Ermias Legesse Archives

Ex-Ethiopian Minister Ermias Legesse Spills the Beans

November 20, 2014November 22, 2014TesfaNews12 Comments

By ION, A 400-page book published in the United States by Netsanet Publishing Agency (NPA) in the Amharic language on the controversial legacy of Meles Zenawi and the EPRDF is a hot topic in Addis Ababa. Entitled “The Gifts of Meles – A city without an owner”, it has been banned from public sale. Copies […]

Keeping Ethiopians in Perpetual Poverty, Starvation is Key EPRDF Policy, Says Ex Communications Minister

November 3, 2014November 3, 2014TesfaNews9 Comments

By Ethiomedia, KEEPING Ethiopians in dire poverty so that they would starve perpetually, and remain too weak to rise up against repression, is one of the leading directives of the EPRDF ruling party, former EPRDF communications minister, Ermias Legesse, shocked a gathering of Ethiopians here in Seattle on November 1, 2014. Fueling unrest and conflict […]