The Ancient Wealth and Peace

The merchants of the wars and the plight of Horn of Africa   A. Alexander, Professor of Easter and African Studies Part 2 In part two we look at the region and how dangerous the neighborhood has become.   The politics in Ethiopia has undergone various divisions, starting from the Marxist dichotomy of class division to Stalinist ethnic division and now to abstract and absurd “Sematic” and “Cushitic” division. However, these divisions have not brought any positive impact on the lives of the people but rather used as a tool by the elites to attack their rivals. Moreover, this division is not limited to internal categorization, but also geographical. Eritrea was portrayed as a different race, culture, history, and society from Tigray, Amhara, or Ethiopians, to push Ethiopian forces far from the Red Sea. This division did not benefit either Eritrea or Ethiopia, as Eritrea is now isolated and facing challenges for the last 30 years. The only consolation is that the state of E

The merchants of the wars and the plight of horn of Africa   Anastasias Alexander, Professor of Eastern and African Studies This article will have a three part and the first one is about the challenges that Ethiopia is facing I am writing my observations on what is happening in Ethiopia and its neighbors because I have a special attachment to this country. My grandfather immigrated to Ethiopia fleeing the Ottoman Turks’ genocide and stayed in Ethiopia all his life.   I grew up in Ethiopia and I have visited Ethiopia five times on study tours since 1985. Each time I come back; I observe a drastic loss of confidence in the people towards their leaders. The leaders are egotistical and focused only on staying in power at whatever means. They don’t have principles, moral, religious beliefs and cultural norms. Tragically, the political elites are not only fighting each other but also socio-religious values that have kept the Ethiopian people for thousands of years. Furthermore, t

The merchants of the wars and the plight of horn of Africa   Prof. Anastasias Alexander, proffer of Easter and African Studies in History and Theology I am writing my observation on what is happening in Ethiopia and is neighbors because I have special attachment to this country. My gran father has been immigrated fleeing the Ottoman Truck Genocide of Greeks and stayed in Ethiopia for 45 years. I visited Ethiopia 5 time on study tour since 1985. Each time, I come back I observe drastic deterioration of the people towards their leaders and leaders are more away from their religious and cultural norms. Political elites’ fights values and socio-religious social mechanisms that has sustained Ethiopia for thousands of years.    According to my observation, the negation of elites is the outcome of foreign interventions.   I wonder why focus on Ethiopia Is my nagging question and here is my reflection. Who is the targeted? Eritrea, Sudan, Ethiopia Who are the actors? American, EU, Eg