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27/09/2025

Can a single speech change the way you see the world? Watch Trump at UNGA 2017

26/09/2025

11/09/2025

አዲሱ ዓመት የሰላም የፍቅርና የመተሳሰብ ይሁንልን። መልካም አዲስ ዓመት። ያሰብነው የሚሳካበት፣ ያቀድነው የሚሰምርበት ዓመት ይሁልን።

02/09/2025

Ricky Gervais’s Golden Globes monologues weren’t secret whistleblowing missions they were satire.
🔥 They hit hard because his jokes echoed real issues: Hollywood hypocrisy, scandals, and abuse of power.

✅ What’s real are the documented scandals Weinstein, Epstein, financial corruption and those deserve accountability.
Comedy can reveal uncomfortable truths, but justice comes from journalism, law, and public pressure not just jokes.

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26/07/2025

🌍 Let’s Be Honest: This Is About Power, Not Flow
The GERD represents a shift in influence, not a break in the river.

Those who have long held unchallenged sway over Nile water agreements (many of them colonial-era and unfair) now face a rising Ethiopia — building its future, not asking for permission.

And that makes some uncomfortable.

09/05/2025

Ethiopia on the Brink: Nationwide Strike Looms Amid Economic Crisis and Government Spending Controversies

Addis Ababa, May 9, 2025 — Ethiopia stands on the precipice of a significant nationwide strike as doctors, teachers, and civil servants prepare to protest against inadequate wages and deteriorating living conditions. This labor unrest highlights the growing tension between the government's ambitious development projects and the pressing needs of its populace.

Healthcare Professionals Demand Urgent Action

Medical professionals across Ethiopia have expressed deep dissatisfaction with their working conditions and compensation. Reports indicate that doctors are planning a nationwide protest to address these concerns. Specialist doctors reportedly earn as little as $90 per month, a wage that fails to meet basic living standards. The Ethiopian Medical Association has highlighted instances where doctors faced imprisonment over unpaid wages, underscoring the severity of the crisis.
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Teachers and Civil Servants Join the Chorus

The discontent is not limited to the healthcare sector. Teachers and other civil servants have also voiced their grievances, demanding fair, livable wages. A recent report notes that wage adjustment demands are growing louder, with health professionals threatening a general strike if their terms are unmet.

Economic Hardships Amidst Grand Projects

While public sector workers struggle, the Ethiopian government has embarked on grand development projects. Notably, the Chaka Project in Addis Ababa, which includes the construction of a new National Palace, has drawn criticism for its hefty price tag of 500 billion birr (approximately $13 billion). Critics argue that such expenditures are ill-timed, especially when the nation faces significant economic challenges.

Ethiopia's socioeconomic indicators paint a grim picture:

Approximately 10.2 million people, including over 3 million internally displaced persons, are severely food insecure.
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The multidimensional poverty rate remains high, particularly in rural areas where 79.7% are classified as MPI poor.
Capital Ethiopia
Over half of all children under five are malnourished.
World Food Programme

These statistics underscore the urgent need for the government to prioritize basic services and address the immediate needs of its citizens.

The impending nationwide strike serves as a stark reminder of the growing disconnect between the Ethiopian government's development ambitions and the everyday realities of its citizens. As public sector workers prepare to voice their grievances, the government faces mounting pressure to re-evaluate its priorities and address the pressing needs of its populace.

For more updates on this developing story, stay tuned to our social media channels.

By Ca lab

07/05/2025

Make them dream of escaping Africa rather than fixing it”

04/05/2025

While Ethiopia’s logistical challenges as a landlocked country are real, no legitimate struggle for economic access should come at the expense of another nation’s sovereignty. Eritrea is an independent state with its own rights, hard-won and internationally recognized. Any talk of access must remain within the bounds of diplomacy and international law, not rhetoric that invites tension or undermines peace in the Horn. Ethiopia’s future depends on respectful regional partnerships, not confrontational ambitions.

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03/05/2025

Ethiopia and Eritrea need historical healing, not historical revision.
We’ve fought wars, lost generations, and now have a chance for peace. Let us not return to 19th-century treaties to justify 21st-century tension. Let’s co-author a new regional chapter — where ports connect us, not divide us.

03/05/2025

Those who drag nations into war aren't just waging battles on borders — they’re auctioning away the future.

War today is not just about bullets and bombs. It’s about debt, dollar dependency, and dispossession. Every dollar borrowed to buy arms is a piece of land mortgaged. As global currencies edge toward collapse — with the dollar losing its long-held supremacy — repayment won't come in cash. It will come in concessions, resources, and sovereignty.

Just look at Ukraine — a cautionary tale. What began as defense has become long-term dependency. Behind the flags and aid are contracts, foreign ownership, and irreversible losses.

Ethiopia and Eritrea must resist this trap. We cannot afford another generation defined by conflict instead of creation. The propaganda of war is a distraction from the quiet theft of our future.

Let’s stop buying weapons with a currency that’s vanishing in value. Let’s stop mortgaging land for debt we can’t repay. Let’s stop trading blood for influence.

Investing in war is investing in national foreclosure.

Our true strength lies not in firepower, but in food security, innovation, unity, and resource sovereignty. Let’s build — not bleed. 🇪🇷🇪🇹✊

02/05/2025

To all leaders watching from afar: the courage to talk across lines is greater than the power to command armies. No drone, no data farm, no robotic revolution can protect what peace alone can preserve — human life, cultural continuity, moral clarity. In choosing conversation over confrontation, Eritrea and Tigray model what statesmen — not strongmen — look like. Invest in peace. It pays better than any AI can ever promise.

29/04/2025

A true leader knows:
It takes more strength to make peace than to make war.
🌍 Time to choose courage.