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Remembering the Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa

South Africa, 1960 On March 21, 1960, exactly 55 years ago today, a crowd estimated at five thousand (according to apartheid police 20 thousand, inflated to justify their extreme response)…

A Tale of Tall Tales and “Ethiopia’s Diplomat-in-Chief”

What does a malaria researcher know about the art and science of diplomacy? Or for that matter the difference between telling the truth and telling lies? Or condoning or condemning lies? These are not trick questions.   Tedros Adhanom is the “foreign minister” in the Thugtatroship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF). In the official “Ministry of Foreign Affairs Biography of the Minister”, Adhanom is described  as “an internatio […]

A Magna Carta for Ethiopia?

I am celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta Libertatum or the Great Charter of English Liberties. Whoa! Hold it! I understand your question! Why is a guy born…

The Poison of Ethnic Federalism in Ethiopia’s Body Politic

 The Thugtatorship of the Tigrean Peoples Liberation (T-TPLF) adopted its fabricated constitution for Ethiopia on December 8, 1994. The Preamble to that constitution declares, “We the Nations, Nationalities and People of Ethiopia…”…

Bibi Came, Bibi Saw, Bibi Brought Nothing to the Table!

On March 3, 2015, Prime Minister Benjamin (“Bibi”) Netenyahu addressed a joint session of the United States Congress to deliver  his diktat: Pass a law to prevent President Obama from negotiating…

Young Ethiopian Musicians Rising!

Young Diaspora Ethiopian musicians are rising fast and gaining attention on the international scene. They sing in English, but some include Amharic songs in their repertoire. Their lyrics are serious…

ቻው! ቻው! በኢትዮጵያ የካሩቱሪ ቅኝ ግዛት (ፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም)

በጋምቤላ በ99 ዓመታት በተገባው የመሬት ኪራይ ውል በደሳለኝ ዕይታ መሰረት ካሩቱሪ የሚጠበቁበት ዝርዝር ነገሮች ምንድን ናቸው? የወያኔ ወሮበላ የዘራፊ ቡድን ስብስብ ሁሉንም ነገር ደብቅ ስለሚያደርግ እውነታዎችን ለማረጋገጥ የምችልባቸው እውነታዎቸ የሉም፡፡

Bye, Bye Karuturistan, Ethiopia!

  It was too good to be true. It is too bad it was true for the people of Gambella in western Ethiopia. Last month, the ignoble demise of Karuturi…

የኢትዮጵያ የምርጫ ቅርጫ: አይን ያወጣ የቅጥፈት የይስሙላ ምርጫ (ፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም)

በሲባጎ እንደታሰረ አሻንጉሊት ተይዘው የሚንቀሳቀሱት እና እጅ እና እግር በሌለው አደናጋሪ ንግግራቸው የሚታወቁት “ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር” ኃይለማርያም ደሳለኝ እ.ኤ.አ በ2015 የሚካሄደው ምርጫ “እንከንየለሽ” እንደሚሆን ያውቃሉ፡፡

Ethiopia’s Perfekt Elektion? Much Ado About Nothing!

Who knows about Ethiopia’s perfekt elektion in May 2015?     It is the middle of February 2015 as I write this commentary. But I always remember in November. I…

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