Author Archives: Assimba

Hama Tuma  Many naïve people like me believe that crime does not pay while the reality shows it does. On the other hand, lying is an art of governance not only in Africa but all over the world and even … Continue reading →

By Tedla Asfaw Recently numbers are “produced” discussing ethnicity and religion in Ethiopia  with no one checking facts. I heard Dr. Megersa on Oromo TV in Minnesota telling us  the “victims” of red and white terrors in Ethiopia Eighty percent … Continue reading →

Hama Tuma I have always been fascinated by, to use an old term, the political economy of walks, their relationship with crimes and dangerous protest. l once wrote a short story on the case of the criminal walk in which … Continue reading →

By Yilma Bekele That is exactly what I feel like now. Who died and left me with this burden is not clear to me but believe me I feel like I am all alone and it is up to me … Continue reading →

By Yelfiwos Wondaya It is well Known that the so-called Ethiopian constitution is framed by an ethnocentric dictatorial regime to serve its narrow purpose, so one would not expect to see it working for all parties on board, much less … Continue reading →

By Yilma Bekele They say all kinds of bad stuff about us. It is said so many times and so often sometimes some of us start to believe the lie. That is always the problem with being lied to. I … Continue reading →

By Hama Tuma Egyptians are a very romantic and humorous lot. Now that they have tasted some notion of western hypocritical democracy, they went ahead and elected a Moslem Brotherhood extremist as their president and within a year struck the … Continue reading →

Seid Hassan- Murray State University-USA My own research as well as the research of other scholars show that the control of donor resources allowed the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), not only to consolidate political power that it … Continue reading →

By Yilma Bekele There was a half hour discussion on the Oromo issue in Ethiopia on Al Jazeera Television Network. It was one of those situations where you go ‘what just happened’ after an experience that leaves you confused and … Continue reading →

By: Hirut Mesfin Bethlehem Abera is the much talked about Big Brother Africa contestant of 2013.    This beautiful, smart and astute girl was representative of Ethiopia in BBA house South Africa.  I don’t know what it takes to be elected … Continue reading →