Prof. Al Mariam’s Voice of America Interview (Amharic) on Ethiopia “Anti-terrorsim Law”, January 19, 2018
Prof. Al Mariam’s Voice of America Interview (Amharic) on Ethiopia “Anti-terrorsim Law”, January 28, 2018
Prof. Al Mariam’s Voice of America Interview (Amharic) on Ethiopia “Anti-terrorsim Law”, January 28, 2018
Guest Commentary: Martin Plaut The stalemate along the Ethiopian-Eritrean border benefits almost no-one. Two armies stare at each other across the 1,000 kilometre border – as they have done since June 2000, when the fighting ended. Every so often there is a flare-up. An Eritrean border guard will fire at a refugee attempting to cross…
“Having been on this Committee now 36 of my 37 years, I have to tell you that I remember when Nicolae Ceaușescu of Romania, one of the most brutal dictatorships, with the Securitate, the KGB equivalent, every year his lobby form would come around with bullet points. They made them look like they were Mother…
The narrative not long ago was that Ethiopia is imploding. The message (disinformation) spread by our shameless “friends” announced, “All Ethiopians who live in Ethiopia, abandon all hope. All expatriates, get the hell outta ‘Dodge City’ Ethiopia!” But Ethiopia is alive and well and humming towards peace and prosperity. I am a witness to that….
My interview with radio journalist Abebe Belew on the massive nearly $USD2 million lobbying effort in the U.S. by the T-TPLF.
U.S. Africa Policy: Empty Words, Emptier Promises (This is the second installment in a series of commentaries I pledged to offer on U.S. policy in Africa under the heading “The Moral Hazard of U.S. Policy in Africa”. In Part I, I argued that democracy and human rights in Africa cannot be subordinated to the expediency…
Posted June 13th, 2006 by almariamforthedefense. INTRODUCTION Over the past several months, there has been much discussion and debate over House Resolution (H.R.) 4423 and the two substitute amendments[1] offered by New Jersey representatives Christopher Smith (R) Chairman, House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations and Donald Payne (D), ranking minority member…