Al Mariam’s Commentaries Archive
05 May 2020
Desperate Times Call for Extraordinary Constitutional Measures: The Necessity of Postponing the August 29, 2020 Federal Parliamentary/Regional Elections in Ethiopia (Part II)
Special Author’s Note: In Part I of this commentary last week, I examined Proclamation No. 3/2020 (“State of Emergency Proclamation Enacted to Counter and Control the Spread of COVID-19 and Mitigate Its Impact”) enacted to respond to the looming COVID-19 crisis in Ethiopia and determined it passed constitutional muster and scrutiny under international standards. That Proclamation
26 Apr 2020
Ethiopia: Desperate Times Call for Extraordinary Constitutional Measures (Proclamation 3/2020) (Part I)
Author’s Note: COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the global health, economic and social system. Two weeks ago, the Ethiopian Parliament passed a law (Proclamation No. 3/2020 “State of Emergency Proclamation Enacted to Counter and Control the Spread of COVID-19 and Mitigate Its Impact) to respond to the looming COVID-19 crisis in Ethiopia. I applaud the
19 Apr 2020
G-20 Partially Responds To PM Abiy’s COVID-19 Africa Rescue Proposal: Let’s Give Credit Where it is Due
On March 24, 2020, Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, proposed a three-point plan to the G-20 to proactively deal with the inevitable health, economic and social fallout of the COVID-19 crises in Africa. The first prong of the plan aims to create an “Africa Global COVID-19 Emergency Financing Package” to deal with the crushing USD
12 Apr 2020
WHO is Responsible for America’s Lack of COVID-19 Preparedness? Not Tedros Adhanom. Donald Trump, That’s Who!
China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!” Donald Trump Tweet, January 24, 2020. I mean, obviously, you could logically say that if you
29 Mar 2020
Ethiopia Becomes Africa’s First Responder in the War on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Ethiopia has risen to meet the challenge and become Africa’s first responder in the war on COVID-19. Led by H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia is proposing to the G-20 (20 of the largest economies in the world) a three-pronged approach to deal with the potentially (and in the views of most experts highly
23 Mar 2020
This Too Shall Pass… The Human Race Shall Overcome the Vi-race COVID-19!
Author’s Note: Over the past week, family and friends who have heard of the “state of emergency” in California have been calling to ask how we are doing battling COVID-19. There is no “state of emergency” in California, only an order by the governor to stay home so we minimize the chances of spreading the
16 Mar 2020
Fighting Tooth and Nail the Axis of Lies, Fake News and Disinformation Waging a Propaganda War on Ethiopia in the GERD (Hedase) Dam “Agreement” (Part II)
We now strive to live with our neighbors in peace and harmony. The Horn of Africa today is a region of strategic significance. The global military superpowers are expanding their military presence in the area. Terrorist and extremist groups also seek to establish a foothold. We do not want the Horn to be a battleground
12 Mar 2020
I TOLD YOU SO W.H.O., BUT YOU WOULD NOT LISTEN!
I would not have written this commentary but for the fact that I have been warning, pleading and begging the World Health Organization (WHO) to get a competent professional to man its helm for years. Now that COVID19 (novel coronavirus) has become a “pandemic” that has spread to all corners of the globe, the man
08 Mar 2020
The Sleazy Propaganda Conspiracy by the Axis of Lies, Fake News and Disinformation (ALFND) to Demonize Ethiopia in the GERD (Nile) Dam “Agreement”
… Ethiopians have no desire or idea to harm the Egyptian people. We believe that we should benefit from this river, the Nile, but when we benefit, we should not do harm to the Egyptian people. We want to forget what was in the past and begin a phase of cooperation … We will take
04 Mar 2020
My VOA (Amharic) Interview on the U.S. Democratic Primary (“Super Tuesday”) Election, March 4, 2010
My interview on Voice of America (Amharic) on the U.S. Democratic primary (“Super Tuesday” election. (March 4, 2020). http://almariam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VOA-Amharic-Interview-3-4-2020-Prof-Al-Mariam-Segment.mp3