“We Shall Persevere, Ethiopia!”
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”, decreed Maya Angelou, the great African American… (more)
Eskinder Nega
Marriage proposal to Mighty Awash and HMD comes to the US.
Marriage proposal to Mighty Awash and HMD comes to the US. By Yilma Bekele Our elders know how to tell… (more)
Who is afraid of the E(thiopian) bloggers?
Who is afraid of Eskinder Nega, Reeyout Alemu, Woubshet Taye, Zone Nine bloggers…? The “dean” of independent Ethiopian journalists and… (more)
EITI or Clare’s Corruption Club?
Clare Short has won! Congratulations, Clare! Brava! Last week, Clare Short, Chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), succeeded… (more)
Ethiopia: Beyond the Hubris of Evil
When I wrote a commentary on the plight of the imprisoned 32-year old Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu last April, I… (more)
Corruption in the Ethiopian JUST US Sector
For the past several months, I have been commenting on the findings of the World Bank’s “Diagnosing Corruption in Ethiopia”,… (more)