HARAMBEE TODAY

By Rutha Bahlibi

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How many episodes does HARAMBEE TODAY have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

HARAMBEE TODAY episodes:

August 04, 2018Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) -- Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode three
Episode three

People in this episode:

Yonas Deressa
Dr. Berhanu Nega
Founder of Ginbot 7
Former Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRDP) member
Deacon Yoseph Tafari
Ordained deacon serving under the Archdiocese of the exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod
Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council
Guya Abaguya Deki
Representative of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition
Dr. Paulos Milkias
Political Science Instructor at Concordia University
Ethinicity: Oromo
Herman J. Cohen
United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Paul Henze
Former consultant for think tank Rand Corp.
Former CIA Station chief in Ethiopia during the 1960s and ’70s
Daniel Berhane
Editor of Horn Affairs news site
Dr. Edmond Keller
Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
Long-time commentator and observer of Ethiopian history and politics
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass
U.S. Rep. Thomas Garrett
U.S. Rep.Thomas Suozzi

Dr. Terrence Lyons
Associate professor at George Mason University
Meles Zenawi
Ethiopia's former prime minster
Goshu Wolde
Foreign Minister of Ethiopia from 1983-1986 under the Derg
Former leader of the Ethiopian Medhin Democratic Party
Tewodrose Tirfe
Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America
Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus
Language instructor at the Community College of Denver
Ethnicity: Tigrayan
Dr. Yohannes Gedamu
Lecturer of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College
Born in Gonder in the Amhara region

Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa
Professor of History and African Studies at Kettering University
Ethnicity: Oromo

Credits and sources:
Former prime minister Meles Zenawi interview with
ITMN Television's Vikram Bahl in 2011
Al Jazeera in 2010
World Economic Forum in 2012

Eskinder Nega's article on an African Spring in Ethiopia

WikiLeak cables

Elections
Cable one
Cable two
Cable on Dawit Kebede

ACCORD's report on Coalition for Unity and Democracy

The Carter Center final report on the 2005 elections

World Bank 2015 report

CSPAN video library
Civil War and Famine in Ethiopia, June 18, 1991
Paul Henze's testimony, Famine and Civil War in the Horn of Africa, May 30, 1991

U.S. Subcommittee Hearing: Democracy Under Threat In Ethiopia, March 9, 2017

U.S. Subcommittee Hearing: Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights, June 20, 2013

VOA article On DC Ethiopian Embassy Shooting

Embassy shooting video
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1h 1min
August 04, 2018Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode three
Episode three

People in this episode:

Yonas Deressa

Dr. Berhanu Nega
Founder of Ginbot 7
Former Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRDP) member

Deacon Yoseph Tafari
Ordained deacon serving under the Archdiocese of the exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod
Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council

Guya Abaguya Deki
Representative of the Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition
Dr. Paulos Milkias
Political Science Instructor at Concordia University
Ethinicity: Oromo

Herman J. Cohen
United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Paul Henze
Former consultant for think tank Rand Corp.
Former CIA Station chief in Ethiopia during the 1960s and ’70s

Daniel Berhane
Editor of Horn Affairs news site
Dr. Edmond Keller
Professor at University of California, Los Angeles
Long-time commentator and observer of Ethiopian history and politics

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass
U.S. Rep. Thomas Garrett
U.S. Rep.Thomas Suozzi

Dr. Terrence Lyons
Associate professor at George Mason University
Meles Zenawi
Ethiopia's former prime minster
Goshu Wolde
Foreign Minister of Ethiopia from 1983-1986 under the Derg
Former leader of the Ethiopian Medhin Democratic Party

Tewodrose Tirfe
Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America
Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus
Language instructor at the Community College of Denver<
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1h 1min
August 01, 2018Amhara -- Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode Two
Episode two

People in this episode:

Dr. Asebe Regassa Debelo
Assistant professor of Development Studies at Dilla University, Ethiopia
Ethnicity: Oromo
Tewodrose Tirfe
Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America
Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus
Language instructor at the Community College of Denver
Ethnicity: Tigrayan
Dr. Yohannes Gedamu
Lecturer of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College
Born in Gonder in the Amhara region
Deacon Yoseph Tafari
Ordained deacon serving under the Archdiocese of the exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod
Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council
Besrat Amare:
Former member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who headed the party's intelligence department during the Ethiopian civil war
Ethnicity: Tigrayan
Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa
Professor of History and African Studies at Kettering University
Ethnicity: Oromo

Show notes:
Ethiopia: Status of Amharas, published April 6, 1993
Abune Paulos: Religious leader and peace activist, published Aug. 28, 2012
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19min
August 01, 2018 Oromia -- Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode One
The first episode of this series starts with an overview of the Oromo protests.
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11min
August 01, 2018 Introduction
Our first series explores ethnic conflict in Ethiopia. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay updated on new episodes.
Special thanks to Elikeh for licensing its song, titled "Know Who You Are," for this podcast!

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2min
August 01, 2018 Oromia — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode One
The first episode of this series starts with an overview of the Oromo protests.
...more
11min
August 01, 2018Amhara — Ethnic Conflict In Ethiopia, Episode Two
Episode two

People in this episode:

Dr. Asebe Regassa Debelo
Assistant professor of Development Studies at Dilla University, Ethiopia
Ethnicity: Oromo

Tewodrose Tirfe
Co-founder of the Amhara Association of America
Dr. Weldu Weldeyesus
Language instructor at the Community College of Denver
Ethnicity: Tigrayan

Dr. Yohannes Gedamu
Lecturer of Political Science at Georgia Gwinnett College
Born in Gonder in the Amhara region

Deacon Yoseph Tafari
Ordained deacon serving under the Archdiocese of the exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Holy Synod
Chariman of the Ethiopian American Civic Council

Besrat Amare:
Former member of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who headed the party's intelligence department during the Ethiopian civil war
Ethnicity: Tigrayan
Dr. Ezekiel Gebissa
Professor of History and African Studies at Kettering University
Ethnicity: Oromo

Show notes:

Ethiopia: Status of Amharas, published April 6, 1993

Abune Paulos: Religious leader and peace activist, published Aug. 28, 2012
...more
19min

FAQs about HARAMBEE TODAY:

How many episodes does HARAMBEE TODAY have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.