Hate, Hearts and Minds: “Creating an Ethiopia That is Second to None in Its Guarantee of Freedom of Expression” (Part I)
By Alemayehu G. Mariam “We are creating an Ethiopia that is second to none in…
Opinion
International Crisis Group: keeping Ethiopia’s transition on the rails
REPORT from International Crisis Group Nairobi/Addis Abeba/Brussels, 16 December 2019 What’s new? Clashes in October 2019 in…
The Ethiopians are Zionism’s great success
Opinion: Almost three decades after Operation Solomon brought thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, the…
Addis Standard’s current editorial –what gives?
By Abegaz Wondimu In a scathing editorial written only two days after Abiy received his…
Abiy Ahmed Ali – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture given by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2019 Abiy Ahmed Ali, Oslo, 10 December…
Congratulating Abiy “Champion of Peace” Ahmed!
By Alemayehu G. Mariam In his last will and testament, Alfred Nobel provided for an…
It’s too early to call Prosperity Party bad news to Ethiopia (A rejoinder to Awol Allo)
Ephrem Madebo (emadebo@gmail.com) On November 30, 2019, Awol Allo tweeted the following: “Lemma is not…
“It is Time to Hear from the Ethiopian Minorities on the Current Crisis We Face!” Do Not Forget: They Too Have a St (SMNE)
Press Conference: “It is Time to Hear from the Ethiopian Minorities on the Current Crisis…
Three-Ring Media Circus in Oslo?: Why I Support PM Abiy’s Decision Not to Give Media Interviews at the Nobel Ceremonies
By Alemayehu G. Mariam “Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war; That this…
The Final Push of Egypt to Secure Zero-Sum Water Share Agreement with a “Destabilized Ethiopia”!
By Ermias Hailu/December 6, 2019 After Egypt’s failure to integrate Eritrea to its territories by…
Awol’s fear is misplaced!
In an opinion piece published on December 6, 2019, on Aljazeera titled ‘Why Abiy Ahmed’s…
Dark Ages Ethiopia: The Ravages of Personal-Tribal ‘Rule’ and Beyond
By Tesfaye Demmellash The apparent reshuffle of existing ethnic-partisan groups within the EPRDF “coalition” into…
Aung San Suu Kyi and Abiy Ahmed are Tested !!!!!
By Tedla Asfaw Ethiopians are calling for a protest rally at Oslo, Norway to hold…
Why Ethiopia needs a strong incumbent political party in the transition to democracy
By Girmachew Alemu, For Addis Standard Between revolution and continuity Addis Abeba, December 03/2019 – Ethiopia…
Book Review: “Medemer”, A Book by Dr. Abiy Ahmed
By Assefa A. Lemu Exordium The book titled “Medemer” and written by Ethiopian Prime Minister…
Six causes of transitional trauma
December 2, 2019 by Ahmed Mohammed There is almost no prospect of a swift and painless…
You Snooze, You Lose! Wake Up Slumbering Diaspora Ethiopian Giant!
By Alemayehu G, Mariam Author’s Note: I have written this commentary as a wake-up call…
Why We Should Be Concerned About the Politics of AU (African Union)?
November 30, 2019 Tegenaw Goshu “The African Union Organizes the 6th Annual Continental Forum of…
The new proclamation in the making, Ethiopia aims to privatize six sugar projects in first quarter of 2020
Bileh Jelan/ Addis Standard Addis Abeba November 29/2019 – Ethiopia’s State Minister of Finance, Eyob Tekalign…
Ethiopia: An African Political Miracle in Africa?
By Alemayehu G. Mariam There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they…
Ethiopia: I Remember the Slaughter of November 2005 in 2019!
By Prof, Alemayehu G. Mariam Justice for the Victims of the Meles Massacres Special Author’s…
Was the Sidama People’s Vote for Statehood in Awassa Free and Fair?
By Damo Gotamo The vote on a referendum for the Sidama autonomy in Awassa and…
“On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia” – A Historical Review of Wallelign Mekonnen’s Article Half a Century Later
By Yared Tibebu – November 17, 2019 Introduction Wallelign Mekonnen’s article “On the Question of…
Southern comfort on the rocks
by Ermias Tasfaye Since June, the Sidama campaign for a new federal state in southern…