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

Author’s note: This is Part I in a forthcoming series relating my conversations with Reeyot Alemu and her amazing story in the defense of press freedom in Ethiopia. It is also about conversations with an extraordinary group of young Ethiopians living in Las Vegas who are dedicated to building good governance in a New Ethiopia founded on…

The TPLF has perfected the use of battlefield casualties and damage to tar, feather and demonize the Ethiopian Government as killers of innocent civilians, women and children. The TPLF is using a cynical strategy to deploy children as combatant soldiers while they are alive and commodify them as media assets when they are killed. The…

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable…In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.” — John F. Kennedy The quiet riot of civil disobedience in Ethiopia over the past two years is slowly morphing into a creeping and enveloping civil war….

In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. Attributed to George Orwell At this critical time in Ethiopia’s history, I believe Ethiopian intellectuals must take a leading and active role in the public debate to shape the future of their homeland. But there is a deficit in the supply of transformational…

Reviewer’s Note: This is Part II of an “interpretive book review” of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s (hereinafter “Abiy,” “the author”) latest book, “Medemer Generation” (“MEDGEN”). While this review commentary stands on its own merits, I strongly recommend reading Part I, “Medemer Generation”(MEDGEN): Tip of the Spear for Ethiopia’s Peace, Prosperity and Progress,” to gain a…