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Ethiopia: Occupy Arat Kilo - We are the 99.6% By Tedla Asfaw We are not 99 like here in America and UK but 99.6. It is also true an average Ethiopian makes a dollar /about 99.6 cent a day back home. The Club of 99.6 are almost all Ethiopians who go… more »

Yenesew Gebre Loving Ethiopia to Death – The Teacher By Yilma Bekele The last few months I have been inflicted with a Herman Cain (HC) moment. You remember his interview with a newspaper publisher and when asked his opinion regarding President O… more »

USCIS Complacency Surrounding Alleged Fraud Exporting Children from EthiopiaBy Yosef YacobThe processing of petitions filed by United States citizens for adoption of children from Ethiopia continues to raise serious legal and ethical concerns.… more »

Ethiopia: 2011 in the Republic of Corruptistan By Alemayehu G. MariamIn December 2008, I wrote a weekly column entitled “Groundhog Year in Prison Nation” summarizing some of my weekly columns for that year. I used the “groundhog” metaphor from a… more »

Ambassador Vicki Huddleston says Ethiopia needs to move on By Abebe Gellaw | December 21, 2011 Washington DC (ESAT)-- Ambassador Vicki Huddleston, Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense for Africa in the Office of the US Secretary of Defense, has s… more »

Ethiopia: Operation 'bulk coffee' busted By Wondwossen Mezlekia poorfarmer@gmail.com Posted on December 22, 2011 Last month, coffee buyers across the globe had a rare glimpse into Ethiopians' day to day experience, where haphazard policymakin… more »

Dictatorship and its Evolution: Contrasting Burma with Ethiopia By Messay KebedeSince the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the iconic leader of the opposition to the military rule, Burma’s (Myanmar) political evolution has become an important discus… more »

Lately, the portrait of Ethiopia painted in the reports of Transparency International (Corruption Index) and Global Financial Integrity shows a “Land of Corruption”. That contrasts with an equally revolting portrait of  Ethiopia painted in a recent broad… more »

Ethiopia: Washington Update By Mesfin Mekonen Reports from Ethiopia from the All Ethiopia Unity Party indicate that suppression of independent political activity is becoming more severe. Opposition supporters are being jailed and beaten. The Elec… more »

Ethiopia: Ethnic – Looking back to move forward Ewnetu Sime I have been motivated to write this article after reading Aklog Birara, PhD series of articles entitled “Why Ethiopians Must Unite” posted on several Ethiopian websites. I applaud hi… more »

Ethiopia: How To Train Your Prime Minister: Divest From Meles' Regime!By The Mitmita GirlsIt has been some time since we served up our brand of tongue lashing on the state of madness in Ethiopia; even committed dilettantes like us need a month… more »

Ethiopia: The Art of Bleeding a Country Dry Ethio-Corruption, Inc. (Unlimited)By Alemayehu G. Mariam “The people of Ethiopia are being bled dry. No matter how hard they try to fight their way out of absolute destitution and poverty, they wil… more »

Ethiopia: Awramba Times: More Powerful Than Ten Thousand BayonetsBy Alemayehu G. Mariam“Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets,” fretted Napoleon Bonaparte, dictator of France, as he summed up his determination to… more »

President Bush listens to an HIV positive mother explain how she has learned to keep her baby HIV free. Africans show much love to President George W. Bush President George W. Bush has done more for Africa than any U.S. president in recent memorie… more »

Think tank deplores Ethiopia land grab deals By Abebe Gellaw Washington DC (ESAT News)--The founding Executive Director of the Oakland Institute (OI), an independent policy think tank based in California, USA, has condemned cheap land giveaway dea… more »

Teacher Yenesew Gebre before his fatal protest Ethiopia - The fabrication by Walta to discredit Yenesew Gebre exposed Yenes By Abebe Gellaw After the news about the first known politically motivated self-immolation in Ethiopian history sprea… more »