Category: Opinion

  • ICG on Eritrea: Nuanced Analysis Short-changed for Entrenched Bias

    ICG on Eritrea: Nuanced Analysis Short-changed for Entrenched Bias

    Earlier this week, Mark Leon Goldberg hosted a podcast entitled, “The Civil War in Ethiopia, Sparked by a Conflict in the Tigray Region, is Getting Worse”.  The podcast features Will Davison, an analyst from the International Crisis Group (ICG). Regrettably, the program was full of misinformation, glaring contradictions, tenuous presumptions as well as substantial oversights.…

  • War in Tigray: Ethiopia’s Nobel ‘peace’ surprise

    War in Tigray: Ethiopia’s Nobel ‘peace’ surprise

    Opinion By: Isaias Irgau.  On 11 October 2019, Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, announced that the Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ms. Reiss-Anderson explained that “Abiy Ahmed quickly worked out the principles of a peace agreement in close cooperation with Isaias Afwerki, the President of Eritrea…when Prime…

  • Ethiopia: The Problems of Book Publishing in Ethiopia

    Ethiopia: The Problems of Book Publishing in Ethiopia

    OPINION By Mulugeta Gudeta. A study published in the International Information and Library Review, the author of the article Metikou Ourgay writes about the history of publishing in Ethiopia between 1500-1900 saying that, “During this period numerous ecclesiastical and a few original works by Ethiopians and foreigners had appeared in Ge’ez and in other dialects.…

  • ETHIOPIA: Demise of a Kleptocratic Clique TPLF

    ETHIOPIA: Demise of a Kleptocratic Clique TPLF

    On 4 November 2020, the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command headquarters in Mekelle and throughout Tigray Region came under a meticulously planned, massive, and pre-emptive attack from the armed forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).  The TPLF has also infiltrated and co-opted senior officers and soldiers within the Northern Command affiliated…

  • Ethiopia: The Source of the Conflict and Instability in the Region

    Ethiopia: The Source of the Conflict and Instability in the Region

    Addis Ababa (HAN) January 26th, 2021. Regional Security & Regional Crisis update. With view of region in Africa and International observers, there are fears that the Ethiopian conflict,  will threaten regional security in the Horn of Africa, including Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, Djibouti and Somalia. An Article By Philip Mayne, “Tigray: A Potential Humanitarian Crisis.”…

  • Eritrea: The IGAD Joint Operation Against TPLF Hegemony

    Eritrea: The IGAD Joint Operation Against TPLF Hegemony

    Asmara (HAN) January 26th, 2021. Regional Security & Humanitarian Crisis updates. There are growing reports that the Somali military (SNA) is fighting alongside Eritrean forces inside the Tigray region, according to Mr. Martin Plaut article published by: IDN & eurasiareview. Update: Ethiopians know it is a law enforcement operation conducted by Ethiopian forces. It is…

  • Somalia: Truck Explosion Rocked Nashville Not Mogadishu 

    Somalia: Truck Explosion Rocked Nashville Not Mogadishu 

    Mogadishu (HAN) December 26, 2020. Regional Security and stability. A massive explosion rocked Nashville on Christmas eve, devastating a downtown block and injuring at least three people in what authorities called an “internal threat act” involving recreational Vehicle (RV – a especially motorized caravan) that blew up in downtown market. When the RV exploded, it…

  • Somalia: The likelihood Things to fall Apart

    Somalia: The likelihood Things to fall Apart

    Somalia once again faces serious political crisis which are likely to reignite a renewed civil war. The country has been painstakingly rebuilding its institutions with the help of funds and expertise from the International Community.  After long civil strive, the Somali people chose a federal system and a tailored draft constitution for that purpose. There…

  • Ethiopia: Social Media Professionals Panel Alert in English, French and Arabic languages

    Ethiopia: Social Media Professionals Panel Alert in English, French and Arabic languages

    Addis Ababa  (HAN) December 21, 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Social media initiatives- Professionals Panel Alert in English, French and Arabic languages.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ,  Social Media activists discussed agendas that matter to the public media. The State Ministers and State of Emergency Spokesperson, Ambassador Redwan Hussein and Spokesperson of the Ministry…

  • Ethiopia Needs to Heal to Confront its Violent Past

    Ethiopia Needs to Heal to Confront its Violent Past

    Addis Ababa (HAN) December 21, 2020. Regional Rule of law, Human rights and security partnership initiatives.  By. Laetitia Bader, Director, Horn of Africa, Originally published Addis Standard and HR.org, “To Heal, Ethiopia Needs to Confront its Violent Past,” for Human Rights Watch. “I want to move on and feel a part of Abiy’s Ethiopia. I…

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