የኢትዮጵያ ቤተ ክርስቲያን በግራ ዘመም እና መሠረተ-ጎሳ በሆኑ የአገራችን የፖለቲካ አስተሳሰቦች ዘንድ በጠላትነት እንደምትፈረጅ የአደባባይ ምሥጢር ነው። በዚህ ረገድ የሕወሐት የ40 ዓመት ፖለቲካ እና በኦነግ እና ከዚያም በኋላ በተነሡ የኦሮሞ ፖለቲካ አራማጆች ዘንድ ያለው አመለካከት ተጠቃሽ ነው። እነዚህ የፖለቲካ አስተሳሰቦች ቤተ ክርስቲያኒቱን በጠላትነት የፈረጁበትን ዝርዝር ጉዳይ ለጊዜው ብናቆየው እና በኦሮሞ ልሒቃን አካባቢ የሚጠቀሰውን አንድ መጽሐፍ…
Ethiopia stands at a crossroads, once again. But this time the prospects facing it are much more starkly contrasting than during past instances of change. If it is put on one course of change, achieving a final breakthrough to a common democratic future looks distinctly promising. If such a course is blocked or not pursued…
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza took another step towards becoming a global outlier on Tuesday. The controversial leader signed a decree to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC), following a parliamentary vote to that effect earlier in October. The decree retracted Burundi’s participation in the Rome Statute, on which the court’s authority is founded. The Burundian…
If we were to ask a priest where religion originated, his response would most likely be rooted in his theology. The same would hold true for a rabbi, imam, yogi and so forth. We believe that the roots of our personal faith provide an answer to questions of creation. As Arthur Schopenhauer put it, “Everyone…
By Paul Schemm WashingtonpostPeople attend a prayer ceremony for protesters who died recently in the town of Bishoftu, Ethiopia, during the Irreecha festival for the Oromo people. The government blames social media for exaggerating the loss of life. (Tiksa Negeri/Reuters) The annual U.N. General Assembly meeting provides an unparalleled opportunity for world leaders to take to…
FILE – Ethiopian soldiers try to stop protesters in Bishoftu, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. VOA- At a European Parliament subcommittee meeting on human rights and development, Human Rights Watch called on the European Union and international community to take strong action against Ethiopia. The international community has largely looked the other way when it…
Ethiopia is facing its biggest anti-government unrest in a decade, with tension among the majority Oromo and Amhara ethnic groups which feel marginalized by a minority-led government (AFP Photo/Zacharias Abubeker) Washington (AFP) – The United States warned its African ally Ethiopia on Tuesday not to abuse the state of emergency it declared this week to…
Eprdf officially suspends half of the Constitutionally guaranteed rights by declaring a State of Emergency. here is How. 1.”The Law works retroactively” In violation of Art. 22 of the Constitution 2.“Media platforms that appeared as Security threats could be shut down” In violation of Art. 29 of the Constitution 3.“The right to Assembly and Demonstration…
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights experts urged Ethiopia on Monday to allow an international investigation into its violent crackdown on peaceful protests that monitors say have led to more than 500 deaths since November 2015. “The scale of this violence and the shocking number of deaths make it clear that this is a calculated…
The Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency effective immediately following a week of anti-government violence that resulted in deaths and property damage across the country, especially in the restive Oromia region. (Karel Prinsloo, File/Associated Press) By Elias Meseret | AP ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency effective immediately…