Category Archives: Alemayehu G. Mariam
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela. For the late Meles Zenawi and his apostles (the Melesistas) in Ethiopia, the reverse is true: Ignorance is the most powerful weapon you … read more »
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Tagged Carter G. Woodson, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Fela Kuti, George Orwell, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Nelson Mandela, sub-Saharan Africa
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America is Watching!? Diplomacy by hypocrisy is “diplocrisy”. Edmund Burke, the British statesman and philosopher, said “Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.” We’ve heard many promises on … read more »
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by Alemayehu G. Mariam “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing”, said Edmund Burke. But what happens when evil triumphs over a good young woman journalist named Reeyot Alemu in Ethiopia? Do … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Amnesty International, Ethiopia, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, International Women's Media Foundation, Meles Zenawi, Reeyot, World Press Freedom Day
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By Alemayehu G Mariam Last April, I wrote a “Special Tribute to My Personal Hero Eskinder Nega”. In that tribute, I groped for words as I tried to describe this common Ethiopian man of uncommon valor, an ordinary journalist of … read more »
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Tagged Birtukan Mideksa, Eskinder, eskindernega, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Meles Zenawi, Serkalem Fasil, Temesgen Desalegn, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam Flight of the Eagle and pursuit of the Dragon In June 2011, during her visit to Zambia U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton pulled the alarm bell on a creeping “new colonialism” in Africa. While dismissing … read more »
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Dam War of Words Late last month, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid Bin Sultan fired a shot across the bow from the Arab Water Council in Cairo to let the regime in Ethiopia know that his country takes … read more »
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When Erin Burnett of CNN visited Ethiopia in July 2012,she came face-to-face with the ugly face of an African police state: We saw what an African police state looked like when I was in Ethiopia last month… At the … read more »
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By Alemayehu G Mariam 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 portrait painted by Transparency International (TI) (Corruption Index) and Global Financial Integrity (GFI) … read more »
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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 and preach to Ethiopia’s youth this year … read more »
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Recently, Naom Chomsky, MIT Professor of Linguistics and arguably America’s foremost public intellectual, gave an interview to Al Jazeera on the social (ir)responsibility of American academics and intellectuals. Chomsky, 84, has been raising hell for over four decades, getting into … read more »
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By Alemayehu G Mariam Last week The Reporter reported : An ethnic-based conflict between Addis Ababa University (AAU) students following derogatory graffiti posted on toilet-walls and library walls has left half a dozen students with severe injuries while … read more »
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“The Cheetah Generation refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different and unique perspective. They are dynamic, intellectually agile, and pragmatic. They may be … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, George Ayittey, Hippos, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, UNICEF, United Nations Capital Development Fund
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam 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 all of my readers throughout the world. To those who have … read more »
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Tagged Eskinder Nega, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Martin Luther King, Meles Zenawi, Richard Nixon, Serkalem Fasil
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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 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004… Everyday millions of Ethiopians woke up only to find themselves … read more »
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Tagged EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, U.N. Special Rapporteur, United Nations Human Rights Council
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam If History is on the Side of Brave Africans, Shouldn’t the U.S. be Too? When President Obama visited Accra, Ghana in 2009, he delivered two distinct political messages within one overarching moral imperative: “History is on … read more »
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Tagged Accra, Barack Obama, Ethiopia, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, National Endowment for Democracy, obama, United States Department of State
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Matriarch of the Unholy Trinity Susan Rice, the current U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., has been waltzing (or should I say do-se-do-ing) with Africa’s slyest, slickest and meanest dictators for nearly two decades. More cynical commentators have said she has … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Juvénal Habyarimana, Prudence Bushnell, Rice, Rwanda, Rwandan Genocide, Susan Rice, Yoweri Museveni
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November 25, 2012 by benim
On September 2, 2012, Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., delivered a nauseatingly sentimental oration at the funeral of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi. She called Meles “selfless and tireless” and “totally dedicated to his work and family.” She … read more »
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Tagged Barack Obama, Benghazi, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, John McCain, Libya, Rice, Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, White House
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by Alemayehu G. Mariam Never Again! On June 6-8 and November 1-4, 2005, following the Ethiopian parliamentary elections in May of that year, hundreds of citizens who protested the theft of that election were killed or seriously wounded by police … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, United States
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By ALEMAYEHU G MARIAM It is proper to congratulate President Obama on his re-election to a second term. He put up a masterful campaign to earn the votes of the majority of American voters. Mitt Romney also deserves commendation for … read more »
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Tagged Barack Obama, Burma, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Global Financial Integrity, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mitt Romney, obama, United States
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It’s Not Just About an Election In September, I expressed my support for President Barack Obama’s re-election. I told my readers that I enthusiastically supported candidate Obama in 2008 but was disappointed by his Administration’s policy in Ethiopia and … read more »
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Tagged American Civil War, Barack Obama, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian American, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mitch McConnell, obama, United States
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Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam There are few things more difficult or dangerous than speaking truth to abusers of power. But for Reeyot Alemu, the 31 year-old young Ethiopian heroine of press freedom, no price is high enough to keep her … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopian Review, International Women's Media Foundation, IWMF, Maya Angelou, Reeyot Alemu, Serkalem Fasil
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By ALEMAYEHU G MARIAM Ethiopia is known for the best and the worst. Ethiopia is known for the legendary hospitality and charm of its people, unrivaled beauty of its picturesque landscape, fabulous coffee and, of course, unbeatable distance runners. Ethiopia … read more »
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam For the past several months, there has been much display of public sorrow and grief in Ethiopia. But not for the millions of invisible Ethiopians who are suffering and dying from starvation, or what the “experts” … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian government, Famine, George W. Bush, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Non-governmental organization, Somalia
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Respeaking Truth to the Powerless For several years now, I have been “speaking truth to power”. In fact, the tag line for my blog page is “Defend Human Rights. Speak Truth to Power.” It is a special phrase which asserts … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegne, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Kwame Nkrumah, Martin Luther King, May 2010, ruling party
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by Alemayehu G. Mariam Hailemariam Desalegn It seems Ethiopia finally has a new prime minister. Two days ago, the leaders of the ruling EPDRF party approved Hailemariam Desalegn, the current deputy prime minister [DPM], to replace the late Meles Zenawi … read more »
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Tagged Charlemagne, Ethiopia, France, Hailemariam, Hailemariam Desalegne, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Roman Empire
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By Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam It is time to bury the hatchet and move forward in Ethiopia! Nelson Mandela taught that “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Good governance, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Nelson Mandela, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement, Oromo Liberation Front, Unity for Democracy and Justice
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For over two hundred seventy five weeks, without missing a single week, I have written long expository commentaries on the deeds and misdeeds of the man who has been at the helm of power in Ethiopia for over two decades. … read more »
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Alemayehu G. Mariam What happens when a “prime minister” goes AWOL? That is, absent without constitutional leave of absence. Ethiopian Dictator Meles Zenawi has disappeared from public view for several weeks now. He was last seen in public on June … read more »
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By Alemayehu G. Mariam In an interview I gave to the Voice of America Amharic program last week, I was asked to comment on the nature of constitutional succession in the event of death, disability, resignation, illness, incapacity or removal … read more »
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by Alemayehu G. Mariam President Nelson Mandela turned 94 on July 18, 2012. May he live long with gladness and good health! All who love and revere President Mandela call him Madiba. He is the ultimate symbol of human love, … read more »
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