Chalachew Tadesse spoke to literary writer, satirist, and talk show producer Habtamu Seyoum, who currently lives abroad in exile. A lawyer by training, Mr. Seyoum’s acclaimed books concern serious social and political issues in Ethiopia. Until it was shut down by the Ethiopian government in August 2014, Mr. Seyoum was a regular contributor to the newspaper Addis Guday.

Sometime back in December last year, I visited the Nairobi Central Business District. Walking down the streets of Nairobi was a unique experience for me as an exiled journalist from Ethiopia. You see, I am now like the Greek philosopher - Diogenes of Sinope - for I have no home.

After last May’s Ethiopian election result was announced on Monday, the only opposition MP in the outgoing Parliament, Girma Seifu, posted on his Facebook wall: “I have several times met the President of the national election board Professor Merga Bekana. He used to brag, ‘believe me, I will make a history’.