[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- For over three centuries, Ethiopia has been shackled to the iron clasp of the gun, where power and violence have been indistinguishable lovers in a tragic dance. Regardless of who ascended the throne, the dagger of rule remained bloodied, the parchment of governance inked in sorrow, and the cries of the oppressed muffled beneath the boots of those who sought dominion.
