Tag Archives: Ethiopian people

Ethiopia: Roads Host Inequality

February 26, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Girma Feyissa, Addis Fortune opinion The total area of pavements in this vibrant and rapidly expanding capital of ours is a little over 660sqkm. This is despite asphalted roads covering a total of 5,000sqkm, according to the Addis Abeba … read more »

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Ethiopia: Make Poverty The Target of Political Struggle

February 22, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Poverty is ceaselessly hovering over the society with crippling effect on its motivation, on its physical activities, on its mental creativeness and dashing its hope. The intention of this article is to bring to the attention of the Ethiopian Diaspora … read more »

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Ethiopia: Youth-focussed ‘governance’ structure to be introduced in Addis Abeba – sign of the country’s deepening repression 12 FEB

February 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Keffyalew Gebremedhin When the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi related his take on the state of Ethiopia to Richard Dowden, one of the editors of African Arguments, a thing he made the point of bragging about on this May … read more »

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Ethiopia: Calling for financial help In the name of free press and multi-party democracy

February 12, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

When the Constitution was adopted in 1994, the Ethiopian people had hoped that press freedom and multi-party democracy would be a reality in Ethiopia. The people have been hoping for the last 22 years but their hope could not materialize … read more »

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Ethiopia: UAE Diaspora Bought U.S.$2.5 Million in Bonds

February 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE ) have so far bought US$2.5 million worth of bonds for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). They have also pledged to buy another $ 95,000 worth of bonds. … read more »

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Ethiopia: PM Haile Mariam Desalegn: Where’s the Political Reform?

February 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Ewnetu Sime Mr. Haile Mariam Desalegn, the new PM, marks 100 plus days in office and brought frustration to all pro-democracy campaigners starting from his first exclusive interview with Peter Heinlein the Voice of America – VOA news correspondent. … read more »

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Ethiopia: Democracy Hinges On Minority Rights

January 21, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Tagel Getahun opinion In the popular election of 2005, Addis Abeba’s voters cast their votes based on an irrelevant parameter, “who talked much in the campaigns?” If there is anything in elections that could be taken as a factor … read more »

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Who retards change in Ethiopia?

December 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Teklu Abate (Ph.D) Chairman of Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) party, Dr Negasso Gidada, nicely highlighted the current political condition in Ethiopia. In a discussion forum arranged for party members, Ethiopia’s former president identified major challenges and problems … read more »

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Ethiopia: Is Hailemariam Dessaleign the Men of God?

December 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Abenezer Aregawi It’s very hard and difficult for a person like me to judge somebody as he is the men of God or not. First, I am not spiritual person though I believe in God. Second, it’s only God … read more »

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RE: Ethiopia: Is three Deputy Prime Ministers Constitutional?

December 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

alem it is quit natural to oppose what ever idea you didn’t believe on. but it should be justifiable and to the benefit of the country at large. opposing for nothing is the worst thing. first and at most you … read more »

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Ethiopia: Is three Deputy Prime Ministers Constitutional?

November 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopian ruling junta showed progress in the 5 year GTP plan by electing 3 Deputy prime minister. We don’t have any constitutional provision that allow the parliament to elect three deputies prime minister though the ruling junta doesn’t respect their … read more »

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The people of Ethiopia vs their social construct

November 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Ebissa Ragassa “In most progressive society social changes have always preceded governmental changes” This is a very sensitive time in Ethiopian history, at times when we are fighting for equality in all of its forms, spreading multiculturalism, attempting to … read more »

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Ethiopia: TPLF Manifesto, Amhara was labeled as #1 enemy of Tigray

November 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

“The forgotten people” Why is the Ethiopians’ blood so thin? Mekonnen Workineh, Norway, Nov 2012 Mekonnen Workineh Analogously ,  the Nazi manifesto of 1920 was anti-Semitic, anti-capitalist, anti-democratic, anti-Marxist, and anti-liberal. Anti-Semitic was number one manifesto of Nazi Hitler and … read more »

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Ethiopia: What is the purpose of a government?

November 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Magn Nyang The purpose of government is to provide a system in which individuals give portion of their freedom in order to pursue needs and wants without the fears that are inherent in a state of anarchy. In an … read more »

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Ethiopia: Change is Inevitable

November 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D. In response to my article, Ethiopia: Time for a Paradigm Shift part 2, the pro-government (Ethioadvocate) boiled down everything therein to one simple question: “Paradigm Shift for Whom?” (Which was posted on Aiga Forum). The answer … read more »

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The Obama victory versus fake change in Ethiopia

November 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Robele Ababya Bravo to both rivals for the White House I begin this piece with my sincere congratulations to President Obama on his clear victory over his rival Governor Mitt Romney. I do so despite my repeatedly expressed vehement … read more »

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Ethiopia: Bureaucracy – The pillar EPRDF rusting

November 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Bizuayehu Tsegaye Public service giving practice has always been complained in our country, especially in recent time, hearing countless complains against institutions performance is not something we are unfamiliar with. In fact, it pushes me to share you my … read more »

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Ethiopia: In search of a better life

October 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Ethiopia: The search for a better life. Students may have been holed up in dorms and apartments as Hurricane Sandy made landfall, but it wasn’t enough to stop Dining Services employees from coming to work. To ensure students had food … read more »

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“Ethiopia’s Great Wealth is its People” – Meles Zenawi

October 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

What is the greatest need of the people of Ethiopia?  It helps a great deal and makes things clear, if we state clearly and know what we are trying to solve, and the issues we are concerned about and trying … read more »

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Ethiopia: A Paradigm Shift for Whom?

October 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

  By ethioadvocate.com This brief article is a reflection of our thoughts about an article that appeared on Online on 2012-10-29 titled “Ethiopia: A Time for a Paradigm Shift”, by Zelalem Eshete, Ph.D. For a general overview of our thoughts … read more »

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Ethiopia: “A Historic and Peaceful Transfer of Political Power”

October 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

What a Senseless Jock! Commentary T.Goshu Never the only one; but one of the most hypocritical and disingenuous political drama on the very fake political game of “the transfer of historic and peaceful political power” manifested itself when the late … read more »

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Oromo Liberation Front, Press Release on Ethiopian Muslims

October 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

TPLF’s Terror Will Not Deter Genuine Demand For Freedom OROMO LIBERATION FRONT, Press Release The TPLF – EPRDF government has stayed and continues to stay on the shoulders of Ethiopia peoples at gun point. Extra-judicial killings, mass arrest and torture … read more »

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A Response to Aboy Sibhat Nega’s recent interview

October 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Bekalu Atnafu Taye, PhD After the death of the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, a number of discussions were made and TPLF reached consensus on the mode of succession. In view of this, the Deputy Prime Minister, Hailemariam Dessalegn has taken the … read more »

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Worst of the Worst: Ethiopia

October 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Baile Derseh Miherete The highly repressive environment in Ethiopia worsened before and after Meles. The independent media journalists, the oppositions activists, the civil society, even innocent Ethiopians have fled the country to avoid prosecution. The ruling regime has turned … read more »

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Ethiopia: Changing of the Guard

September 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Msmaku Asrat It has been announced that Hailemariam Desalegn has been chosen to be the Chairman of the TPLF dominated EPRDFthiopian Deputy Prime Minister, Hailemariam Dessalegn and Demeke Mekonnen as Deputy Chairman. According to Communications Minister Bereket Simon they … read more »

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Kill abject poverty in Ethiopia

September 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Robele Ababya Abject poverty which the TPLF has perpetrated for the last 21 years has all along been its effective weapon as a slogan to obliterate it, but in actual fact to perpetrate it through the adoption of wrong … read more »

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UGA students concerned for Ethiopia’s future after leader’s death

September 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Three weeks after the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, University students with ties to the country ponder the effects of his passing. “He was very well loved and people looked up to him,” said Iman Ahmed, a student … read more »

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Ethiopia: Safeguarding the Vision to Our Future

September 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Obang metho Our Hope for Ethiopia in the New Year Should Be No Less than a Fully Transformed Society Dear Ethiopian, We, the leaders, members and friends of the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE), want to wish … read more »

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Death and drama in Ethiopia

September 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Yilma Bekele I am hoping this is the last discussion about our emotional response regarding the disappearance then death of Ato Meles Zenawi. As controversial and in your face individual he was alive his death has brought drama, division … read more »

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Ethiopia: Regarding the drama due to the death of the tyrant

September 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Yilma Bekele I am hoping this is the last discussion about our emotional response regarding the disappearance then death of Ato Meles Zenawi. As controversial and in your face individual he was alive his death has brought drama, division … read more »

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