Almariam October 13, 2019 The guns silenced, the suffering people of Ethiopia and Eritrea may now speak, shout out, that the two countries hereafter “shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” Witnessing swords beaten into plowshares […]
By Teshome M. Borago October 12, 2019 After mass protests – mostly in Oromia and Amhara region – forced the previous Ethiopian Prime Minister to resign in 2018, nobody imagined that his replacement would make drastic reforms inside Ethiopia and the region. However, incoming Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed did just that and now he has […]
A MISTAKE OR INTENTIONAL? EITHER WAY, OROMO REGIONAL DEPUTY PRESIDENT’S STATEMENTS RAISE SERIOUS QUESTIONS Obang MethoOctober 7, 2019 In a speech given at the 2019 Ireecha Festival, Mr. Shimelis Abdissa, the Deputy President of Oromia Regional State, who also is the top official of the Oromo Democratic Party (ODP/EPRDF), the political party currently in power […]
By Kebour GhennaOctober 6, 2019 Yes, what is this election for if it does not answer the relevant and serious political, societal and economic questions of Ethiopia, or help us pursue common interests and aspirations, or make the country easier to govern… What good is it? For people to vote but nothing is really resolved […]