Author Archives: Assimba

“He who has lost honour can lose nothing more.”  —Publilius Syrus The term ‘honour’ comes from the Latin honos in which a person is assessed based on the individual’s actions, mainly his or her honesty, dignity and integrity. The recent … Continue reading →

By Alem Mammo Displaying his trademark diatribe/rant, Meles Zenawi recently accused international aid agencies of inflating the number of famine stricken citizens in Ethiopia. The reason why aid agencies exaggerate the numbers, according to Mr. Zenawi, is the following: “It … Continue reading →

By Obo Arada Shawl   November 3, 2009 እኔም ልመስክር…አንተም አንቺም ተወራረሱ የሥነ ጽሑፍ ሰው አይደለሁም ክቡር አቶ ሐዲስን ለማወቅ አርቲስት አይደለሁም ወጋዮ ንጋቱን ለማወቅ ታጋይ አይደለሁም ጸገየ ገ/መድህን (ደብተራው) ለማወቅ አብዮተጘ አይደለሁም ዋለልጝ መኮነን ለማወቅ የሠረተጞች መሪም አልነበርኩም ሣሙኤል ዓለማየሁን … Continue reading →

Ethiopia: Famine of Leadership The author can be reached at alem671@hotmail.com “One of the remarkable facts in the terrible history of famine is that no substantial famine has ever occurred in a country with a democratic form of government and … Continue reading →

BEGGING 101 By Hama Tuma I am sure there are a lot of people who think that begging needs no training, all you have to do is look miserly (which you will look if reduced to that state of starvation … Continue reading →

Mankelklot Haile Selassie(Ph.D)  – September 22, 2009 BACKGROUND IN THE FORM OF PREMISE 1. The struggle in Ethiopia is a function of time: The longer this treasonous group is left to rule Ethiopia, the more the effectiveness of the eroding … Continue reading →

By Wolde Tewolde Sept 23, 2009 Two approaches and two proposals for redefining or redrawing of Ethiopia’s future either by cartography or planning. On the one hand, there is Ato Zewge Fanta who has written two articles the first one … Continue reading →

By Seifu Tsegaye Demmissie The Tigray People`s Liberation Front (Meles/TPLF) and associates have devised and are implementing yet another scam to fleece farmers and amass wealth under the guise of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange. Commodity Exchange is trading in agricultural … Continue reading →

LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE By Hama Tuma Africans may be miserable and subjected to poverty but they are on the whole nice people forever thinking of the welfare of others even in crazy times when they may be forced … Continue reading →

Eritreans versus Ethiopians: Choosing Sides Call me by my name, address, or title (NAT) By Obo Arada Shawl September 13, 2009 Our Revolution is based on nurturing the SEEDS, whereas the revolution of MIESON groups and all other subsequent groups … Continue reading →