Goitom Gebreluel (@goitom_gebrelue ) Addis Abeba, August 16, 2019 – As Ethiopia is preparing for parliamentary elections come next year, a striking feature of the political landscape is the total absence of a clear leftist alternative. All the parties currently active in Ethiopia are anchored in different forms of identity …

Merhatsidk Mekonnen Abayneh, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 30/2019 – It is exactly one month and eight days from that gloomy and frightening Saturday afternoon when the vibrant city of Bahir Dar was terribly hit by the horrifying and cold-blooded murder of Ambachew Mekonnen, (PhD), President of the Amhara …

Merhatsidk Mekonnen Abayneh, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 09/2019 – Dr. Ambachew Mekonnen, the recently slain President of the Amhara national Regional State, was more an intimate friend for me personally than a super political boss unreachable for his immediate subordinates. Sad to memorize, the unbelievable has happened in …