Ethiopia looks to young technocrats to lead ambitious reform drive
Financial Times, by Tom Wilson in Addis Ababa Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has broken with tradition in Ethiopia by appointing young technocrats with international experience to important economic jobs as he seeks to turn the country’s tightly controlled, state-led economy into a competitive free market powered by private capital. New generation with international experience appointed to […]
Ethiopianism is far above words!!!
BY LEULSEGED WORKU, Ethiopian Herald Lately, the writer of this piece and his friends had a chance to attend a get-together program organized by a group of individual Ethiopians. These senior citizens are found in their late 60s. The reason they are gathered under one roof was to inaugurate one of their friend’s house. Among […]
The challenge to the TPLF…from Tigray’s own grassroots
BY GETACHEW GEBREKIROS AfricanArgument Local youth protests over land will continue to grow if the TPLF acts as an occupying force rather than a responsible government. Over the last few decades, Ethiopia’sgovernment has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. On several occasions, the state has expropriated large tracts of land – such as […]
The BBC’s “World Questions” current events program came to Addis Ababa and witnessed how much freedom of expression has changed
Washington Post, By Paul Schemm ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — In a scene that would have been unimaginable just a year ago, some 200 Ethiopians in the capital debated their country’s politics, economics and expressed their fears over the rise in ethnic violence. The BBC’s “World Questions” current events program came to Addis Ababa on Monday […]
The 42-yr-old Ethiopian Prime Minister wins another top peace prize for his bold reforms
Face2Face Africa, by Mildred Europa Taylor Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been named as laureate of the 2019 edition of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize for his activities in the Horn of Africa region, particularly, for instigating the peace agreement between his country and longtime adversary, Eritrea. Ahmed was declared winner of the award […]
Beyond ethnic politics and hate
The Ethiopian Herald, BY FITSUM GETACHEW It is not a secret that the just commemorated 25th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide had its basic origin in ethnic politics. What once you used to be called ‘tribalism’ now more often known as ethnic’ or ‘nationality’ division seems to be a curse everywhere. We have seen in […]
As Ethiopian economy grows, new St. Paul(Minnesotasota) consulate seeks to gain trust, encourage trade
Twin Cities, By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer Press From third-floor offices at the Court International Building along University Avenue in St. Paul Ewnetu Bilata Debela helps serve “Ethiopians in diaspora” — families displaced by decades of border wars and government crack-downs on political dissidents, including many young people. Debela assumed the position of consul general of the […]
Five Africans have been listed on Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people globally.
Quartz, By Yomi Kazeem Two heads of state, two athletes and an education innovator: the Africans on the Time 100 list After a first year in office marked by sweeping changes, Abiy Ahmed, prime minister of Ethiopia, has seen his stock and influence rapidly grow. Poignantly, Abiy’s tribute on the list was penned by Feyisa Lilesa, the Ethiopian marathoner who famously […]
Revolutionary Change at Home, Ethiopia Is Remaking Its Middle East Ties
World Politics Review, by Daniel Benaim Since protests swept 42-year-old Abiy Ahmed into power as Ethiopia’s prime minister a year ago, the country has undertaken a dramatic series of changes. Abiy has ended Ethiopia’s two-decade conflict with its neighbor Eritrea, introduced ambitious reforms designed to lessen repression, and vowed to organize Ethiopia’s first free and fair […]
One year on, tough times loom for Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed
AFP, by Chr Stein In his first speech as Ethiopian prime minister last April, Abiy Ahmed called for an end to the repressive, exclusionary governance that had plunged the country into turmoil. It was a promise on which he is seen to have delivered dramatically, earning him both international acclaim and domestic popularity so […]
Prime Minister Abiy’s first one-on-one interview with the international media(Financial Times)
by David Pilling andLionel Barber in Addis Ababa It is the compound from which Emperor Menelik II conquered swaths of territory, where Haile Selassie passed judgment until he was toppled by a Marxist revolt in 1974, and from which Meles Zenawi, strongman prime minister until his death in 2012, plotted an Asian-style economic miracle on the Nile. Surveying […]
How Change Happened in Ethiopia: A Review of Abiy Ahmed’s Leadership
The wire, by Yohannes Gedamu  Ehiopia has gone through a series of changes that’s put the country on firm democratic footing.  Last year was an historical one for Ethiopian politics. Most Ethiopians now feel hopeful about the prospect of peace and democratic progress. This is despite the fact that the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front […]
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