The sad state of Ethiopia and the need for a new generation of Leaders

In America I have seen as most of you would have seen forests being set to fire to begin the regeneration process. Like wise, political parties (administrations) need the dead wood cleared out and space made for new growth to emerge. It is imperative, therefore, for EPRDF to realize that to rise like a phoenix, it has to get down to ashes first. Read here

The Continuning Failure of the Ethiopian Government

Ethiopia is not a poor country but a country with poor leadership. Today as in yesterday, Ethiopian politicians look out for themselves. They have and never will get results for the people. And the world took note but did nothing to help us - that is in our quest for true freedom. They in fact have become enablers.

Let us all, both inside and outside of Ethiopia, resolve this era must end. We must start the hard work of ending it now. It cannot be the last thing we do. It cannot be the second or third thing we do. It must be the first thing we do.

We then can talk of building an Ethiopia where our leaders and our people set the highest standards and hold every member of our government accountable. An Ethiopia, where incompetence is not a synonym for government. An Ethiopia, where corruption does not hold us back.

Ethiopians must continue the peaceful struggle to throw EPRDF´s rooted-out democracy

We may claim to be apolitical, to be unaware or indifferent, but the problems in Ethiopia today still are huge, and our resolve to respond puny by comparison. Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said: "You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you." I humbly suggest we cannot afford to be indifferent any longer. Read more

Ginbot 7: Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy

Ethiopian opposition parties formed a new political party. The new political party, Ginbot 7: Movement for Justice, Freedom and Democracy, founders may be many but the core group consists of Dr Berhanu Nega and Ato Andargachew Tsege.

It is yet to be seen how effective this new political party will be in advancing the cause of democracy and freedom.

The Meles Zenawi government is actively emulating the governance structure of the Chinese government. This new governance structure affectionately called 'developmental state' by the Ethiopian government. It has become more and more clear that the Meles Zenawi government does not believe at all that the Ethiopian people are capable of governing themseleves.

In the face of such government, the new political party has a stiff hill to climb. It is incumbent on this party to forthwith getting into the business of garnering support both from inside and outside.

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