Mehari Taddele Maru
@meharitaddelemaru.bsky.social
The irony continues.
In 2019, I wrote “The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: Turning an Irony into an Opportunity.”
It was a prize for a false peace one that felt like a prize for coming war on Tigray, waged by Ethiopia and Eritrea —and within a year, it became just that.
addisstandard.com/oped-the-nob...
In 2019, I wrote “The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: Turning an Irony into an Opportunity.”
It was a prize for a false peace one that felt like a prize for coming war on Tigray, waged by Ethiopia and Eritrea —and within a year, it became just that.
addisstandard.com/oped-the-nob...
OP:ED: The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: turning an irony in to an opportunity - Addis Standard
OP:ED: The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: turning an irony in to an opportunity Addis Standard -
addisstandard.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The irony continues.
In 2019, I wrote “The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: Turning an Irony into an Opportunity.”
It was a prize for a false peace one that felt like a prize for coming war on Tigray, waged by Ethiopia and Eritrea —and within a year, it became just that.
addisstandard.com/oped-the-nob...
In 2019, I wrote “The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: Turning an Irony into an Opportunity.”
It was a prize for a false peace one that felt like a prize for coming war on Tigray, waged by Ethiopia and Eritrea —and within a year, it became just that.
addisstandard.com/oped-the-nob...
Preventing a relapse into war in Tigray and between Ethiopia and Eritrea is the most urgent moral, political priority. So is ending the wars in Oromia, Amhara of Ethiopia and Sudan.
The stakes could not be higher.
The need for preventive diplomacy has never been more urgent ‼️
The stakes could not be higher.
The need for preventive diplomacy has never been more urgent ‼️
July 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Preventing a relapse into war in Tigray and between Ethiopia and Eritrea is the most urgent moral, political priority. So is ending the wars in Oromia, Amhara of Ethiopia and Sudan.
The stakes could not be higher.
The need for preventive diplomacy has never been more urgent ‼️
The stakes could not be higher.
The need for preventive diplomacy has never been more urgent ‼️
Aid Workers Were ‘Intentionally Killed’ in 2021 Incident, Charity Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/w...
Aid Workers Were ‘Intentionally Killed’ in 2021 Incident, Charity Finds
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Aid Workers Were ‘Intentionally Killed’ in 2021 Incident, Charity Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/w...
Reading Tess McClure's @guardian report on the horrific sexual violence against Tigrayan women evokes deep anguish—even for those already familiar with such atrocities.
It’s as if these victims never existed.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
It’s as if these victims never existed.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Rusted screws, metal spikes and plastic rubbish: the horrific sexual violence used against Tigray’s women
Tens of thousands of Tigrayan women report brutal wartime abuse by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers, such as gang-rape and the insertion of objects into their uteruses. But justice seems a distant pros...
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Reading Tess McClure's @guardian report on the horrific sexual violence against Tigrayan women evokes deep anguish—even for those already familiar with such atrocities.
It’s as if these victims never existed.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
It’s as if these victims never existed.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
U.S. President Trump's trip to the Gulf states—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar—is poised to significantly reshape regional power dynamics and redefine inter-state relationships, with possible repercussions extending throughout the wider Middle East and Africa. 1
cris.unu.edu/beyond-%E2%8...
cris.unu.edu/beyond-%E2%8...
Beyond the ‘Race to the Bottom’: Africa on the Global Chessboard and the Call for Renewed Pan-African Agency
https://cris.unu.edu/beyond-‘race-bottom’-africa-global-chessboard-and-call-renewed-pan-african-agency
May 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
U.S. President Trump's trip to the Gulf states—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar—is poised to significantly reshape regional power dynamics and redefine inter-state relationships, with possible repercussions extending throughout the wider Middle East and Africa. 1
cris.unu.edu/beyond-%E2%8...
cris.unu.edu/beyond-%E2%8...
Ditto!
These words, in particular, resonate with profound depth...
"There is one sin I’ve come to fear above all others: certainty.
Certainty is the great enemy of unity, the mortal foe of tolerance. Even Christ, in his final hour, cried out: 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'..
These words, in particular, resonate with profound depth...
"There is one sin I’ve come to fear above all others: certainty.
Certainty is the great enemy of unity, the mortal foe of tolerance. Even Christ, in his final hour, cried out: 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'..
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No marketing operation will ever top this.
No marketing operation will ever top this.
May 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Ditto!
These words, in particular, resonate with profound depth...
"There is one sin I’ve come to fear above all others: certainty.
Certainty is the great enemy of unity, the mortal foe of tolerance. Even Christ, in his final hour, cried out: 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'..
These words, in particular, resonate with profound depth...
"There is one sin I’ve come to fear above all others: certainty.
Certainty is the great enemy of unity, the mortal foe of tolerance. Even Christ, in his final hour, cried out: 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'..
Huge congratulations to our very own #YALP alumnus Dr Bernard William Chitunga on being installed Chancellor of The Co-operative University of Kenya!
This serves as a prime example of youth leadership that YALP of the @eui-eu.bsky.social works hard to nurture.
🔗 businesstoday.co.ke/ruto-install...
This serves as a prime example of youth leadership that YALP of the @eui-eu.bsky.social works hard to nurture.
🔗 businesstoday.co.ke/ruto-install...
May 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Huge congratulations to our very own #YALP alumnus Dr Bernard William Chitunga on being installed Chancellor of The Co-operative University of Kenya!
This serves as a prime example of youth leadership that YALP of the @eui-eu.bsky.social works hard to nurture.
🔗 businesstoday.co.ke/ruto-install...
This serves as a prime example of youth leadership that YALP of the @eui-eu.bsky.social works hard to nurture.
🔗 businesstoday.co.ke/ruto-install...
The world mourns the loss of Pope Francis, a brave and compassionate leader who always advocated for those suffering from conflict, displacement, and destruction.
At a time when the world turned away from the atrocities in Tigray, Pope Francis spoke clearly and firmly:
1
At a time when the world turned away from the atrocities in Tigray, Pope Francis spoke clearly and firmly:
1
April 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The world mourns the loss of Pope Francis, a brave and compassionate leader who always advocated for those suffering from conflict, displacement, and destruction.
At a time when the world turned away from the atrocities in Tigray, Pope Francis spoke clearly and firmly:
1
At a time when the world turned away from the atrocities in Tigray, Pope Francis spoke clearly and firmly:
1
“I am going to Saudi Arabia, or my grave”: The exodus of Ethiopia’s frustrated youth: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
“I am going to Saudi Arabia, or my grave”: The exodus of Ethiopia’s frustrated youth
Young Oromos are leaving the region in droves, risking torture and death to cross the Red Sea in search of a better life.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
April 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“I am going to Saudi Arabia, or my grave”: The exodus of Ethiopia’s frustrated youth: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Reposted by Mehari Taddele Maru
These developments call for an urgent, renewed, concerted, robust, and impactful preventive and responsive interventions.
But what form should these interventions take, by whom?
But what form should these interventions take, by whom?
March 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
These developments call for an urgent, renewed, concerted, robust, and impactful preventive and responsive interventions.
But what form should these interventions take, by whom?
But what form should these interventions take, by whom?
Reposted by Mehari Taddele Maru
Recent return to violence and external interventions in South Sudan, along with the ongoing political and security crises in Tigray, further deepening the proxy wars in the Horn of Africa involving Middle Eastern and major global powers.
March 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Recent return to violence and external interventions in South Sudan, along with the ongoing political and security crises in Tigray, further deepening the proxy wars in the Horn of Africa involving Middle Eastern and major global powers.
Reposted by Mehari Taddele Maru
The Pan African Agenda Institute is convening thought leaders to deliberate on the escalating poly-crisis facing the Horn of Africa.
March 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Pan African Agenda Institute is convening thought leaders to deliberate on the escalating poly-crisis facing the Horn of Africa.
The Victory of Adwa marked a historic moment when an African power defeated a European colonial power, successfully resisting the "Scramble for Africa."
This triumph became a powerful symbol of self-determination and inspired anti-colonial movements.
It remains as relevant today as it was then.
This triumph became a powerful symbol of self-determination and inspired anti-colonial movements.
It remains as relevant today as it was then.
March 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Victory of Adwa marked a historic moment when an African power defeated a European colonial power, successfully resisting the "Scramble for Africa."
This triumph became a powerful symbol of self-determination and inspired anti-colonial movements.
It remains as relevant today as it was then.
This triumph became a powerful symbol of self-determination and inspired anti-colonial movements.
It remains as relevant today as it was then.
Is the AU fit for purpose?
Few reflections:
Reflection 1:
The 38th AU Summit convenes at a critical juncture as the world finds itself caught a dangerous interregnum between a declining post-World War II international order and a new paradigm that is yet to emerge.
au.int/en/summit/38
Few reflections:
Reflection 1:
The 38th AU Summit convenes at a critical juncture as the world finds itself caught a dangerous interregnum between a declining post-World War II international order and a new paradigm that is yet to emerge.
au.int/en/summit/38
African Union | An Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa.
au.int
February 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Is the AU fit for purpose?
Few reflections:
Reflection 1:
The 38th AU Summit convenes at a critical juncture as the world finds itself caught a dangerous interregnum between a declining post-World War II international order and a new paradigm that is yet to emerge.
au.int/en/summit/38
Few reflections:
Reflection 1:
The 38th AU Summit convenes at a critical juncture as the world finds itself caught a dangerous interregnum between a declining post-World War II international order and a new paradigm that is yet to emerge.
au.int/en/summit/38