Alemayehu G. Mariam

Quiet Riot in Ethiopia!

By Alemayehu G. Mariam Modernizing savagery? This past week an official report on riot control entitled “Modernizing Internal Security in… (more)

October 20, 20086

By Alemayehu G. Mariam A Thankless Job, But Somebody’s Got to Do It! It is gratifying to know that Ethiopian… (more)

October 13, 20082

By Alemayehu G. Mariam Quitting Time in Somalia The situation in Somalia has turned Code Red. Things are deteriorating very… (more)

October 6, 20087

Alemayehu G. Mariam The Strange Career of Democracy in Africa What is the difference between South Africa and Ethiopia? Simple.… (more)

September 29, 20083

By Alemayehu G. Mariam Back in 1920, H.L. Mencken, “the sage of Baltimore,” made a chillingly nightmarish observation about the… (more)

September 22, 2008

By Alemayehu G. Mariam Oh, the twists and turns on the road to an Ethiopia human rights legislation in the… (more)

September 15, 20089