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ትንሽ ድፍረት፤ ራስን ለማየት

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ይገረም አለሙ (የአንባብያን ድምፅ) | undated | ኢትዮጵያ ዛሬ ማናቸውም እንቅስቃሴ የበላይነትን/አሸናፊትን ለመቀዳጀት መሰረታዊ ቁልፍ ከሆኑ ጉዳዮች ውስጥ ራስንና ተፎካካሪን/ጠላትን ማወቅ ግንባር ቀደሞች ናቸው። እነዚህን ሁለቱን በሚገባ ሳያውቅ የሚነሳ ወይንም በሂደት እነዚህን ለማወቅ የማይጥር ግለሰብም ይሁን ቡድን ውጤታማ አይሆንም። ይህ ጉዳይ በተለይ በወታደራዊና ፖለቲካዊ ጉዳይ ሲሆን ውድቀቱ በግለሰብና በቡድን ብቻ የሚገታ አይደለም። ለአገርና ለሕዝብ ይተርፋልና። ስለ ራስ ለማወቅ መስተዋቱን ወደ ራስ አዞሮ በድፍረት ማየትን ይጠይቃል። ስለ ራስ በትክክል ማወቅ ሲቻልም ነው ስለ … [Read more...] about ትንሽ ድፍረት፤ ራስን ለማየት

Ethiopian music scheme loses UK aid funding after press criticism

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Nicola Slawson | Saturday 7 January 2017 | The Guardian Campaigners and Labour condemn ‘sensationalist’ coverage of Yegna, labelled in reports as Ethiopia’s Spice Girls An NGO that uses music and radio to spread awareness about girls’ rights in Ethiopia has lost its UK aid funding after a negative press campaign. Girl Effect, which created a five-piece girl … [Read more...] about Ethiopian music scheme loses UK aid funding after press criticism

Ethiopia’s political ripple a big test for infrastructure-led Chinese approach

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Niv Horesh | January 5, 2017 | The Conversation Nearly three months into the state of emergency declared by Ethiopia, the atmosphere on the streets of its bustling and impressively modern metropolis and capital, Addis Ababa, feels tense. At 2,355m above sea level, the climate is pleasantly mild most of the year. Its broad thoroughfares are studded with magnificent … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s political ripple a big test for infrastructure-led Chinese approach

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2017

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Jean-Marie Guéhenno | January 5, 2017 | Foreign Policy From Turkey to Mexico, the list of the world’s most volatile flashpoints got a lot more unpredictable this year. The world is entering its most dangerous chapter in decades. The sharp uptick in war over recent years is outstripping our ability to cope with the consequences. From the global refugee crisis to the … [Read more...] about 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2017

Cyberwar for Sale

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MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ | JAN. 4, 2017 | The New York Times Magazine After a maker of surveillance software was hacked, its leaked documents shed light on a shadowy global industry that has turned email theft into a terrifying — and lucrative — political weapon. On the morning of May 18, 2014, Violeta Lagunes was perplexed by a series of strange messages that appeared … [Read more...] about Cyberwar for Sale