For the past several months, there has been much display of public sorrow and grief in Ethiopia. But not for the millions of invisible Ethiopians who are suffering and dying from starvation, or what the “experts” euphemistically call “acute food insecurity”. These Ethiopians are spread across a large swath of the country (see map above,…
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ በድጋሚ እውነት፤ሃይልን ለተነፈጉ ላለፉት በርካታ ዓመታት ስለሥልጣን ተጠቃሚዎች ዕውነትን ስናገር ነበር፡፡ የጦማሬ ገጼ መግቢያ መስመሩ ‹‹ለሰብአዊ መብት ተሟገት፡፡ ስለሥልጣን ተጠቃሚዎች እውነትን መስክር›› ነው የሚለው፡፡ ይህ ደሞ ልዩ ትርጉም ያለው፤ ጠንካራ ሞራልና ስልጣናቸውን መከታ በማድረግ አላግባብ የሚጠቀሙበትን፤ ከመጠን በላይ ለሚተማመኑበት ኢሰብአዊ ድርጊት ማስገንዘቢያ የሆነ ስንኝ ነው፡፡ ለባለስልጣናት ነን ባዮች እውነትን…
By Alemayehu G Mariam Respeaking Truth to the Powerless For several years now, I have been “speaking truth to power”. In fact, the tag line for my blog page is “Defend Human Rights. Speak Truth to Power.” It is a special phrase which asserts a defiant moral and ethical position against those who abuse, misuse and overuse…
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ ኢትዮጵያዊያኖች አዲሱን ዓመታቸውን የዘመን መለወጫ በሴፕቴምበር 11 አክብረዋል፡፡ አሁን በኢትዮጵያ 2005 ዓም ነው፡፡ በሴፕተምበር 21 ደግሞ አዲስ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ተሰጥቷቸዋል፡፡ አዲስ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ከአዲስ ዓመት መግባት ጋር ተዳምሮ ሲቀርብ እንዴት ደስ ያሰኛል!! ከልብ የመነጨ የእንኳን ደስ ያላችሁ መልእክትና መልካም ምኞት ለኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ተገቢ ነው፡፡ በልዩ ጥሪ በተሰበሰበው ፓርላማ መሃል…
By Alemayehu G Mariam Ethiopians had their new year on September 11. It is now 2005. On September 21, they also got a new prime minster. How delightfully felicitous to have a new prime minister in the new year! Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the people of Ethiopia are in order. Hailemariam Desalegn was…
By Alemayehu G Mariam It seems Ethiopia finally has a new prime minister. Two days ago, the leaders of the ruling EPDRF party approved Hailemariam Desalegn, the current deputy prime minister [DPM], to replace the late Meles Zenawi as party chief and prime minister. But Hailemariam will not be sworn in until early October according…
Disappointed but… Did I enthusiastically support presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008? Absolutely! Do I agree with everything he has done over the past four years as president? No! Has he carried out all of the promises he made in 2008? No! Am I disappointed in President Obama in 2012? Yes! But so are millions…
Alemayehu G Mariam It is time to bury the hatchet and move forward in Ethiopia! Nelson Mandela taught that “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” I would add that your enemy also becomes your friend and your ally. Historically, when…
By Alemayehu G.Mariam For over two hundred seventy five weeks, without missing a single week, I have written long expository commentaries on the deeds and misdeeds of the man who has been at the helm of power in Ethiopia for over two decades. Meles Zenawi has now passed on. The cause of his death remains…
Alemayehu G Mariam Last week, The Economist Magazine rhetorically inquired, “What if Mr. Meles goes for good?” Shouldn’t the question be, “Is it not good for Ethiopia if Mr. Meles goes for good?” Those who know where Mr. Meles has gone are not talking; and those who are talking don’t know where he has gone….
