Ethiopia

We’re Still Breathing: Amhara Genocide in Ethiopia. Ignored by western governments and largely overlooked by media a genocide is taking place in Ethiopia.  18 December 2023 Read More

Ethiopia: Amhara people Betrayed Persecuted Ignored: Throughout the world the ideology of division and intolerance has permeated mainstream politics and poisoned societies; tribal nationalism, hate and prejudice are widespread, animosity and suspicion toward ‘the other’ commonplace. In Ethiopia this vile, fear based trinity appears to have become government policy. 21 April 2023 Read more

Ethiopia: The Agony of Tribal Nationalism: In whatever form it manifests, whether it’s distaste for foreigners, refugees and asylum seekers, a nationalistic economic policy or flag waving patriotism, tribal nationalism is a cancer upon the world. 10 March 2023 Read More

Ethnic Terrorism Continues to Stalk Ethiopia: Where there is division there will be conflict. In a country such as Ethiopia with dozens of ethnic/tribal groups, the need for tolerance, cooperation and unity is essential if there is to be peace and social harmony. 20 Jan 2023 Read more

A Loud and Clear Lesson – For Ethiopia and the World: First things first: as I write so-called peace talks are underway between the democratically elected government of Ethiopia and The Terrorist TPLF. That in itself is a bizarre sentence, and prompts an array of related questions, and issues around law and order, justice, national governance. 28 October 2022 Read more

Ethiopia: Peace is Impossible While TPLF Roam The Land: As Ethiopians celebrated the new year on 11 September, the TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) issued a Stance on a Peaceful Resolution of the Current Conflict. Choking on hypocrisy it states that they were, are, will one day be, prepared to “participate in a robust peace process under the auspices of the African Union (AU)”. 21 October Read more

Renewed TPLF Terror War Against the Ethiopian People: After a fragile ceasefire lasting just five months, the TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) have once again initiated violent conflict with federal forces in Northern Ethiopia. 2 Sept 2022 Read More

Western Lies and False Narratives About Ethiopia: War is big, loud, significant and attracts an audience; media likes it. Foreign wars (commonly Middle Eastern or African) distract from domestic chaos and reinforce a long-held prejudice of savagery and race, and the opposite, equally false notion of western superiority. 4 Feb 2022 Read more

Ethiopia: Historic Battle for The Mother of Africa: The outrage felt by Ethiopians at the Western-backed terrorist attack on their country is spreading across the Horn of Africa and parts of the continent more widely. 16/12/21 Read More

Ethiopia Conflict by US Design: Supported by America and other foreign forces, including elements within United Nations (UN) agencies, The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) are attempting to overthrow the democratically elected Government of Ethiopia and regain power. 26 Nov 2021 Read More

Ethiopia: Assailed by Terrorists and Betrayed by The West: As the new government led by Prime-Minister Ahmed Abiy takes office for their second term, the West’s relentless propaganda campaign against Ethiopia continues. 29/10/21. Read more

Ethiopia: TPLF Terrorism Expands, Civilians Massacred: As the armed conflict between Ethiopia and the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) enters a new phase, Ethiopians are uniting against their common enemy. Read more

Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A Unifying Peoples Proejct: With a population of 118 million (expected to top 200 million by the end of 2049) Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa. 70% (c.80 million) are under thirty. 24 July 2021. Read More

“Stop Interfering”: Ethiopias Opportunity Post Election: Despite ongoing violence in the northern region of Tigray, persistent attempts to de-rail the process and cries of catastrophe by western powers (most notably the US) and mainstream media, on the 21 June Ethiopia conducted its first ever democratic elections. 9 July 2021. Read More

Ethiopia: Violence Instability and the Need for Law and Order: An unresolved war in the north of the country; ethnic based violence some are describing as genocide in the West; random explosions of aggression in various regions: Ethiopia is trembling. 26 April 2021. Read More

Ethiopia: Death and Despair as Divisions Erupt Into Violent Conflict: Grandmothers carrying babies, mothers, children, men young and old with nothing but the clothes on their backs are fleeing fighting in northern Ethiopia and making their way to Sudan, where emergency camps await them. Read more

Ethiopia’s Volatile Path to Democracy. Ancient ethnic divisions and long held grievances die hard. Ethiopia is made up of dozens of tribal/ethnic groups, divided into nine regional states. Read more

The Need for Unity in Ethiopia:  Ethiopia is a tribal nation, made up of 80 or so different groups, some large some small, some powerful, some not. Read more

A Political Renaissance in Ethiopia: What Should Change Look Like?  This is an extraordinary time in Ethiopia’s history, a time of tremendous opportunity and hope. Read more

A Time of Hope for Ethiopia:  As a result of the protest campaign that started in 2015, political change is at last underway in Ethiopia, and a feeling of optimism is beginning to pervade the country. Read more

Time for Political Change and Social Unity in Ethiopia:  Tadesse is a 28-year-old Ethiopian from the capital, Addis Ababa. Like thousands of others he took part in demonstrations over the last three years. Read more

Ethiopia: Government-Fuelled Conflict & the Need for Unity: In an attempt to distract attention from unprecedented protests ad widespread discontent, the Ethiopian Government has engineered a series of violent ethnic conflicts in the country. Read more

A Moment of Significance and Opportunity for Ethiopia:  Since November 2015 unprecedented protests have been taking place in Ethiopia: angry and frustrated at the widespread abuse of human rights. Read more

Ethiopia’s Economic Growth Hides Fear and Oppression in the One-Party State:  Scan the mainstream media for news about Ethiopia and discover headline after headline describing the country’s economic successes. Read more

Ethiopia: Peaceful Protest to Armed Uprising: What began as a regional protest movement in November 2015, is in danger of becoming a fully-fledged armed uprising in Ethiopia. Read more

Hungry and Frightened: Famine in Ethiopia 2016: Millions of the poorest, most vulnerable people in Ethiopia are once again at risk of starvation. Read more 

Democratic Revolution Sweeps Ethiopia:  After being frightened into silence for over two decades, the people of Ethiopia are finding their voice and calling for fundamental political change. Read more

Ethiopian’s Crying out for Freedom and Justice:  Usually 11th September, or the 1st of Meskerem on the Ethiopian calendar, is a day of celebration, it is the Ethiopian New Year. Read more

Ethiopia: Unity in Opposition:  Division and fear are the age-old tools of tyrants; unity and peaceful coordinated action the most powerful weapons against them. Read more

Famine and Government neglect in Ethiopia Millions in Need of Food Aid:  A shadow of fear and panic is creeping through villages in North Eastern, central and Southern Ethiopia, where once again famine stalks the land. Read more

Ethiopian General Election: An Insult to the People & Democracy:  Every five years the Ethiopian people are invited by the ruling party to take part in a democratic pantomime called ‘General Elections’. Read more

Suppressed at Home, Neglected Abroad: Ethiopian Migrants: The first duty of any government is to protect its citizens from harm, at home and abroad – no matter who they are, or where they are. Read more

Andergachew Tsige, Ethiopian Brutality, British Apathy:  On 23rd June 2014 Andergachew Tsige was illegally detained at Sana’a airport in Yemen whilst travelling from Dubai to Eritrea on his British passport. Read more

Is violent change inevitable in Ethiopia? As the Ethiopian government intensifies its violent suppression of the populace in the lead up to the illusion of national elections in May. Read more

Gagging the Media in Ethiopia: Suffocating Dissent:  Nobody trusts politicians, but some governments are more despicable than others. The brutal gang ruling Ethiopia are especially nasty. Read more

Is the Arrest of Andargachew Tsige the Final Straw for the people of Ethiopia:  Faced with a brutal repressive regime, the people of Ethiopia inside the country and within the worldwide diaspora – frustrated, angry and desperate. Read more

When Enough is Enough: Rise up People of Ethiopia:  There are tentative signs that the people of Ethiopia are beginning to organise themselves and stand up against the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). Read more

Ethiopian Migrants Victimised in Saudi Arabia: Racism and Hate Running Through the Street:  In the last 10 days persecution of Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia has escalated. Read more

Ethiopian Regime Repression: The Right to Protest:  They speak of democracy, but act violently to suppress dissenting voices and control the people. Read more

Ethiopian Development Destroying Lives:  In many parts of the world development has become an invisible cloak under which all manner of “state sponsored” atrocities and human rights violations are being committed. Read more

Ethiopia: Lives for land in Gambella: To many people land is much more than a resource or corporate commodity to be bought, developed and sold for a profit. Read more

Seeds of Change in Ethiopia: Thousands March in the Capital: The people of Ethiopia have been suppressed and controlled for generations. Read more

Displacement, Intimidation and Abuse: Land Loyalties in Ethiopia: With the coming of industrial-size farms in Ethiopia, local people are being threatened, and intimidated by the military. Read more

The Green Green Gold of Ethiopia:  Ancestral land that for generations has served as home and livelihood for hundreds of thousands of indigenous people in Ethiopia is being leased out. Read more

Ethiopian Migrants Abused and Unwelcome in Yemen: Desperately Seeking a Future: Year on year the numbers of men women and children leaving Ethiopia. Read more

Unity the path to change in Ethiopia: The King is dead long live the King: It is a new-year in Ethiopia, (belated) happy 2005 one and all. Read more