ድንቅነሽ ኢትዮጵያ
Prof. Girma Berhanu Introduction Reports of targeted violence against Amhara academics and professionals have raised growing concern about the safety of intellectual communities in Ethiopia. Some scholars trace these patterns to longstanding political tensions following the 1991 transition of power, arguing that ethnicized political structures have contributed to recurring cycles of conflict and insecurity. Although Read more
በባጤሮ በለጠ ፊቨርዋሪ 5፣ 2026 የምርጫ ቦርድ ባለድርሻዎችን ሰብስቦ በሀገሪቱ ውስጥ ያለውን “የጸጥታ ሁኔታ ” አረንጓዴ ቢጫ ቀይ በሚል መድቦ ውይይት ማካሄዱን ይፋ አድርጓል፡፡ ይህ ጉዳይ ብዙ ጥያቄ የሚያስነሳ ሲሆን ከትንሹ ለመጀመር ምርጫ ቦርድ ያቀረበው ሪፖርት በማን የተሰበሰበና የተጠናቀረ መረጃን ያያዘ ነው የሚል ነው፡፡ ጥናቱ የተካሄደው ከገዥው ፓርቲ ከብልጽግና ነጻ በሆነ አካል ነውን? ብልጽግና በአሁኑ Read more
Introduction This paper is motivated by a recently circulated video produced in Gondar that documents practices of forced religious conversion and coercive manipulation directed at members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. The video1 depicts economically vulnerable Orthodox believers being pressured by Pentecostal groups—identified as “Mulu Wongel” (“Full Gospel”)—to renounce their faith, burn their kitab, and denounce Saint Read more
The trustworthiness or reliability of the AU and IGAD has come under serious scrutiny after they promoted the Abiy regime’s misleading or illusory narration or advertisement, boasting that one faction of Fano leader, named Masresha Sete -purged from the organization long time ago, had signed a peace deal—when, in reality, no agreement exists with Fano as an organisation. The Read more
Mengistu Musie (Dr.) mmusie2@gmail.com Getachew Reda’s confrontation with Al Jazeera in London was, for many viewers, an extraordinary and dramatic scene. For Ethiopians, however, regardless of which political position Getachew Reda has recently adopted, the moment served as a stark reminder of a long chain of crimes—whether committed by the TPLF or by Abiy Ahmed’s military and Read more
Mengistu Musie (Dr.). Mmusie2@gmail.com The issue of Ethiopia’s access to the sea and the propaganda currently being orchestrated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration is now one of the most dominant and divisive topics in the country’s political discourse. The rhetoric surrounding the so-called “port question” is not new. It is a recycled narrative Read more
How do we map democracy on to changed contours of national sovereignty and the international community? The portrait displays that nation is a historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of the common possession of four principal characteristics-“as it is established on the principles of epistemological rationality! The thinker” sculpture, and the practical doing component Read more
በዶ/ር ሲሳይ መንግስቴ:- የግዕዝ ትምህርት ነገር ብዙ እያስተዛዘበን ነው ሰሞኑን የአማራ ብሔራዊ ክልል መንግስት ትምህርት ቢሮ የግዕዝ ቋንቋ ከሦስተኛ ክፍል ጀምሮ በትምህርትነት እንዲሰጥ መወሰኑን ተከትሎ አንዳንድ ወገኖች ይኸማ መሆን የለበትም በማለት እየተቃወሙ ይገኛሉ። በምክንያትነት የሚያነሱትም በዋነኛነት የግዕዝ ቋንቋ የኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስቲያንን ሀይማኖታዊ ትምህርትንና እሴትን የሚያስፋፋና ለኦሮቶዶክስ ቤተክርስቲያን ካህናትና ዲያቆናት የስራ እድል የሚፈጥር ስለሆነ ሙስሊሙን ያገላል Read more
“Quantum physics thus reveals a basic oneness of the universe and collective leadership is the driving force Amhara global oneness.”- Ademe Billal “The human being is part of the whole, called by us the ‘universe’, a part limited in time and space. He/she experiences himself/herself, his/her thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest–a kind of optical Read more
Mengistu Musie (Dr) Mmusie2@gmail.com It now appears far too late for Abiy Ahmed’s government and its state-sponsored media army of propagandists to reverse the tide of public opinion or meaningfully influence the masses. The population has grown increasingly disillusioned, and the propaganda machinery that once seemed effective is now exposed, predictable, and incapable of masking Read more
ማንነቱ ባልታወቀ ወይም በራሱ በዘሃበሻ የኢዲቶሪያል ቦርድ የመለሰ ዜናዊ አገዛዝ የልማታዊ መንግስት ነበር፣ በአሁኑ ወቅት በአገራችን ምድር የሚታየው የኢኮኖሚ ቀውስና የድህነት መስፋፋት የአቢይ አህመድ አገዛዝ የኒዎ-ሊበራሊዝምን “የኢኮኖሚ ፖሊሲ” በመከተሉ ነው ተብሎ በተከታታይ ለተጻፈው የተሰጠ መልስ!! ፈቃዱ በቀለ (ዶ/ር) ነሐሴ 19፣ 2017(Augsut 25, 2025) መግቢያ በአቶ መለስ ዜናዊ ይመራ የነበረው፣ ቀጥሎ ደግሞ በአቶ ኃይለ ማርያም Read more
ፕ/ር ግርማ ብርሃኑ፡ በሀገራችን ሁኔታ ላይ ተገቢ ትኩረት ተሰጥቶት መነጋገርና መወያየት በሚገባን ቁልፍና አስፈላጊ በሆኑ እርእሶች ላይ ብዙ ጊዜውን ወሰዶ አበርክቶልናል። በኢትዮጵያ ጉዳይ ይመለከተኛል የሚልና ለሀገሩ ቅን የሚይሳብ ሁሉ ሊያነበውና አስተያየት ሊሰጥበት ይገባል።
Mengistu Musie (Dr.) Mmusie2@gmail.com Thank you, Ato Andargachew Tsige, for having the courage to expose Berhanu Nega for who he truly is behind the political masks and calculated public image. Many of us have had suspicions for years, but your recent revelations helped validate what has become more and more obvious: Berhanu is not a principled leader Read more
Mengistu Musie (Dr.) Mmusie2@gmail Ethiopia, a nation with centuries of resilience and civilization, is now witnessing one of the darkest chapters in its modern history under the leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Once heralded as a reformer and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Abiy has transformed his administration into a criminal enterprise that employs Read more
አንዱ ዓለም ተፈራ:- ሐሙስ፣ የካቲት ፲ ፫ ቀን፣ ፳ ፻ ፲ ፯ ዓ. ም. ውድ አንባቢ፤ ከ፲ ፱ ፻ ፷ ፮ ዓ. ም. ጀምሮ፤ በኢትዮጵያ ሕዝብ ላይ የደረሰብን በደል፣ በንብረታችን ላይ የተካሄደው ውድመት፣ በአስተሳሰባችን ውስጥ የሰረጸው አለመተማመን፣ በያንዳንዱ ቤተሰብ ዘንድ የደረሰው መከፋፈልና መበታተን፣ የፍርሃት መንገሥ፣ የተሰፋ ማጣት፣ በገፍ የመሰደድ፣ ሌላም ሌላም ተደምሮ፤ እንደ ሕዝብ ያሳለፍናቸው Read more
January 30, 2025 By Aklilu Wendaferew Fighting the Al-Shabaab and Ethiopia’s role A key interest of the USA and other democracies in East Africa is focused on anti-terrorist counter insurgency. In this regard, in the past, Ethiopia has played a significant role in combating terrorism in the Horn of Africa. The country has been a key Read more
The Use of Divide-and-Rule Tactics by Dictatorial Regimes to Maintain Power and the Resilience of Unity Against Oppression Throughout history, dictatorial regimes have wielded power through cunning and calculated strategies, none more effective than the sinister art of “divide and rule.” By exploiting ethnic and religious differences, these regimes fracture societies, ensuring their grip Read more
Mengistu Musie (Dr) Mmusie2@gmail.com The torch of heroism and patriotism is always passed on from generation to generation. History has witnessed several moments when some generations were crushed under the weight of oppression, silenced by tyranny, or subdued by external forces. Yet, their successors rose from the ashes of their struggles, inheriting the unyielding spirit Read more
August 15, 2024 By Girma Berhanu Introduction There is nothing new in voicing concerns over the possible negative effects of social media. Indeed, there is nothing particularly original in stating that these drawbacks are categorical. What is less often mentioned, however, is how the normalization of misinformation and disinformation – two of the main ulcers afflicting Read more
GIRMA BERHANU Send an emailAugust 6, 2024 10 minutes read Facebook X LinkedIn Ethiopian students protest against Emperor Selaisse’s regime, 1967-1974 In the complex tapestry of Ethiopian history, the role of the educated elite is paradoxical. The narrative that unfolds, particularly from the 1960s onwards, reveals a disturbing pattern: the intelligentsia, despite their high level of education and Read more
December 07, 2024 By Martha G. Selassie Pressure by International community ( United States. (UN, EU, IMF,WB, Arab League), on Ethiopian government to change the current Ethnic federalism Constitution, will make significant changes to bring peace and security to the Ethiopia and the region, HOA. Replacing Ethiopia’s current system of ethnic federalism with a “geo-federal” Read more
Jane Stevenson Published Dec 02, 2024 Good Shepherd Ministries, which provides about 900 meals daily to anyone in need in Toronto, says it has about 5,000 letters stuck at Canada Post during the strike that were supposed to be mailed during its holiday donation appeal which raises about a half-milllion dollars. Photo by Good Shepherd Read more
By Girma Berhanu Introduction: A few years ago, I visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum, on the sites of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Last week, I visited a Jewish cultural center/museum in Riga, Latvia, with similar content. The two camps, Auschwitz-Birkenau and the one in Riga, are now prominent memorial sites on the holocaust Read more
የሸገር አስተዳደር ሹመኝች ግን፣ አዲስ አበባ ላይ ጉብ ብልው ነው የሚያስተዳድሯት። ነባሩን አሻራ አጥፍተው፣ አዲስ “ፊንፊኔን” ለማዋለድ፣ የኦሮሞ የልሆነውን ቤት እያፈራረሱት ነው።
Dr. Mengistu Musie. Mmusie2@gmail.com August 19, 2024 As of August 13, 2024, the situation in the Amhara region has deteriorated drastically, with Abiy Ahmed launching a third round of offensives to crush the Amhara Fano movement. This latest wave of violence against the Amhara people has reached unprecedented levels. To strengthen the Read more
Dr. Mengistu Musie Mmusie2@gmail.com July 29, 2024 In recent years, the emergence of numerous political and social movements has demonstrated the persistent quest for equality and justice in Ethiopia. Among these, the Amara FANO movement stands out for its distinct combination of defense strategies and a call for regime change. Fundamentally, the Amara FANO movement revolves around two Read more
Aklog Birara (DR) In his highly acclaimed book Failed-States-Assault–The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy, 2006, Noam Chomsky defines failed states as “a nation-state whose governments have lost their ability to provide basic services, ensure security, and keep order within their territories. He argues that failed states are not necessarily failed due to Read more
Mengistu Musie (PhD) Mmusie2@gmail.com June 17, 2024 Ethiopia stands at a critical juncture in its history, necessitating a significant transformation to address longstanding issues and chart a new course for its future. The end of the TPLF/EPRDF rule marked a crucial moment, symbolizing the people’s desire for change after 27 years of divisive governance. The nationwide protests that Read more
የሽግግር መንግስት ማቛቛም ሂደት፣
By Mengistu Musie (PhD) Koki Absolom’s recent article offers a pointed critique of the Fano movement. Significant shortcomings in its strategic direction and public outreach have prevented it from achieving its core objectives, casting a shadow over the movement’s effectiveness. However, this perspective may overlook the complexities and dynamism inherent in Fano’s operational and ideological Read more
By Koki Abesolome Fano lost its momentum for three reasons. Fano can stand on its head and spin until the proverbial cow comes home. It will not get anywhere until it addresses all three. The three issues include its failure to: (1) architect a robust political strategy, (2) form a broad-based coalition including non-Amhara tribal forces, and (3) Read more
By Solomon GebreSelassie May 4, 2024 The transcript of the Tanzania meeting between the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and the Abiy regime as recounted by Jal Maroo, leader of the OLA, and as translated into Amharic by Tsegaye Hailu Balcha [1] was recently posted online. In it, Jal Maroo gave us a blow-by-blow account Read more
By Mengistu Musie (PhD) April 24, 2024 The recent news of the remarriage between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Prosperity Party (OPP) in Ethiopia has sparked both surprise and concern among political observers. This unexpected reunion of former adversaries underscores Ethiopian politics’ intricate and often turbulent nature, a labyrinth of alliances formed Read more
Mengistu Musie (PhD) April 9, 2024 Ethiopia, a country known for its diverse cultural and religious heritage and a history characterized by tenacity in the face of challenges, is experiencing a tumultuous moment marked by internal conflict and violence. Under the leadership of Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia has witnessed instability marred with violence. The tragic events in Bahir Dar Read more
By Solomon GebreSelassie April 2, 2024 That the Abiy regime is not a force for positive change and needs to be replaced is a foregone conclusion. There are those that insist that the replacement should be done either through elections or/and other robust civil disobedience. There are also Ethiopians that have resolved that the only Read more
Mengistu Musie (PhD) March 28, 2024 In the last half a century, the political landscape of Ethiopia has been dramatically shaped and reshaped by various ethnocentric movements and ideologies, chief among them being the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), and similar entities. These movements have deeply impacted Ethiopian society today Read more
