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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…

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…

Researcher: Hate, dangerous speech low among Ethiopian facebook users

Ethiopians' discussion on facebook is much more nuanced than perceived to be, according to a team of researchers monitoring the…

AfDB approves loan for Adama, Adwa, Bichena and Gode water projects

(AfDB) The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 approved a loan…

Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 30 years – UN OCHA

UN OCHA - Press relrease Oct. 26, 2015 Key Issues In Ethiopia, El Niño causes flooding in riverine areas in…

Video| Dr. Mehari Taddele on the state of migration in Africa and beyond

In a briefing session organized by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University, under the title…

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