Opinion

A few Reasons Why Ermias & Alibaba Venture Will Hurt Small Business in Ethiopia

By- “በቀቀኑ” Opining(Points) on ኤርሚያስ አመልጋ opening up an Alibaba branch in Ethiopia( A cloud sharing platform to be specific) 1) Whether its just a simple cloud sharing platform or whether it is a bigger one, business wise for Alibaba’s gluttonous model is bound to be successful that it will definitely progress to establishing a

January 17, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Does the Departure of Jeffrey Feltman Signal a Change of Course in the US’s Foreign Policy?

It seems Jeffery Feltman, the US special envoy to the Horn of Africa (HOA), will be leaving his post soon. Reports indicate he will be replaced by the former US ambassador to Turkey (June 27, 2019-Dec 10, 2021) David Satterfield. Some in the Ethiopian body politic have speculated, Feltman’s departure was a win for Ethiopian diplomacy given

January 12, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

The strategic use of victimized narratives to reinstate an autocratic regime in Ethiopia

Contact information: GIRMA BERHANU Professor GOTHENBURG UNIVERSITY Department of Education and Special Education Västra Hamngatan 25, A-hus room 168 Mail address: Box 300, 405 30 Göteborg office: +46-(0)31-786 2325 mobile: +46 704731818 girma.berhanu@ped.gu.se Introduction I must confess that I have struggled to come up with the title of this essay. Knowing all too well what I aim

January 11, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Are Israel and Iran competing on the same side in Ethiopia?

By- Ruth Marks Eglash When reports surfaced a few months ago of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed deploying combat drones in his government’s fight against local militant groups, Israel was paying close attention. Sharing the concerns of other nations, including the United States, that the fighting could destabilize Africa’s second most populous nation, Israelis were also troubled

January 4, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Fano: A living savior of the Amhara people and the Ethiopia spirit

  ፋኖን እወዳለሁ፥ ፋኖንስ አልጠላ፣ ተኳሽ እወዳለሁ፥ ተኳሽም አልጠላ፣ ሲደክመኝ አርፋለሁ፥ በጎፈሬው ጥላ። ፋኖ አገሩ ገባ፥ ሳይሰናበተኝ፣ እሸኘው ነበረ፥ ምንም ቢታክተኝ። This song and the article is dedicated to Eshete Moges and his son Yitagesu Moges. Contact information: Girma Berhanu (Professor) Department of Education and Special Education University of Gothenburg Box 300, SE 405 30

January 2, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Critique of Jessica Beshir’s Documentary Film Faya Dayi

By- Kidst Paulos Asrat Faya Dayi, by Jessica Beshir Khat is the main protagonist in Jessica Beshir’s film Faya Dayi that leads and guides the direction of the film. But it is a protagonist which camouflages the truth of these Harari-Oromo youth of southern Ethiopia. And Faya Dayi is now a contender for the Oscars

December 25, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Ethiopia: Historic Battle for the Mother of Africa

By-Graham Peebles The outrage felt by Ethiopians at the Western-backed terrorist attack on their country is spreading across the Horn of Africa and parts of the continent more widely.  A great movement of solidarity is emerging as Ethiopia’s neighbors, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya join hands, standing together against terror, imperial interference and mainstream media lies

December 25, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Ethiopian Airlines’ Surprising Penalty For Misbehaving In Lounge

By- Ben Schlappig If you put your feet on a table in an Ethiopian Airlines lounge, you may be docked miles, or may even have your status downgraded. I kind of love it. Ethiopian will deduct miles or downgrade status for misbehavior The awesome Sean M. passes on the sign he saw in the Ethiopian

December 19, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Ethiopia: Where Two World Wars Began, and the Third Is Brewing, By Elias Wondimu

The account of world history we know today was created with a European world viewpoint at its core. This eurocentric narrative of world events is colonial by its nature, White supremacist by its objective, aggressive by its methods, and expansionist by design. A major part of its agenda is to create the illusion of African

December 19, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

The New York Times: Regurgitating Lies and Whitewashing Treasonous Crimes by TPLF

By – Yohanes Molla The New York Times published yet another article full of mischaracterizations that will leave its readers with a distorted image of what is actually transpiring in Ethiopia. This is the latest of Declan Walsh’s wanton disinformation in favor of TPLF, entirely written to support the MSM narrative that TPLF has not planned and started

December 17, 2021 • By Addis Insight