ከአማራ ሚድያ ኮርፖራሽን ጋር ያደረግኩት ቃለ መጠይቅ፣ ስለ ምዕራቡ/አሜሪካ ኢትዮጵያ ዉስጥ ጣልቃ ገብነት October 21 2021

Author’s Note: For the past couple of weeks, I have read and heard unjustified and irresponsible criticism of PM Abiy. Many of his critics are Hippos (older generation) like me, who still cling to the faded political ideals of their youth in the 1970s and stubbornly remain sticks-in-the mud. A few of these old war…

Author’s Note: While this commentary stands on its own merits, the author strongly recommends reading Part I of the series to appreciate the enormous complexity and fierce urgency of judicial/justice sector reform in Ethiopia today. Judicial/justice sector reform is an integral element of Ethiopia’s Homegrown Reform Agenda Ethiopia has been undergoing massive reform over the…

  Over the past year, Representative Gregory Meeks, (D-NY), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has been working harder than a funeral home fan in July to impose crippling sanctions against Ethiopia. Meeks sponsored HR 6600 (“Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act”) and rammed it through his committee without any discussions. HR 6600 is intended…

As the self-appointed Ethiopian diaspora spokesperson, I thank Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, President Lemma Megerssa, Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gegebeyehu and the entire Team Abiy Ahmed-ETHIOPIA delegation for travelling thousands of miles to be with us in America. It has been said, “Distance means so little when someone means so much.” Y’all came to…

For the past year, I have railed against Donald Trump in numerous blogs. But I have not said exactly why I am supporting and voting for Hillary Clinton. I support and will vote for Hillary Clinton on November 8, 2016 NOT because she is the perfect presidential candidate; or because she is beyond moral reproach….