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Cattle herding. Tribal nomadic lifestyles. The last rest stop for the Ark of the Covenant. The birthplace of Haile Selassie I and the Queen of Sheba. These images perhaps readily come to mind when one thinks of Ethiopia, but Ethiopian … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Anthony Hylton, Ark of the Covenant, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, Lake Tana, Mengistu Hailemariam, United States
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By Abdul Mohamed The coercive eviction of Ethiopia’s Beta Israel community was an act of societal vandalism, whose stated justifications of hunger and religious discrimination are false. The treatment of the Ethiopian Jews in Israel has been at best shabby … read more »
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Tagged Beta Israel, DepoProvera, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Falasha, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Israel, Judaism, latest ethiopian news, Mengistu Hailemariam, news ethiopia, Operation Moses
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By: Farhan Abdi Suleiman (Oday) It is hard to believe that Ethiopia once was one of traditionally famine, drought and economically decrepit nations in the horn of Africa when compared to its position in Africa today. Over the last twenty … read more »
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By Teklu Abate Millions of Ethiopians have been closely following the peace and unity talks underway between the two competing synods. There was a general understanding and optimism that the synods would make sacrifices of all sorts to ensure reconciliation. … read more »
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According to ESAT the FBI has foiled an attempt by the Ethiopian government to assassinate Ato Abebe Gelaw. Goosh Abera and his accomplices are under custody. Please note here I said the Ethiopian government since there seems to be no … read more »
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Protest sparked at the College of Natural Sciences, Arat Kilo Campus of the Addis Ababa University. According to our sources in Addis Ababa, The main cause of the protest is due to an ethnic derogatory poster against Oromo-ethnic students placed … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Oromo people
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By Getachew T. Alemu, column A social structure that inculcates mediocrity always settles for the little achievements of individuals, regardless of their social status. My close friend, a language teacher by profession, dubs this, ‘the culture of living for clapping’. … read more »
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Tagged EPRDF, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu, Mengistu Hailemariam
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y Getachew T. Alemu, Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) column My memories of university life contain lots of adventures. They encompass both good and bad experiences. I would say, however, that it was the most apolitical phase of my life. I was … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University, Culture of Ethiopia, Economy of Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam
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By Borja Santos Porras, RNW Addis Ababa — One evening last month, the sounds of classical Spain could be heard in an unlikely place: the Ethiopian National Theatre in Addis Ababa. Onstage were the talented students of the Yared School, … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, ethiopian music, Ethiopian National Theatre, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Mengistu, Mengistu Hailemariam, Yanni, Yared
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by Msmaku Asrat Can you hear me now? is a familiar question posed by a series of advertisements for Verizon wireless. I am using it here Sebhat Negga as a metaphor for a series of lofty pronouncements made by Sebhat … read more »
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By Getahune Bekele The most pre-eminent among hordes of loathsome TPLF warlords, he became famous after threatening the entire Eritrean population with genocide during the 1998 – 2000 boarder war. However, when he later turned his anger on the late … read more »
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Tagged Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, South Sudan, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, TPLF news
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By Dagmawi Gudu Kassa The saying I used as my title here above seems less known in our recent linguistic history. But as we are witnessing the current history of this world, people of different nations other than Ethiopians, even … read more »
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Tagged Arab Spring, Death, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, indepthafrca, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, nation, Uncle Sam
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by Alem Mamo and Lemlem Tesfa The man who started his political career in the mountains of Tigary as one of the leaders of a very narrow and destructive ethno-cartel group has died. He came to power through a military … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Samuel Doe, United States
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Saleh AA Younis The Circular Journey in Search of Eritrea: A “World Distance” that Never Was ( by Yosief Gebrehiwet) is an answer to the question posed by Eritrean Independence: Is It Worth All The Sacrifice? (also by Yosief Ghebrehiwet). … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ark of the Covenant, Eritrea, Eritreans, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Menelik, Mengistu Hailemariam, Solomon
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By Isaac Esipisu, Reuters By Aaron Maasho Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Badme, Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaUganda, Isaias Afewerki, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, South Sudan
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By; Kiflu Hussain Despite repetitive adverts of a documentary and even its screening on Aljazeera titled “Struggle over Nile,” it’s a couple of days ago that I managed to watch it. My first attraction to the documentary stemmed from the … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kiflu Hussain
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Tagged Blue Nile, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Nile, United States
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The powerful widow of former prime minister Meles Zenawi is reportedly stalling on vacating Ethiopia’s national palace for the country’s new leader and his family. According to government sources, Mrs Azeb Mesfin has ignored instructions to move to a new … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Azeb Mesfin, Ethiopia, Hailemariam, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaSamantha Kelly, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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This article is the thirteenth in a series by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, a former Pakistani high commissioner to the UK, exploring how a litany of volatile centre/periphery conflicts with deep historical roots were interpreted after 9/11 in the new global … read more »
Posted in Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Eritrea, Eritrean Liberation Front, Ethiopia, Hamid Idris Awate, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mengistu Hailemariam, Sudan
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By Teklu Abate One of the gravest mistakes one may make in life is exclusively focusing on individuals and not on ideas. In countries where dictatorship is the norm, people usually consider the death of top leaders as the beginning … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Medrek, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Youtube
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Ethiopian legislators from both houses gathered Monday to open the new parliamentary year – its first in more than two decades without late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died August 20 – with a speech by President Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who … read more »
By William Davison Hailemariam Desalegn, an amiable sanitation engineer from southern Ethiopia, has succeeded late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. At first glance, the technocratic Hailemariam looked an unlikely candidate to succeed Meles, the stern overlord of Ethiopia’s political and economic … read more »
By Robele Ababya Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov was in charge of KGB before he became President of the defunct Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Ethiopia, Gettysburg Address, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Martin Luther King, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, United States
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Meles Zenawi’s social and economic policies kept Ethiopia at the forefront of regional security dynamics. Yet, as Magnus Taylor argues, a host of demographic, economic and environmental challenges may now compromise Ethiopia’s status as a local power. By Magnus Taylor … read more »
By; Kiflu Hussain When the late Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia disappeared from public life, particularly from international gathering which he never failed from basking in, the mainstream media began speculating on his “serious illness” unlike the “fringe” Medias that accurately … read more »
By Samuel Gebru Modern Ethiopia is not known for peaceful and orderly transition of power. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Mengistu Hailemariam was overthrown in 1991. Haile Selassie was killed in 1974. When Meles Zenawi died last month, many … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Ethiopians, Hailemariam, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam
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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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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian people, Hailemariam Desalegne, Indepth Africa Magazine, indepthafrica africa news, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, United States
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Dr. Mitiku Haile UNESCO Deputy Representative of Ethiopia Paris, France I heard you commenting on the late Meles Zenawi in Geza Tegaru Paltlak Room. As a man living in exile for the last twenty one years I have a different … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Tigray, Tony Blair
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Ethiopia’s ruling coalition on Saturday approved Hailemariam Desalegn’s appointment as prime minister to replace Meles Zenawi, who died last month, the government’s spokesman said. He will be sworn in early next month when parliament reconvenes, Bereket Simon told a news … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, China, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Region
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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 »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Barack Obama, Ethiopia, Ethiopian people, IndepthAfrica, List of heads of government of Ethiopia, Meles, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Zenawi
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Fessahaye Mebrahtu From Losing Credibility to Losing Ground; the following is the Countdown to the end of Dictatorship. The Eritrean state of affairs continues to consume the energy of Eritreans at home and in the Diaspora. While the majority at home … read more »
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Tagged Eritrea, Eritrean Diaspora, IndepthAfrica, Isaias, Isaias Afewerki, Mengistu Hailemariam, Sinai Peninsula, Susan Rice, United Nations
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