Adem Mohammed, the departing Military’s Chief of Staff, is to become Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Turkey, according to sources. Adem would replace Girma Temesgen, who was appointed in October 2018. General Adem Mohammed had served as Chief of General Staff of…
Surviving the sting of my father’s nettle switches

Poet and playwright Mengistu Lemma came from a prominent clerical family. His father Aleka Lemma Haylu Wolde Tarik (1868- 1967), was an important head priest who commanded respect and admiration. He was a stern disciplinarian who imposed strict rules on…
Seyoum Mesfin (1949-2021)

Former Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, one of the officials targeted by arrest warrants alongside other leaders of the Tigray region’s ruling party following the military operation there was reportedly killed by security forces on Wednesday. Seyoum Mesfin had served…
እንዳሰብነው አልሆነም፤ እንደ ፈራነው ሆነ

ሰው ከሞላ ጎደል የግንኙነቶቹ ውጤት ነው። ከወላጅ ቤት ትምህርት ቤት። ከደደቢት ከአሲምባ ምንሊክ ቤት። ከዳንስ ቤት ጸሎት ቤት። ከእሥር ቤት ፍርድ ቤት፤ ወደ ስደት ወደ አገር ቤት። የውጣ ውረዱ ተፅእኖ ቀላል አይደለም። መንገዱ ረጂም ዘወርዋራ ነው። ለያንዳንዱ ተሸክሞት የሚዞረው ኮሮጆ…
Quo Vadis Ethiopia?

Post-TPLF or Phase One? Since Abiy Ahmed’s election to a premiership, constant provocation and insubordination have been the hallmark of the TPLF’s dealings with the federal government. That these defiant and provocative behaviors were designed to create a political instability…