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The Moral Equivalent of an Anti-Apartheid Movement in Ethiopia?
Ethiopian Muslims engaged in the moral equivalent of an anti-Apartheid movement? In her recent commentary in the New York Times Book Review, “Obama: Failing the ...
Somaliland: What Kind Of Lesson We Can Learn From Ethiopia!
“Meles we commit to fulfill your vision” a note on a pill board in Addis-Ababa. It is hard to believe that Ethiopia once was one ...
Ethiopia: The prototype democratic state in the making
Conventional wisdom says that democracy has been a Holy Grail that generations of Africans have been pursuing. And yet, it is very difficult to tell with ...
Africa: Is Ethiopia a police state?
By Ethiopiawi It was some time ago, while browsing the Internet, that I chanced upon the somalilandpress website. Since then, I have visited it often. ...
Ethiopia: The Prototype African Police State
The sights and sounds of an African police state When Erin Burnett of CNN visited Ethiopia in July 2012, she came face-to-face with the ugly ...
Ethiopia: The Politics of Fear and Smear
In December 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Ethiopia: Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?” contrasting two portraits of Ethiopia. At the time, the ...
What we are waiting for? The dilemma facing the Isaq community in Ethiopia
The Liyu police (special police force) of the Ethiopian Somali regional administration on Feb 6, 2013 killed a civilian named Mohamed Qowdhen Abdi in the ...
Somaliland: Army Boss Makes Unexpected Visit to Ethiopia
Somaliland Chief of Staff Major General Ismael Shaqale and the chief of operations for Somaliland forces Brigadier General Abdullah Haji Jama accompanied by unspecified number ...
Ethiopia: Where Do We Go (or not go) From Here
On the road to democracy unity? For some time now, I have been heralding Ethiopia’s irreversible march from dictatorship to democracy. In April 2011, I ...
Ethiopian: Annihilation of the Ogaden People – OpEd
February 8, 2013 Besieged, abused, ignored In the harsh Ogaden region of Ethiopia, impoverished ethnic Somali people are being murdered and tortured, raped, persecuted ...
Ethiopia: They Shall Inherit the Wind
Sandcastles and Dams of African Dictators All dictators on the African continent have sought immortality by leaving a legacy that will outlive them and endure ...
Ethiopia: ‘Special Police’ Execute 10
May 28, 2012, Nairobi (Human Rights Watch) – An Ethiopian government-backed paramilitary force summarily executed 10 men during a March 2012 operation in Ethiopia’s eastern ...
Ethiopia: The Silent World of Hippos on Planet Cheetah
In my first weekly commentary of the new year, I “proclaimed” 2013 “Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation” (young people). I also promised to reach, teach ...
Ethiopia: The Irresponsibility of the Privileged?
Alemayehu G Mariam Recently, Naom Chomsky, MIT Professor of Linguistics and arguably America’s foremost public intellectual, gave an interview to Al Jazeera on the social ...
Ethiopian “Liyuu-Special Police” and the Crimes against Humanity in the Ogaden
RESOLVE OGADEN COALITION PRESS RELEASE According to a recent publication by the Guardian, the British government has plans to fund and train an Ethiopian paramilitary ...
Ethiopia : 2013 Year of the Cheetah Generation
2013 shall be the Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation. “The Cheetah Generation refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, ...
Afica : Stop the destruction of Somali’s
Decades have gone by and Somali’s have seen many presidents promise to restore the countries pride and beauty it once had, they have come and ...
Ethiopia: Ring in Redress to All Humankind
2012 is gone. 2013 is on the way. Let us ring in redress to all humankind. I wish a happy and prosperous new year to ...
Somaliland: The Folly of Premature International Recognition
Quite often we hymn the praises of our young nation and glorify its achievements as a burning flame of hope in an area of the ...
Ethiopia 2012: Human Rights and Government Wrongs
Another Groundhog Year In December 2008, I wrote a weekly commentary lamenting the fact that 2008 was “Groundhog Year” in Ethiopia: It was a repetition of ...
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