By Yilma Bekele
Two important meetings were held a week ago. One was in Addis Abeba and the other in Washington DC. Both were concerning our motherland and the future. That is where the similarities end. One was intended to …
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Ethiopia – In search of a common ground
By Yilma Bekele
How to manage and resolve conflict has always been our Achilles Heel. That is part of the reason why we stumble from one crisis to another. Last week was a perfect example of an attempt to try …
Tagged with: Africa, African Dictators, common ground, Ethiopia Economy, Ethiopia Human Rights, Ethiopia News, ginbot7, Meles Zenawi, TPLF, Woyanne
Posted in Ethiopia News
Posted in Ethiopia News
Meles blames the Ethiopian people
By Yilma Bekele
I am not making this up You can follow the link below and watch the four part video of the leader for life meeting with Ethiopian business leaders. It is a very interesting video. The video is …
Tagged with: Addis Ababa, Africa, Dictator Meles Zenawi, dictatorship, ethio, Ethiopia Corruption, Ethiopia Democracy, Ethiopia News, Meles Zenawi, TPLF
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Dictatorship 101
By Yilma Bekele
According to Wiki “in contemporary usage, dictatorship refers to an autocratic form of absolute rule by leadership unrestricted by law, constitutions, or other social and political factors within the state.” That is what we have in Ethiopia. …
Tagged with: Africa, African Dictators, Birtukan Human Rights, Dictator Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia Human Rights, Meles Zenawi
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Posted in Ethiopia News
WikiLeaks and orphan Ethiopia
By Yilma Bekele
Hopefully you have all heard or read about WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organization that publishes documents from anonymous news sources and leaks. It has been doing that since 2006. These past few days it has …
Meles discussing ‘trash’ and ‘garbage’
By Yilma Bekele.
As you all know Ethiopia held what is referred to as ‘elections’ last May. The ruling TPLF party won 545 of the 547 seats in Parliament. One can tell from the results that either the TPLF party …
Tagged with: Africa, ana gomez, dictatorship, Ethiopia 2010 Elections, Meles Zenawi
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Confessions of a disappointed Ethiopian
By Yilma Bekele
Foreign policy magazine had an article by Professor George Ayittey titled “The worst of the worst-bad dude dictators and general coconut heads.” As an Ethiopian I was sold by the title. I knew I was in familiar …
Ethiopia’s Meles and Picasso – masters of their art
By Yilma Bekele
My friend came from out of town for a visit. I took him around to all the tourist places, including our local Museum of Modern Art. Lucky for us there was a Picasso exhibit the critics were …
Tagged with: Africa, Birtukan Human Rights, dictatorship, Ethiopia 2010 Elections, Ethiopia Rigged Elections, Meles Zenawi Elections
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Ethiopian ESAT is a game changer.
Ethiopian ESAT is a game changer. By Yilma Bekele
When you think things look bad and hope is fading something happens to boost the morale and compels you to get up and give it another spin. When the little tyrant …
Tagged with: Africa, Birtukan Human Rights, dictatorship, Ethiopia Democracy, Ethiopia News, Meles Zenawi
Posted in Ethiopia News
Posted in Ethiopia News
Ethiopia and election drama
By Yilma Bekele
What do you do when you first wake up in the morning? Some of us cannot move without our first cup of coffee while others require a good breakfast. How about if you went to bed without …
Medrek and the Ethiopian election
By Yilma Bekele
I am sure most of you have heard or read that the leaders of Medrek are on a tour of North America. They have held town hall meetings in Seattle, San Jose, Las Vegas, Washington DC and …
Tagged with: Africa, Ethiopia News, Ethiopia Political Prisoners, medrek, Meles Zenawi, TPLF, yilma bekele
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Let my sister go!
By Yilma Bekele
“Opposition UDJ party president Birtukan Mideksa, whose pardon was revoked and life sentence reinstated in December 2008, remained in prison throughout the year. She was held in solitary confinement until June, despite a court ruling that indicated …
Remembering Ato Ketema
By Yilma Bekele
I am sure you are familiar with all the big numbers thrown around when it comes to the number of Ethiopians in the US. Hundreds here thousands there add up to make an impressive amount. My travels …
Tagged with: Africa, ethio, Ethiopia News, ethiopian airlines, Meles Zenawi, TPLF
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Posted in Ethiopia News
A futile attempt at outsourcing-the Ethiopian dilemma.
By Yilma Bekele
I was proud. I was walking tall. I was happy to see my friend. That day the usual two minutes greetings took forever. I was in a hurry to share the source of my joy and pride. …
Waiting for the other shoe to drop
By Yilma Bekele
It is an old expression meaning waiting for something bad to happen. We Ethiopians are familiar with that expression. Yes sir, nobody can take that away from us. We are unsurpassed in the art of moving ከድ …
Tagged with: Africa, Ethiopia News, failed state, Meles Zenawi, TPLF, Woyanne
Posted in Ethiopia News
Posted in Ethiopia News
ET-409 and the surplus Ethiopians
By Yilma Bekele
It took an article on LA Times to help me gather my thoughts together. I knew there was some thing missing in the story unfolding in front of me. The article by Alexandra Sandels and Borzou Daragahi …
Tagged with: Africa, ethio, Ethiopia News, ethiopian airlines, Meles, TPLF, Woyanne
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Meles writes Obama
By Yilma Bekele
To my dear friend Barack Obama. I hope this letter finds you well. We are doing fine here in this location that will stay nameless. Except for that little matter of famine, deflation and inflation most things …
Tagged with: Africa, ethio, Ethiopia News, ginbot7, Kenya, Meles Zenawi, Obama, Woyanne
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Google Vs China – lessons for Ethiopia
By Yilma Bekele
Google is at war with the Peoples Republic of China. Google is a worthy adversary. If I was a betting person I will put all my money on Google. There is no question Google will win. The …
Melkam Gena Weizero Birtukan
By Yilma Bekele
I grew up during the reign of the Emperor. Everybody was afraid of HIM. Then came the Colonel and we had nothing but contempt for him. He was an impostor of no consequence. A rude chapter in …
The case for war
…This new year fills us with hope that at longlast we are ready to take matters into our own hands. It is a new year, It is a new day. It is a new begining. It is the time to
Will the real Meles stand up?
By Yilma Bekele
I don’t know if you are familiar with it but there used to be an American television show called ‘what is my line?’ It was a guessing game where the panelists try to determine the identity of …
Wither Ethiopia?
By Yilma Bekele
The Russians and East Europeans have definitely made their opinions known. They would rather forget about it. The Cubans have always experimented with it and continue to craft their own version. The Chinese are fine tuning it …
The missing 8.6 million Ethiopians, where art thou?
By Yilma Bekele
I couldn’t sleep all night. I kept turning and tossing to no avail. What was bothering me was what I heard on VOA yesterday afternoon. VOA is Voice of America for those of you not in the …
Ato Meles and his interviews – reading between the lines
By Yilma Bekele
Dear Ato Meles, I have been following your interviews with the foreign media the last few months. I have no idea why you prefer to discuss matters regarding our country with the foreign press. One would think …
Aboy Sebhat speaks to VOA
By Yilma Bekele
I am sure you have all heard that Ato Sebhat Nega aka Aboy Sebhat, the Prime Minster’s mentor and a very high official of the ruling TPLF party was a guest on Voice of America. I was …
Tagged with: Add new tag, addisu abebe, Africa, Ethiopia News, Meles Zenawi, Sebhat nega, TPLF, VOA amharic
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Posted in Ethiopia News
Ginbot and Ethiopia
By Yilma Bekele
There are certain dates that mark a special event in our old history. They stand out when ever our history is told. These dates are adorned in red bold color when calendar is made. We are filled …
Today’s problem yesterday’s solution
By Yilma Bekele
Barack Obama told the American people that you couldn’t solve a 21st. century problem using a 19th. Century mind set. The old prescription by Bush and company weren’t working. He promised that he would look at the …
South Africa ranked region’s most networked economy
By Rebecca Wanjiku , IDG News Service
South Africa is the most networked economy in sub-Saharan Africa, followed by Mauritius and Botswana, according to the latest edition of “The Global Information Technology Report” by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
In …