Successful
coup by Kestedamena? Lidetu Vindicated
The article "Issues
that had afflicted Diaspora Kinijit" explains the
Kestedamena –AEUP struggle for control of Kinijit ,that
has now become public spectacle a year after they claim to
know no party but Kinijit. Dr. Birhanu, has made it clear,
in his book (a book that paints the author and his party as
vanguard of Kinijit), that the Kestedamena was working to
see AEUP and UEDP-Medhin dissolved. It seems the x-EPRP of
Kestedamana, who were experienced enough in the fields “Duleta”,
are out maneuvering, and outflanking the boorish AEUP.
While AEUP is in untenable position (Beseferetu kuna mesefer),
and God know if they are going out of this in dignity, Lidetu,who
was demonized because he refused to dissolve
UEDP-Medhin before making sure the four organizations are
merged successfully, is building his party on strong
foundation. Read
More on Dr.Birhanu's letter on Hager fikir web
There is a federal system for the last 15
years and no studio in Oromia or other states and the best
it can do is firing an Icon?(not to mention it's performance
is so dismal that EPRDF needs no opposition to make it look
bad) We thank Ababa Tesfaye's life time service. ETV needs
to explain itself Past
Interview with Addis Live
To All
members of TDA and supporters of TDA in Bay Area. TDANC will hold
a fundraising event on Dec 09, 2006 to raise funds to build an elementary
School in Asgede Tsimbla, Tigray. Please join us!
For more info see Flyer
Chinese President Hu Jintao pledges to double aid to Africa as
he opens a summit in Beijing with African leaders.
The Summit will include a Roundtable discussion in addition to
a High-Level Dialogue between Chinese-African Leaders and Business
Communities. The Roundtable will be chaired by Chinese President
Hu Jintao and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
The two splinters of Diaspora Kinijit are digging
in for the longhole, each claiming to have a support form Kalete.
The current letter ups the ante in that it not only supports Shalka
Yoseph but also supports the AFD with out ambiguity. At a time
when the letter shows CUD’s hope to piggyback on OLF, the
news that OLF is asking the Kenyan government in mediation may
be an indication that OLF has lost hope in the viability of the
unholy alliance.
Grim realities in Shaibya controlled Eritrea. Our reader
sent us the following
short report including the picture to tell us how the people of Eritrea
are coping everyday. The shaibya government would have us believed otherwise
but the Eritrean people are living in hell. Bread
Line in Asmara
ኣብ ኣስመራ ካብ
ንቡር ተርእዮ ወጻኢ
ባኒ ንምግዛእ ሪጋ፣ላምባ
ንምግዛእ ሪጋ፣ፊኖን
ምሸላን ንምግዛእ ሪጋ
እቲ ዝገርም ሺጋራ ንምግዛእ`ውን
ሪጋ፡፡
Somalia Edges Closer to a New War
Peace talks collapse in Somalia as the government refuses to return to
the table with Islamist groups, and refugees flee into Kenya. A Christian
Science Monitor reporter, a specialist in African Affairs and the former
Ambassador to Ethiopia discuss the crisis in Somalia. To listen: real
player... windows
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A Commentary on Dagmawi’s recent Message “There is Never a Wrong Time to Do the Right Thing”
(Selam Yibeltal):- A saying that I saw on a billboard while driving in
Washington, DC seems to fit the message that I want to bring across. This
is a short viewpoint on a commentary by Dagmawi. It specifically relates
to his plan of research/ study on the Ethiopian government, the need for
a non-violent civil disobedience and the current conditions as discussed
below. I must say that it is indeed refreshing ....
Outline
for article: Why we need civil disobedience in Ethiopia Comment:Dagmawi has raised some good pointers
on how to democratize our society.However he seems to put much too much
faith on the jailed leaders rather than on the government who has the
power and desire to bring change. The jailed leaders failed our society
when they went astray last year causing death and destruction.This by
no means is a kind of civil disobedience Dagmawi should support. Civil
disobedience led by loyal opposition enhance democratization and we call
upon Dagmawi to support the loyal opposition in the country at the very
least. We think Ethiopia needs a progressive and forward looking government
to tackle her immediate problem, poverty. The current government must
be measured on progress made against such effort. Which policy needs to
change in order to catapult Ethiopia forward? Which institution needs
to be strengthen in order for democracy to take root? Let us spend our
energy on being a catalyst for positive change. It will do us a miracle.
Otherwise giving credit to foreign powers for any "positive"step the government
takes is really not helpful. Let us not push the government to tell us
one more time "Habesha Ayadnachu Ferenj Ayadnachu" Please!
We support Dagamwi's
call and Hagerfikir's
for any self respecting opposition to disassociate with Ethiopian
Review. Propagating religious conflict does not help democracy nor
will it help the opposition's statue. In fact it will consume them
and it will consume us. We call for friends of that website to counsel
the owner to shy away from such activities.Aigaforum
From weapons
of war to great coffee
In biblical times they said "turn your swords into ploughshares", now
in northern Ethiopia a tradesman is bringing the saying into the 21st
Century.
Political Islam, Greater Somalia
and the AIAI-UIC: Past Lessons & Future Pointers
(Appraising Need & Relevance)
(Zerihun Teshome):- The brain and force at the center of what has become
to be known as the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) is Al Iltihad Al-Islamiya(
AIAI). AIAI has gone through many mutations. "It was formed in Burco (Somaliland)
in 1984 through the merger of Sheikh Mohammed Issa’s al-Jamma al-Islamiya
and that of Sheikh Ali Warsame (Wahdat al-Shabab al-Islam).
A Short Commentary: No
War no Peace Response to questions raised by readers…
(Aigaforum, Oct 30, 2006):- No one in the right mind will say the Algiers
Agreement has been useful to resolve the conflict between Ethiopian and
Eritrea. It has become a useless agreement thanks to the ill advised arbitrators.
The argument the Ethiopian government is squarely responsible..
Smithsonian Refuses To Exhibit Ethiopia's Fragile 'Lucy' Fossil
Plans for a six-year U.S. tour by "Lucy," one of humanity's earliest known
ancestors, have hit a major snag.Earlier this week the Ministry of Culture
and Tourism of Ethiopia and the Houston Museum of Natural Science announced
an agreement to include Lucy in a tour... But at least two major U.S.
museums now say the bones should not be moved and they don't want to show
them. Rick Potts, the director of the Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
and an influential paleoanthropologist, said he and many other scientists
agree that Lucy is too fragile to travel....
See Also:Exporting
the Original Lucy Fossil to Houston, Texas, does not Improve Ethiopia’s
Image. It is a Grand Scheme of Exploitation(Aigaforum)
''Northeast
African States Demand Greater Share of Nile River Water''
latent conflict over the distribution of water from the Nile River has
been unfolding in Northeast Africa for several years. This conflict could
very well add to the already existing tension in the region...With an
unresolved border conflict with Eritrea in the east and a Somali uprising
in the Ogaden region in the south, the Egyptian government assumed that
Addis Ababa would not want to provoke Cairo over the water issue... Ethiopian
Airlines to launch new flight to Sudan’s Juba
Oct 27, 2006 (ADDIS ABABA) — Ethiopia’s national carrier The Ethiopian
Airlines (EAL) said on Friday it will begin flying to the Sudanese town
of Juba on Nov. 16, bringing its total destinations in Africa to 29 and
to 47 worldwide... US opens
center for African strategic studies in Ethiopia
Oct 27, 2006 (ADDIS ABABA) — The Africa Center for Strategic Studies opened
its first regional office in Ethiopia October 26 with a ceremony at the
office site, which is located within the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa.
TDA -UK in Employment Corruption Haileselassie Girmay
Comment:TDA-UK has responded by saying that
the Management Committee has followed a proper recruitment and selection
procedure in line with the rules of the Charity Commission for England
and Wales, that recruitment and selection process was fair, open and transparent,
and they would be very happy to provide feedback in person to the person
who took issue on the hiring process. They have not, however, elaborated
if a relative of a board member is selected for the job and if so how
such action would not cast an image of conflict of interest if not be
a direct contravention of rules of Charity. Our wish is for TDA be exemplary
organization an continue its unparalleled help to our people. (Alula Nega)
Dear Aiga,
Greetings! This message could be late but as they say better late than never.
First time you made some remarks on the Algeris Agreement in relation to
the PM's brief in Parliament I chose to keep silent, next you reacted to
a certain group posted on Deqi Alula and now I read about the PM interview
on Dimsti Weyane regarding Shabia. Can any one for a sake of reason explain
to us why Ethiopia should follow different foreign policies between its
neighbors? Why should our brothers and sisters enter into Somalia and do
whatever they are supposed to do and then why are we told to keep quite
when it comes to Shabia? This reminds me of a Tigrigna saying of two merchants
who decided to take a nap on their way to long journey: when one was already
being attacked by a hyena and his colleague asking what is smelling, the
victims saying Ata suke bel ember kisae meantay absihuni eyu!
I think it was was for the PM to state one more to what he reported in parliament:
The Algeris Agreement is NULL and VOID. If it has lost its meaning since
long as He said it publicly why should we keep it. I have no personal hate
or disrespect to the PM as you may guess, on the contrary I am his advocate
but not on Eritrea issue for sure.
Respectfully Aron
Prime Minister Meles responding to a question raised by dimtsi woyane why
Ethiopia is not doing much to sabotage shaibya’s government said, “…if we
do exactly what Shaibya is doing then we become Shaibya and that is not
what we want to be.” Shaibya is arming extremist and jihadist in Somalia
hoping they will become an asset to fight Ethiopia. Our instinct tells us
to go and help The
Jihadist in Eritrea but then we remember the PM message, do we really
want to become shaibya? A Jihadist is a Jihadist anywhere.
Memorial
Service for Araya Zerihun
following
short report including the picture to tell us how the people of Eritrea
are coping everyday. The shaibya government would have us believed otherwise
but the Eritrean people are living in hell. 
