By Meki Shewangizaw I was eating with a friend at a restaurant by my job one day when one of the men next to us leaned over and asked us to please speak in Amharic instead of English. I wasn’t surprised, by then it might have been the fifth time someone has made
By Tagawa Warrag In December 2018, protests across Khartoum and other Sudanese states took place, and continued for four consecutive months. The evolving of protests into the massive Al-Qiyada sit-in was preceded by killings of protesters with live bullets (estimated 66 killings since December, according to social and human right activists), tear gas and mass
April 8, 2019 By: Abdiaziz Ali Freedom of speech and expression, especially when it comes to social media usage, was recklessly exploited so much and to what somewhat comprise hate speech was mistaken for it. Currently, in Ethiopia, we have seen claims of political commentators, political parties and individual activists claiming to speak for the
By Dawit Woldegiorgis, Visiting Scholar at Boston University, African Studies Center ‘Absolutely Oversold As instability and violence spread across much of Ethiopia, with most recent incidents getting close to the capital in Northern Showa, it is becoming a matter of grave concern to Ethiopians and regional governments, whether there will be a full-fledged civil war
April 2, 2019 By: Abdiaziz Ali Following the removal of Abdi Illey the federal government organized a big forum in Addis Ababa by inviting all kinds of people from different walks of life representing the Somali region. The representatives attended to deliberate in rescuing the region and protecting it from a power vacuum. In this
Jawar is pro-Ethiopia to undermine Abiy and Lemma. And he is anti Abiy and Lemma because he sees them as a threat to his dream of Greater Oromia. This may seem contradictory and complex. It is basic and juvenile. But it has worked for him like a charm because he has figured out hate like
by Becky Tsadik “Things do not change; we change.” —American writer Henry David Thoreau Yes, and: “Nothing changes if nothing changes.” —Courtney C. Stevens, The Lies About Truth Above, this year’s mantra for the Ethiopian Diaspora Fellowship (EDF) comes courtesy of Thoreau, a 19th-century American author, poet, and historian. But maybe Thoreau was wrong. This
By: Abdiaziz Ali Dear Honorable Prime minister, It is well known that there are large IDPs in Oromia and Somali Region. These IDPs are displaced by the conflict erupted along the long borders between Oromia and Somali Regional States which later spread in to the towns and cities of both regions. Mr. PM, it was
By: Kassim Haji-Hussein Noor Dr. Abiy Ahmed’s bold move to extend an olive branch to Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki has earned him international praise. The rise of Dr. Abiy Ahmed to power and his courage to do the unthinkable — ripping apart a repressive political system, letting political prisoners on death rows free and bringing
In Georgia, where I grew up, southern hospitality is a way of life. We abide by rules and customs that include being neighborly and welcoming to family, friends, and even strangers. There is definitive qualities Southerners exhibit from politeness to good home cooking that people from all over the United States recognize as distinctly southern.