YouTube’s silencing of Ethiopian journalists aids authoritarianism
By Mesfin Tegenu With over 120 million people, Ethiopia is Africa’s second most populous country and one of the world’s oldest…
Trump’s aid cuts and tariffs call for an ‘Africa First’ response
By Mesfin Tegenu African Union (AU) Commission Chairman Moussa Faki, addresses the opening session of the 37th Ordinary session of the…
Ethiopia’s drone massacres demand that US and world pay attention
By Mesfin Tegenu It was 7 a.m. on a Friday morning when a Turkish-made drone controlled by government forces slammed into…
Eyerusalem Kibret & Nebiyu Asfaw discuss the upcoming AEPAC event on Oct 12 in Alexandria, Virginia
https://youtu.be/FNjGbLiM8x4 Eyerusalem Kibret and Nebiyu Asfaw discuss the upcoming AEPAC event on October 12 in Alexandria, Virginia, with confirmed attendance from…
The IMF’s bailout of Ethiopia’s government will only make matters worse
by Mesfin Tegenu Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed salutes as members of Ethiopian National Defense Force parade during the 116th celebration…
The famine the world is ignoring
Wracked by years of civil war and lingering conflict, northern Ethiopia does not need one more thing to go wrong. But…
Ethnic strife is tearing Ethiopia apart, but America can help end it
by Mesfin Tegenu In recent months, the world community has been paying closer attention to events in Ethiopia and the regime…
IMF Ethiopia loan must be conditioned on immediate reforms
By Mesfin Tegenu The logo of the International Monetary Fund is visible on its building, April 5, 2021, in Washington. In…
The world must respond to Ethiopia’s Merawi Massacre
It has taken three weeks, but the world is slowly confirming the details and coming to grips with a shocking atrocity…