Opinion

Ethiopians betrayed and angry – but still Ethiopians

By Mark Chapman A few days ago I cycled out from my compound in the north of Addis and heads past a series of embassies to Lideta Mariam, a church built on above Addis. A steep narrow asphalt road takes you behind the British & Belgian Embassies to the back of the Russian embassy, and

December 7, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

CNN’s Biased Reporting on Ethiopia’s Conflict Screams for an Independent Investigation 

By -Yonas Biru, PhD @YonasBiru57 In April 2021, a former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs confided to me in an email message that he was “warned that the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is financing some journalists who are making the Tigray situation look much worse than it is.” CNN persistently peddles

December 5, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Oballa encounter with President Biden

Yesterday was a historical day of my life because I was able to meet with our President Joe Biden. After his speech remarks on Bipartisan Infrastructure law the President went around the room to greet people , at first I was nervous to go in the line to greet him because all State senator’s, congressman/women

December 1, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Simply untrue that foreigners are under threat in Ethiopia;by Chris Turnbull

Over the last weeks, I’ve been getting a lot of messages asking how I’m doing as people see the news from Ethiopia. I will first say that I really appreciate that people care and want to make sure I’m okay. I know I haven’t responded to everyone, but I want you to know that we

December 1, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Business

Why Ethiopia’s Fate Matters to China

By- Lukas Fiala The unfolding humanitarian and political crisis in Ethiopia has left many observers pessimistic about the likelihood of an inclusive and peaceful solution to the protracted conflict. After months of fighting between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s central government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the Ethiopian state is at real risk of

November 26, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

The intervention of America into Ethiopia is feasible neither legally nor politically

By- Henok Abebe America has no any legal ground to send troops to Ethiopia. Under International law, the use of force is allowed based on either self-defense or when the UN Security Council authorizes that the use of force is a necessary means to establish and maintain international peace and security (collective security mechanism; like

November 12, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Why Ethiopian Americans Should Vote in the November Elections

By Emebet S. Bekele “Being a citizen of a country brings with it a set of privileges and responsibilities” my dad always said. And so, I have always voted because my father had ingrained in me the civic duty of a person living in a democratic country.  I am aware that I am probably amongst

September 25, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

The Right Dam in the Right Place

“It is of paramount importance to Ethiopia, and a problem of the first order, that the waters of the Nile be made to serve the life and needs both of our beloved people now living and those who will follow us centuries to come. However generously Ethiopia may be prepared to share this tremendous God-given

September 10, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

How Western Media is Failing Ethiopia

If you want to know the history of modern journalism in Africa, it starts with “Doctor Livingstone, I presume?” A news article about one white guy going off to find another white guy, a missionary, in what today is Tanzania. In the newspaper account, the Africans were pretty much scenery. The situation did not get better with

August 31, 2020 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

How Facebook’s Messenger Kids can help parents safely introduce their children to Social Media 

By Evelyn Kasina From the onset of the Coronavirus, there has been the unuttered and unmet request from our children, “We miss our friends, we want to connect with them and do fun things as we did before!” While the Coronavirus has denied our children the ability to go to school, play with their friends

August 8, 2020 • By Addis Insight