Self-determination is the key for peace in South Sudan

An indigenous, all-inclusive national peace process is indispensable to permanent peace and stability in South Sudan. Many communities and groups are excluded from high-brow, top-down approaches to peace in South Sudan, writes Beny [Adriane Ohanesian/Reuters] By Laura  Nyantung   Beny  In December 2013, less than three years after independence, South Sudan erupted into civil war. The ongoing […]

SPLM-N calls to protest Bashir’s participation in Trump meeting with Islamic leaders

    Sunday 14 May 2017 May 13, 2017 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s People Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) Secretary General has called On U.S. congressmen and activist to protest against the participation of President Omer al-Bashir in a regional meeting with President Donald Trump next week. President Trump during a two-day visit to Riyadh (20-21 May), Saudi Arabia, […]

Everybody is Hailing Billboard-Topping Musician Teddy Afro, Except Ethiopian State Media

Posted 14 May 2017 9:26 GMT   Teddy Afro live in concert. YouTube video. Ethiopian pop singer Tewodros Kassahun, better known as Teddy Afro, was all set to be the subject of a highly-promoted interview with Ethiopian state broadcaster EBC, before authorities suddenly pulled the plug. Teddy Afro’s interview was scheduled to broadcast on Sunday, May […]

Egypt supports Ethiopian candidate running for WHO secretary general post

Sun, 14/05/2017 – 14:01 Al-Masry Al-Youm Former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom, who is running for the post of secretary general of the World Health Organization, paid a two-day visit to Cairo starting Saturday within his electoral campaign, ahead of the final elections tour slated for May 23 in Geneva. Adhanom was received at Cairo […]

100 Million People Economic System in Ethiopia -Tsegaye Tegenu

May 14, 2017 Why is it so Important to Discuss about this Economic System Since the declaration of the state of emergency in October 2016, there is too much political discussion on good governance and political power sharing in Ethiopia. The political discussion stands at an all-time high creating a distinct impression about the existence […]

The Thinking and Objective of Polarizing Politics By Prof. Messay Kebede

May 12, 2017 Ever since rudiments of dialectical thinking grabbed the imagination of Ethiopia’s educated youngsters and elites, essentially as a result of the global prestige of the Marxist class analysis of society in the 60s and early 70s, modern Ethiopian politics has shifted toward polarizing trends that have been perilous to the unity and […]

Ethiopia: Diocesan Justice and Peace Coordinators urged to read the signs of the times and strengthen their work

May 13, 2017 Vatican Radio The Justice and Peace Department of the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat on Thursday 11 May held a validation workshop for Diocesan Coordinators in Addis Ababa, as it wraps-up a five-year strategic plan with financial support from the Church agency Miserior. Speaking at the workshop, Fr. Hagos Hayish, Secretary General of the […]

የሰሞኑ እይታዎቼ ቴዲና ዶ.ር ብርሀነመስቀል – ሰርጸ ደስታ

By ሳተናው May 13, 2017 21:4 ኢትዮጵያ በዚች ምድር ከዘፍጥረት ጀምሮ  በብዙዎች እጅ የሚገኘው መጽሀፍቅዱስ ሲገልጸው የዛሬዋ ኢትየጵያ አስኳል (ኒውክለስ) እንደሆነች በማያሻማ መልኩ የግዮንን (አባይን) ወንዝ ምልክት አድርጎ ነው፡፡ በዛን ዘመን ስማቸው ተገልጾ ዛሬም ድረስ የሚታወቁ አገራት ወይም አነስተኛ ሥፍራ ለመኖሩ እጠራጠራለሁ፡፡ ፕ/ር ኃይሌ ላሬቦ ኢትዮጵያ የሚለውን ቃል ረቂቅ ሀሳብ ነው ማለታቸውን በሌሎች ረቂቅ መባሉን […]

ጨቋኙ አማራ ይኸው ነው! (በላይነህ አባተ)

By ሳተናው May 13, 2017 21:06በላይነህ አባተ (abatebelai@yahoo.com)   እነዚህን በሰባራ ድልድይ የዘፍጥረትን ሁለተኛ ወንዝ እንደ አእዋፋት በሰማይ የሚሻገሩ ሰዎች አይቶ በሚችለው አተነፋፈስ እማይተነፍስ እንደ ግዑዝ እስተንፋስ አልባ ሊባል ይችላል፡፡ ይህን ምስል እንኳን አእምሮን ተሸክሞ እሚዞርን ሰው ደመ-ነፍስን አንጠልጥሎ እሚንቀሳቀስ ከብትንም “እህህ…” አሰኝቶ እሚያስተነፍስ ይመስለኛል፡፡ ይህንን የሕዝብ ኑሮ አይቶ “እህህ…” ያላለ ወይም በሚችለው መንገድ ያልተነፈሰ […]

አባ ኮስትር ማነው? ደጃዝማች በላይ ዘለቀ (1902 ወሎ – 1938 አዲስ ከተማ) /መስቀሉ አየለ/

May 13, 2017 በላይ ዘለቀ ዘመን ተሻጋሪ ስመ ጥር አርበኛ ሲሆን በምድረ ጎጃም ላይ ለአምስት አመታት ያህል ከፋሽት ጣሊያን ጋር በተደረገው ትንቅንቅ እንደ ተራ የጓድ መሪ ተጋድሎውን ጀምሮ በአጭር ግዜ ውስጥ እንደ መብረቅ አስፈሪነ ጎድጓድ መሆን የቻለ ነገር ግን በድል ማግስት የጠፋ አንጸባራቂ ኮከብ ነው። የበላይ ዘለቀ ወላጅ አባት ይባላሉ፤ትውልዳቸው ብቸና ከሚሆን፣የልጅ እያሱ የግል አጃቢ(ቦዲ […]