Abiy Ahmed is doing a great job for Ethiopia. Ethiopia is really having free press for the first time in its history. I have been in journalism since 1951. I…
Author’ Note: Below is the full version of the speech I delivered during my induction into the “Hall of Fame” at California State University, San Bernardino on April 26, 2019.**…
Last week, two important announcements were made attesting the fact that Ethiopia is a rising bright star in the world. In the Washington Post-Reporters Without Borders open forum, Ethiopia was described…
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; it is the green-ey’d monster, which doth mock the meat it feeds on.” (Othello, Act III, Scene III [Iago]) Green-ey’d monsters in Ethiopia Until…
A teachable moment for ESAT and supporters of ESAT. ESAT has been embroiled in recent controversy over statements made by one of its commentators concerning alleged evidence of wrongdoing by…
April 2, 2019 H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Office of the Prime Minister Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dear Prime Minister Abiy: I refer to my personal letter to you dated…
Author’s Note: In this commentary, I try to explain to my readers why on the eve of PM Abiy Ahmed’s stellar first year anniversary there is so much political white…
========================================================== Special Author’s Note: For the past few years, I have written commemorative commentaries on the Sharpeville Massacre of March 21, 1960 and the Meles Massacres of 2005. I have…
“No heroes in Ethiopia today.” Last week, on International Women’s Day, H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed made a stunning assertion: “Ethiopia has no heroes today.” The fact that he…
I have a dream that Ethiopia’s young people will put their shoulders to the wheel and take full charge of their country’s destiny; leave behind the politics of hate and…