ ትውልድ) ዓመት ይሆናል “የሚል ትንበያ ሰጥቼ ነበር፡፡ እንደትንበያውም ዓመቱ የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔው (ወጣቱ) ትውልድ …

By Mathew Dalton | The Wall Street Journal
January 6, 2014

LAKE WENCHI, Ethiopia—In the green highlands here southwest of Addis Ababa, farmers like Darara Baysa are proud owners of cellphones that run on a network built by China’s …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 14 – January 6

Weekly news, ENTC statement and other programs

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To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

Part I: Rise of the Ethiopian Chee-Hippo Generation in 2014

In my first weekly commentary of 2013, I declared that year to be the “Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah (young) Generation”. It was a great year for Ethiopia’s Cheetahs.

I declare …

Abune Mathias, the TPLF-installed patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Ethiopia, has been informed that he is being investigated for corruption, according to Ethiopian Review sources in the Church.

Investigating perceived and real political opponents is TPLF’s standard mode of …

Selecting Person of the Year on every December 31st has been a tradition of Ethiopian Review for the past several years. The criteria used for the selection is: Who has contributed the most to the freedom of Ethiopians and the …

ከፕሮፌሰር  አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

እ.ኤ.አ በጃንዋሪ 2013 “እ.ኤ.አ 2013 የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔው ትውልድ ዓመት ይሆናል“ በማለት ትንበያ ሰጥቸ ነበር፡፡ እንዲህ ስልም ቃል ገብቸ ነበር፣ “የኢትዮጵያ ወጣቶች ለፍትህና ለዴሞክራሲያዊ ስርዓት ግንባታ የሚያደርጉትን ትግል ለመደገፍ እና ወደ ላቀ ደረጃ ከፍ እንዲል …

(CPJ) – An Ethiopian court convicted a journalist on December 25 on the charge of spreading false rumors and sentenced him to two years and nine months in prison, according to local journalists.

The First Instance Court in Hawassa, capital …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 13 – December 30

Weekly news, looking back at 2013 and other programs

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In January 2013, I proclaimed, “2013 shall be the Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation.” I promised “to make my full contribution to uplift and support Ethiopia’s youth and to challenge them to rise up to newer heights.” They rose to …

The TPLF-installed illegal patriarch in Ethiopia, Abune Mathias, has been temporarily placed under arrest and was released after being interrogated for 72 hours by Tsegaye Berhe, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, and other security officials, according to Ethiopian …

(Al-Akhbar) – An Ethiopian woman was found hanging from an electrical cord outside her employer’s South Lebanon home in an apparent suicide, state news reported Saturday.

The National News Agency identified the victim as Dimi Kash-Kalashou Kata. It …

Ethiopian saxophonist Theodros Mitiku was laid to rest on Saturday, December 28, 2013, in Silver Spring, Maryland. In the morning, a funereal service was held at St. Mary Ethiopian Church in Washington DC. Teddy’s life-long friends and his brother Teshome …

By Meseret Agonafer

My heart is heavy for the loss of my dear friend Tewodros Mitku. I have known Teddy for over 20 years, and through the years, we built a strong friendship. Yes, he was a brilliant saxophonist and …

Funeral services for Teddy Mitiku will be held this coming Saturday, December 28, 2013.

Memorial service
Place: St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 1350 Buchanan St. NW, Washington, DC 20011
Time/Date: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 9:30 AM

Burial ceremony
Place: The …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ሰማያዊ ፓርቲን እንደፖለቲካ ድርጅት/ፓርቲ ለምን እንደምደግፈው፣

እ.ኤ.አ ዴሴምበር 15/2013 ከዋሽንግተን ዲሲ ወጣ ብላ በምትገኘው አርሊንግተን ከተማ የስብሰባ አዳራሽ በተዘጋጀው የሰማያዊ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ስብሰባ ላይ ተገኝቼ  ንግግር እስካደረግሁባት ዕለት ድረስ በበርካታ ጥያቄዎች እወጠር ነበር፡፡ አንደኛው …

The unending nightmare of Ethiopia’s unemployed youth

Ethiopia Swamped by Tidal Wave of Returned Migrants

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The return of 120,000 young undocumented migrant workers from Saudi Arabia to Ethiopia …

December 25, 2013

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 12 – December 23

ENTC’s transitional period charter draft,  X-mas related programs and entertaining music.

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UPDATE: Montgomery County Police has released a statement saying Hermela Yidnekachew Tamre was found unharmed.

Maryland police asks for public assistance in locating missing Ethiopian woman

SILVER SPRING, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Police 3rd District Investigative Section …

“የቆየ ቁጭትና ቁርሾ ነው”

ከጎልጉል ድረ ገጽ

December 24, 2013

በአማራ ክልል የተካሄደውን ሹም ሽር ተከትሎ የተሰጠው ሹመትና የሹም ሽሩ አካሄድ መነጋጋሪያ ሆነ። “በቃኝ አሉ የተባሉትን ባለስልጣን አውርዶ እንደገና መሾም የተነቃበት የህወሃት የማረጋጊያ ጨዋታ ነች” ሲሉ ለጉዳዩ ቅርብ የሆኑ …

By Alemayehu F. Weldemariam and Hassen Mohammed | transcend.org

December 23, 2013

Ethiopia stood as one of the biggest exporters of labor to the Gulf Cooperation Council states, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. No other events have revealed the …

By Amnesty International, UK

December 2013

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In this video, Eskinder’ wife Serkalem, talks about the pain both her and their son are going through being separated from Eskinder

When the …

(ምዕመናን  ለወያኔ ቫት ሊከፍሉ ይሆን?)

የ ቄሳርን ለ ቄሳር የ እግዚያብሄርን ለ እግዚያብሄር…

By addisadmassnews.com

December 21, 2013

ምእመናን ለሚከፍሉትና ለሚሰጡት ገንዘብ ደረሰኝ የመጠየቅ ልማድ ሊኖራቸው ይገባል
ድብቅ ሙዳየ ምጽዋት ማስቀመጥ፣ በዣንጥላና በምንጣፍ ገንዘብ መለመን ይከለከላል

በኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ …

The Ethiopian National Transitional Council (ENTC) has started sending out a draft interim period charter to political organizations and scholars. Read more (pdf): Amharic      English…

Why I support Semayawi party as a political party

In the days leading up to my speech at the first Semayawi (Blue) Party town hall meeting in Arlington, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C., on December 15, I was peppered …

Ethiopian Government Provides 3.6 Million Hectares Of Land For Investments In Agriculture

By Oliver Gee | The Local

Martin Schibbye, 33, has been back in Sweden since September last year. He was freed, together with Swedish photographer Johan Persson, from the Kality prison in Addis Ababa after being sentenced to 11 years …

The TPLF tribal junta is destroying a large portion of the historic Holy Trinity Church cemetery in Addis Ababa after digging out and dumping in mass graves thousands notable Ethiopian patriots who fought in Adwa and other wars. Ethiopian Review …

A personal observation of the 1st Annual Cancer Awareness Conference awareness held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Read report (pdf)…

By Seid Hassan and Minga Negash

In both theory and practice, pull and push factors drive migrants out of their own countries of origin. The factors are complex but they are in general categorized as: (a) demand-pull factors, represented by …

Ethiopian opposition Semayawi Party will hold a town hall meeting in Atlanta next Sunday, December 22. Details below:

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ባለውለታችሁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ አዝኖባችኋል፣ አርቃችሁ እዩ

ከ ጎልጉል ድረገድ

December 18, 2013

“በትግሉ ወቅት ለነጻነት ስትዋደቁ ኢትዮጵያ በጋምቤላ አኙዋክ ምድር ላይ ሙሉ ከለላና ዋስትና በመስጠት ያበረከተችው አስተዋጽኦ የሚረሳ ነው? ከነጻነት ታጋዮችችሁ ጎን በመሰለፍ ብረት ያነሱ የአኙዋክ ኢትዮጵያውያን ልጆች መስዋዕትነት …

EDITOR’S NOTE: Barack Obama’s presidency has been a terrible disappointment in many respects, and his anti-human rights policy around the world (particularly in Africa) and his attack on America’s free press are setting the clock back on freedom. Instead of …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም      

ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ

የአፍሪካው ብልህ አንበሳ እና እረፍትየለሾቹ የኢትዮጵያ አቦ ሸማኔዎች – በፍጹም እጅ እንዳትሰጡ፣ ፍቅር የነገሰበትን የኢትዮጵያ ማህበረሰብ ለመገንባት ጥረታችሁን ቀጥሉ!

እ.ኤ.አ ዴሴምበር 15/2013፣ ለእኔ የዓመቱ ታላቁ የኃዘን ዕለት ነው፡፡ ኔልሰን ሮሺስላሽላ ማንዴላ በደቡብ አፍሪካ በምስራቅ …

MOYALE, Kenya (Xinhua) – Kenyan authorities on Tuesday arrested 33 Ethiopian aliens in the border town of Moyale in the northern part of the East African nation.

Marsabit County Commissioner Isaiah Nakoru said the aliens were arrested by police officers …

Ethiopia’s nightmare seems to never end. We are being tormented, humiliated, and brutalized in our own country by a tribal junta, and mistreated abroad by other governments. Now even the dead are not allowed to rest in peace. We are …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 11 – December 16

Emperor Menelik’s 100th year memorial, Semayawi Party Washington DC meeting and other programs.

Listen here (mp3)

To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

Africa’s Wise Lion and Ethiopia’s Restless Cheetahs—Never give up and keep on trying to build your Beloved Ethiopian Community!

December 15, 2013. It is the saddest day of the year for me. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was finally interred with state …

Hundreds of Ethiopians have attended a town-hall meeting today in Washington DC that was organized by the opposition Semayawi Party. It is the largest Ethiopian political gathering this year in the Washington DC Metro Area. See photos here.

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December 13, 2013

December 13th, 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the Anuak genocide that began with the brutal massacre of 424 Anuak leaders and young students in less than three days, but continued for another two years. On …

Listen to ENTC radio – Special Program on today’s court decisions on the Ethiopian Muslims arbitration committee. Interview with First Hijra President Haji Nejib Mohammed and ENTC Public Relations head Mr. Mensur Nuru.

Listen here (mp3)

To listen by …

ZIMBABWE – Nine undocumented immigrants from Ethiopia are giving court officials in Gweru headaches as they struggle to prosecute them because they do not speak English.

The group appeared in court last week but the case was deferred to allow …

ONLF reports that security forces in the eastern Ethiopian region of Ogaden have massacred hundred of civilians. The following is a press release sent to Ethiopian Review by ONLF.

The Ethiopian Regime Using Liyu Police has Massacred Civilians in Mustahil …

Ethiopian saxophonist Teddy Mitiku is currently receiving medical treatment in Silver Spring, Maryland. His family asks all his friends and fans to continue praying for him. His brother Teshome Mitiku, an Ethiopian music legend in his own right, have …

ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም

ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ

ኔልሰን ሮሺስላሽላ ማንዴላ ለነጻነት የሚያደርጉትን ረዥሙን ጉዞ እ.ኤ.አ በ2013 መገባደጃ ወር ላይ ለአንዴና ለመጨረሻ ጊዜ ደመደሙ፡፡

ፀሐይ የደቡብ አፍሪካን ሕዝብ ከአፓርታይድ የጭቆና አገዛዝ ነጻ ባወጡት ኔልሰን ማንዴላ ላይ የመጨረሻ ማህለቋን ጣለች፡፡ ኔልሰን ማንዴላ ፈለግ …

MEMPHIS, TN (LOCAL MEMPHIS) — Zewdneh Assemu was beaten and stabbed to death last Friday. His body was discovered next to his cab in Fayette County just before midnight. Investigators are still searching for his killer.

Fellow cab …

Donors are embarrassed by blatant TPLF use of their money to disenfranchise the poor and sell their land to wealthy foreigners.  Groups such as the Oakland Institute and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly demonstrated that foreign aid is actually hurting …

Listen to ENTC weekly radio program – Week 10 – December 9

Listen here (mp3)

To listen by phone – 213-992-4363…

[General Tadesse Birru and Nelson Mandela]

By Penny Dale

BBC – In July 1962, Col Fekadu Wakene taught South African political activist Nelson Mandela the tricks of guerrilla warfare – including how to plant explosives before slipping quietly …