Ethiopia

OWN THE YOUTH, GAIN THE FUTURE

WHERE HAVE THE ETHIOPIAN INTELLECTUALS GONE?

Note: In my first commentary[1] on the theme, ‘Where do we go from here?’, I suggested that the ruling dictatorship in Ethiopia following its 99.6 per cent ‘victory’ in the May 2010 parliamentary ‘election’ will continue to do business as usual in much the same way as it has over the last two dec

Always speak truth to power; but sometimes it is necessary to speak it to the powerless too. Truth must be spoken not only because it renders naked the hypocrites and villains, but also because it has a cathartic, or cleansing effect on its defenders.

THE 2010 ELECTION: PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG