Change Has Come to America













President-Elect Barack Obama's
Historic Acceptance Speech
Full Text

Africa Stays Up All Night to Hear U.S. Election Results
Derese Kassa, a professor at Addis Ababa University, said he
has never stayed up late for any elections results. But this is a
moment he did not want to miss.

" America has history whereby the African American community
has to struggle to be considered citizens themselves and be a
franchise in order to cast their votes," Kassa said. " Coming from
this segregation and inequality to be able to see Democratic
candidates running for the presidency, the highest office, by
itself is a big achievement."
Washington Informer

Significance of President Obama for Ethiopia & the
World
" It is not because of Obama's paternal heritage and my Oromo
descent, just like many Oromos in northern Kenya and southern
Ethiopia. And it is not simply because Bush has been replaced
by a new president. But it is because of the hope in the
principles of what Obama stands for. It is because of his stated
values of democracy and peace. It is about his stance against
wars, bloodshed and aggression around the world. Against
pessimism and stubborn leadership. Against double standards
and division. It is FOR equality and peace..."
Gemeda Humnasa
Nazret

In Our Life Time
" But there is one thing we can proclaim today, without question:
that the election of Barack Obama as president of the United
States of America means that "The Ultimate Color Line," as the
subtitle of Javits' Esquire essay put it, has, at long last, been
crossed. It has been crossed by our very first postmodern Race
Man, a man who embraces his African cultural and genetic
heritage so securely that he can transcend it, becoming the
candidate of choice to tens of millions of Americans who do not
look like him."
Henry Louis Gates
The Root

Obama's Kenyan Grandmother Fetes His Triumph as
Win for Africa
" I am so happy that I don't know if I will die of happiness at the
airport " when Obama arrives, Sarah Obama told reporters at
her homestead."












" It will not only change our lives but the whole of Kenya."

The rest of the extended family celebrated by dancing and
chanting in the local Luo language, " Obama Biro, Yaw Ne Yo,"
or " Obama is coming, clear his path".
Bloomberg

Obama: 'A proper leader has been elected'
" I am hopeful that he will help end major crisis in the world,
particularly the endless conflict in my country Somalia"
Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Independent Online

Palestinians, Israelis urge Obama to continue
US role in peace process
" America has again proven itself an example to world
democracies."
Israel Prime minister, Ehud Olmert
" We hope the two state vision would be transformed from a
vision to a realistic track immediately."
Palestinian Negotiator, Saeb Erekat
Ha'aretz

History in the making: It's U.S. President Barack
Obama
" Barack Obama was swept to the White House on Tuesday by
enraptured Americans who embraced his message of hope and
turned their backs on centuries of racial division by electing their
first black president."
Canadian Press

Obama wins historic US election
" On every level America will be changed by this result..
[it] will never be the same."
BBC

Back To Home
All rights reserved.
Ethio Quest News
Together We Can Make It!
Ethio Quest News:
For latest Ethiopian
News, views, Reviews
and More
You need Java to see this applet.
Obama's Ascension
A Career In Dissent







" Mideksa became the exception
to the rule in September, When she was elected to
head Ethiopia's newest political party..."
More
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Open letter to President Barack Obama
By Prof. Seyoum Gelaye

A NEW DAY IN WASHINGTON DC, AROUND THE
WORLD
By Genet Mersha - " The people of Ethiopia seize the opportunity this
momentous occasion has afforded them to tell the new president how
proud and hopeful they are of him  More
Ethiopians hopeful as they raise their cups to Obama
    January, 20 ( The National, UAE ) - " Most
    people here believe he will change [the US]
    policy towards Ethiopia to pressure the
    government to bring in more democracy, a
    free press and release the political
    prisoners," he said, adding he was... More  
The Ascension of Obama
Jan.20 ( National Post ) - " The driver was an Ethiopian-American
named Kassa Kebede; the name means "God-given reward." I told him
I wanted to stand beneath the statute of.. More
Obama makes tracks
Jan.18 (The Province) - Describing the issues he will confront upon
taking the oath of office, Obama cited "two wars, one that needs to be
ended responsibly [and] one that needs to be waged wisely".... More.
Open letter to President - Elect Barack Obama
By Golto Aila | January 16, 2009
"...Given the instability in the Horn this becomes particularly tricky for
your in-coming administration. But look back to Clinton's policy and
Bush's policy in the Horn of Africa, particularly the latter! More
" A new dawn of American
leadership is at hand."
President-Elect
Barack Obama
Obama Reaches out to Ethiopian
American Voters
"...Ethiopian Americans have contributed so
much to our country and to our culture, and it is
an honor to have so much support from your
community. We are working to break all records
for voter participation in this election, and I hope
you'll become a part of that effort by registering
and voting.

I am committed to renewing America's global
leadership and helping people like those I met
when I traveled to Africa in 2006, not just
because it is right, but because it will help
America as well. But in order to do this, I need
your help and your participation first..."
More

Obama and Ethiopia: Time for new visions
By Donald N. Levine
Barack Obama Essay:
Martin Luther King Day





( The Washington Times )
" Martin Luther King lived his life as a servant to
others, and today, ordinary citizens all across the
country honor that legacy through the..
More
Bloggers React to Obama's Speech in Ghana
    11 July, 2009 - "The people of
    Ghana have worked hard to put
    democracy on a firmer footing,
    with peaceful transfers of power
    even in the wake of closely
    contested elections. And with
    improved governance and an
    emerging civil society,...More