Al Mariam’s Voice of America Interview (Amharic) on Trump’s Comments on White Supremacists, August 16, 2017

(Excerpted English version of speech given at the “Conference on the Future of Ethiopia: Transition, Democracy, and National Unity” organized by Vision Ethiopia on March 27, 2016 at the Marriott Georgetown.) … I want to thank Vision Ethiopia and the organizers of the “Conference on the Future of Ethiopia: Transition, Democracy, and National Unity”. When…

Africa’s First Responder for Peace, Ethiopia’s Globetrotter for Investment and Hardest Working Man in Politics We are beginning to see hard evidence of PM Abiy Ahmed’s return on investments in domestic and regional peace initiatives, good governance and structural reforms and his unrelenting campaign to change the global image of Ethiopia as a land of…

Robert Kagan, a well-known neocon, recently argued “Trump is the GOP’s Frankenstein monster. Now he’s strong enough to destroy the party.” Kagan reamed establishment Republicans: “Trump is no fluke. Nor is he hijacking the Republican Party or the conservative movement. He is [the] party’s  Frankenstein’s monster, brought to life by the party, fed by the party and…

Donald Trump wants to become the Commander-in-Chief of the United States. This week Trump proved he is supremely qualified to be the Monster-in-Mischief of the United States of America. A cowardly terrorist brimming with self-hate and hate of humanity massacred 50 innocent people in Orlando, FL and severely injured many dozens more. The terrorist act…

“Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth.” H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed is scheduled to formally accept his Nobel Peace Prize and deliver his Nobel lecture at Oslo City Hall on December 10. The media hounds are carping over the fact that PM…