Speech Archives

Celebrating Eritrea: Address to the Western U.S.A. Eritrean Festival

August 19, 2014September 8, 2015TesfaNews4 Comments

Dr. Samuel Mahaffy was invited to address the Western U.S.A. Eritrean Festival held in Oakland, California August 15 – 17, 2014. He spoke as part of a panel titled ‘Voices of the Other Eritreans.’ The panel was moderated by Issayas Tesfamiriam of Stanford University. Other panelists included Emilio De Luigi, author of the book ‘Ninety-three […]

Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn Got ‘F’ in English

July 28, 2014July 30, 2014TesfaNews18 Comments

By Abebe Gelaw, AMERICAN communication expert J Davidson analysed Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn’s public performance and speeches. The expert has given him a fat “F” as his poor communication skills fall far below the standard expect of a national leader. This came in the wake of the decision by Azusa Pacific University to revoke an […]