Part I: Rise of the Ethiopian Chee-Hippo Generation in 2014
In my first weekly commentary of 2013, I declared that year to be the “Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah (young) Generation”. It was a great year for Ethiopia’s Cheetahs.
I declare …
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የ2013 ዓመት የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔው (ወጣቱ ትውልድ) መነሳሳት ሲገመገም፣
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ
እ.ኤ.አ በጃንዋሪ 2013 “እ.ኤ.አ 2013 የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔው ትውልድ ዓመት ይሆናል“ በማለት ትንበያ ሰጥቸ ነበር፡፡ እንዲህ ስልም ቃል ገብቸ ነበር፣ “የኢትዮጵያ ወጣቶች ለፍትህና ለዴሞክራሲያዊ ስርዓት ግንባታ የሚያደርጉትን ትግል ለመደገፍ እና ወደ ላቀ ደረጃ ከፍ እንዲል …
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2013: The Year of Ethiopia’s Rising Cheetahs in Review
In January 2013, I proclaimed, “2013 shall be the Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation.” I promised “to make my full contribution to uplift and support Ethiopia’s youth and to challenge them to rise up to newer heights.” They rose to …
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ለኢትዮጵያ ሰማያዊ ፓርቲ ምስክርነት
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ
ሰማያዊ ፓርቲን እንደፖለቲካ ድርጅት/ፓርቲ ለምን እንደምደግፈው፣
እ.ኤ.አ ዴሴምበር 15/2013 ከዋሽንግተን ዲሲ ወጣ ብላ በምትገኘው አርሊንግተን ከተማ የስብሰባ አዳራሽ በተዘጋጀው የሰማያዊ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ስብሰባ ላይ ተገኝቼ ንግግር እስካደረግሁባት ዕለት ድረስ በበርካታ ጥያቄዎች እወጠር ነበር፡፡ አንደኛው …
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Witness for Ethiopia’s Semayawi (Blue) Party
Why I support Semayawi party as a political party
In the days leading up to my speech at the first Semayawi (Blue) Party town hall meeting in Arlington, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C., on December 15, I was peppered …
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የማንዴላ መልዕክት ለኢትዮጵያውያን ወጣቶች፣ “በፍጹም እጅ እንዳትሰጡ !…”
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ
የአፍሪካው ብልህ አንበሳ እና እረፍትየለሾቹ የኢትዮጵያ አቦ ሸማኔዎች – በፍጹም እጅ እንዳትሰጡ፣ ፍቅር የነገሰበትን የኢትዮጵያ ማህበረሰብ ለመገንባት ጥረታችሁን ቀጥሉ!
እ.ኤ.አ ዴሴምበር 15/2013፣ ለእኔ የዓመቱ ታላቁ የኃዘን ዕለት ነው፡፡ ኔልሰን ሮሺስላሽላ ማንዴላ በደቡብ አፍሪካ በምስራቅ …
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Mandela’s Message to Ethiopia’s Youth: Never give up…!
Africa’s Wise Lion and Ethiopia’s Restless Cheetahs—Never give up and keep on trying to build your Beloved Ethiopian Community!
December 15, 2013. It is the saddest day of the year for me. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was finally interred with state …
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የተከበሩ አፍሪካዊ ኔልሰን ማንዴላ ስንብት!
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ
ኔልሰን ሮሺስላሽላ ማንዴላ ለነጻነት የሚያደርጉትን ረዥሙን ጉዞ እ.ኤ.አ በ2013 መገባደጃ ወር ላይ ለአንዴና ለመጨረሻ ጊዜ ደመደሙ፡፡
ፀሐይ የደቡብ አፍሪካን ሕዝብ ከአፓርታይድ የጭቆና አገዛዝ ነጻ ባወጡት ኔልሰን ማንዴላ ላይ የመጨረሻ ማህለቋን ጣለች፡፡ ኔልሰን ማንዴላ ፈለግ …
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Nelson Mandela: Farewell, My African Prince!
The Sinner-Saint who never stopped tryingNelson Rolihlahla Mandela finally finished his long walk to freedom in the last month of the Year 2013.
The sun cast its last rays on the man who lifted South Africa from the darkness
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የሳውዲ አረቢያው ቀውስ መከሰት ለኢትዮጵያውያን ዲያስፖራ
በፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ
የሳውዲ አረቢያው ቀውስ መከሰት ለኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ዲያስፖራ ፍቅርና አንድነት ትምህርት ሰጥቶ ይሆን?
በአረብ አገር በሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ስደተኛ ሠራተኞች ላይ የሚደረገው ህገወጥ የማሰቃየት እርምጃ በአስቸኳይ ይቁም! በአሁኑ ወቅት በሳውዲ አረቢያ በሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ስደተኛ …
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Teachable Moments for the Ethiopian Diaspora?
Stop the violence against Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia now!The ongoing human rights abuses of Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia have triggered massive expressions of outrage against the regimes in Riyadh and Addis Ababa and unprecedented outpouring …
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ከኢትዮጵያ እሳት ወደ ሳውዲ አረቢያ እረመጥ፤ከድጡ ወደ ማጡ
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ
ባለፉት አስርት ዓመታት በመቶሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ዜጎች በአገራቸው ኢትዮጵያ ከአፍሪካ አህጉር በተለየ መልኩ ተንሰራፍቶ እየተፈጸመ ካለው ጭካኔና ርህራሄ የጎደለው አምባገነናዊ ስርዓት ለማምለጥ ሲሉ እግራቸው ወዳመራቸው አገር በመሰደድ ላይ ይገኛሉ፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ “ሠራተኛና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር” …
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From the Ethiopian Fire Into the Saudi Arabian Frying Pan
Over the past decade, hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians have voted with their feet to escape one of the most ruthless and brutal dictatorships in Africa. According to Ethiopia’s “Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs”, approximately 200,000 women sought employment …
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ኢትዮጵያ፣ በህዳርና በ… ሁልጊዜ አስታውሳለሁ!!
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገ/ማርያም
ትርጉም በነጻነት ለሀገሬ
የህዳር ወር በኢትዮጵያውያን በአሰቃቂነቱ ሁልጊዜ ሲታወስ ይኖራል፡፡
እ.ኤ.አ ኖቬምበር 2013 ሳውዲ አረቢያ ውስጥ በቃላት ለመግለጽ በሚዘገንን መልኩ በኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ላይ ሰቆቃ የተፈጸመበት ወር ነው፡፡ ላለፉት ጥቂት …
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Ethiopia: I Always Remember in November and in…
For Ethiopians, November is a month which shall live in infamy
In November 2013, Ethiopians in Saudi Arabia are facing unspeakable horrors.
For the past few years, there has been systematic persecution of Ethiopians living, working and seeking refuge …
ኢትዮጵያ፣ የመንቀሳቀስ ነጻነት የተገደበባት አገር
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ
ባለፈው ሳምንት የኢትዮጵያው ገዥ አስተዳደር የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስቴር ስራ ፍለጋ ወደ ውጭ አገር በሚሰደዱት ኢትዮጵያውያን/ት ላይ እገዳ በመጣል የሚከተለውን አውጇል፤
…“ስራ ፍለጋ በሚል አገር ጥለው በሚሰደዱ ኢትዮጵያውያን እና ኢትዮያውያት ላይ ከጊዜ ወደ ጊዜ እየተስፋፋ
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Ethiopia: The “liberty of movement”
“Government announces temporary ban on traveling abroad for work”
Last week the “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” of the ruling regime in Ethiopia announced:
…In an effort to curb the rising tide of abuse and exploitation of Ethiopian migrants, [there will
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የማዕድን ሙስና በኢትዮጵያ
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ
በዚህ ዓመት በኢትዮጵያ ሙስናን አስመልክቶ ይሀ ለሰባተኛ ጊዜ ያቀረብኩት ትችት በማዕድኑ ዘርፍ ላይ ያተኮረ ነው፡፡ በሙስና ላይ ያቀረብኳቸውን ሌሎችን ትችቶች “Al Mariam’s Commentaries” የሚለውን ድረ ገጽ በማየት ግንዛቤ መውሰድ ይቻላል፡፡
የኢትዮጵያ ህዝብ መዋቅራዊ ባህሪ …
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Mining Corruption in Ethiopia
The Shame of a Nation
In my seventh commentary on corruption in Ethiopia this year, I focus on the mining sector. For other commentaries on the subject, visit my blog site at “Al Mariam’s Commentaries”.
I continue to …
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ኢትዮጵያ- የፖሊስ መንግስት ያንሰራፋባት ሀገር
ከፕሮፌሰር አለማየሁ ገብረ ማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሀገሬ
የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፑብሊክ ህገመንግስት በህግ ከለላ ጥላ በቁጥጥር ስር የሚውሉ ዜጎችን አስመልክቶ የሚከተሉትን መብቶች ያጎናጽፋል፡፡“በህግ ከለላ ጥላ በቁጥጥር ስር የዋለ ማንኛውም ሰው በህግ አግባብ መብቱ ተጠብቆ ይያዛል፡፡ ማንኛውም ሰው በሀሰት ለመረጃ ጠቀሜታ …
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Ethiopia: Confessions of a Police State
The trashing of constitutional rights
The Ethiopian Constitution guarantees, “Persons arrested have the right to remain silent. Persons arrested shall not be compelled to make confessions or admissions which could be used in evidence against them. Any evidence obtained under …
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በአፍሪካ ውስጥ በቅዠት የሚባንኑት እነማን ይሆኑ ?
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ታላላቅ የአፍሪካ መሪዎች ህልም አላቸው፡፡ ቀሪዎቹ በቅዠት የተሞሉ ናቸው፡፡
በቅርቡ የአፍሪካ መሪዎች ቢያንስ በአፍሪካ ህብረት ስልጣን ያላቸውና የእነርሱ ጋሻ ጃግሬዎች ስለህግ ልዕልና፣ ስለዘር ማደን (ማሳደድ) የማያቋርጡ አስደንጋጭ የቅዠት ሪፖርቶች በገፍ እያቀረቡ ነው:: ቅዠታቸዉም የፍትህ …
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Who’s Having “Nightmares” in Africa?
Great African leaders have dreams. The rest have nightmares.
Recently, African leaders, at least those at the helm of the African Union and their flunkies, have been reporting endlessly recurring ghastly nightmares of Lady Justice “race hunting” them with scales …
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ያለም አቀፉ ወጀል ፍርድ ቤት ምስክር
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
የስሱ ብርጌድ የደቦ ፍርጠጣ ጥረት
የአፍሪካ አንድነት (እኔ ለማስረዳት የተገደድኩበት አሳፋሪው ከሮም ስምምነት ፍርጠጣ) ‹‹የደቦ የማስፈራራት ሕብረት›› ከሸፈ፡፡ ‹‹አሰቸኳዩ ልዩ ስብሰባ›› ‹‹አ አ ከዓለም አቀፍ የወንጀለኞች ችሎት ጋር ያለው ግንኙነትያከትማል ብለው ያሰቡትና ሴራውን የፈተሉት …
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ለአፍሪካ ፈላጭ ቆራጭ ገዢዎች ፍትሕ አይቀሬ ናት
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ማስታወሻ ለአንባቢው፡፡ ባለፈው ሳምንት ሐተታዬ ‹‹የዘር አደን›› በሚል አሉባልታዊ ክስ የዓለም አቀፉ የወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት በተሰነዘረበት ክስ ደግፌው ተሟግቼለታለሁ፡፡ በዚህም ሳምንት ድጋፌን በመቀጠል እነዚህ ፈላጭ ቆራጭ ገዢዎች የፈጠሙትን ግፍና በደል ጭቆና በመዘርዘር ራሳቸውን ነጻ …
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The AU’s Mass Treaty-cide Brinksmanship
Charge of the light brigade
The African Union’s threatened “mass treaty-cide” (a phrase I am compelled to coin to describe the bizarre threatened walkout on the Rome Statute) fizzled out. Those who predicted the “extraordinary summit” on the “AU’s …
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Witness for the International Criminal Court
OCTOBER 10, 2013 11:21PM
On October 11-12, 2013, the African Union (AU) will gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to formally withdraw from the Rome Statute in supremely dramatic form. The world for the first time will witness a choreographed denunciation
…
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Saving African Dictators from the ICC
Note to the reader: In my commentary last week, I defended the International Criminal Court (ICC) against accusations of “race hunting”, selective and arbitrary prosecution and abuse of power by certain African leaders. This week I continue my defense, …
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Breast Cancer Awareness for Ethiopians
October is international Breast Cancer Awareness month. Throughout the month, public and private organizations in many countries promote programs and activities aimed at breast cancer risk reduction, early detection, treatment and research. It is well-established that breast cancer is one …
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ዓለም አቀፉ የወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት በአፍሪካ የአደና ጉዞ ላይ
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
የአፍሪካ “የዘር አደን”፤ የዘር ካርድ፤ እና የአፍሪካን እጀ ሰቦች/አመጸኞች ማደን?
ሃይለማርያም ደሰለኝ፤ የኢትዮጵያ የስም ብቻ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ የዓለም አቀፉ የወንጀለኞች ፍርድ ቤት (አይ ሲ ሲ) በአፍሪካ አደን ላይ ነው ይላል፡፡ …
The International Criminal Court on an African Safari?
African Race Hunting, the Race Card and Racing After African Thugs?
Hailemariam Desalegn, the titular prime minister of Ethiopia, says the International Criminal Court (ICC) is on African safari. In May 2013,according to the BBC, Desalegn said, “African …
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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 titled it “The Audacity of Evil in Ethiopia.” At the time, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) had
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A Renaissance for Ethiopia’s Youth
For the past one-half decade, Ethiopia has been awash with talk of renaissance. There has been a lot of windbagging about a “Renaissance Dam” over the Blue Nile. Our ears nearly fell off listening to the endless gab about an …
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The Diplomacy of Nonviolent Change in Ethiopia
In my commentary last week, “Interpreting and Living MLK’s Dream”, I discussed, among other things, Dr. Martin Luther King’s (MLK) philosophy of nonviolent social change. MLK argued that the “crucial political and moral question of our time” is …
Interpreting and Living MLK’s Dream
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech for the ages from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. A quarter of a million people stood in rapt attention and listened to that speech. …
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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”, a 448-page report covering eight sectors (health, education, rural water supply, justice, construction, land, telecommunications and mining). In …
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Is America Disinventing Human Rights?
In his 1981 farewell speech, President Jimmy Carter said, “America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way round. Human rights invented America.”
In a New York Times op-ed piece in June …
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Dishonor Among African Elections Thieves
Unfree and Unfair Elections in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe had its presidential elections last week. Elections as in rigged. Robert Mugabe, the senile octogenarian and the only president since Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980, “won” for the seventh time by 61 …
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Ripple of Hope v. Audacity of Hope
The man who would be president
In June 1966, Senator Robert Kennedy (RFK) visited South Africa and delivered a speech at the University of Cape Town on the occasion of the annual Day of Affirmation organized by the National Union …
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Power Africa? Empower Africans!
Power, power, power…
When President Obama recently visited Africa, he announced a “Power Africa” initiative. In his Cape Town University speech, he proclaimed, “I am proud to announce a new initiative. We’ve been dealing with agriculture. We’ve been dealing with …
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Deconstructing Construction Corruption in Ethiopia
In my fifth commentary on corruption in Ethiopia this year, I focus on the construction sector. The other commentaries are available at my blogsite.
The cancer of corruption in the construction sector the World Bank (WB) documented in its …
Thus spoke Eskinder, the drum major for Ethiopian democracy
By Alemayehu Gebremariam
Still drumming for democracy
Eskinder Nega is still drumming for democracy in Ethiopia. From inside the belly of the infamous Meles Zenawi Prison in Kality, just outside the capital Addis Ababa. Until recently, Eskinder was in solitary
…
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Obama came and saw but did he conquer Africa?
Alemayehu G Mariam
(This week my regular Monday commentary is presented for the second time in the form of a “flash drama” on Obama (a sub-genre of theatrical play sometimes described as a “ten minute one-act play”). The first “act” …
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U.S. Double-talking Human Rights in Ethiopia, Again!
As my readers know, I enjoy watchin’ American diplomats chillin’ out and kickin’ it with African dictators. I like watchin’ ‘em kumbaya-ing, back-pattin’ and fist bumpin’. I have trained myself to decipher their cryptic diplomatese spoken with forked tongue. I
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Obama is Coming! Obama is Coming to Africa!!
(This week my regular Monday commentary is presented in the form of a “flash drama” on Obama (a sub-genre of theatrical play sometimes described as a “ten minute one-act play”).
The scene is a barbershop somewhere in Africa. Two young …
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Ethiopian Telecom Corporation or Tele-corruporation?
“Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation” (ETC)
In August 1998, the World Bank (WB) issued a corruption report on Ethiopia and summarized:
…In the Government’s view, the following are the major determinants of corruption: a poorly functioning legal and judicial system inconsistent with
በኩራት ተሞልቼ ሁለንተናዬ ሰማያዊ
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
‹‹በየቀኑ በየቀኑ ሰማያዊዎች አሉኝ›› (ሰማያዊ ወይም “ብሉስ” አፍሮ አሜሪካውያን የሚታወቁበትና ይዘውት የተሰደዱት የንጉርጉሮ ባህላዊ ሙዚቃቸው ነው) አለ ዘማሪው ቢቢ ኪነግ በሚወዳት ክራር “ሉሲል” ላይ፡፡ እኔም በየቀኑ በየቀኑ ላለፉት ስምንት ዓመታት የ‹‹193/763 ሰማያዊዎች›› ነበረኝ:: “አስከ …
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Ethiopia: Rise of the Blue Cheetahs!
Just feeling proud and blue all over
“Everyday, everyday I have the blues” sang B.B. King on his faithful guitar Lucille. Everyday, everyday for the last eight years I’ve had the blues, the “193/763 Blues”. “Ain’t gonna stop until the …
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Kerry-ing on with African Dictators
Watching American Diplocrisy at the African Union
I enjoy watching American diplomats chilling out and kicking it with African dictators. I like seeing them kumbaya-ing, back-patting and carrying on. Their body language, more than their forked diplomatic tongue, speaks more …
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ኢትዮጵያ ተነስታለች !
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
እንደ ኢትዮጵያ አቆጣጠር ግንቦት 20 1983 መለስ ዜናዊና ሽምቅ ተዋጊዎቹ ከላሽኒኮቭ ደግነው የጅ ቦንቦች ታጥቀው አዲስ አበባን ወረው ገቡባት፡፡ ወደ ከተማው ሲገቡ ዴሞክራሲን እናመጣለን፤ ከግፈበኛው የወታደራዊ አገዛዝ እንላቅቃለን የሚል ቱልቱላ ነበር ቃል ኪዳናቸው፡፡ የከተማው …
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Ethiopia Has Arisen!
On Ginbot 20, 1983 (Ethiopian calendar; [5/28/1991]), Meles Zenawi and thousands of his guerilla fighters marched into Addis Ababa toting AK-47s, RPGs and hand grenades. They marched into the capital promising democracy, freedom and liberation from a brutal military dictatorship. …
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የኢትዮጵያ ትንሣኤ!
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
የአፍሪካ አንድነት ድርጅት (ኦ ኤ ዩ) የአፍሪካ ሕብረት (ኤ ዩ በየአፍሪካ አንድነትን የተካው) ባለፈው ሳምንት በአዲስ አበባ ከተማ የወርቅ ኢዩቤልዩውን በማክበር ላይ ነው፡፡ በሜይ 1963 አፍሪካ አንድነት ሲመሰረት፤የጋናው ፕሬዜዳንት ክዋሚ ንኩርማ የመዝጊያ ንግግሩን የደመደመበት
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Ethiopia Shall Rise!
H.I.M. Haile Selassie and bronze statue of Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah
Ethiopia Rising!
The Organization of African Unity (OAU)/African Union (AU replaced OAU in 2002) began celebrating its Golden Jubilee in Addis Ababa this past week. In May 1963 when …
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Ethiopia: The Corruption Game
House cleaning or window dressing?
Are they playing us like a cheap fiddle again? For a while, it was all about the Meles Dam and how to collect nickels and dimes to build it. That kind of played itself out. …
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Edu-corruption and Mis-education in Ethiopia
Educorruption and the miseducation of Ethiopian youth
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” said Nelson Mandela. For the late Meles Zenawi and his apostles (the Melesistas) in Ethiopia, the reverse is true:
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Ethiopia: Shadowboxing Smoke and Mirrors
Meles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap fiddle. They make us screech, shriek, scream and shout by simply showing their mugs in our cities. How do they …
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Watching American Diplocrisy in Ethiopia
America is Watching!?
Diplomacy by hypocrisy is “diplocrisy”.
Edmund Burke, the British statesman and philosopher, said “Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises, for never intending to go beyond promise, it costs nothing.” We’ve heard many promises on …
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The Audacity of Evil in Ethiopia
Triumph of Evil?
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing”, said Edmund Burke. But what happens when evil triumphs over a good young woman journalist named Reeyot Alemu in Ethiopia? Do good …
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Ethiopia: Liberating a “Prison Nation”
Ethiopia today is a “prison of nations and nationalities with the Oromo being one of the prisoners”, proclaimed the recently issued Declaration of the Congress of the Oromo Democratic Front (ODF). This open-air prison is administered through a system …
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Ethiopia: Right in Prison, Wrong on the Throne
Last April, I wrote a “Special Tribute to My Personal Hero Eskinder Nega”. In that tribute, I groped for words as I tried to describe this common Ethiopian man of uncommon valor, an ordinary journalist of extraordinary integrity …
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Land and Ethiopia’s Corruptocracy
The silence of Ethiopia’s “beautiful minds”
Professor A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the renowned Indian scientist (“Missile Man of India”) and Eleventh President of India (2002-2007) said, “If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of …
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The Dragon Eating the Eagle’s Lunch in Africa?
Flight of the Eagle and pursuit of the Dragon
In June 2011, during her visit to Zambia U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton pulled the alarm bell on a creeping “new colonialism” in Africa. While dismissing “China’s Model” of authoritarian
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Obama “Moonwalking” Human Rights in Africa?
The great American poet Walt Whitman said, “Either define the moment or the moment will define you.” Will the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president of Kenya define President Barack Obama in Africa or will President Barack Obama use the …
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Ethiopia: Rumors of Water War on the Nile?
Late last month, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid Bin Sultan fired a shot across the bow from the Arab Water Council in Cairo to let the regime in Ethiopia know that his country takes a dim view of …
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The Moral Equivalent of an Anti-Apartheid Movement in Ethiopia?
Ethiopian Muslims engaged in the moral equivalent of an anti-Apartheid movement?
In her recent commentary in the New York Review of Books, “Obama: Failing the African Spring?”, Dr. Helen Epstein questioned the Obama Administration for turning a blind
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የፍርሃትና ስም ማጥፋት ፖለቲካ በኢትዮጵያ
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
2011፡ የሙስና አገዛዝ፤ ፍርሃትና ሰም ማጥፋት
በዲሴምበር 2011 ‹‹ኢትዮጵያ የደም ሃገር ወይም የንቅዘት (ሙስና) ሃገር›› በሚል ርእስ የኢትዮጵያን ሁለት ገጽታ በማመዛዘን አንድ ጦማር አስነብቤ ነበር፡፡ በዚያን ወቅት ትራንስፓረንሲ ኢንተርናሽናል በተባለው ተቋም ተቀምጦ የነበረው ገጽታ
…Ethiopia: The Prototype African Police State
The sights and sounds of an African police state
When Erin Burnett of CNN visited Ethiopia in July 2012, she came face-to-face with the ugly face of an African police state:
…We saw what an African police state looked like
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Ethiopia: The Politics of Fear and Smear
2011: Dictatorship, corruption and the politics of fear and smear
In December 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “Ethiopia: Land of Blood or Land of Corruption?” contrasting two portraits of Ethiopia. At the time, the portrait painted by
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ኢትዮጵያ፡ ከዚህ በኋላ ቀጣዩ ጉዟችን (ወይም መቆሚያችን) ወዴት ነው?
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
በዴሞክራሲ የአንድነት ጎዳና ላይ?
በጁን 2012 ‹‹ኢትዮጵያ፡ በሕገ መንግስታዊ ዴሞክራሲ ጎዳና ላይ›› የሚል ጦማር አቅርቤ ነበር፡፡ ‹‹በርካታማ ሕበረሰቦች ከጭቆና ወደ ዴሞክራሲ ሽግግርን ሲያስቡና ሲንቀሳቀሱ፤ እንቅስቃሴያቸውን የሚገቱ በርካታ ፈተናዎች›› እንደገጠሟቸው በማስረጃ የተደገፉ ታሪካዊ እውነታዎችን ጠቅሼ …
Ethiopia: Where Do We Go (or not go) From Here?
On the road to democracy and unity?
For some time now, I have been heralding Ethiopia’s irreversible march from dictatorship to democracy. In April 2011, I wrote a commentary entitled, “The Bridge on the Road(map) to Democracy”. I …
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የኢትዮጵያ አምባገነኖች ጉም ይጨብጣሉ አውሎ ነፋስን ይዎርሳሉ!
ፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
የአፍሪካ አምባገነኖች የዉሃ ላይ ቤተመንግስተና የዉሃ ገደብ: ለዘላለም ለስማቸው መጠሪያ ይሆናል ብለው ሲገነቡና ሲያስገነቡ ኖረዋል:: ትተው ያለፉት በሕያውነት ጀግነውና ሲወደሱ መኖርን ነበር፡፡ ውጤቱ ግን ጉምን መጨበጥ ነፋስን መውረስ ሆኗል፡፡
የጋናው ክዋሚ ንክሩማ በ1957 ዓም …
Ethiopia: They Shall Inherit the Wind
The Sandcastles and Dams of African DictatorsAll dictators on the African continent have sought immortality by leaving a legacy that will outlive them and endure for the ages. But all have inherited the wind.
Kwame Nkrumah led the first
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የኢትዮጵያ አቦሸማኔዎችና አባ ዝምታዎች ትንሣኤ
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
በአቦሸማኔዎች ምድር የጉማሬዎች (አባ ዝምታዎች) ዓለም
በአዲስ ዓት መግቢያ ጦማሬ ላይ 2013ን ‹‹የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔ ዓመት››(የወጣቶቹ) ብዬው ነበር፡፡ በዚህ ዓመትም የኢትዮጵያን ወጣቶች ለማስተማር፤ባሉበት ለመድረስ፤ለማሳሰብም ቃል ገብቼ ነበር:: የኢትዮጵያም የምሁራን አምባ ይህንኑ ለማድረግ ጥረት እንዲያደርጉ …
Ethiopia: Rise of the Chee-Hippo Generation
The Silent World of Hippos on Planet Cheetah
In my first weekly commentary of the new year, I “proclaimed” 2013 “Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation” (young people). I also promised to reach, teach and preach to Ethiopia’s youth this year …
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ኢትዮጵያ፡- ሃለፊነታቸውን የዘነጉት ግድ የለሽ ምሁራን
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
በቅርቡ ናኦም ቺሞስኪ: የኤም አይ ቲ (M.I.T.) ዩኒቨርሲቲ የስነ ቋንቋ ፕሮፌሰርና የአሜሪካ ቀደምት ምሁር፤ ለአልጀዚራ ስለአሜሪካ የቀለም ሰዎችና ምሁራን በሰጡት ቃለ መጠይቅ ላይ ምሁሮቹ ሃላፊነት ጉድለትና ግድ የለሽነት አንደሚያሳዩ መግለጫ ሰጥተው ነበር፡፡ ላለፉት 4 …
Ethiopia: The Irresponsibility of the Privileged?
Recently, Naom Chomsky, MIT Professor of Linguistics and arguably America’s foremost public intellectual, gave an interview to Al Jazeera on the social (ir)responsibility of American academics and intellectuals. Chomsky, 84, has been raising hell for over four decades, getting into …
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ኢትዮጵያ፤ የመዳኛ ወቅትና፤ የዕረቀሰላምጊዜ
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
የረፖርተር ድሕረ ገፅ ሲዘግብ:
…‹‹በጎሳ ላይ የተመሰረተ ግጭት በአዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ተማሪዎች መሃል በመጸዳጃ ቤቶች፤ በቤተመጻህፍትና በመኝታ ቤት ግድግዳ ላይ፤የተጻፉ አስፀያፊ ክብረነክ ጸሁፎች ከስድስት በላይ የሆኑ ተማሪዎችን ለከፍተኛ የመቁሰል አደጋ ተጠቂ ዳርጓቸዋል:: በርካታዎችንም ለእስር
Ethiopia: A Time to Heal, A Time to Reconcile
Last week, The Reporter reported:
…An ethnic-based conflict between Addis Ababa University (AAU) students following derogatory graffiti posted on toilet-walls and library walls has left half a dozen students with severe injuries while others had faced arrest. For decades
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2013 የኢትዮጵያ የአቦሸማኔ ትውልድ ዓመት ይሁን!
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
የአቦሸማኔዎች ዓመት
2013 የኢትዮጵያዊያን አቦሸማኔዎች (የወጣቱ ትውልድ) ዓመት መሆን አለበት፡፡
‹‹የአቦሸማኔው ዘመን የሚያመላክተው የአፍሪካን ጉዳይና ችግር በአዲስ መንገድና አመለካከት ማየት የሚችለውን አዲሱንና ቁጡውን ወጣት፤ አዲስ ተመራቂዎችንና ብቁ ባለሙያዎችን የሚመለከት ነው፡፡ ምናልባትም ‹‹ቁንጥንጥ ትውልድ›› ተብለው …
Ethiopia 2013: Year of the Cheetah Generation
Year of the Cheetahs
2013 shall be the Year of Ethiopia’s Cheetah Generation.
“The Cheetah Generation refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different
…
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Ring in Redress to All Humankind
2012 is gone. 2013 is on the way. Let us ring in redress to all humankind.
I wish a happy and prosperous new year to all of my readers throughout the world. To those who have unwearyingly followed my columns …
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ሰብአዊ መብት ለሰብአዊያን
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
በዓለም ዙርያ ያሉትን አንባቢዎቼን 2013 የደስታና የብልጽጋና ዓመት ይሁንላችሁ በማለት መልካም ምኞቴን እገልጻለሁ፡፡
ላለፉት ያልተቋረጡ 300 ሳምንታት ያህል ጦማሮቼን ለተከታተሉ ሁሉ፤ከልብ የመነጨ አክብሮቴንና ምስጋናዬን እገልጻለሁ፡፡ ከኢትዮጵያና ከዲያስፖራ ኢትዮጵያዊያን ለተቸረኝ ማበረታታት ምስጋናዬ ይድረስልኝ፡፡
አንባቢዎቼን፤ በኢትዮጵያና …
ሰብአዊ መብትና: መንግሥታዊ ግፊት በኢትዮጵያ (2012)
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
በዲሴምበር 2008 ላይ በኢትዮጵያ የ‹‹ለውጥ የሌሽ ዓመት›› በማለት እንጉርጉሮ መሰል መልእክት ጽፌ ነበር፡፡
…2008 የ2007፤2006፤2005፤2004 ቅጂ ነበር… በየቀኑ ኢትዮጵያዊያን ሲነቁ ልክ እንደተሰበረ የሙዚቃ ሸክላ ባለፈው የሕይወት ስቃያቸው ድግግሞሽ መከራ ውስጥ በመዳከር ነበር የሚገኙት፡፡ እያንዳንዱ
Ethiopia 2012: Human Rights and Government Wrongs
Another Groundhog Year
In December 2008, I wrote a weekly commentary lamenting the fact that 2008 was “Groundhog Year” in Ethiopia:
It was a repetition of 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004… Everyday millions of Ethiopians woke up only to find themselves
…አሜሪካ ከጀግኖች አፍሪካውያን ጎን ትቆማለች ?
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ታሪክ ከጀግኖች አፍሪካውያን ጋር ከወገነ፤ አሜሪካስ ለምን አትወግንም ?
ፕሬዜዳንት ኦባማ አክራ፤ ጋናን በ2009 ሲጎበኙ ሁለት አስቸኳይና አስፈላጊ መልዕክቶችን አስተላልፈው ነበር፡፡ ‹‹ታሪክ ከጀግኖች …
Will the U.S. Stand by the Side of Brave Africans?
If History is on the Side of Brave Africans, Shouldn’t the U.S. be Too?
When President Obama visited Accra, Ghana in 2009, he delivered two distinct political messages within one overarching moral imperative: “History is on the side of brave
…Susan Rice and Africa’s Unholy Trinity
Matriarch of the Unholy Trinity
Susan Rice, the current U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., has been waltzing (or should I say do-se-do-ing) with Africa’s slyest, slickest and meanest dictators for nearly two decades. More cynical commentators have said she has
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የሃይማኖት ነጻነት ጥብቅና በኢትዮጵያ
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ለውድቀት የተዳረገው የሃይማኖት ነጻነት በኢትዮጵያ
በዚህ ባለፈው ሰኔ ወር ላይ ‹‹ አንድነት ለሃይማኖት›› በሚል ጽሁፍ በኢትዮጵያ ስለሚካሄደው የሃይማኖት ነጻነት ገፈፋ ያለኝን ስጋት ገልጬ ነበር፡፡ በዚህም ሳቢያ ኢትዮጵያ ዉስጥ አዲሱ የሰብአዊ መብት መጣስ አካሄድ በሃይማኖት …
In Defense of Religious Freedom in Ethiopia
The Precarious State of Religious Freedom in Ethiopia
In a weekly column entitled “Unity in Divinity” this past June, I expressed grave concern over official encroachments on religious freedom in Ethiopia. I lamented the fact that religious freedom …
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The Tall Tale of Susan Rice
On September 2, 2012, Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., delivered a nauseatingly sentimental oration at the funeral of Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi. She called Meles “selfless and tireless” and “totally dedicated to his work and family.” She …
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የሱዛን ራይስ ሸፍጥ በቤንጋዚው ጥቃት ላይ!
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
በሴፕቴምበር 2 2012 የአሜሪካዋ አምባሳደር በተባበሩት መንግስታት: ሱዛን ራይስ በኢትዮጵያ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር መለስ ዜናዊ የቀብር ስርአት ላይ ስሜታዊ ሆና የሚያቅለሸልሽ ቃላት ያዘለ ንግግር አነብንባ ነበር፡፡ መለስን፤ ‹‹የማይደክምና ራሱን የማይወድ››በአጠቃላይ እሱነቱ ለስራውና ለቤተሰቡ የሆነ ብላዋለች፡፡ …
አስታውሳለሁ! እንዴት እረሳለሁ!!
አስታውሳለሁ! እንዴት እረሳለሁ!!
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
በ ሰኔ 6-8 እና በ ህዳር 1-4 2005 (እንዳሮፓ አቆጣጠር) በ በግንቦት 2005 የተካሄደውን ምርጫ ተከትሎ ኢህአዴግ ያወጣውን ሕገ መንግሥት በማመን ባዶ እጃቸውን ወደ አደባባይ የወጡ ንጹሃን ወንዶች፤ሴቶች፤ሕጻናት ኢትዮጵያዊያን …
ፕሬዜዳንት ኦባማ በሁለተኛው ዙር ምርጫ ምን ይጠበቅባቸዋል
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ፕሬዜዳንት ኦባማ ሁለተኛውን ዙር የፕሬዜዳንትነት ምርጫ በማሸነፋቸው እንኳን ደስ ያለዎት ማለቱ አግባብ ነው፡፡ የአሜሪካንን መራጮች አብላጫ ድምጽ አግኝቶ ለማሸነፍ ብቃት ባለው አካሄድ ለድል በቅተዋል፡፡ ሚት ሮምኒም ለማይናቀው የምርጫ ግብግባቸው ሊመሰገኑ ተገቢ ነው፡፡ በማጠቃለያው የመለያያ …
What Should Ethiopians Expect in a Second Obama Term?
It is proper to congratulate President Obama on his re-election to a second term. He put up a masterful campaign to earn the votes of the majority of American voters. Mitt Romney also deserves commendation for a hard fought campaign. …
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ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያዊያን አሜሪካውያን በ2012 ምርጫ መሳተፍ ይገባቸዋል
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ጉዳዩ የምርጫ ብቻ አይደለም እኮ
ባለፈው ሴብቴምበር ስለ ፕሬዜዳንት ባራክ ኦባማ ድጋሚ መመረጥ ድጋፌን ገልጬ ነበር፡፡ ለታዳሚዎቼ እንዳስነበብኩት በ2008 ምርጫ ተወዳዳሪ ባራክ ኦባማን ደግፌ እንደነበርና ከምርጫው በኋላ ግን በታየው በተለይም ኢትዮጵያንና አፍሪካን በተመለከተ ስለተካሄደው …
Ethiopian Americans Gotta Vote in 2012!
It’s Not Just About an Election
In September, I expressed my support for President Barack Obama’s re-election. I told my readers that I enthusiastically supported candidate Obama in 2008 but was disappointed by his Administration’s policy in Ethiopia and
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የኢትዮጵያዋ፡ ርእዮት ‹‹የጥንካሬዬ ዋጋ››
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ስለስልጣን ብልግና አለያም ስለ ስልጣንን በማንአለብኘነት አለ አግባብ ስለ ከመጠቀም ከመናገር ይበልጥ አስቸጋሪ የሆኑ bezu ነገሮች yelum፡፡ ለ31 ዓመቷ ወጣት ኢትዮጵያዊት አይበገሬ ርዕዮት ዓለሙ ግን፤ የመጻፍ ነጻነት፤ የመናገር …
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Ethiopia’s Reeyot: “The Price for My Courage”
There are few things more difficult or dangerous than speaking truth to abusers of power. But for Reeyot Alemu, the 31 year-old young Ethiopian heroine of press freedom, no price is high enough to keep her from being “the voice
ስለጡት ካንሰር ለኢትዮጵያኖች የጥሞና ማሳሰቢያና ማስገንዘቢያ
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ወርሃ ኦክቶበር (ጥቅምት)በአለም የጡት ካንሰር ማሳሰቢያና ማስገንዘቢያ ወቅት ነው፡፡ ወሩን በሙሉ በዓለም ላይ ሕዝባዊና የግል ድርጅቶች የፕሮግራሞቻቸውና የእንቅስቃሴዎቻቸው ትኩረት ሁሉ በጡት ካንሰር መንስኤ ላይ በማትኮር፤ አደጋውን ለመቀነስ፤ ቅድመ ጥንቃቄ ስለማድረግ፤ ህክምናና ምርምር በማከናወን ላይ …
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ኢትዮጵያ፡- ከረጂም ርቀት ሯጮቻችን የምንማረው
ከፕሮፌሰር ዓለማየሁ ገብረማርያም
ትርጉም ከነጻነት ለሃገሬ
ኢትዮጵያ በመልካም ስሟም፤በአስከፊ ገጽታዋም ትታወቃለች:: ኢትዮጵያ በመልካም እንግዳ ተቀባይነቷና አስተናጋጅነቷ፤በሕዝቦቿ መልካም ባሕሪ፤ በመልክአ ምድሯ ውበት፤እና በግሩሙ ቡናዋና በማይደፈሩት ጅጋኖች ረጂም ርቀት ሯጮቿ ትታወቃለች፡፡ ተወዳዳሪ በሌለው የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰት፤የፕሬስ ማፈኛ ተቋሟም፤በአፍሪካ ከፍተኛ ቁጥር ያላቸው የፖለቲካ …
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