By RENÉ LEFORT Things fall apart: will the centre hold?Oct.2,2016.Ethiopian soldiers try to stop protesters in Bishoftu, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia before visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.STR/Press Association. All rights reserved.Almost exactly a year ago, Ethiopia entered its worst crisis since the arrival of the regime in 1991. Last month, a state of…
By Quartz Ethiopia’s internet is among the least free in the world. According to a new index released by the nonprofit Freedom House, Ethiopia ranked ahead of only Iran, Syria, and China, out of 65 countries in terms of access to the internet, censorship, and freedom of information. It ranked the worst of any country…
By Achamyeleh Tamiru Here is ሽግግሩ-ከአንዱ-የመከራ-አዙሪት-ወጥተን-በአይነቱ-ልዩ-ወደሆነ-ሌላ-የመከራ-አዙሪት-የምንዘፈቅበት-ወይንስ-ከታሪካዊ-ችግሮቻችን-የምንገላገልበት on Transition and Constitution Making in Post-Conflict Ethiopia.
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…
By Peter Vale Professor of Humanities and the Director of the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS), University of Johannesburg University of Johannesburg US President elect Donald Trump greets supporters on election night in New York. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst Africa is likely to slide down the list of foreign policy priorities of a Donald Trump administration. This…
By Geleta Gammo ብሎክቼይን ማለት በመሰረቱ ያልተማከለ የመረጃ መዝገብ ነው። በዚህ የመረጃ መዝገብ ላይ የሚመዘገቡ ነገሮች ሁሉ 1፣ ያልተማከለ ነው። ማለት፣ አንድ መረጃ በብሎክቼይን ላይ ሲመዘገብ የመረጃው ቅጂ ከብሎክቼይኑ ጋር በተያያዙ በሚሊዮኖች በሚቆጠሩ ኮምፑተሮች ሁሉ ላይ ይቀመጣል። ይህ ማለት መረጃው ሊጠፋ አይችልም። ምሳሌ1፣ በስሜ የተመዘገበ የቤት ካርታ ቢኖረኝና ይህንን ብሎክቼይን ላይ ባስመዘግብ ያ የኔን ስም…
By Solomon Regassa Views may differ about the nature and magnitude of the problems we are facing, but everybody agrees that this is no ordinary time in Ethiopia. Changes of varying depth and width are being proposed and promised by different actors. Some of the propositions stand on opposite ends of the spectrum. The Government…
Clinton Foundation aide says ‘unless Sheikh Mo has sent us a $6 million check, this sounds crazy to do’ By Brendan Kirby A top Clinton Foundation official expressed reservations about former President Bill Clinton contacting a Saudi Arabian and Ethiopian billionaire to thank him for offering a plane ride to Ethiopia — unless it would…
By Annie Boyajian, The Hill When Congress adjourned in September, it had failed to vote on resolutions on Ethiopia (S.Res. 432/H.Res. 861). When it returns, it should pass them without delay. Ethiopia, an important security partner and ally, is heading for crisis. The country is suffering its worst unrest in years in response to the government’s…