Open Letter to Ethiomedia.com Ludger Schadomsky Editor-in-chief, Deutsche Welle Amharic | January 11, 2012 Dear Editor, Having read, with a growing sense of disbelief and disillusionment, a number of articles…
Why ethnic-federalism deters people-centered, equitable and integrated development (Part 1 of 10) By Aklog Birara (Ph.D.) | January 11, 2012 “Hunger is actually the worst of all weapons of mass…
Ethiopian-Israelis rally against racism AFP | January 11, 2012 You (Sephardim) claim that Askenazim are racist towards you, but you are the most racist. You signed a (racist) document. –…
Ethiopian Politicians on Trial for Terrorism By Peter Heinlein, VOA | January 10, 2012 Two politicians who had been rising stars in Ethiopia’s ethnic Oromo opposition movement have pleaded “not…
Birtukan pays tribute to Vaclav Havel Ethiomedia | Jan 10, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Pro-democracy activist Birtukan Mideksa spoke on January 6 at a Memorial Tribute to Vaclav Havel at…
Has trademarking doubled Ethiopian farmers’ income? By Wondwossen Mezlekia | January 10, 2012 Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) CEO, Eleni Gabre-Medhin, briefs [ex deputy pm] Addisu Legesse (center) and Meles Zenawi…
Birtukan amplifies “power of the powerless” By Abebe Gellaw | January 10, 2012 Birtukan Mideksa Washington DC — Ethiopia’s “Aung San Suu Kyi”, Birtukan Mideksa, democracy activists, politicians, diplomats and…
The tell-tale signs of a falling ‘empire’ By Yohannes Berhe | January 10, 2012 Empires don’t just fall suddenly, it’s a gradual process. A classic example is the “The fall…
OLF: Ethiopians Unite! By Alemayehu G Mariam | January 9, 2012 Prof. Al Mariam The great Bob Marley always sang songs of African unity and liberation: How good and…
Larger-than-life characters, intrigue part of history behind Battle of Adwa By Nancy Wick, University of Washington (Seattle) | January 8, 2012 Raymond Jonas went to the Boston Museum of Fine…