Since the death of Prime Minister Meles, the political situation of Ethiopia has entered a phase of uncertainty with no clear momentum toward stabilization. Despite predictions of the imminent collapse of the EPRDF, either under the pressure of a popular uprising or splits within its ranks, the political situation shows…
In a state of ethnic federalism, no entity can declare to be nationalist individually or as a group… Amhara is Ethiopian first!…
Now the question is that does Meles really have any legacy that can be inherited by the next generation in Ethiopia? Does he deserve to this word? As everybody agrees including most members of TPLF/EPRDF, the answer is obviously no. In fact, if he had any legacy it was not…
This article aims to analyse the major challenges of adopting ethnic federal system in Africa with special focus on the context of Ethiopia’s ethnic federal system. It is argued that though the adoption of ethnic federal system in Ethiopia has created the opportunity for minority groups to exercise their cultural…
I was fortunate to observe the 2002 election before president Daniel Arap Moi left power. The then amateur Uhuru Kenyatta was defeated by the veteran politician Mwai Kibaki at that time. Raila ganged up with Kibaki in the famous Rainbow Coalition, a CUD like coalition formed by various political parties…
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