Who knows about Ethiopia’s perfekt elektion in May 2015?
It is the middle of February 2015 as I write this commentary. But I always remember in November.
I see some of my Ethiopian friends carrying long forlorn melancholy faces.
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Ethiopia’s Perfekt Elektion? Much Ado About Nothing!
Who knows about Ethiopia’s perfekt elektion in May 2015?
Ethiopia: Speaking Truth to the Powerless
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Note: In my last commentary[1] on the theme, “Where do we go from here?” I suggested that the ruling dictatorship in Ethiopia following its 99.6 percent “victory” in the May 2010 parliamentary “election” will continue to do …
Of Elections and Diapers in Ethiopia
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Note: Over the past week, I have received numerous requests from those who read my last commentary “Ethiopia at the Crossroads of History[1], to share my views on the on the question, “Where do we go …
Ethiopia: Interview With Birtukan Midekssa
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Note: Except for elements inserted in the nature of narrative license, syntax and independently established facts, this “interview” is based on English or Amharic translations of public statements, hearing testimony, speeches and other declarations[ 1] of Birtukan …
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Western Diplomatic Omerta in Ethiopia
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Last week, in a piece reporting on the eerie silence of Western diplomats in Addis Abeba on Birtukan Midekssa, the first woman political party leader in Ethiopian history and Ethiopia’s # 1 political prisoner, Xan Rice, a …