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Ethiopian unity buidling forum to take place in DC on Novmeber 15
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Amharic BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DYSFUNCTION IN ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTIONS
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The Thugplomacy of the TPLF
I have often contended that the ruling regime in Ethiopia controlled by the Tigrean Liberation Front (TPLF) is a thugtatorship, the highest stage of African dictatorship. If democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the …
Gebru Asrat and his politics
By Yilma Bekele
The honorable Ato Gebru Asrat has written a very fat book that is five hundred pages long. I am assuming that the purpose of the book was to present himself as a person of vision and to …
Tagged with: Ethiopia Dictatorship, ethiopia eritrea, ethiopian democracy, Gebru Asrat, Seye Abreha, tigrai kilil, TPLF, woyane, yilma bekele
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ENTC Weekly Radio – October 14
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The Rise and Fall of the “Baksheesh State” in Ethiopia
The rise of the “baksheesh state” in Ethiopia
My long time readers by now know that I mint my own words and phrases whenever I find it necessary to convey my ideas and arguments with greater clarity, precision and …
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Marriage proposal to Mighty Awash and HMD comes to the US.
Marriage proposal to Mighty Awash and HMD comes to the US. By Yilma Bekele
Our elders know how to tell a story. The way they do it could be compared to like pealing an onion, you have to go thru …
Ethiopia: Obang Metho condemns ‘Life Grabs’ and the Second Scramble for Africa
Speaking at MRG’s London office as part of a nationwide tour, Executive Director of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia, Obang Metho, sheds light on the systematic violation of indigenous land rights by Ethiopia’s autocratic regime, resulting in the …
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ENTC Weekly Radio – October 6
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What Does President Obama “Know” About Ethiopia’s “Election”?
What does President Obama “know” about the 2015 “election” in Ethiopia?
Last week, President Barack Obama met with a delegation of the regime in Ethiopia and said, “… the Prime Minister [Hailemariam Desalegn] and the government is going to …
ENTC Weekly Radio – October 1
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Shame On Me For Being Proud of President Obama!
How I used to be proud of President Barack Obama
First, I am never proud of politicians. Second, I am never ashamed of politicians. I am often dismayed and even angry over things they did (said) or did not do …
ግልጽ ደብዳቤ ለህወሃት –– ኦባንግ ሜቶ
ግዜ መልኩን ሳይቀይር አሁን ባላችሁ ዕድል ተጠቀሙ! … ቀናነት ነጻ ያወጣችኋሌ!
አባይ ወሌደ የህወሃት ሉቀመንበር መቀሌ፤ ትግራይአቶ አባይና መላው የህወሃት ማዕከላዊ ኮሚቴ አባላት፤
ይህንን ደብዲቤ የምጽፍላችሁ ከተለያዩ ኢትዮጵያውያን በተውጣጣው የማኅበራዊ ፍትሕ እንቅስቃሴ ከሚመራው በአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ (አኢጋን) ስም …
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ENTC weekly radio – September 24
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ENTC denounced the killings in Ogaden
ENTC released a statement today denouncing the barbaric killings in Ogaden.
Read the statement here (pdf)…
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Crimes Against Womanity: Marriage by Abduction in Ethiopia
The truth is stranger than fiction
In my September 7 commentary, DIFRET: The Abduction of a Film in Ethiopia, I expressed my outrage over the aborted Ethiopian premiere of the film DIFRET. That film, based on a “true …
The Ethiopian Diaspora and consciousness
By Yilma Bekele
The Bay Area that currently is home away from home for thousands of Ethiopians is nothing like any other place that I have known. I was born in a small village on the southern part of Ethiopia …
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Stop Land Grab Concert: Washington, DC. Sunday September 21
Those in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia. Please don’t miss “STOP AFRICA LAND GRAB CONCERT” on September 21, 2014 at WARNER THEATER in Washington, D.C. from 6PM to 10PM. Major African Music Artists from 6 countries, including our sister Hanisha …
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ENTC Weekly Radio – September 16
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Resolutions for the Ethiopian New Year
I wish all of my weekly Ethiopian readers throughout the world a happy and prosperous Ethiopian New Year*. I join you joyfully in ringing in 2007 and ringing out 2006.
For many of my Ethiopian readers in the United States, …
2007-A year of decision
2007-A year of decision by Yilma Bekele
Happy New Year Ethiopia (መልካም እንቁጣጣሸ) Meskerem is a special month. We love and honor Meskerem so much that we name our children by it signifying a new beginning for the long journey …
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ENTC weekly radio – September 8
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DIFRET: The Abduction of a Film in Ethiopia
What is the difference between the abduction of a young girl in a village and the “abduction” of a film by a young filmmaker in a capital city?
“DIFRET” is an Amharic language feature film based on a “true story” …
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Imprisoning, Spying, Killing: What it takes to stay in power in Ethiopia
Suppression of the innocent inside Ethiopia
by Graham Peebles | Dissidentvocie.com
September 4th, 2014
Wrapped in dishonesty, arrogance and paranoia, Ethiopia’s ruling regime (as all such brutal brigades), are following a nationwide policy of violent suppression and constitutional vandalism.
It
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ENTC weekly radio – September 3
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Enough: By Hanisha Solomon
Hanisha’s New Song on Why Africans Must Stand Together for Freedom
August 26, 2014
Click Here to Listen to Hanisha’s song
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The Game of Thrones in Ethiopia
In the “Game of Thrones”, (the book from which the internationally popular television series of the same name is adapted), rival lords among the ruling families clash violently to take over the kingdom of the Iron Throne. The internecine warfare …
Tagged with: bereket simon, Dictator Meles Zenawi, Ermias Legeses, hailemariam desalegn, Puppeteering Hailemariam, TPLF, YeMeles Tirufat
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Getting to know me better.
Getting to know me better. By Yilma Bekele
I am in the process of weaning myself from my daily dose of reading about the madness of Woyane. It is not easy. After over two decades of being visually, mentally and …
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ENTC Weekly Radio – August 28
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Disengaging from the False Dilemma of Armed or Peaceful Struggle – Messay Kebede To Andargachew Tsege
The consecutive rise of two dictatorial and sectarian regimes has convinced a great number of Ethiopians that peaceful rather than armed struggle gives the best opportunity for the democratization of Ethiopia. The experience of armed insurgents instituting sectarian and repressive …
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The Long, Long Way to a More Perfect Union in America
On April 10, 1957, 28 year-old Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) gave a speech at the St. Louis Freedom Rally in St. Louis, MO entitled, “A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race …
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Can forming a ‘government in exile’ be the solution for uniting the Ethiopian democratic forces?
ENTC has put out a press release expressing that the only way moving forward with the struggle against the TPLF regime is, by forming a unified force. An alternative suggested by ENTC to accomplish this is forming a ‘government in …
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The perils of outsourcing the fight for freedom
By Yilma Bekele
I could have titled this piece ‘Obama and his Africa peace keepers’ but that would not be fair. Anybody with half a brain can see that I am trying to make my issue to be his problem. …
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Why surveillance companies hate the iPhone: Wash Post
By Craig Timberg – Washington Post
August 11, 2014
The secrets of one of the world’s most prominent surveillance companies, Gamma Group, spilled onto the Internet last week, courtesy of an anonymous leaker who appears to have gained …
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ENTC weekly radio program – August 18
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ENTC weekly radio program – August 13
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Debunking the Myth of Development and Investment in Africa
The myth of American investments in Africa: “Investing in the Next Generation”
It was a hyperbole fest (“hypefest”) at the U.S.-Africa Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. last week. It was all about the “fastest-growing continent with the youngest population …
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Black-on-black apartheid in Ethiopia
Evidence shows how a tiny minority of Tigrians lords it over 90 million Ethiopians.
Research by Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) names names; shows clear domination by the Tigrai People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)
August 10, 2014
Institutions …
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Meeting in Washington of African Leaders Opens to Protests: NY Times
…By ANDREW SIDDONSAUG.
August 4, 2014
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the State Department on Monday, the start of a summit meeting here of more than 40 African heads of state, to denounce some of the leaders as
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Are African Strongmen Being Chosen Over African Civil Society?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 3, 2014,
Washington, DC–. Mr. Obang Metho, the Executive Director of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE), a non-violent, non-political, grassroots social …
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ENTC Weekly Radio Program – August 5
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ENTC’s clear cut solution for Ethiopia’s crisis
Ethiopia’s future is at a crossroads. Each day it is becoming clear that, we opposition groups have to unite our struggle and form a unified force in order to fight the apartheid regime in Ethiopia. Attached is the proposal that …
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The Ethiopians and their leaders
By Yilma Bekele
Ato Andualem Aragie Andenet Party (2011)
Ato Bekele Giriba – (OFDM) Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement (August 2011)
Ato Olbana Lelissa – (OPC) Oromo People Congress Party (August 2011)
Ato Yeshiwas Assefa – National council Blue Party (2014)…
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What is the Value of American Values in Africa?
“We did a whole lot of things that were right, but we tortured some folks; we did some things that were contrary to our values. When we engaged in some of these enhanced interrogation techniques, techniques that I believe …
Obang Metho’s Letter to the Chairman of the TPLF
Open letter to Ethiopia’s ruling Tigrai People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)
August 2, 2014
Abay Woldu,
The Chairman of the TPLF
The Chairman of the TPLF
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dear Abay Woldu and Members of the TPLF Central Committee,
I am writing this to you
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The Devaluation of Birr: A Layman’s Guide – Part 2
By Seid Hassan, Murray State University
Hitherto, I have been reluctant to post a commentary regarding the World Bank’s suggested birr devaluation measure which is still being debated as we speak. I was reluctant partly because my highly received 2010 …
What Will Ethiopians of Tomorrow Inherit from Us?
Mr. Obang Metho’s Keynote Speech at the 4th Annual Ethiopian Heritage Society of North America (EHSNA), Washington, D.C.
July 26, 2014
“….. This is my main point today: when we make decisions based on God-given moral values …
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ENTC Weekly Radio Program – July 29
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Cirque d’Afrique: 2014 U.S-Africa Leaders Summit
The African Circus is coming to town. It is officially called “U.S-Africa Leadership Summit” (not Ringling African Brothers). It is scheduled to be held on August 5-6 in Washington D.C. The theme of the “Summit” is “Investing in the …
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Bereket Simon is critically ill and receiving treatment at Bugshan Hospital in Saudi Arabia
Bereket Simon, a senior member of the ruling party in Ethiopia and an adviser to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, has been admitted to Bugshan Hospital in Saudi Arabia. According to Ethiopian Review sources, he is critically ill but in …
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ENTC weekly radio program – July 21
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Ethiopia in the Twilight Zone (9) of Fear
(Author’s note: In this commentary, I take a literary approach to reflect on the counter-productive and self-defeating actions the regime in Ethiopia has taken recently to punish its perceived opponents and critics. I am both amused and perplexed …
ENTC weekly radio – July 14
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ENTC Statement July 14
ENTC has sent letters to the British Prime Minister, The British Parliament, British Labour Party, United Nations, International Red Cross and The Church of England to apply pressure on the TPLF regime and also ensure the safety and immediate release …
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Ethiopia: The Crime of Extraordinary Rendition
Last week, the regime in Ethiopia announced its abduction of Andaragatchew Tsgie, General Secretary of the Ethiopian opposition group known as Ginbot 7 Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy, with smug delight. According to the regime, the “Ethiopian national security …
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ENTC weekly radio – July 7
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“I am Andargachew” protest rally at Washington DC Yemen Embassy – today July 8 at 9 AM
DC Joint Task Force to Free Andargachew Tsige has called a protest demonstration in Washington DC in front of Yemen Embassy on Tuesday, July 8 at 9 AM. Details below:
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The Moral Bankruptcy of Failed African States
Are crimes against children crimes against humanity?
According to the latest Failed States Index, 6 out of the top 10 and 18 out of the top 25 “most failed states on earth” are found in Africa. This commentary is not
…Ethiopia: a leadership in disarray – René Lefort
By René Lefort
It may be that, in Ethiopia, history is so powerful that the past permeates the present, and it repeats itself. In this case, what we see today is simply another interregnum between two powerful men.
“Can …
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Free Andargachew Tsege Worldwide Campaign
We call on all Ethiopians and democratic forces worldwide to urgently focus on the most important task of the moment, that of saving Ato Andargachew. The single purpose of the first phase of our global campaign should be very clear …
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ENTC calls for the immedate release of Ato Andargachew Tsege
ENTC released a statement denouncing the detention of Ato Andargachew Tsege and calls for his immediate release.
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Why is Ethiopia the second poorest country on the planet?
Recently, a well-known correspondent for one of the major American media outlets stationed in Ethiopia sent me an email grousing about my article urging boycott of Coca Cola in Ethiopia. He wrote, “I’m sorry to be blunt, but I don’t …
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DLA Piper charges Al Amoudi and cohorts $5,000 for 8 hours of “work”
DLA Piper, the notorious law firm that represents blood thirsty dictators around the world, has been after me for the past several years. So far they have filed 3 lawsuits against me on behalf of Al Amoudi, the Woyanne junta, …
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No Country for Ethiopian Human Rights Abusers
The U.S. Justice Department encourages Ethiopians to report human-rights abusers hiding in plain view in America
They are hidden in plain view. They have been hiding in plain view in the U.S. for over 30 years. They have been hiding …
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Why I am boycotting Ȼoca Ȼola
Coca Cola is NOT the real thing
Diaspora Ethiopians are expressing their outrage on social and online media and calling for a boycott of Coca Cola Company for its unethical, arbitrary and unfair dealings with Ethiopia’s pop music superstar Teodros …
ነጻነትነታችን እንደ ዕርዳታ እህል ከምዕራባውያን የሚለገሰን አይደለም — አቶ ኦባንግ ሜቶ
ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ በኢትዮጵያ ለሚገኙ የፖለቲካ መሪዎች ያስተላለፈው ግልጽ መልዕክት
የተወደዳችሁ በኢትዮጵያ የምትገኙ የፖለቲካ ፓርቲ መሪዎች፤
በቅድሚያ ለአዲሲቷ ኢትዮጵያ የጋራ ንቅናቄ (አኢጋን) የአክብሮት ሰላምታ በማቅረብ በትግሉ መስክ የምትከፍሉትን መስዋዕትነት የሚያደንቅ መሆኑን ይገልጻል፡፡ በተለይ በአሁኑ ጊዜ የፖለቲካ ምህዳሩ እጅግ ጠብቦ …
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Who is afraid of the E(thiopian) bloggers?
Who is afraid of Eskinder Nega, Reeyout Alemu, Woubshet Taye, Zone Nine bloggers…?
The “dean” of independent Ethiopian journalists and blogger extraordinaire, Eskinder Nega, is serving an 18 year sentence for blogging. The late Meles Zenawi personally ordered Eskinder’s arrest …
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Tigrean Opposition to the TPLF
Despite the TPLF’s view of itself as the model of representation of ethnic interests and well-being, the growth of disenchantment is perceptible in Tigray. The proof is that non-violent Tigrean opposition to the TPLF is no longer negligible. Despite a …
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Light at the end of the tunnel for the “Dark Continent”?
(Author’s note: This commentary appeared on Pambazuka.org on May 29, 2014 as part of a mid-century outlook on possible scenarios in Africa. I make my “predictions” debating myself as a political scientist and a defense lawyer.)
Is there …
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Our beautiful sister Tersit
Tersit Agonafer, my older sister, was a beautiful, smart and caring person. Her family was everything to her – her two children, parents, siblings and extended family. As a daughter, she was dedicated to her mother and took great care …
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Mental illness in the Ethiopian community
By Hiyawkal Gizachew
In Ethiopia, counselors are seen as helpers for “crazy” people. When most people in Ethiopia are faced with a problem, they tend to talk to their family members, neighbors, friends, or they go to church to talk …
Obang Metho Honored by Ehiopian Diaspora Group
The Journey to a New Vision
Obang Metho was among the honorees recognized at the annual gala of the Society of Ethiopians Established in the Diaspora (SEED) held on May 24, 2014 in Washington, DC.
Below is Obang’s acceptance speech.…
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በኢትዮጵያ ዩኒቨርስቲ ተማሪዎች ላይ የሚፈፀመው ኢሰብአዊ ወንጀል
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ
እ.ኤ.አ ሜይ 2/2014 ቢቢሲ/BBC እንደዘገበው በኢትዮጵያ በስልጣን ላይ እንደመዥገር ተጣብቆ የሚገኘው ገዥ አካል የጸጥታ ኃይሎች ከመናገሻ ከተማዋ ከአዲስ አበባ በስተምዕራብ በኩል በ80 ማይሎች ርቀት ላይ በምትገኘው የአምቦ ከተማ ላይ ቢያንስ 47 የዩኒቨርስቲ እና የሁለተኛ …
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Ethiopia: Crimes Against University Students and Humanity
On May 2, 2014, BBC reported that the security forces of the regime in Ethiopia had massacred at least 47 university and high school students in the town of Ambo 80 miles west of the capital Addis Ababa. The regime …
የአሜሪካ የሸፍጥ ዲፕሎማሲ “አስቂኝ የመድረክ ትወና”
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ
የኦባማ አስተዳደር የሰብአዊ መብት አያያዝ ፖሊሲ “አስቂኝ የመድረክ ትወና ነውን”?
የዩናይትድ ስቴትስ የመንግስት መምሪያ ጸሐፊ የሆኑት ጆን ኬሪ ባለፈው ሳምንት የሶሪያን ፕሬዚዳንት ባሽር አላሳድን “አሸባሪ” ወንጀለኛ ናቸው ብለው ከፈረጁ በኋላ የአላሳድ የቀጣዩ …
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The “Farce” of U.S. Diplocrisy
Is the Obama Administration’s human rights policy a “farce”?
Last week U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Syrian president Bashar al-Assad a “terrorist” criminal and called Assad’s electoral plans a “farce”. “Assad’s is making partnership with terrorist elements, attracting …
ENTC Washington DC Public meeting (Video)
Watch the clips from the Washington DC public meeting April 13, 2014.
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Ethiopia PM at odds with TPLF on Oromo protests
Somalilandpress.com
May 14, 2014
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is once again at odds with the powerful TPLF branch of EPRDF ruling party, according to sources connected to his adminstration. This time the dispute is on government response to Oromo …
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የምርጫ ሽር ጉድ በ2015ቷ ኢትዮጵያ
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ
በ2015 በሚካሄደው ፓርላሜንታዊ “ምርጫ” መቅረብና መወሰን ያለበት አንድ ጥያቄ ይህ ነው፤ “የኢትዮጵያ ህዝቦች አሁን እ.ኤ.አ 2014 ያሉበት የኑሮሁኔታ ከቀድሞ 2010 ወይም 2005 ከነበሩበት የኑሮ ሁኔታ ይሻላል ወይ?” ህዝቦች ካለፉት ዓመታት በተሻለ ሁኔታ ላይ የማይገኙ …
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Ethiopian regime quietly disintegrating: ION
By Indian Ocean Newsletter
May 9, 2014
The general election looming ahead in 2015 is already casting a shadow over the Ethiopian government, whose sole uniting bond would seem to be its praise for the memory of its late Prime …
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Double-digit “growth” Ethiopia still begging to feed its people
UN expecting to feed 6.5 million Ethiopians this year
May 13, 2014
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Food Programme will help to feed nearly 6.5 million Ethiopians this year, the U.N. agency said on Tuesday, with the country hit by …
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The struggle for clean, safe water is a daily reality for women in Ethiopia – MSNBC
In the Konso Region of southern Ethiopia, the struggle for clean, safe water is a daily reality for women and young girls.
“Bringing the water is not a simple task,” says Mariam Bakaule, a mother standing at the edge of …
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ENTC weekly radio – May 12
Listen to ENTC radio program – May 12
News and analysis, ENTC public meeting in Washington DC – Part 3
To listen by phone – 213-992-4363
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Of Elections and Diapers in Ethiopia in 2015
Whether the people of Ethiopia are better off in 2014 than they were in 2010 or in 2005 is the sole question that should be decided in the 2015 parliamentary “election”. If they are not, the people should vote …Ethiopian journalist interrupts President Obama’s speech
[Watch the video here]
San Jose, California (May 8, 2014) – U.S. President Barack Obama has agreed with journalist Abebe Gellaw’s demand to support freedom in Ethiopia and help free bloggers, journalists and political prisoners jailed by the tyrannical …
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My Takes on the Ethiopian Dam and the Addis Ababa Master Plan Messay Kebede
The issue of the so-called “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” has proven very tricky for all those Ethiopians who oppose the present regime. On the one hand, no Ethiopian wants to see Ethiopia’s right to use the waters of Nile for …
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ኦባማ ከትክክለኛው የ(ኢትዮጵያ)ታሪክ ምዕራፍ ጎን ተሰልፈዋልን?
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ
የታሪክ ሸፍጥ
ፕሬዚዳንት ኦባማ “በትክክለኛው የታሪክ ምዕራፍ” መሰለፍ አስፈላጊ መሆኑን አጽንኦ ሰጥተው በመግለጽ እራስን በሚያወድስ መልኩ በተግባር ሳይሆን በንግግር ብቻ በማነብነብ እርሳቸው “በተሳሳተው የታሪክ ምዕራፍ” ተሰልፈዋል ብለው የፈረጇቸው ሰዎች አቋማቸውን እንዲያስተካክሉ በነገር ሸንቁጠዋቸዋል፡፡ እ.ኤ.አ …
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EAC Endorses Sam Liccard for San Jose, California, Mayor
San Jose, California, May 5, 2014 – With five major candidates in the race for Mayor of San Jose, California, the Ethiopian-American Council of North America (EAC) has decided to lend the organization’s support to front-runner Sam Liccard. Mr. Liccard …
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United Nations condemns crackdown on journalists in Ethiopia
(UN News Center) – The United Nations human rights chief today condemned the crackdown on journalists in Ethiopia and the increasing restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression in the Horn of Africa nation.
The comments by High …
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Human Rights Watch Condemns Govt. Brutality Against Oromo Students
Security Forces Fire On, Beat Students Protesting Plan to Expand Capital Boundaries
“Ethiopia’s heavy handed reaction to the Oromo protests is the latest example of the government’s ruthless response to any criticism of its policies. UN member countries should tell
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SMNE condemns the massacre of Oromo students
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia
Group also speaks up against the brutality directed at
Afar pastoralists and the crackdown on journalists:
A Call to Action for All Ethiopians to Stand Strong for a Better Future!
April 3, 2014
We …
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Obang’s open letter to political leaders in Ethiopia
Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE)
April 1, 2014
Dear political leaders in Ethiopia,
Warmest greetings to you from the (SMNE) http://www.solidaritymovement.org. We are writing to you because we believe you are among those who have shown courage and …
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Is Obama on the Right Side of (Ethiopian) History?
The sophistry of history
President Obama likes to pontificate about being on the “right side of history” and rhetorically clobber those who are on the “wrong side of history”. Debating Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election and defending his …
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Scientist Dereje Agonafer receives award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Dereje Agonafer is the recipient of the 2014 iTherm Achievement Award, awarded by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) at the Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems.
Sponsored by the IEEE’s CPMT Society, ITherm …
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Violence erupted across Ethiopia’s Oromia region school campuses – AP
ASSOCIATED PRESS – Violence has erupted in a number of university campuses across Oromia region of Ethiopia as ethnic Oromo students protest a plan by the central government to expand the capital, Addis Ababa, into parts of Oromia, the government …
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ENTC denounces the recent TPLF killings
ENTC issued a press release denouncing the killings in Ambo and Gondar.
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The town of Ambo in Ethiopia is hit with massive riot after police killed several students
Eyewitnesses in the western Ethiopian town of Ambo have informed Ethiopian Review this afternoon that TPLF regime gunmen killed several civilians, mostly students, who were holding a peaceful demonstration.
The indiscriminate killing of the students by the regime’s gunmen has …
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My Commentary on My Commentaries
This commentary, perhaps confession is a better descriptor, has been long in coming. Why have I written lengthy weekly Monday commentaries for hundreds of weeks without missing …
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