The politics of food aid

It is now obvious that TPLF leaders are poised to restart the war in northern Ethiopia, violating the humanitarian truce declared about 2 months ago. Such an action by the TPLF at... Read more »

 TPLF’s divisive strategy, media manipulation

Let us give the devil his due. TPLF has always remained consistent in stating its separatist ideology and its ultimate objective of dismantling the Ethiopian state. Arguably, TPLF is the only known... Read more »

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS THE FUTURE OF WARFARE (JUST NOT IN THE WAY YOU THINK)

Artificial intelligence is among the many hot technologies that promise to change the face of warfare for years to come. Articles abound that describe its possibilities and warn those who fall behind... Read more »

Somalia MPs to elect president on May 15

 Somalia’s presidential elections will be held on May 15, signaling an end to more than a year of delays in establishing a new government. The decision was announced on Thursday by the... Read more »

 Ethiopia is not as it is portrayed by some international media outlets

The timing of the conflict that occurred in Gondar City under the guise of religion is a clear indicator for the heinous acts of perpetrators in their deliberate attempts to use religious... Read more »

Africa & regional leaders pay tribute to Kibaki as tolerant, visionary man

At the state funeral and requiem mass at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Friday, visiting leaders described him as a great statesman who helped stabilise both his country and the... Read more »

Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti to receive drier than normal rainfall: ICPAC

IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) forecasted Drier than normal conditions over much of Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea as well as parts of southern Sudan, north-eastern Kenya, south-eastern Uganda, and eastern... Read more »

 Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

The global economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February this year has intensified the risk of declining trade integration between... Read more »

AI/HRW report: A setup

Dereje Demissie, an Ethio-American law expert, describes the American government bill against Ethiopia, HR 6600: “The bill is written based on heavily biased and distorted assumptions. It is a paid bill [by... Read more »

US Congress and the armed conflict in Ethiopia

The HR 6600 Bill submitted in the US Congress addressing the armed conflicts in Ethiopia is imbalanced in targeting only the Ethiopian (and Eritrean) governments and not the initiator and perpetrator of... Read more »