By Obo Arada Shawl - November 13, 2008
Introduction
13 days ago an ordinary name Obama became not only an historical event but as well as a household word. It is the only name that ends with a vowel “A” in the American Presidential names. Arusi or Arsi, the smallest state of AEthiopia begins with the letter “A”. What’s is in a name? Call me by my name.
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA Nov 12 2008 12:09
Somalia's hard-line al-Shabaab group on Wednesday took over the southern port of Merka, a key entry point for food aid, further tightening the Islamists' grip on the war-torn Horn of Africa country
SOCEPP had condemned the atrocities and human rights violations committed by the Meles Zenawi regime in Somali and the Ogaden region of Ethiopia and it is now duty bound to vigorously condemn the stoning to death of a Somali woman in Kismayo town.
Some Lessons from the Obama Victory (Hama Tuma)
I was wrong and as I said before this was one time I was happy to be proved wrong. I was one of those who said America would not elect a black man or a half black man to the White House. America has surprised me and many others by stretching its hands towards hope, daring to swim the current of prejudices and conservatism, looking foreword and defeating the apathy that was said to have gripped the young generation.
The passing away of Mengistu wasihun
It was with deep shock and grief that we received the news of the sudden and unexpected passing away of Mengistu Wassihun
It seems that his sudden and unexpected death was caused by injuries he suffered in a traffic accident two months ago in Colorado denver.
He was a good person who had a vision for our country, a vision of a country where people can live in freedom and harmony without suppression, strife or conflict. His efforts to realize this vision in the form of activities aimed at consolidating our unity and serving our community, all in addition to the activities and obligations in his personal life.
He is survived by his beautiful wife and three wonderful children.
By Gemencho
It is a distortion to place history outside of the ideological and material conditions that shape social relations, constraints and conflicts. To do so, is to overlook the dynamics and complexity of domination which includes but not limited to class, gender, race, ethnicity , religion and reduce it to one universal form or another.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Nov 05 2008 16:47
African leaders on Wednesday hailed the prospect of the first black United States president entering the White House, with Nelson Mandela saluting Barack Obama for living the dream of change.
SO WHAT IF OBAMA WINS?
Imamu Amiri Baraka called hope a delicate suffering while someone else called it tomorrow's veneer over today's disappointment. No question that Ethiopia's suffering millions need hope, but then the same Ethiopians say he who lives on hope dies with desire. Very realistic you would say but it won't be correct all the way. Ethiopians, or at least her so called intellectuals, are complicated.
A commentary from Kassa Gebeyehu
October 30, 2008
“I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Purpose:
In this article, we would like to draw the attention of Ethiopians in the Diaspora to the ‘sweeping political and social changes’ that are shaping up in the United States in conjunction with the Presidential election process
Dissident members of South Africa's governing African National Congress are meeting in Johannesburg to discuss the formation of a breakaway movement.
More than 4,000 people were expected to attend the two-day convention to draft policies for the new party, expected to challenge the ANC in polls next year.
Obo Arada Shawl alias Wolde Tewolde - November 1, 2008
What: Intellectual gathering
Where: along the golden gate to the White House in a place called Ethical Society
Why: To celebrate 36 years of ideological and political struggle
October 29 2008
The ongoing hue and cry over a possible withdrawal of the invading troops of Meles Zenawi from Somalia is but a smokescreen for a greedy enterprise that has profited from the blood of ordinary Ethiopians. Meles Zenawi invaded Somalia for no strategic Ethiopian concern but he and his regime wanted to profit financially, politically and militarily from the undertaking. In the process, thousands of Somalis and Ethiopians have perished.
At least 29 people have died in a wave of coordinated car-bombings across northern Somalia.
Most of the casualties were in the Somaliland capital, Hargeisa, where the presidential palace, Ethiopian consulate and UN offices were targeted.
Two suicide attackers also killed six intelligence agents in their offices in neighbouring Puntland, the region's president says.
by Scott A Morgan
The Recent Statements by the President of Djibouti regarding the State of Tensions with Neighboring Eritrea is just one more addition of chaos to a region that is Very Unstable.
Obo Arada Shawl alias Wolde Tewolde - October 23, 2008
ETHIOPIA is a center of the whole wide world www
ERITREA is a key to Africa
EPRP is a model for political party in the 21st century
We’re defined by what we pass on to the next generation
I am from: Say it Loud and Clear
October 15 2008
It has been twice revised since May 2008 but it has become more repressive each time. It is before the rubber stamp parliament and it will for sure be adopted as the Meles Zenawi regime has ordered it should be. The Charities and Societies proclamation that will set up the all powerful and arbitrary Charities and Societies Agency is aimed at banning NGOs working on human rights issues in Ethiopia (women's, children's, disabled person's rights, etc...
by Scott A Morgan
There are Indications that the US Military is not even sure about which part of its Command Structure will take the lead in Fighting the Piracy in Somalia. For the Time Being it will be CENTCOM (US Central Command) not AFRICOM that will be leading the effort. Currently Naval Elements from the Fifth Fleet are part of the International Armada that is attempting to eradicate Piracy at the South End of the Red Sea
By Yelfiwos Wondaya - October 14, 2008
Once again a fear of backdoor dealings dominating Ethiopian thinking both at home and abroad for sometime must come to a close now. Ethiopians are no longer interested in a group that carries out an indirect sort of dealings with anyone other than our own to settle our national affaires. To begin with, one would say without fear of contradiction that an initiative that comes from outside into a place where it does not belong is bound to fail. In all honesty, though coordinating the various aspects of our activities, organizing the potential candidates of our future
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Oct 13 2008 13:06
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Ethiopian lawmakers on Monday to reject legislation it says would slap major government restrictions on foreign aid groups and ban them from some activities.
Ethiopia's Parliament will debate the Charities and Societies Proclamation Bill later this month.
Sudan has summoned the ambassadors of Kenya and Ethiopia over what it says are illegal deliveries of weapons to the country's semi-autonomous south.
The summons came after Somali pirates seized a Ukrainian ship last month carrying 33 tanks bought by Kenya.
Obo Arada Shawl alias Wolde Tewolde
October 13, 2008
This is a response to some queries emailed to me by (Ato) Berhanu Tesfaye. My response may be politically incorrect. The questions are placed at the bottom of the article for reference.
1. 36-years of struggle by EPRP
2. The need for Research
3. Reasons for the fallout
4. Cursed generation
5. Six main partie
By Hama Tuma
The authorities in South Sudan have rounded up girls and women
wearing trousers in what they call a vigorous campaign to “preserve our culture”. What is the dress culture of Southern Sudanese? The “jellabiya” of the Arab North? The Dinka tribal wear if it at all exists?
By Martin Plaut
BBC Africa analyst
Aid agencies are warning that Ethiopian authorities are under-estimating the scale of the country's drought.
Official estimates of the number of people facing hunger and hardship stand at 4.6m but agencies warn the real figure could be more than 8m.
There is also confusion over the amount of money needed to meet the crisis, with the Oxfam agency estimating it at about $500m.
However, the United Nations reports that $772m has already been pledged. Read More>>>
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