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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Obama came and saw but did he conquer Africa?
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African Dictators: The People Don’t Love You!
Alemayehu G. Mariam
In February 2011, at the onset of the Libyan Revolution, Moamar Gadhaffi trumpeted to the world, “They love me. All my people with me, they love me. They will die to protect …
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Ethiopia: An Imaginary Conversation with Nelson Mandela
Alemayehu G. Mariam
The Triumphalism of African Dictators
There is nothing that is both amusing and annoying than the chest-beating triumphalism of Africa’s tin pot dictators. This past February, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda lectured a press conference: “There will be …
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Ethiopia: Country For Sale!
The Deal of the Century
Supposing someone offered you the following land deal, would you take it or walk away believing it is too good to be true?
…For £150 a week (USD$245), you can lease more than 2,500 sq
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Thugtatorship: The Highest Stage of African Dictatorship
Alemayehu G. Mariam
Thugogracy in Africa
If democracy is government of the people, by the people and for the people, a thugogracy is a government of thieves, for thieves, by thieves. Simply stated, a thugtatorship is rule by a gang …
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