Yemeni president blames US, Israel for unrest Ahmed Al-Haj | March 2, 2011 SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s embattled president on Tuesday accused the U.S., his closest ally, of instigating the…

Land grab in Africa: The case of Ethiopia (A speech delivered at the Commonwealth Club of California on March 1, 2011) By Fikre Tolossa (Ph.D) | March 3, 2011 In…

EPRDF prepares to meet people power By Tullu Arga | March 1, 2011 The highly contagious flu of popular protests that forced out undemocratic regimes in North Africa has made…

Tigray is part of the pro-democracy movement Press Release | March 1, 2011 The wind of change that is sweeping the Middle East and North Africa has reached at the…

Tiny spy planes could mimic birds, insects By Julie Watson, Associated Press | March 1, 2011 The wind of change that is sweeping the Middle East and North Africa has…

Gadhafi forces retake towns near Libyan capital By Maggie Michael and Sarah El Deeb, AP | March 1, 2011 TRIPOLI, Libya – Moammar Gadhafi’s forces battled poorly armed rebels Tuesday…

Gaddafi’s Zenga Zenga hip-hop remix By Daniel Estrin, The World | March 1, 2011 Gaddafi has long been known for his flamboyant fashion and rambling rhetoric. But as opposition forces…

Libya quashes protests in Tripoli; West to aid east By Maggie Michael, Associated Press | February 28, 2011 TRIPOLI, Libya – The West moved to send its first concrete aid…

Non-violent struggle: Ethiopian exceptionalism? (Part II) By Jawar Mohammed* | February 28, 2011 Social Fragmentation and Civil Resistance One of the key reasons why dictators remain in power is the…

Thugtatorship: The Highest Stage of African Dictatorship By Alemayehu G. Mariam | February 28, 2011 Prof. Al Mariam Thugogracy in Africa If democracy is government of the people, by the…