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Ethiopia: Is ECX at it again? ECX's upcoming procurement bid By Wondwossen Mezlekia The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) is currently conducting a high-ticket international procurement - the first of its kind since a multi-million dollar bid… more »

Ethiopia: Washington Update By Mesfin Mekonen The elections are over leaving the power structure in Washington largely unchanged, but there are likely to be personnel changes at both the State Department and in Congress that could impact U.S. po… more »

Susan Rice in Ethiopia delivering eulogy for the late Prime Minister Meles ZenawiEthiopia: The Tall Tale of Susan RiceBy Alemayehu G. Mariam Last September Susan Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., delivered a nauseatingly sentimental ora… more »

I Remember! Never Again By Alemayehu G. Mariam On June 6-8 and November 1-4, 2005, following the Ethiopian parliamentary elections in May of that year, hundreds of citizens who protested the theft of that election were killed or seriously wounde… more »

Delegates listen as Chinese President Hu Jintao (lower, unseen) delivers his address at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 8, 2012. (AFP Photo / Gon Chai Hin)Ethiopia: Reform in Chi… more »

Ethiopia: Courting foreign waves the Ethiopian way By Hindessa Abdul Ethiopia and Qatar restored diplomatic ties, was the news that dominated the airwaves this past week. The Qatari delegation led by the Prime Minister were accorded a warm welco… more »

Ethiopia:Change is Inevitable Ethiopia: Change is Inevitable By Zelalem Eshete In response to my article, Ethiopia: Time for a Paradigm Shift part 2, the pro-government (Ethioadvocate) boiled down everything therein to one simple question: “Pa… more »

What Should Ethiopians Expect in a Second Obama Term? By Alemayehu G. Mariam It is proper to congratulate President Obama on his re-election to a second term. He put up a masterful campaign to earn the votes of the majority of American voters. Mitt… more »

ETHIOPIA AHEAD OF THE CURVE: THE GREEN LEGACY OF MELES ZENAWI By Michale Street A version of this post was first published by openDemocracy. It is surely better now to concentrate on Meles’ positive achievements rather than dwell on negatives f… more »

RETHINKING ETHIOPIA'S GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION By Michael Street The environmental management of this vital water tower of Africa, with its implications for global security, is among the most pressing issues of our time. No one could have been m… more »

Ethiopia: Understand PM Hailemariam Desalegn By Zelalem Eshete The new PM Hailemariam Desalegn has already been accused of several things in his brief time in Office. It is fair to hold him accountable for the things he has done, but failing to und… more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Americans Gotta Vote in 2012! By Alemayehu G. Mariam In September, I expressed my support for President Barack Obama’s re-election. I told my readers that I enthusiastically supported candidate Obama in 2008 but was disappointed… more »

Legacy of Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia (1991-2012) By Dula Abdu Deservedly or not, Meles has received accolades from various sources, especially from western intellectuals and politicians. On the other hand, many Ethiopian observers see nothing redeem… more »

Dr. Messay Kebede is an Ethiopian Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dayton. He taught philosophy at Addis Ababa University from 1976 to 1993. He also served as chair of the department of philosophy from 1980 to 1991. He earned his Ph.D. from U… more »