Deconstructing the privatization scam – A very British disease
By Kebour Ghenna – In Ethiopia, the next big item for sale is the Ethio Telecom. The Prime Minister is excited about it, his advisors are committed to it, and the World…
Heydar Aliyev – National leader with great historic mission
By Elman Abdullayev – Heydar Aliyev is the leader who founded modern Azerbaijan, becoming true legend of his time. The history remembers him as unique personality, powerful head of state, dedicated man…
“Just do it … go and eat me, no excuses”
Melakou Tegegn, Kampala- Uganda– As a famous Amharic saying has it, “Aya jibo satamehagn bilagn”; ostensibly the lamb said to this to the hyena who was saying all and sundry but dying…
Why Ethiopians migrate to Addis Ababa? Policy recommendation
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In my view one of the main reasons why Addis Ababa is overcrowded at the moment by the people flooding into the city from all corners of…
Will Ethiopia’s PM Abiy tame the Janjaweed?
Melakou Tegegn, Kampala– The Janjaweed is a militia force set up by Bashir in the late 1990s to terrorize the population of Southern Sudan from supporting the SPLA. They committed untold crimes…
Is Ethiopia burying or currying Developmental State?
The fate of a much-praised economic policy in politically overhauled country – By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – An article published recently by Addis Standard, a local media, titled, Ethiopia’s developmental state dead…
Common heritage between Ethiopia and Azerbaijan
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Centuries before the word globalization was coined people from one corner of the world have been mingling, marrying and with people from another corner of the world.…
Ethiopia: From TPLF frying pan into Ethno-anarchy fire? last part
By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – I concluded Part 1 by stating that I believe the PM has been irretrievably losing considerable political capital, since at least the second half of his stay…
Ethiopia: From TPLF frying pan into Ethno-anarchy fire?
Part one – By Tesfu Telahoun Abebe – About 10 months ago-July 11, 2018 to be precise-I penned a piece on this newsmagazine titled, “100 Days of Sunshine on Ethiopian Skies and…
Is Ethiopia’s reform from government dictatorship to gangsters’ rule?
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – In one of the panels during this week’s World Press Freedom Day event hosted in Addis Ababa, an Ethiopian journalist working for an international media indicated that…
Who rescue Sudan from foreign powers proxy war
UPDATED_By Andualem Sisay Gessesse _ This week the military has overthrown one of the long standing President of Sudan, Al Bashir. President Al Bashir who also came through peaceful military coup has…
How continental free trade deal benefits Ethiopia
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse _ For the past decades much has been said about the need for African countries to be integrated economically and unite to advance development and face challenges collectively.…
Ethiopia’s Team Lemma divorce or marry “Oromo first, Finfine kegna“ idea
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – When Abiy Ahmed (PhD) sworn in as the Prime Minister of Ethiopia a year ago, the country was almost at the verge of collapse. Most of the…
Life of an Ethiopian woman pilot in Dubai
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse _ On the International Women’s Day, March 8, an Ethiopian woman pilot, who has been working as captain for Emirates for the past seven years, tells African girls…