Society

Briefing: What is Oromo’s Gada system?

The UNESCO have announced on Wednesday (Nov. 30, 2016), the Gada system have been added to the Representative List of…

Ethiopian diaspora among the most polarized

(Haftu Gebrezgabiher) Presently, the remittance income of Ethiopia hits over four billion USD. Its diaspora community has contributed over 37…

Ethiopia: An ad hoc Coalition of Adversaries!

Many political parties/organizations or groups around the world, including in Ethiopia, find coalitions to be useful way to stretch resources…

Tigray’s problem is “sikifta” not narrow nationalism

(Gebremedhin Gebru) There is no visible sentiment of narrow nationalism among the people of Tigrai; rather our “Culture of Excessive…

Lessons from Canada for Ethiopia in Quelling Violence

(Tesfai Hailu) "There's a lot of bleeding hearts around who don't like to see people with helmets and guns. All…

Sendafa Landfill controversy: The farmers’ version of the story

In the past two weeks, the Sendafa Sanitary Landfill have become the talking point of Addis Ababa. It did not…

Ethiopia’s Growing Challenge of Hate speech

(Tesfai Hailu) “Hate speech is any speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display which is forbidden because it incites violence…

Paper | Ethiopia and the African Union

(Mehari Taddele Maru[1]) (2013) Introduction This article investigates Ethiopia’s contributions to and its influence in the AU. It also explains…

All Things Considered, NPR Owes Ethiopians an Apology

Here is what happened, NPR used a freelance reporter named Gregory Warner on its “All Things Considered” episode on June…

Ethiopia’s Oromo Problem: The Ministry of Culture is Just One Face of Many

(Dr. Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni) According to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which is responsible for developing and promoting tourism…

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