ENTC is finalizing preparations for the consultative conference on the process of the removal of the oppressive Ethiopian regime and replacing it with an all-inclusive transitional government. Preparations were underway since February where the general assembly passed a resolution to …
An Ethiopian walking on eggshells. By Yilma Bekele
No question I have to be careful writing this column. That is why I choose the title. Some of us are quick to take offense or assume holier than thou attitude when …
ENTC Norway chapter has conducted a successful public meeting on June 22nd. Discussions were held on ENTC’s progress and on issues that are impacting Ethiopians living in Norway.
(This week my regular Monday commentary is presented in the form of a “flash drama” on Obama (a sub-genre of theatrical play sometimes described as a “ten minute one-act play”).
The scene is a barbershop somewhere in Africa. Two young …
Alemtsehay Breast Cancer Foundation (ABC Foundation) is formed in Atlanta on June 15, 2013. The primary objective of this foundation is to provide Ethiopian women living in the US the awareness and support in treating and screening of breast cancer. …
ENTC Norway chapter is holding a public meeting on June 22 in Oslo, Norway.
June 19, 2013
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለ ማርያም ደሳለኝ ባለፈው ሳምንት በቻይና ጉብኝት አድርገው ነበር፡፡ ቻይና በኢትዮጵያ ብቻ ሳይሆን በአፍሪካ ተፈላጊነቷ እየጨመረ ከመጣባቸው ምክንያቶች ውስጥ ያለፖለቲካዊ ቅድመ ሁኔታና ከጣልቃ ገብነት ነፃ በሆነ መንገድ የምትሰጠው ድጋፍ፣
…by Graham Peebles | Counterpunch.org
June 19, 2013
The people of Ethiopia have been suppressed and controlled for generations. Under the current EPRDF government, freedom of expression has been curtailed and an
…By Goolgule.com
June 18, 2013
በጉምሩክና ገቢዎች ባለስልጣን የተጀመረው የጸረ ሙስና ዘመቻ ተከትሎ እየተካሄደ ያለው ምርመራ እየተወሳሰበ መሔዱ ተሰማ። በከፍተኛ የሙስና ወንጀል የተጠረጠሩ ተከሳሾች የሚሰጡት መረጃ መበላላት ያስነሳል የሚል ፍርሃቻ እያስነሳ ነው። “ሰፈር የለየው” የጸረ ሙስና …
ENTC has released an open letter to the Norwegian government. Currently Ethiopian refugees in Norway are in a dire situation related to the country’s policy with the Ethiopian regime. It underscored that Ethiopians are under a brutal dictatorship and Norway …
By Goolgule.com
June 17, 2013
በነበራቸው የስራ ሃላፊነት በድብቅ መረጃ ሲያሰባስቡ ቆይተው ለመንግስት ካጋለጡ በኋላ ራሳቸውን ደብቀው የነበሩት አቶ ተስፋዬ
ኢሬሣ ምሳ እየተመገቡ ህይወታቸው ማለፉ ተሰማ። አቶ ተስፋዬ ሰኞ ለጸረ ሙስና ኮሚሽን የምስክርነት ቃላቸውን ለመስጠት…
By BBC
June 16, 2013
Earlier in the day, the East Africans beat South Africa 2-1 in …
By Goolgule.com
June 15, 2013
በሙስና ወንጀል ተጠርጥረው በቁጥጥር ስር የዋሉት ባለስልጣናት፣ ባለሃብት፣ ደላሎችና ባለድርጅቶች በልጆቻቸውና በቤተሰቦቻቸው ስም “ዘርፈው አስቀመጡት” የተባለው ንብረታቸውና የባንክ ሂሳባቸው መታገዱ ታወቀ። የዜናውን ይፋ መሆን ተከትሎ አዲስ አበባን ያጥለቀለቋት ህንጻዎችና …
“Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation” (ETC)
In August 1998, the World Bank (WB) issued a corruption report on Ethiopia and summarized:
…In the Government’s view, the following are the major determinants of corruption: a poorly functioning legal and judicial system inconsistent with
ENTC is currently finalizing preparations for the all-inclusive consultative conference on the removal and replacement of the brutal dictatorship regime in Ethiopia. The conference is scheduled from July 1 – 2, and on July 3 and 4, ENTC will hold …
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
‹‹በየቀኑ በየቀኑ ሰማያዊዎች አሉኝ›› (ሰማያዊ ወይም “ብሉስ” አፍሮ አሜሪካውያን የሚታወቁበትና ይዘውት የተሰደዱት የንጉርጉሮ ባህላዊ ሙዚቃቸው ነው) አለ ዘማሪው ቢቢ ኪነግ በሚወዳት ክራር “ሉሲል” ላይ፡፡ እኔም በየቀኑ በየቀኑ ላለፉት ስምንት ዓመታት የ‹‹193/763 ሰማያዊዎች›› ነበረኝ:: “አስከ …
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING NOTICE
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, DC 20515-6128
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Chairman
TO: MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
You are
Just feeling proud and blue all over
“Everyday, everyday I have the blues” sang B.B. King on his faithful guitar Lucille. Everyday, everyday for the last eight years I’ve had the blues, the “193/763 Blues”. “Ain’t gonna stop until the …
By Charles Musonda | Daily Mail (Zambia)
June 9, 2013
Ethiopian women are truly among the most beautiful in Africa, so dazzling that few men suppress the urge to take a second look. But behind that beauty lies a barrage …
By Goolgule.com
June 7, 2013
በግብጽ ረዳትነት፣ በሱዳን መሪነት መንግስት ለመሆን የበቃው ህወሃት/ኢህአዴግ ግዙፉን የጣና በለስ ፕሮጀክትና ንብረቱ
እንዲዘረፍ ያደረገበትን ምክንያት በማንሳት መከራከር …
Voice from the grave. By Yilma Bekele
Meles Zenawi is dead. Meles Zenawi is alive. I am afraid in our case both statements are true. We saw the tyrant being buried or placed six foot under and the extraordinary sendoff …
June 7, 2013
By Graham Peebles | Eurasiareview.com
The Ethiopian military and paramilitary forces, operating in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, are, it is alleged, carrying out extra judicial killings and gang rapes; falsely arresting and torturing innocent civilians; …
Watching American Diplocrisy at the African Union
I enjoy watching American diplomats chilling out and kicking it with African dictators. I like seeing them kumbaya-ing, back-patting and carrying on. Their body language, more than their forked diplomatic tongue, speaks more …
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
እንደ ኢትዮጵያ አቆጣጠር ግንቦት 20 1983 መለስ ዜናዊና ሽምቅ ተዋጊዎቹ ከላሽኒኮቭ ደግነው የጅ ቦንቦች ታጥቀው አዲስ አበባን ወረው ገቡባት፡፡ ወደ ከተማው ሲገቡ ዴሞክራሲን እናመጣለን፤ ከግፈበኛው የወታደራዊ አገዛዝ እንላቅቃለን የሚል ቱልቱላ ነበር ቃል ኪዳናቸው፡፡ የከተማው …
On Ginbot 20, 1983 (Ethiopian calendar; [5/28/1991]), Meles Zenawi and thousands of his guerilla fighters marched into Addis Ababa toting AK-47s, RPGs and hand grenades. They marched into the capital promising democracy, freedom and liberation from a brutal military dictatorship. …
June 2, 2013
Ethiopia’s Smayawi (Blue) Party staged several demonstrations in Addis Ababa today, June 2, 2013. Demonstrations were held in Arat Kilo, Piassa, Tewodros Adebabay and Ethio-Cuba Adebabay. The demonstrators waved placards that demanded justice and freedom. They also …
ENTC Sweden chapter held a p public meeting in Stockholm.