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የሻምበል ፍቅረ ስላሴን ባለ 440 ገጽ መጽሐፍ ላነብ ስነሳ ጸሐፊው በሃያ ዓመታት የእስር ቤት ቆይታቸው በስልጣንና የሃላፊነት ዘመናቸው የነበሩትን ብዙ ክንዋኔዎች ፣ ውሳኔዎችና ተዋናዮችን አስመልክቶ የነበራቸውን እይታ እንደገና ለማጤንና ለማሰላሰል (Reflect ለማድረግ) እድል አግኝተው የጻፉት ሊሆን ስለሚችል ሚዛናዊ …
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Africa’s Hall of Shame in Addis Ababa
By Fekade Shewakena
The debate on whether Emperor Hailesilassie’s statue deserves to stand along with that of Kwame Nkrumah in front of the newly inaugurated AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, built by the government of China as a “gift” to …
Posted in Ethiopia News
Resolving the ESFNA impasse
By Fekade Shewakena
Almost every year there appears to be some ritual around the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA) of creating a dust up, on issues big and small. I have always found myself on the side of …
Posted in Ethiopia News
The Ethiopian Economy: Big Numbers and Empty Bellies
By Fekade Shewakena
Poverty is Ethiopia’s persistent reality and has long been the country’s definer. The country’s mainstay, agriculture, is predominantly subsistence and is still only one drought season away from a multimillion killer famine unless we beg in time. …