Month: March 2012
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Senegal: When enough is enough and the people know it as that
A chain of constitutional breach and dishonesty are threatening a rare democracy in Africa Yordanos Gouhse, Accra, Ghana In an unfortunate turn of events, the 85-year-old Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade broke his own promise, made in 2000, to leave office after the first two terms of his presidential tenure were over, which would have been this year. Now he…
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I don’t know about Paris, but Harar is a city of love
It is easy to think of the city of Harar as an old city of ruin, but easier to depart from it with a lasting taste of a city of harmony and love Henok Wondyirad (PhD) When I first planned to go to Harar a few weeks ago, I never thought to experience anything new. All that I had imagined…
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Mr. Xi comes to town
Douglas H. Paal China’s Vice President Xi Jinping recently visited the United States on a trip intended to keep relations between the two largest economies and often mistrustful partners within constructive channels. The visit was also meant to familiarize the figure likely to head China for the next five to ten years with his American counterparts, should they be reelected.…
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Ethiopian women in the Middle East: it’s contract slavery
The vicious cycle of the lives of Ethiopian women in the Middle East shows no sign of end Hone Mandefro Following the oil boom witnessed since the ‘70s in the Gulf States, the hunt for foreign domestic workers, mostly women, to take up jobs less favored by the locals has seen a steep upward trend. In Ethiopia, thanks to the…
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It’s more than a ruin
Dear Editor, Your story on the election for chairmanship of the AUC deserves my appreciation (The AUC and its election ruin, February 2012). It is true that South Africa’s sudden involvement in the affairs of the election had caused more damages to the AUC in particular and to the continent in general than many of us would like to admit…
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From our inbox
Dear Editor, Reference is hereby made to your article published in Vol I, Issue Number 12 of February 2012, written perhaps with the intention of shedding some light on the state of the Africa Union in the aftermath of the recent elections of the post of Chairperson of the AU Commission. Unfortunately, the article paints an inaccurate picture. This Embassy…
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Death penalty – shouldn’t Ethiopia consider abolishing it?
Kiya Tsegaye Not so long ago, legally backed death penalties were embedded in constitutions of many countries around the world. But as of late the number of countries employing the death penalty is declining. It is possible that worldwide pressure may gradually influence all countries to abandon the practice. For now the world has not formed a common consensus against…
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The wonders of green tea
More often than not, a cup of tea is all that what your body needs Faben Getachew ‘Tea is a cup of life,’ so goes an ancient saying. It indeed is. The Chinese knew all too well about the health benefits of tea since ancient times, and have used it to treat many diseases ranging from headaches to depression. Nowadays…
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Another chance for peace in Darfur
Darfur, an area the size of France, had gripped the world when a civil war broke in 2003 and lasted for three years claiming the lives of an estimated 300, 000 Darfuris and 2.7 million Drfuries internally displaced. It’s a complicated civil war with complicated players involved, and any peace mediation efforts had to involve a complex web of players…
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