The Ethiopian government has been saying that there will not be peaceful negotiation with the OLF-Shane group that calls itself Oromo Liberation Army 

BY GRAHAM PEEBLES Where there is division there will be conflict. In a country such as Ethiopia with dozens of ethnic/tribal groups, the need for tolerance, cooperation and unity is essential if there is to be peace and social harmony. Where these are absent…

The writer argues Ato Mamo Mihretu’s appointment as governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia “is nothing short of irresponsible.” By Oliq Omam

borkena Andebet Yimenu – Bematebish – a traditional Ethiopian Music was released only three days ago.

Editor’s note : views expressed in the article reflects the views of the writer and may not necessarily reflect the views of borkena.com Yonas Biru, PhD Last updated January 21, 2023 at 6:52 P.M. Toronto Time

Mamo Mihretu is seen as a champion of IMF and World Bank Policies by some but Ethiopian opposition parties are yet to remark on the appointment  borkena

borkena Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed on Saturday attended military drill in Awash Arba where Ethiopia’s one of the military training facility is located in the south east part of the country.

borkena The Ethiopian Government this week accused “some members of TPLF” leadership of violating the terms of the peace agreement. 

Abune Sawiros , a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Holy Synod, emerging as “Patriarch of Oromia.” Ethiopian Patriarch His Holiness Abune Mathias called the move illegal borkena

borkena Ethiopia’s Federal Police is now heavily armed compared to what it used to have in the past. It has got approval from the Chief of Staff of the Defense Force. Now it is armed with armored vehicles and other heavy weaponry.

The Situation in Oromia, Afar and Amhara regions of Ethiopia  has never been so much of a concern for the United States  borkena

Opposition parties in the Tigray region say they do not expect anything new from TPLF borkena

Ethiopian government did not say anything about the loss of 24 government security forces in Jeweha a reported attack by the Oromo Liberation Front – Shane group in the Amhara region  borkena

The Pretoria agreement between the Ethiopian gov’t and the TPLF does not recognize Tigray regional council borkena

Yonas Biru, PhD Two days ago, I wrote an article objecting Mamo Mihretu’s appointment as the governor of the Central Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) under the title “Why the Parliament Must Reject Mamo Mihretu’s Appointment as the Governor of the CBE.” I have since…

Amhara regional state said the attack from what it calls “anti-peace forces” in North Shoa and Oromo zone of Amhara region is continuing borkena 

borkena  The Addis Ababa City administration has been saying the level of corruption – involves land-related issues mainly – has been persistent in the Lemi Kura sub-city of Addis Ababa. 

borkena  Bereket Simon, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), much of the organization structure of the now defunct organization was used for the formation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party, the official is reportedly released…

PM Minister Abiy Ahmed is getting a copy of the Holy Synod decision against Archbishops that attempted to break up the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church  borkena