Ethiopian International Institute for Peace and Development - EIIPD

TIME TO TEAR DOWN THE WALLS BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA
http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/…/time-tear-down-walls-b…

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Ethiopian International institute for Peace and Development(EIIPD) has completed its revamping process and now assigned to focus more on the foreign policy and national security issues of the country. The name of the institute also changed and council of minstries adapted by regulation No. 347/2015 as the Ethiopian foreign Relations Strategic Studies Institute.

http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/16715/singled-out-eritrea-and-the-politics-of-the-horn-of-africa

Singled Out? Eritrea and the Politics of the Horn of Africa More than two decades since its independence, Eritrea makes international headlines above all for the large number of refugees and migrants it produces and the human rights abuses it commits. The human rights abuses in Eritrea are real, but they are only one facet of what is a much more complex pict…

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This is a piece published by Melaku Mulualem of EIIPD by 2014. In his OpED entitled Obama discovered Africa, Melaku discusses the meaning of discovery and the US- Africa relations. http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/opinion/commentary/item/2521-barack-obama-%E2%80%9Cdiscovered%E2%80%9D-africa-for-america

Barack Obama “Discovered” Africa for America By Melaku Mulualem K. The US-Africa Summit was conducted in August 2014 for three days in Washington DC. It was the first such summit organized betwee...

ከሰላሙም ከጉልበቱም የተራራቀው የኤርትራ መንግሥት

http://www.ethiopianreporter.com/index.php/politics/item/10329-%E1%8A%A8%E1%88%B0%E1%88%8B%E1%88%99%E1%88%9D-%E1%8A%A8%E1%8C%89%E1%88%8D%E1%89%A0%E1%89%B1%E1%88%9D-%E1%8B%A8%E1%89%B0%E1%88%AB%E1%88%AB%E1%89%80%E1%8B%8D-%E1%8B%A8%E1%8A%A4%E1%88%AD%E1%89%B5%E1%88%AB-%E1%88%98%E1%8A%95%E1%8C%8D%E1%88%A5%E1%89%B5

ከሰላሙም ከጉልበቱም የተራራቀው የኤርትራ መንግሥት የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር መለስ ዜናዊን ሕልፈት ተከትሎ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትርነቱን የተረከቡት አቶ ኃይለ ማርያም ደሳለኝ፣ የኤርትራን ጉዳይ በተመለከተ በወቅቱ ከአልጄዚራ ለቀረበላቸው ጥያቄ ሲመልሱ፣ ‹‹አስመራም ድረስ በመሄድ ዕርቅ ለማድረግ ዝግጁ ነ...

ከሰላሙም ከጉልበቱም የተራራቀው የኤርትራ መንግሥት
http://www.ethiopianreporter.com/index.php/politics/item/10329-%E1%8A%A8%E1%88%B0%E1%88%8B%E1%88%99%E1%88%9D-B5

Anatomy of democracy
http://addisfortune.net/articles/anatomy-of-democracy/

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Migration Governance in Ethiopia: The need for a comprehensive National Policy on Migration.


“The heinous and diabolical mass murder of innocent Ethiopian migrants in Libya by Islamic State (IS) Libya highlights the need for broad public dialogue, including particular interfaith consultations, on religious extremism as well as a swift governmental response to the emergency situation. As our response was united, firm and quick, long-term sustained well-reasoned action against those who slaughtered our citizens is essential. It also needs to be sober, reflective and introspective. In this piece, I focus on the crucial, but long-neglected, topic of migration. Migration has to be at the top of the agenda for national dialogue. Why do we have this migration flux of Ethiopians, what is migration, and what should be done about migration?
In this brief piece, I explain why the recent savage terrorist murders and ‘Afro-phobic’ attacks against migrants in Libya and South Africa, and the plight of Ethiopian migrants in Yemen and other migration destinations or routes should be seen from a long-term perspective. First, it is important to note that there is no easy panacea for migration-related challenges, and thus foresight and long-term engagement is required. Second, the general public assumptions about migration causes, triggers and accelerators are not necessarily scientifically supported by research. Considering poverty and smugglers as the main culprits for migration is not correct. Naturally, the poorest migrates the nearest. In relative terms, in Ethiopian society, a migrant spending on average 4000 USD in the first three months is not the poorest. Smugglers and traffickers need to be prosecuted and severely penalized. On the contrary to widely held assumptions, with eradication of poverty, the propensity to migrate will increase, and people will increasingly become mobile for business, education, employment and even tourism. The integrationist agenda of the AU and other RECs in Africa absolutely depends on mobility of goods, services, and capital. These are unthinkable without mobility of people. With the current surge in infrastructural development in transportation, telecommunications and information technology, surge in mobility should expect. Criminal justice will never address illegal mobility. As far as there is demand for illegal migration, the supply, despite stiffer legal measure, will be there. It is the transaction cost that will increase including threats to life. Third, Ethiopia needs a national comprehensive stand-alone policy on migration that provides strategic thinking and clarity about the exploits and benefits of migration. Such a policy on migration requires a national normative, institutional and collaborative state framework and non-state organs that can facilitate voluntary, safe and legal mobility, and curb forced or illegal migration by Ethiopians. Legislative reforms needs to follow clear policy direction. Fourth, Ethiopia needs a sustained civic dialogue and engagement to address erroneous pervasive perceptions and images of ‘dreamland destinations of migration’. Fifth, Ethiopia needs to cooperate with regional, continental and international actors to enhance the role of community-led local engagement and global cooperation. Migration is a local action of an individual decision with global implications. While preventive and responsive global actions are required, the ultimate, sustainable and effective response to the migration crises lays at local level. Thereof, the need for long-term global-local collaboration to address the root causes of displacement and illegal mobility.”

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On the Mediterranean Sea many migrants from Sub-Saharan African countries and Syria are dying while trying to cross from Libya to Europe.From this Sea "human eats fish,fish eats human". Read the full article from the following link by Melaku Mulualem http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/opinion/viewpoint/item/3427-human-eats-fish-fish-eats-human