By Alemayehu G. Mariam
Here we go again! Trot out the Somali jihadist bogeyman (aya jibo). Get out the smoke machine and mirrors. Show time! Act I: Narrator Zenawi: “Somalia is becoming a haven for terrorist. The sheiks of terror …
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The Clash of Generations Between: Response to Prof. Maru Gubena
By Yinegal Belachew
I read Dr. Maru Gubena’s article with a lot of interest. This interest came because we both belong to the same generation he called ‘Golden Period Generation’ and share more or less the same experiences. It would …
The revitalization of Ethiopia’s painful memories of the 1970s: The clash of generations
Part I
Before you “my readers” commence reading this article, let me just say a few things about it, its objectives and the complex issues that are assessed.
The writing of the paper was completed in early October 2006, when …
Outsourcing the Somali war to a Tigrean warlord
By Haile Kassahun
War in the Horn of Africa appears imminent. If large-scale violence breaks out, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia and the Bush administration will bear major responsibility for the ensuing chaos and human suffering.
Zenawi, who already …
The Ethiopian dictator drags the country into a regional war
We Ethiopians are proud of our rich culture, long history, 3,000-year civilization, and keeping the country free of colonialists. Ethiopia is also known for not violating the territories of other countries. When Somalia had invaded Ethiopia more than twice in …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Europe’s double standard towards Ethiopia and Africa as a whole
By Aie Zi Guo
As always I fail to understand the type of language that sinks into the mind of diplomats. Against this suspicion please allow me to be straight forward. Writing course language has not been my inner self. …
The real story behind the Ethiopian regime vs. Starbucks brawl over trademark
Oxfam, an international NGO, has launched a massive petition drive demanding Starbucks to allow the government of Ethiopia trademark its famous coffee bean names–Sidamo, Harar and Yirgacheffe. Starbucks then has to pay a huge amount of money in royalty fees …
Getz # 10 – And In Conclusion
By Donald N. Levine
November 2006. One year later. One year since the breakdown of summit talks between GOE and CUD leaders. One year since the call for another round of nonviolent protests, which triggered rounds of indiscriminate killings. One …
Posted in Ethiopia News
U.S Congress: Briefing on human rights in Ethiopia
Text of Presentation by Judge Wolde-Michael Meshesha, Vice-Chairman of the Inquiry Commission on Post-Electoral Violence
Mr. Chairman, I would have liked to come and make my presentation in person. I regret that I could not have made it.
Mr. Chairman, …
Kanazawa’s flawed theory about relations between IQ and poverty
By Theodros Atlabachew
The recent “Scientific research finding†on the low IQs of Africans in general and Ethiopians in particular by a man called Satoshi Kanazawa associated with the London School Of Economics (LSE) is not less than a wild …
Farewell, Mr. Hastert! Good Bye, Mr. Armey! So long, Mr. Zenawi!
By Alemayehu GebreMariam
How the tables can turn…
When Mr. Hastert bottled H.R. 5680 in the International Relations Committee just before the midterm recess, most supporters of the bill were deeply disappointed, and angry. We had labored long and hard …
Kanazawa’s bogus theory on national IQ
By Daniel Alemu
In the November 2006 issue of the British Journal of Health Psychology, entitled “Mind the gap in intelligence: Re-examining the relationship between inequality and health, author Satoshi Kanazawa from the London School of Economics and Political Science …
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Kanazawa's bogus theory on national IQ
By Daniel Alemu
In the November 2006 issue of the British Journal of Health Psychology, entitled “Mind the gap in intelligence: Re-examining the relationship between inequality and health, author Satoshi Kanazawa from the London School of Economics and Political Science …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Student Shot Dead By Federal Police Officer in Addis Ababa
On Sunday, Nov. 5, at 10:30 pm, a sophomore student from Admas College was killed by a federal police officer on Bole Road.
According to sources, Bereket Hadgu, 24, was shot through the back while walking with friends, who were …
Female genital mutilation down to 38 percent in Ethiopia
Ethiopian women reject genital cutting
Stephanie Welsh / Amnesty Österreich / afrol News
afrol News, 2 November – A recent survey reveals that a large majority of Ethiopian women believe that the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) …
Low IQs are Africa’s curse, says economics lecturer
The Observer
LONDON – The London School of Economics is embroiled in a row over academic freedom after one of its lecturers published a paper alleging that African states were poor and suffered chronic ill-health because their populations were less …
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Religious conflict: Woyanne’s deadliest political bomb
By Lammii Biyyaa
I felt compelled to write this short article after listening to an eyewitness video clip posted on Ethiopian Media Forum regarding religious conflicts that reportedly took place in the Jimmaa and Ilu-Abbaa-Boora zones of Oromia. I will …
The revival of Kinijit was in evidence at the town hall meeting in DC
The Washington DC Chapter of Coalition for Unity & Democracy Party (CUDP/Kinijit) held a highly successful town hall meeting at the Unification Church yesterday (Oct 29). Hundreds of Kinijit members and supporters (the two halls were filled to capacity) gathered …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Judge Says Ethiopia Forces Killed 193
By ANTHONY MITCHELL, Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 18, 2006 — (AP) Ethiopian security forces massacred 193 people _triple the official death toll _ during anti-government protests following elections last year, a senior judge appointed to investigate the violence said …
Embarrassed again?
Further notes on the Trial
By Donald Levine
Almost duped once
In 1992 I joined dozens of Ethiopia’s friends to monitor the “first democratic election” in the history of Ethiopia. Never mind that democratic elections for Parliament had been held …
Tribute to All Departing Diplomats: Raising to the Challenge Ahead
By Workie Briye
Over the last several weeks, the news on many Ethiopian Web sites has been dominated by the defection of Ethiopian diplomats and other professionals, including army generals. A significant number of diplomats, including several Ambassadors and high-level …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Post-Election 2005 Ethiopia: A Sketch of Political Trends and Follies
By Assafa Endeshaw
1. The available accounts and reports suggest that nearly all the political parties and groups were resigned to the probability that the outcome of the 2005 elections in Ethiopia might confirm the TPLF/EPRDF’s grip on power. The …
Proposal for the creation of a transitional government in exile
Ethiopian Review Editorial
Now that the Meles regime has ignored the AFD’s call for a national reconciliation conference, the next step is for the AFD to go ahead and set up a transitional government in exile. A plan could be …
Haregewoin Teferra: The whole world in her home
By Curtis Sittenfeld | Salon.com
For Melissa Fay Greene, the enormity of the AIDS orphan crisis in Africa became impossible to ignore one Sunday morning in August 2000. After reading an article in the New York Times estimating that more …
On the Trial of the Kaliti Detainees
Further response to the critic of Getz #5
By Donald N. Levine
In my June 18 response to the engaging letter of Tibebu Bekele, published in Addis Fortune two weeks earlier, I commented on problems of Ethiopia’s judiciary. Regarding the …
Posted in Ethiopia News
A Day in Ethiopia’s Nech Sar National Park
By AshenafiAssefa
Media ETHIOPIA Photo Correspondent
I was recently in Arba Minch town some 500km south of Addis, for two weeks fieldwork at the Arba Minch Hospital. You may wonder how the flood is going on up there, as the …
Posted in Ethiopia News
The AFD is created in response to the crying of the Ethiopian people for unity and democracy
This time around we may make it
By Lealem Yitayew
The recent development in the alliance of forces in Ethiopian politics has initiated hot discussions among Ethiopians. The emergence of AFD has divided Ethiopians into opposite camps. Many Ethiopians see …
This time around we may make it The AFD is created in response to the crying of the Ethiopian people for unity and democracy
This time around we may make it
By Lealem Yitayew
The recent development in the alliance of forces in Ethiopian politics has initiated hot discussions among Ethiopians. The emergence of AFD has divided Ethiopians into opposite camps. Many Ethiopians see …
Bringing Addisu Legesse to justice in the U.S.
The Justice Department has advised Ethiopian Review to inform Ethiopians in the U.S. whose family members have been tortured or murdered by the Meles/Addisu regime to contact the FBI offices in their local areas.
ER has contacted the Washington DC …
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The blood of innocent victims followed Addisu Legesse to Atlanta
Ethiopian Review Editorial
Deputy Prime Minister Addisu Legesse was too afraid to face Ethiopians in Atlanta at the public meeting he himself had called yesterday afternoon. He decided to call off the meeting after learning that less than ten individuals …
U.S. Attorney General is asked to arrest Addisu Legesse on charges of torturing and murdering innocent civilians
August 30, 2006
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Office of the Attorney General
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 202-353-1555
Dear Attorney General Gonzales,
I would like to inform you that an individual named Addisu Legesse, who …
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Police clash with soccer fans
Federal Police and soccer fans clashed this afternoon (local time) at the Addis Ababa Stadium in Ethiopia. During the soccer match, the fans started shouting slogans, which include “release CUD leaders,” and “Meles leba (thief).” The Federal Police reacted by …
Is UEDF running out of arguments against AFD?
Ethiopian Review Editorial
It is not a secret that the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF) is waging an all out attack against the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (AFD), a coalition of EPPF, Kinijit, OLF, ONLF and SLF. UEDF had …
Ethiopians confronted Beyene Petros in Washington DC
Ethiopians in Washington DC confronted Beyene Petros today as he tried to hold a segregated meeting for people from southern Ethiopia. Only ten people attended the apartheid-style meeting he organized in collaboration with the Ethiopian embassy. But close to 100 …
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What led to Lidetu Ayalew’s fall from grace?
By Elias Kifle
The pre- and post-elections political activities of Ato Lidetu Ayalew require serious examination and analysis by political scientists and historians. ER’s intention here is not to do that, because we do not have all the facts. What …
What led to Lidetu Ayalew’s fall from grace?
Ethiopian Review Editorial
The pre- and post-elections political activities of Ato Lidetu Ayalew require serious examination and analysis by political scientists and historians. ER’s intention here is not to do that, because we do not have all the facts. What …
Addisu the killer, not in our city!
Urgent call to Ethiopians in Seattle
KILLERS, NOT IN OUR CITY!!!
We, Ethiopians and Ethio-Americans living in and around the greater Seattle area, received the news of the visit by the unelected current Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia with great …
Kinijit conference concluded successfully in Washington DC
Representatives of Kinijit support committees and chapters in the United States held a two-day conference in Washington DC on August 19 and 20. The conference initially was called by the Kinijit North America Support Committee (KNASC) chairman, Shaleqa Yoseph Yazew, …
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Prof. Mesfin Woldemariam rushed to a hospital
Ethiopian Review has been informed that Professor Mesfin Wolde Mariam was rushed to a hospital yesterday. “Although it is not clear what exactly the health problem is yet, we do know that he is in the Intensive Care Unit,” a …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Ethiopians in Israel
By Donald N Levine
For all the talk about ethnic self-determination in Ethiopia, almost no attention has been paid to the one and only ethnic group that actually seceded from Ethiopia–the Beta Israel, formerly called Falasha, whose entire population left …
Admasu Gebre enters agreement with Thales Navigation
CHICAGO — Adamasu Gebre, inventor and owner of various United States patents directed toward navigation and real time traffic technology, announced that he has entered into a licensing and technology agreement with Thales Navigation, Inc. relating to its manufacturing and …
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A make-or-break-weekend for the Kinijit political leadership
Ethiopian Review Editorial
Representatives of Kinijit support committees through out the United States will come to Washington DC for a conference this coming weekend, August 18-19, 2006. The meeting was called by the chairman of the Kinijit North America Support …
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A further blow for a beleaguered leader
ETHIOPIA’S prime minister, Meles Zenawi, now spends most of his time heading off his enemies. In the capital, Addis Ababa, the government’s response to its defeat in last year’s contested general election was to shoot scores of opposition …
Announcement to Kinijit members, supporters and the general Public
Press Release
Kinijit International Leadership
Kinijit International Political Leadership Committee on behalf of the Kinijit leadership is actively pursuing the realization of the objectives of Kinijit and mobilizing the Ethiopian community for the struggle for freedom and democracy. The release …
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Interview with Lidetu Ayalew
Ethiopian Review conducted an interview with former Kinijit Vice President Lidetu Ayalew on Saturday, August 12. The interview, which is 2 hr and 38 min. long, covers Ato Lidetu’s political activities before the formation of the Coalition for Unity & …
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Petition Letter to Shaleka Yoseph Yazew
Shaleka Yoseph Yazew
Chairman, Kinijit North America Support Committee
Washington DC
Dear Shaleka Yoseph:
We, concerned Kinijit chapter officers, chapter members and supporters, would like to lodge our serious concern and formal complaint on the purpose and intent of the …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Senior Ethiopian Army commanders defected
Ethiopian Army Brigadier General Kemal Gelchi and tens of other army commanders together with hundreds of soldiers have defected to Asmera yesterday, according to the Voice of Eritrea.
It is reported that the commanders and their troops “arrived in Eritrea …
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Meles Zenawi teaches economics
“My argument is that the neo-liberal paradigm is a dead end, is incapable of bringing about the African renaissance, and that a fundamental shift in paradigm is required to bring about the African renaissance…” – a quote from Meles Zenawi’s …
Ethiopian Review will hold a live interview with Lidetu Ayalew
There will be a live teleconference interview with former Kinijit Vice President Lidetu Ayalew this coming Saturday, August 12, at 9 PM EST.
Ato Lidetu Ayalew is a historical figure who has a lot to say about the on going …
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Kinijit chairman Hailu Shawel hospitalized
The Office of Kinijit International Leadership has reported that Ato Hailu Shawel, Chairman of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit), has been admitted to a hospital today around 9:00 AM local time. He has been taken to the …
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The plight of jailed Kinijit leaders and the indifference of their supporters
Ethiopian Review Editorial
Amnesty International has reported that Addis Ababa mayor Dr Berhanu Nega’s health is deteriorating as a result of unsanitary prison conditions. The high court last month ruled that he should be transferred to a clean prison cell, …
Flash floods kill 129 people in eastern Ethiopia
(AFP) ADDIS ABABA – AT least 129 people were killed overnight in flash floods in eastern Ethiopia after an intense, sudden downpour pounded the region, sweeping away many in their sleep, police said yesterday.
“So far 129 people are confirmed …
Not at their Expense: Putting the Elected Prisoners of Conscience First!
Budget support only after the political prisoners release and NOT Before!!
Today, the BBC World broadcast the Ethiopian Government plea to get budget support reinstated by giving air time to Meles and a British EU MP, from the donor side, …
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Amnesty International is concerned that Berhanu Nega's health will deteriorate if he is not moved to a better cell
Urgent Action
Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomed the ruling on 19 July by a High Court judge that Dr Berhanu Negga be transferred to a less crowded, cleaner and better ventilated cell in Addis Ababa’s Kaliti prison, in compliance with …
Amnesty International is concerned that Berhanu Nega’s health will deteriorate if he is not moved to a better cell
Urgent Action
Amnesty International
Amnesty International welcomed the ruling on 19 July by a High Court judge that Dr Berhanu Negga be transferred to a less crowded, cleaner and better ventilated cell in Addis Ababa’s Kaliti prison, in compliance with …
Heavy hand of U.S. set to ignite more bloodshed in the Horn of Africa
The 15-year war of all against all in Somalia is threatening to morph into an international war bringing chaos and disaster to the rest of the region, and the al-Qaida-obsessed securocrats in Washington are to blame.
Although …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Could the Current Somali Crisis Affect Passage of H.R.5680?
Possible Strategies for the Home Stretch
By Alemayehu G. Mariam
Prowling and Skulking
Several weeks ago, an alliance of Somali Islamist militia leaders calling itself the Supreme Islamic Courts Council (SICC), (Majilis al-shura Council) captured the Somali capital Mogadishu, and …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Kinijit on the path of self-destruction
Ethiopian Review
July 31, 2006
ER’s integrity and credibility have been questioned by a few individuals who are angered by some of its critical views towards the Kinijit North America Support Committee (KNASC). They ask why ER is concerned about …
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Kinijit in disarray
It is with great reluctance that Ethiopian Review is once again writing about problems inside the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (CUDP/Kinijit). A few months ago when ER tried to discuss the problems and weaknesses on the part of …
World must act before the Beast
By Aie Zi Guo
July 12, 2006  After Auschwitz the international community made a collective promise to defend humanity. Fifty years after the community witnessed multiple madness and abuse of humanity by mindless dictators from Rwanda to Srebrenica, Darfur …
Wolfowitz visits Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA – Members of the parliamentary opposition parties — including Professor Beyene Petros (first on the left) and Dr. Merera Gudina (first on the right), both of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF), and Ato Temesgen Zewde (third on …
Oromo Options
GETZ #8
By Donald N Levine
For all the attention paid to issues of ethnic conflict occasioned by the Government’s charge of “genocide†(see Getz #7), I find it puzzling that so little attention has been paid to …
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OLF affirms its commitment for democracy and Ethiopian unity
Below the full text of a speech given in Paris, France, by OLF’s Dr Shigut Geleta on June 17, 2006.
Thank you Mr. Chairperson for the nice introduction. As the chairperson said, my name is Shigut Geleta, and I am …
Response to Professor Donald Levine’s article: “Tigrayawinet”
By Fikre Tolossa
Dear Professor Levine:
It seems you are inspiring me these days. Here is another article of mine in response to your latest writing, “Tigrayawinet.” You write:
“Whence the dramatic reversal of Tigrayan sentiment, from champions of historic …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Tigrayawinet
Getz #7, Part II
By Donald N. Levine
Whence this dramatic reversal of Tigrayan sentiment, from champions of historic Ethiopia to debunkers of its reality? The story begins following the Liberation from Italian rule in 1942. The Tigrayan populace was …
A comparative analysis of two substitute amendments on HR 4423
By Alemayehu Gebre-Mariam
Over the past several months, there has been much discussion and debate over House Resolution (H.R.) 4423 and the two substitute amendments1 offered by New Jersey representatives Christopher Smith (R) Chairman, House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human …
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The win-win nature of the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy
By Messay Kebede
I would like to add my voice to the ongoing debate and exchange over the creation by some opposition parties of a coalition titled “Alliance for Freedom and Democracy.†The initiative has generated a chain of diverse, …
The essense of AFD
By Olaana Abboma
AFD (Alliance for Freedom and Democracy) arrived with a bang and took almost everyone by surprise. Its birth had already generated strong reaction among all the stakeholders. Several articles and commentaries were written in this short period …
AFD is a new reason to celebrate
View on the Formation of the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (AFD)
Obang O. Metho
Anuak Justice Council
There is a new reason to celebrate. Something that was never expected to happen has happened. It has caused a cool, refreshing …
SEW BEZA YE-REHAB NEGER BEZA (More people, more hunger)
By Donald N. Levine
“Famine is a visible horror…. Witness the agony, degradation, hopelessness and silent anger on the dismal and skeletal faces… faith for survival while in the agony of slow and grinding teeth of famine… the slender and …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Ethiopian Government vs. blogspot.com
By Scott A. Morgan
There is an unwritten rule in an autocratic society that the news and other information disseminated must be sanitized to paint the government in a positive light. Furthermore other sources of information have to either be …
Extraordinary Situation Demanding Extraordinary Solutions
Dawud Ibsaa’s recent interview on Les Nouvelles d’Addis and Hassen Hussien’s presentation to the EU Parliament prompted me to write this peace. There is no denying that since the May 2005 elections Ethiopia is entering a new political landscape. Finding …
Meles vs. Mengistu: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
By Fisseha Tecle
Should Jean-Bedel Bokassa (the former butcher of Central African Republic) sit in judgment of Idi Amin Dada? The drama of one dictator convicting another of genocide is currently underway in Ethiopia.
On Tuesday, May 23 Meles Zenawi …
The Future of the Maturing African Diaspora
Sharing my Night Memories of the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution and the Purpose of my Departure
By Maru Gubena (Ph.D.)
May 20, 2006
Among the multiple sources of Africa’s chronic economic poverty, social and political instability, and the persistent backwardness of …
Third World cash exodus 'points to laundering'
By Philip Thornton, Economics Correspondent
The Independent
Money flowing into UK bank accounts from developing countries has surged in the past few years, dwarfing Britain’s official aid budget, figures show.
The amount flowing in from poor countries in areas such …
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Third World cash exodus ‘points to laundering’
By Philip Thornton, Economics Correspondent
The Independent
Money flowing into UK bank accounts from developing countries has surged in the past few years, dwarfing Britain’s official aid budget, figures show.
The amount flowing in from poor countries in areas such …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Shimagle reflects on May 15
GETZ # 6–A
By Donald N. Levine (aka Liben Gebre Etyopiya)
May 15, 2005 was marked by an extraordinarily large voter turnout for an unprecedentedly open multi-party election. As we know, the sweetness of that event turned sour; a year …
Kinijit leaders in Kaliti prison selected new Kinijit international leadership
The Kinijit leaders who are unjustly languishing in Kaliti jail are sending out a message this weekend to all Kinijit worldwide committees announcing their selection of a new leadership that will lead the party until they are released.
The new …
Important weekend for Kinijit North America
This weekend, May 13-15, Kinijit’s North America Support Committee will hold a very important meeting to discuss and decide on the future of the committee and its organizational structure. Since Kinijit is a popular party that most Ethiopians look upto …
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Explosions in Addis Ababa
U.S. Embassy Warden Message
This Warden Message is being issued to inform U.S. citizens that local police confirm that there were at least nine explosions in Addis Ababa today. The explosions occurred in the following areas: Piazza, Mercato, Old Airport, …
Unity of Purpose & Sustaining Democratization in Ethiopia
By E.K. Yalew
The Importance of Pursuing a National Agenda
The dream France is fostering is one of vision… a powerful concept that moves countries, leaders and people to accomplish great things, especially in transforming their lives and those who …
Unity of Purpose & Sustaining Democratization in Ethiopia
By E.K. Yalew
The Importance of Pursuing a National Agenda
The dream France is fostering is one of vision… a powerful concept that moves countries, leaders and people to accomplish great things, especially in transforming their lives and those who …
The Changing Face of Kinijit: Constructive self-criticism on the way we work can help to prevent self-destruction
By Maru Gubena
As many Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia have repeatedly stated, only the TPLF leadership and its cadres have persisted in telling God-fearing, honest, innocent and starving Ethiopians – and the international community – that the tireless efforts …
Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin: Ethiopia's poet and playwright of the common people
By Yohannes Edemariam and Aida Edemariam
The poet and dramatist Tsegaye Gebre-Medhin, who has died aged 69, was considered Ethiopia’s poet laureate. He was one of the most important literary figures that country has produced in the last hundred years, …
Why the Kinijit office in DC looks so shabby and messy?
By Adera Kinijit
I came to the USA from Ethiopia two months ago on a business trip. Since I am an active member of Kinijit back home I decided to pay a visit to our office in Washington DC a …
Posted in Ethiopia News
What happened in the past twelve months?
By Donald N. Levine (aka Liben Gebre Etyopiya)
1. The Ethiopian polity was transformed from a one-party state to a multi-party democracy. I am trying to think of one other polity where such a transformation took place with the same …
An overview of the history, practice and philosophy of civil disobedience and nonviolence
Part I
By Alemayehu GebreMariam
There is rumor of mass civil disobedience in Ethiopia. Over the past month, the U.S. Embassy has been reminding and urging Americans in Ethiopia to “avoid demonstrations intended to be peaceful [which] can turn confrontational.†…
Lessons for us from the downfall of US-supported dictators: An urgent need for mature mechanisms
By Dr. Maru Gubena
Given the image that major western leaders, financial institutions and NGO communities have had of Meles Zenawi as a progressive leader, and given the massive moral, financial and military support he has received from donor nations …
April 6, 2006: A day to remember
By Kebede D Gashaw
April 6, 2006 is one of those days that will long be remembered as the day the tide has finally shifted against the Meles government by Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia. HR 4423 the bill drafted …
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Two tales of one city
By Liben Gebre Etyopiya (Donald Levine)
Commenting on the current political state of affairs, a knowledgeable journalist said to me in Addis: “People here have been attacking one another all year. But they never talk about things they are really …
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Appeasement At Dabre Sultan?
By Daniel Alemu, Jerusalem
On March 16, 1935, under the direct orders of Adolf Hitler, Germany re-armed itself, introduced military conscription and built an enormous navy, in a clear violation of the Versailles Treaty. These concerning developments went unnoticed by …
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The music of Zeritu Kebede
By Irena Knehtl, Buzzle.com
Zeritu Kebede’s songs are different. I became her fan after few minutes of listening tp her songs. Young Ethiopian artist Zeritu Kebede, nicknamed ‘Baby’, first burst into public attention when she impressed every one with her …
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FREZER NEGASH UPDATE – Jailed since Jan 27, 2006
March 10
Frezer has been released today after languishing in jail for 41 days!
March 8
A judge ordered yesterday that Ethiopian Review correspondent in Addis Ababa Firezer Negash should be released as there is no evidence to keep her …
USA should use same scrutiny on Ethiopia as it does on Uganda and Zimbabwe
By Scott A. Morgan
The Congressional Human Rights Caucus recently took steps to address a growing problem in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. The bi-partisan lobby had a two- day series of briefings on concerns regarding the situation in …
Posted in Ethiopia News
The moral high ground
At the moment, the exemplary work for the respect of the peoples vote in Ethiopia is being carried out by the European Union representatives, while US foreign policy is being driven by a single issue, “war on terrorismâ€Â, in the …
Should the United States rein in Ethiopia?
By Scott Morgan
It is now apparent that the State Department is very cautious in its dealings with the Ethiopian Government. Sadly it appears that being timid and cautious are more important than addressing abuses and maintaining peace.
After the …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Why Meles CAN NOT Weather the Political Storms
By T. Mesfin
On February 15, 2005 C. Bryson Hull of Reuters wrote a curious piece under the heading, “Ethiopia’s Meles can weather political storms.†The “analysis†is very likely a well-timed plant.
Hull may not have done it deliberately, …
Sharing the sources of my anxiety
A critical look at the responses and strategies of Ethiopians to decades of political repression, divisive ethnic policy, continuing impoverishment and territorial disintegration
Before embarking on the issues to be explored in the coming article, let me make a few …
Doctors Without Borders Responds to Meningitis Outbreak in Southern Ethiopia
Cases of meningitis were reported during the first week of January in the Welayita region of the Kendo Kocha and Bolo Sore woredas (administrative units), in southern Ethiopia. In four weeks, the total number of cases reached …
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From the perspective of a political prisoner’s sister
By Elizabeth Nega
What is next?
We have read multiple articles by scholars, citizens and political groups about the May 15/05 elections and its aftermath. Ethiopians are united in their desire to see the democratic process continue and to stop …
Posted in Ethiopia News