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Make No Mistake, History Is Crucial For Every Nation

By Black T Bvumavaranda, zimeye.org For any nation and people, history matters. It is the repository of past records of what transpired such as social and even science-related problems. These repositories have the solutions. Since history repeats itself on a … read more »

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Worst of the Worst: Ethiopia

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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Zimbabwe needs a fundamental paradigm shift on governance

By Senator Obert Gutu, thezimbabwemail These are some of the adjectives that one can use to describe the MDC participation in the so-called ” inclusive” government.I am exactly two years and three months old as a deputy minister in this government. … read more »

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Prime Minister Meles’ Funeral was not any different

By Tibebe Samuel Ferenji Some Ethiopians have expressed their disappointment in the way that the people of Ethiopia mourned the death of Mr. Meles Zenawi. In the absence of free press, it is hard to tell who is mourning his … read more »

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The Rule of Law in Ethiopia’s Democratic Transition – Alemayehu G. Mariam

Rule of Law, Rule by Law, Rule by Unjust Law, Rule by Man Alemayehu G. Mariam All of the weekly commentaries I have written over the years have been structured on a single fundamental principle: the rule of law. What … read more »

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Ethiopia: Why are Ethiopians Starving Again in 2011?

Time Magazine on its December 21, 1987 cover page featured a downcast and crestfallen young Ethiopian mother as a symbol of famine victims in that country. Time asked two timeless questions: “Why are Ethiopians starving again? What should the world … read more »

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