Foiling threats on our sovereignty

 BY FITSUM GETACHEW  Part II Ethiopia is a developing country and may need some assistance from its partners and allies. However economic aid or even grants of any kind can now come... Read more »

Foiling threats on our sovereignty

Part I Many Ethiopians seem to be very anxious about the state of their country these days. The news they come across consistently keep them on the vigil. At times you hear... Read more »

TPLF versus Tigray people

BY SOLOMON WASSIHUN In a massive wave of demonstrations held across the nation recently, denouncing TPLF and supporting ENDF, one of the placards the Ethiopians carried that strikes me most says: “TPLF... Read more »

The significance of the second filling of GERD

 Part Two Billions of dollars have been usurped by these political leaders and all those who were against the construction of the dam were happy observing that the project was not going... Read more »

The significance of the second filling of GERD

Part I July 19, 2021 has been recorded as ‘a historic day’ for Ethiopia because it was the day that the second filling of water of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, GERD,... Read more »

A few points on the premier’s responses in parliament

It was with great anxiety and curiosity that Ethiopians and indeed others who follow Ethiopian affairs closely were waiting for the intervention of the premier who surprised everyone with the so called... Read more »

The relentless quest for a democratic order

BY FISTUM GETCAHEW Part Two What in fact followed the military rule was to be a highly centralized system led by a few individuals who built their own ‘family empire’ over the... Read more »

The relentless quest for a democratic order

BY FITSUM GETACHEW Part one We have observed many times in the past that countries with little democratic practice, tradition or culture and are trying to transit to a full-ledged democratic system... Read more »

The imperatives of a ‘newly elected government’

BY FITSUM GETACHEW ‘Ethiopia finds itself at a very crucial crossroad’ is a statement we are very familiar with. Perhaps this time, more than in the previous times, there is a general... Read more »

The quest for a democratic and strong government

BY FITSUM GETACHEW Scholars of politics like to say an elected government would definitely have more legal as well as moral authority and strength to govern on a certain people rather than... Read more »