Now that oppression has finally ended, all Oromo political leaders need to set aside their grudges and work together to…
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Category: Ethiopia
The Ethiopia – Eritrea border: what both could learn from Britain
Eritrea and Ethiopia have set aside their differences over their border, but there are still many issues to be resolved….
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The OLF is dead, but its Oromo struggle lives
Source: Ethiopia Insight January 19, 2019 by Abdurazak Kedir Abdu Daud Ibsa’s militia is not the Oromo Liberation Front. While the…
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Ethiopia’s federation needs reviving, not reconfiguring
Source: Ethiopia Insight: January 10, 2019 by Alemayehu Weldemariam Ethiopia’s nationalities battled long and hard for recognition. A centrally driven…
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TPLF hegemony has ended, but EPRDF power struggle is just beginning
January 9, 2019 by Mastewal Dessalew When regional powers battled for control of the kingdom in the 18th and 19th…
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Tigray acting regional president meets President Isaias
The BBC Tigrinya service reports on an interview they had with Debretsion Gebremichael, during which he explained how he held…
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Protests mar opening of Ethiopia-Eritrea border
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Eritrea’s President Isaias and Gedu Andargachew, President of the Amhara region, were in the Ethiopian…
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The Polemics and Politics of Ethiopia’ s Disintegration
Source: Insamer Social Research Center December 31, 2018 This interesting paper looks at the pressures toward fragmentation and secession in…
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Anguish for Harari as Oromo claim rights
Source: Ethiopia Insight January 2, 2019 by William Davison, Leake Tewele The ongoing intimidation of Harari property owners by groups…
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Tigray protest halts army’s attempt to move heavy weapons to Oromia
Popular protests on Monday prevented the Ethiopian army from transferring its heavy weapons from north-eastern Tigray. The events took place…
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