Yearly Archives: 2019
Hate, Hearts and Minds: “Creating an Ethiopia That is Second to None in Its Guarantee of Freedom of Expression” (Part II)

Now the other myth that gets around is the idea that legislation cannot really solve the problem and that it has no great role to play in this period of…

Hate, Hearts and Minds: “Creating an Ethiopia That is Second to None in Its Guarantee of Freedom of Expression” (Part I)

“We are creating an Ethiopia that is second to none in its guarantee of freedom of expression. We should avoid the path of extremism and division, powered by the politics…

Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund First Annual Fundraiser: I have a dream…

Author’s Note: Below is my speech at the First Annual Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF)  fundraising Gala. It has been a labor of love for me to serve as Chairman…

Congratulating Abiy “Champion of Peace” Ahmed!

In his last will and testament, Alfred Nobel provided for an award to be given to “champions of peace to be selected by a committee of five persons in the…

Three-Ring Media Circus in Oslo?: Why I Support PM Abiy’s Decision Not to Give Media Interviews at the Nobel Ceremonies

“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…

You Snooze, You Lose! Wake Up Slumbering Diaspora Ethiopian Giant!

Author’s Note:  I have written this commentary as a wake-up call to diaspora Ethiopians, particularly those in the United States. Fundamental and structural changes are taking place in Ethiopia.  Ethnic…

Ethiopia: An African Political Miracle in the Making?

There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always.” -Mahatma Gandhi Our ability to…

Ethiopia: I Remember the Slaughter of November 2005 in 2019!
Justice for the Victims of the Meles Massacres

Special Author’s Note: For years, I have memorialized the month of November by remembering the hundreds of innocent Ethiopians who lost their lives or were maimed and disfigured in the…

“OK, Hippos!”, Growled Ethiopia’s (Abo Shemanes) Cheetahs

… Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation is the only generation that could rescue Ethiopia from the steel claws of T-TPLF tyranny and dictatorship. It is the only generation that can deliver Ethiopia…

DIGITAL PSYCHO-TERRORISTS’ INFOWARS ON ETHIOPIA: Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me!

Author’s Note: The information war (InfoWars) on Ethiopia today is in full swing. Lies, fake news and disinformation intended to bamboozle, hoodwink and confuse Ethiopians are spreading on social and…

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