Ethiopia’s Legitimate Government, Worrisome Demography
Published On July 18, 2010; Addis-Fortune,Volume 11, Number 533 The Failed Sate Index, annually conducted by the US-based Fund for Peace (FfP), measures states’ vulnerability or risk of conflict. The index’s premise that all states are prone to fail might paint a grim picture of the world, but by measuring the vulnerability of a country … Read more
How Long is ‘Too Long’? Meet 10 Long-serving Western Leaders
In western media reporting of EPRDF’s election win, three points were common. The margin of win, the length of EPRDF rule and the tenure of its leader. Portraying each as events unparalleled in the history of western democracy. [The margin of win is dealt with in my previous post ‘Election-Win-EPRDF-Style’ in 8 Liberal Countries.] Some media … Read more
MFA Skeptic on Eritrea, Djibouti Agreement
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) called the international community to be cautious on the significance of the recent Qatari sponsored agreement to resolve the border dispute of Eritrea and Djibouti. MFA, in its weekly statement, provided several reasons to show how the agreement fails to indicate a real change of heart on the Eritrean regime, … Read more
