Author Archives: Assimba

Twenty Years After the Cold War, New Winds of Change in Africa By Maru Gubena   I have often wished, especially given that things have started very recently in Tunisia and Egypt, to prove me wrong. I have even begged my Lord God, … Continue reading →

By Maru Gubena   Scared that you, the highly loved, respected and wise mother, might possibly not enjoy the subject matter here and such talks in general, I seriously don’t know how or where to start – how to formulate … Continue reading →

 By Yilma Bekele Well there was a controversy a while back. The regime got tired of creating political drama. Like the US Army announces “three division headquarters and eight brigade combat teams have been scheduled to support Operation Iraqi Freedom … Continue reading →

By Yilma Bekele Here we are celebrating New Year in Tahesas. Accepting January, as Meskerem is a tall order. Enqutatash or Adis Amet is Adey Abeba blanketing the mountains with its vibrant bright yellow colors and the sun shining with … Continue reading →

By Maru Gubena Dear readers, This is part one of about ten pages. This article was written in early September 2006, when both the actual climate in the western world and the political temperature within the Ethiopian Diaspora community were … Continue reading →

A Symbol of Pride and a Source of Unity for the Ethiopian Diaspora, and a Substantial and Commanding Influence in Ethiopian Affairs By Maru Gubena As may be recalled, the issue of the Ethiopian Diaspora, its origin, and more particularly … Continue reading →

From Getachew Reda (editor Ethiopian Semay) It is unfortunate and sad too see many racist Tigray haters are growing every day coming out in different forms to express their animosity and hate to towards us the Tigrayans. Our people and … Continue reading →

By Maru Gubena Many of us – particularly the political activists of the Ethiopian Diaspora – are firmly convinced that the basis for Ethiopia’s everlasting, multiple and mounting economic problems and the political repression by successive regimes lies exclusively with … Continue reading →

By Obo Arada Shawl   December 13. 2010 Introduction On October 23, 2010, I have witnessed an occasion of the first step foreword for transforming political power to the Youth known as W’e’KND. The need for the continuity of purpose, struggle … Continue reading →

 By Yilma Bekele. Hopefully you have all heard or read about WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organization that publishes documents from anonymous news sources and leaks. It has been doing that since 2006. These past few days it has … Continue reading →