Ethiopia: Is the Empire Collapsing?
By Hassan Keynan9 September 2020 marks a critical milestone in modern Ethiopian politics. For months Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has used and manipulated both chambers of the Parliament, the judiciary, and the National Electoral Board of…
Alfred Nobel Howls from the Grave: “Revoke Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize!”
Norwegian Nobel Committee. PHOTO: Nobel Media/Ken OpprannBy Hassan KeynanThe complex and immensely talented Swede, Alfred Nobel, was methodical in the manner he went about doing his business both when he was alive and after his death on 10 December…
WAR CRIMES IN THE OGADEN MIGHT JINX THE 2019 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE*
1991 Nobel Peace LaureateBy Hassan Keynan Does the name Aung San Suu Kyi ring any bells? The cool and charismatic dissident in Myanmar was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize “for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.”…
OPEN LETTER TO UN SECRETARY GENERAL RE: SITUATION IN OROMIA, ETHIOPIA
UN Secretary General António GuterresDear Mr. Secretary-General, The events unfolding in Ethiopia are deeply troubling. Following the assassination of Haacaalu Hundeessaa, a popular artist and activist, by unknown assailants in the capital,…
Farmaajo Will Be Re-elected, But He Won’t Have a Country to Rule
By Hassan Keynan Prediction and byzantine Somali politics do not easily mix. Nevertheless, one could take a chance to predict that President Farmaajo and Company are likely to return to power. He will NOT come back through fair play. Fair and…
Tyranny And Kleptocracy: Ethiopia's Chronic Afflictions
Colonel Abiy Ahmed AliBy Hassan KeynanEthiopian leaders and political class do not see nor do they hear the evil and ugly demons residing in the inner sanctum of their empire. Ethiopia suffers from multiple perennial afflictions. The two most…
Is Ethiopia Transparent about the COVID-19 Situation in the Country?
Federal Minister of Health (middle)By Hassan KeynanEthiopia’s latest Notification Note on COVID-19 Situational Update paints the picture of a country that is relatively in good shape and very much in control of the spread of the pandemic across…
Is Ethiopia Squandering Peace and Wealth in the Gas-Rich Ogaden Region?
Ethiopia and ONLF delegation during the signing of the Asmara Joint DeclarationHassan KeynanThe Somali Regional State (SRS) occupies the second largest territory and has the third largest population in Ethiopia. Its location is very strategic…