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The frontline voices: Tigrayans speak on the realities of life under an insurgency regime

Ethiopians of Tigrayan descent, residing both inside and outside of Tigray, have contacted this researcher to request greater scrutiny of grassroots Tigrayan opinion on the ongoing conflict in Northern Ethiopia. These “silenced voices” have been characterized by many Western analysts and English-language media as supportive of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a vanguard armed group that exercises authoritarian control of both the “Tigray government” and the “Tigray Defense Forces.”

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The Solution to Ethiopia’s Crisis Resides in PM Abiy and the Amhara Tribal Land

A person from Mars who does not know anything about Ethiopian politics can paint three different pictures of PM Abiy, depending on whom she befriends when she lands on earth. If she meets Professor Al Mariam, her conclusion would be people on earth have genius leaders that Martians can learn from. If she meets Professor Meskerem Aberra or any one of the Professors leading Vision Ethiopia, she would conclude people on earth are led by genociders. If by any chance she meets me, her impression of the PM would be a visionary and remarkable strategist with abhorring management skills. There are enough “supporting” materials in the cyber space to paint any one of the three images.

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A call for action: Pragmatic solutions for peace-building in Ethiopia

Structural violence is the root cause of the ongoing political crisis in Ethiopia. To understand the full picture of the current crisis, therefore, it is important to fully understand the historical, contextual, sociopolitical, and cultural dynamics of where Ethiopia is heading. Doing so makes it evident that the current debacle stems from the self-proclaimed apartheid constitution that segregate the diverse Ethiopian people along ethnolinguistic lines.

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The way forward for tripartite Discussions on Ethiopia’s dam

Semu Moges (Ph.D., P.E.) argues Ethiopia, The Sudan and Egypt should immediately resuscitate the stalled tripartite diplomatic discussions on matters

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March 17, 2020 Opinion

Is Egypt or Ethiopia really having potential water shortage?

Semu Moges (Ph.D., P.E.) Please look at the following hydrological facts and answer the question on on your own: 1.

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March 14, 2020 Opinion

Ethiopia’s dam has united the country

The Renaissance Dam is more than seventy percent complete and set to begin minimal hydro-electric power production within almost a

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December 16, 2019 Opinion

Ethiopia’s new party is welcome news, but faces big hurdles

By Yohannes Gedamu (For The Conversation Africa) Prime minister Abiy Ahmed, who has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Peace,

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December 8, 2019 Opinion

Sink or swim: unlocking the Nile impasse

By Mahemud Tekuya (Written for and Published by Ethiopia-Insight.com) The only way to solve the disagreement between upstream Ethiopia and

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November 13, 2019 Opinion

Why Ethiopians are losing faith in Abiy’s promises for peace

By Yohannes Gedamu (For The Conversation Africa) When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018, the political reforms and

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September 24, 2019 Opinion

Ethiopia’s new year offers a chance to unite the country

Every New Year celebration comes with an opportunity to reflect. Ethiopia has a chance to do just that. But, it faces difficult challenges.

August 28, 2019 Uncategorized

Why Sidama statehood demand threatens to unravel Ethiopia’s federal system

Author: Yohannes Gedamu (For The Conversation Africa) Ethiopia’s ethnic federal arrangement was designed to empower ethnic groups with the right

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July 14, 2019 Opinion

Explainer: why Ethiopia’s federal system is deeply flawed. By: Yohannes Gedamu

By Yohannes Gedamu (For The Conversation Africa) For almost three decades Ethiopia’s federal structure – enshrined in the country’s 1994 constitution –

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March 19, 2019 Opinion

Matt Damon Helps Ethiopia’s Water Crisis: How You Too Can Make A Difference

By: Robin Ryan, for Forbes.com For the story’s original link, please click here:https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinryan/2019/03/19/matt-damon-aids-ethiopias-water-crisis-how-you-too-can-make-a-difference/#29a26b90c00d Academy Award winner Matt Damon is an active volunteer

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