reeyot alemu – Ethiopian Review

“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)

December 28, 2014

When I wrote a commentary on the plight of the imprisoned 32-year old Ethiopian journalist Reeyot Alemu last April, I… (more)

September 22, 2013

For the past several months, I have been commenting on the findings of the World Bank’s “Diagnosing Corruption in Ethiopia”,… (more)

August 25, 2013

Power, power, power… When President Obama recently visited Africa, he announced a “Power Africa” initiative. In his Cape Town University… (more)

July 28, 2013

Alemayehu G Mariam (This week my regular Monday commentary is presented for the second time in the form of a… (more)

July 8, 2013

Meles Zenawi when he was alive and his apostles today (“Melesistas”) keep playing us in the Diaspora like a cheap… (more)

May 6, 2013