The revolts in Ethiopia have the potential for creating radical, beneficial changes in the political order or instigating complete chaos that crosses its borders and destabilizes the entire fragile Horn of Africa region, for the outcomes of such uprisings have varied considerably from country to
Ethiopia
Tagged under Democracy & Governance EthiopiaFrom Ethiopian solidarity to Palestinian solidarity: Petitioning for an international volunteer army
The right to petition is an undervalued democratic right.
More than just a house, our home is where the light of sunset greeted us on the north side of the windows, and on the east side sunrise enjoyed my mama’s favorite room where she braided our hair when she was not crocheting sweaters. Our home is where we communed in prayer and fasting.
Tagged under Human Security Ethiopia, Land rights, African Union
A mother
Always on the outlook
For family’s safety
In mind
As she gazes across
No matter what
She hopes
Yet; she is
The Worried Mother asking
What is ahead?
Her baby
Tagged under Human Security Ethiopia, Famine
Last July, Barack Obama visited Ethiopia and declared the ruling Thugtatoship of the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (T-TPLF) regime a “democratic government.”
The T-TPLF claimed with a straight face that it had won the 2015 “election” by 100 percent or all 547 seats in “parliament”.
Tagged under Governance Ethiopia, Human Rights Violation