Memoirs of the Motherland (Part V): City life
By Jilcha Hamid (Read Parts One, Two , Three & Four ) Lying under the shade on the patio, out of reach of the blazing sun. This was my favourite hang out spot. And there was no better way to pass...
View ArticleEritrea: When is a mutiny not a mutiny?
Cedric Barnes| Crisis Group| January 24, 2013 On Monday 21 January, a number of unofficial sources reported that 100 or so soldiers had invaded Eritrea’s Ministry of Information and taken over...
View ArticleThe Oromo of Harerghe: On their Sub Divisions and Citizenship Modalities
By Afendi Muteki The three tribes of the Harar Oromo are devided to clans called ‘gosaa’. Many aspects of the family life and social activities of the people were influenced by clan based...
View ArticleWhere does DFID’s money go?
Ben Rawlence|Human Rights Watch| 28 January 2013 This year, for the first time, the UK government will devote 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income to foreign aid, finally meeting the target set in a...
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The Oromo of Harerghe: On the Evolution of Urban Centers (Part I)
The photo depicts the northern gate of the Walled City of Harar. It was taken by an Austrian Explorer called F. Paulische in 1888. By Afendi Muteki Most of the urban centers of Harerghe are of short...
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The Oromo of Harerghe: On the Evolution of Urban Centers (Part Two)
By Afendi Muteki The urban centers in the Harerghe have shown many changes in the 20th century; some of them grew continuously, others stayed in dwarfism. Few of them continue to play their...
View ArticleThere is nothing to celebrate about the injunction against the ETV...
Lighten up people!! There is nothing to celebrate about the injunction against the ETV documentary. That is not going to change the reality inside the country’s torture chambers-some of them inherited...
View ArticleEthiopia: The Case against Trial by Public Media
By Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam An authoritarian regime is bad, no matter what its ideological dressing may be. Terrorism is also bad, whether it is Islamic, secular, or so-called state terrorism....
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ደጋጎች የሚያፍሩብሽ ጨካኞች የሚገዙሽ የተመረጠችው ተባራ የተፈለገው የሚሾምብሽ በጎ ብቅ ሲልልሽ በግብዝ የሚዋጥብሽ ጎረምሶች ሲተኙ እናቶች የሚደክሙብሽ ሰነፎች ሲልቁ ሊቃውንት የሚሰንፉብሽ የየዋሆች መነኻሪያ የአምባገኖች ገነት የቆነጃጅት መፍለቂያ የጎበዞች እስር ቤት የንፁህ አየር ፋብሪካ የክፉ መንፈስ ምክርቤት...
View ArticleJihadawi Harekat: Context, Objectives, and Internal Contradictions
By Faysal Qassim “Authoritarian leaders do repeat their tactics, once as tragedy, second as farce,” a modified version of Marx’s assertion in his article The Eighteenth Brumaire. On February 5, the...
View ArticleIndian investors are forcing Ethiopians off their land
John Vidal | Delhi| The Guardian Ethiopia‘s leasing of 600,000 hectares (1.5m acres) of prime farmland to Indian companies has led to intimidation, repression, detentions, rapes, beatings,...
View ArticleWas it a Hatchet Job or a Smear Campaign?
-A Propaganda Video Designed to Deceive and Mislead the Masses A Statement from Badr Ethiopia The rules of disinformation dictate that real issues are avoided and side issues are highlighted. Rules...
View ArticleTo boycott or not to boycott: that is the question
BY MERGA YONAS|The Ethiopian Reporter As the election for local and the Addis Ababa City Administration is left with less than a few months to go, 28 opposition political parties placed their own...
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“In defence” of Oppressors & ETV
By Mesfine Negash I have very little to add on what has been said against the latest government propaganda piece broadcasted on ETV. I deliberately decided not to comment on the production, content and...
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The Oromo of Harerghe: Some Remarks on “Galamso”, “Aw-Seid” and “Oda Bultum”
By Afendi Muteki The town of Galamso has historical significance in the tradition of the Oromo of Harerghe. Yet its name is very odd; it has no exact meaning in Afan Oromo and other languages. No town...
View ArticleMuslim defendants to sue government, ETV on documentary
By Merga Yonas|The Reporter The lawyer of twenty-nine Muslim defendants, who are in prison on charges of terrorism, is to sue the Ethiopian government and Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA),...
View ArticleEthiopian Mekane Yesus Church severs ties with American and Swedish churches
Editor’s note I wonder what impact this decision might have on the vital development work, particularly in education and health, that the Mekane Yesus church undertakes I hope the current leadership of...
View ArticleEthiopia Coaxes Investors as It Struggles to Finance Growth Plan
By William Davison - Feb 11, 2013| Bloomberg Ethiopia’s government plans to attract more foreign investment and boost domestic savings as it struggles to finance infrastructure and other development...
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GREAT OROMO MUSIC Ali M. Birra on éthiopiques #28
Published by BudaMusique 2013 For a long time downplayed and deprived of any recognition whatsoever, Oromo music (just like the people made from the same rustproof metal – today 30 million strong) is...
View ArticleMemoirs of the Motherland (Part VI): The Rainy District
By Jilcha Hamid (Read Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V) I packed a bag, assembled the squad and we hit the road east of Dirre Dhawa. We spent a few days in the town of Malka Raafuu before...
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