Yearly Archives: 2019
Herman Cohen, I Accept Your Apology Though It Comes More Than Two Months Late!

More than two months after Herman Cohen made his unprovoked, depravedly hateful and arrogantly insulting comments about the Amhara people, he has issued a Twitter apology “about the pain and discomfort…

Hope Springs Eternal in Africa With Leaders Like Abiy Ahmed!

Africa’s “first responder” does it again! Last week, Sudan was pulled from the brink of disaster when the “military council and the main opposition coalition signed a power-sharing deal paving the way…

Raising the White Flag! The Power of Medemer and the “Disarming of the Ethiopia Opposition”?

Is PM Abiy Ahmed winning the battle (of ideas) for hearts and minds? In an interview, a self-styled journalist-cum-former-regime official-turned-opposition activist and avowed opponent of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pointedly…

Ode to 4 Billion Tree Saplings by the River Ghion (Ethiopia)

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the…

We Made History With the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund!

July 25, 2019 — Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (EDTF) FIRST ROUND OF CALLS FOR PROPOSALS. We are proud to announce EDTF will issue its first round of calls for proposals…

The Real Universities Outside the Ivory Tower: PM Abiy’s Commencement Speech at Addis Ababa University

Commencement speeches given by political leaders often tend to be partisan, contentious and controversial. The politician will often seek to use the opportunity to defend or promote policy, respond to…

Now is the Time for All Good Ethiopian Men and Women to Come to the Aid of Their Country!

There is great wisdom in the old typing drill, “This is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their country.” I would argue…

Their Finest Hour in Our Darkest Day: A Eulogy for Brothers We Lost on June 22, 2019 in Ethiopia

The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. — Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar  It would be an…

Herman (Harm Man) Cohen’s Second “Coup” in Ethiopia? We Demand an Apology!

How true the saying, “There is no fool like an old fool.” My readers know I don’t tolerate old fools. Of course, there are old fools; and there are offensive…

June 23, 2018; June 22, 2019: Dates Which Will Live in Infamy in Ethiopia

A Special Tribute to Victims of a Terrorist Attack in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 23, 2018 and Amhara Region on June 22, 2019 Today, high level iconic leaders of…

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