Ethiopia: Protest and “danger of Military Government” By Eskinder Nega | March 11, 2011 The announcement of Mubarak’s fall was greeted with the loudest cheer in Egyptian history. People power…
Quake brings modern Tokyo to a standstill By Jay Alabaster, Associated Press | March 11, 2011 TOKYO – Japan’s huge earthquake brought super-modern Tokyo to a standstill Friday, paralyzing trains…
The conundrum of the pretenders By Natnael F. Alemayehu | March 11, 2011 African leaders of our generation have been famed for their brutality, genocidal rule, and irreversible distinctiveness. Aside…
Oil installations ablaze as battles rage By PAUL SCHEMM and MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press | March 10, 2011 RAS LANOUF, Libya – A giant yellow fireball shot into the sky,…
ElBaradei says he’ll run for Egyptian president By Marwa Awad, Reuters | March 10, 2011 CAIRO (Reuters) – Reformist Mohamed ElBaradei announced on Wednesday he would run in Egypt’s presidential…
Gadhafi drives rebels from key oil port By Paul Schemm, Associated Press | March 10, 2011 RAS LANOUF, Libya – Moammar Gadhafi’s forces pushed rebel fighters from the strategic oil…
TPLF – An incorrigible regime By Petros Ashenafi | March 10, 2011 The wheels of people’s revolution are turning. The events in Cairo, Tunis and the current Libyan scenes continue…
Open letter to Prof. Andreas Eshete By Abebe Gellaw | March 10, 2011 Tiny Andreas Eshete shrinks in servitude to Meles Zenawi First of all, I would like to congratulate…
Fresh clashes in Ivory Coast as AU backs Ouattara AFP | March 10, 2011 ABIDJAN (AFP) – Fresh fighting rocked Ivory Coast just hours after the African Union declared Alassane…
Rethinking the notion of “self-determination” By Dimetros Birku | March 9, 2011 The notion of “self-determination” was projected as an important manifestation of political consciousness in Ethiopian politics immediately before…