Issues of Ethiopia Population Growth
Ayenew Haileselassie 28 October 2009 column Addis Abeba — Imagine Ethiopia being among the top 10 in the world for anything. In 2050 it will almost happen. Alas, Philippines will beat us by a very small margin. Forty years from now, Ethiopia will be the 11th most populous nation in the world with 149.5 million people. Just think of how much aid food we are going to get then. Don't worry; many of us will live to see that day.

Back From the Suburbs to Run a Patch of Somalia
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN ADADO, Somalia ABOVE the shimmering horizon, in the middle of a deserted highway, stands an oversize figure wearing a golf cap, huge sunglasses, baggy jeans, and an iPhone on his hip, not your typical outfit in war-torn Somalia. But then again, Mohamed Aden, the man waiting in the road, is not your typical Somali. The instant his guests arrive, he spreads his arms wide, ready for a bear hug.

When Ethiopia Invades Somalia, Minnesota Takes a Hit
ROCHESTER, MN – It sounds a bit roundabout, at first, but if Minnesotans truly want to answer why Minnesota became a breeding ground for young Somalis who take up arms with Somalia’s extremist militias, we need to look first at Ethiopia.

Ethiopia in Minnesota
  ROCHESTER, MN – What am I, truly? Saint or sinner? Hero or boob? When I report the harrowing stories of the torture and persecution of Ethiopian refugees who now live safely in Minnesota, am I being  “noble” and “brave,” a “freedom-loving” journalist who is “a friend to the voiceless ones"?

Meles Public Relation Efforts
Addis Ababa, September 19, 2009 -- Prime Minister Meles Zenawi gave his second press briefing on Wednesday after his request to step down after the next elections was last week accepted by his party .

Ethnic Federalism and Its Discontents
Africa Report N°153 4 September 2009 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), led by its chairman and prime minister, Meles Zenawi, has radically reformed Ethiopia’s political system. The regime transformed the hitherto centralised state into the Federal Democratic Republic and also redefined citizenship, politics and identity on ethnic grounds. The intent was to create a more prosperous, just and representative state for all its people. Yet, despite continued economic growth and promised democratisation, there is growing discontent with the EPRDF’s ethnically defined state and rigid grip on power and fears of continued inter-ethnic conflict. The international community should take Ethiopia’s governance problems much more seriously and adopt a more principled position towards the government. Without genuine multi-party democracy, the tensions and pressures in Ethiopia’s polities will only grow, greatly increasing the possibility of a violent eruption that would destabilise the country and region.

UK: Ethiopian ‘Assurances’ No Guarantee Against Torture
Tom Porteous, London director at Human Rights Watch UK-Ethiopia Agreement on Deportations Puts Suspects at Risk (London) - The UK government should not rely on unreliable "diplomatic assurances" against torture to deport national security suspects to Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the UK government.

A Country Behind Bars
Etyopian Simbiro   Ethiopia has been behind bars since its start as a state: Its people the prisoners, its rulers as jailers. First, the feudalist system incarcerated the poor people, kings and nobles notoriously 'owning' peasants whose existence meant nothing but serving these upper echelons with utmost loyalty. Those who had 'the wrong complexion' were sold in the broad daylight to Arab merchants; internal slavery lasted as late as the 20th century, although abolished eventually. (What a contradiction in a sub-Saharan African nation that was supposed to be a symbol of freedom and hope to enslaved black people around the world!).

SOCCER MATCH INVITATION
SOCCER MATCH INVITATION In the memory of Marwa Akway Omot’s Life the Anywaa Football Club-North America (AFC-NA) presents a Soccer Match between AFC-NA and Ethiopian Soccer Club. All Anywaa are invited to come to the Match to Show their Support.

The Anyuak Luo Identity Issues Beseech Action
By Okall Langu The controversy surrounding the Anyuak Luo identity issues demand an honest debate and swift resolution by the Anyuak people. The debate and resolution are necessary to pave way for the development and establishment of a standard Luo language as a lingua franca within the Luo Communities Organization member ancestral regions. For LUCO to begin dreaming that a standard Luo language could be established within the LUCO member ancestral regions, the regions must be on record as identifying themselves with the Luo language and as being proud as bona fide descendants of the Luo heritage in clear and non-controvertible terms. Luo identity must reign supreme.