Op/Ed
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Op-ed: Nile Dispute: Taming the elephant in the room
Ethiopia’s team, led by its chief negotiator Dr. Seleshi Bekele (Pictured), should avoid signing any treaty that will give recognition…
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Op-Ed: Why Ethiopia’s decision to skip the ever complicating GERD talks in Washington is right
Dejen Yemane Messele Addis Abeba, February 26/2020 – In an unexpected turn of events, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation &…
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Op-Ed: To silence the guns, restore nature: Hailemariam Desalegn
Hailemariam Desalegn Addis Abeba, February 11/2020 – In the span of a human life, Mozambique’s majestic Gorongosa National Park has…
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Commentary: Negotiating tripartite treaty on GERD: flaws and overhauls
Dejen Yemane Messele, For Addis Standard Addis Standard, February 05/2020 – Despite persistent skepticism and resistances, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan…
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Op:Ed: GERD talk standoff and Ethiopia’s need to rally behind “it’s my dam”
“Seleshi Bekele’s courage to say ‘It’s my Dam’ should persist for long and become the slogan of the country for…
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Commentary: Dangerous interregnum: The anatomy of Ethiopia’s mismanaged transition
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during a press conference on August 25/2019 in Addis Abeba. Ezekiel Gebissa, for Addis Standard Addis…
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Op-ED: The Lebanese Revolution Must Abolish the Kafala System
Sign that reads “those who are on your balconies, come down and find your people here” in aprotest under a…
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Op-ed: EPRDF’s eminent merger: The right priority?
Belachew Mekuria, PhD, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, November 15/2019- EPRDF’s merger, should it pan out, will mark a significant…
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Op:Ed: Saving Ethiopia from its enigmatic present
Caption: Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians who came out to the streets of Addis Abeba on June 23/2018 to support…
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