Month: January 2016
- Africa
Update: European Parliament adopts powerful Ethiopia resolution
Mahlet Fasil The 751 Members of the European Parliament, the only directly-elected body of the European Union (EU), have debated and adopted a powerful motion presented to them on the current situation in Ethiopia. The motion included detailed descriptions about the Oromo protests that have rocked the nation from all corners, the country’s frequent use of the infamous Anti-Terrorism…
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The Special Interest: the affirmation of denial
#OromoProtests Special coverage “Just what is this special interest?” By Tsegaye R Ararssa As a response to the comprehensive Oromiya-wide resistance to the Master Plan, the officials of the Federal and the State governments have, rather inconsistently and half-heartedly, indicated that the implementation of the Master Plan is now stopped. The Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Federal…
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Revisiting peace and war
Binary terms with overlapped borders Yeshiwas Degu The idea of peace as the antithesis of violence and war has long dominated the field of peace studies. Most theorists comprehended these terms as ‘polar extremes’ on a continuum, sharply distinct from one another with their own particular processes and consequences. Hence, approaches to peace and stability are primarily aimed…
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Ethiopia’s experiment with federalism (Part III) – Final
The official narrative and the federalism to come Tsegaye R Ararssa, Special to Addis Standard In this series of reflections, I touched upon the major stages in the evolution of the Ethiopian experiment with federalism. I highlighted the range of stories that one could tell about the federal experiment in the course of the contestations over its historical…
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Art & Entertainment
Abdi Nuressa: taking Oromo music one step ahead Mahlet Fasil Like millions of his peers in Ethiopia, Abdi Nuressa grew up playing soccer, a habit that followed him thousands of miles across the Atlantic when he moved to the United States in his late teens. It was in 2001 and Abdi was living in Washington DC; he had a team…
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Opinion: The business of hunger and the rights of the poor
Why the individual should be at the center of development thinking Mesenbet Assefa Tadeg, Special to Addis Standard Once again Ethiopia is facing a major food crisis which could threaten the lives of as many as 15 million of its people. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), the recent drought is one of…
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LETTER FROM GAMBELLA
Lost alternatives Amare Mekonnen I grew up listening to fairytales like everyone else in my neighborhood. I heard people saying “Ethiopia is the breadbasket of Africa.” Our elementary geography teacher repeatedly told us other nations of the world were envy of Ethiopia’s abundant natural resources. I can guess many children at different parts of Africa grew up…
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Khat- the perils and promises
Ethiopia has no clear policy guideline governing a green leaf that not only sustains millions of its farmers throughout the country but also boost its economy KalkidanYibeltal An evergreen shrub cultivated for its leaves and is chewed by young and old Ethiopians alike for its euphoric effect, Khat normally grows in a wide range of agro-ecological zones anywhere between 1,500…
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