Tag: Abiy Ahmed
Media freedom under Abiy Ahmed: Open up, hide, threaten and arrest
This week PM Abiy Ahmed opened access to Tigray for seven major media houses. These were Reuters, AFP, New York…
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What Isaias Afwerki said about Tigray
“When corrective measures are taken in Ethiopia, we have to cooperate with them, not as an option, but as an…
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How Ethiopia paid $130,000 to polish its image in Washington – and is asking for more
Ethiopia hires lobbying help amid dual threats from Egypt, human rights critics Source: Foreign Lobby by Mikayla Easley and Julian Pecquet…
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The Tigray crisis: Analysis from a variety of sources
Tigray crisis: Ethiopia orders military response after army base seized Source: BBC Published 13 hours ago These Tigrayan forces are…
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For prosperity, Ethiopia needs institutional not individual strength
When the group led by Abiy Ahmed came to power, a significant number of Ethiopians started to think that the…
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‘Exit’ imminent as Abiy neglects the Tigrayan ‘voice’
Source: Ethiopia Insight August 22, 2020 by Abraham Assefa By undermining self-determination, and allying with Isaias, Abiy is pushing Tigray towards…
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Preaching unity but flying solo, Abiy’s ambition may stall Ethiopia’s transition
Source: Ethiopia Insight February 25, 2020 by René Lefort The fatal error of Ethiopia’s acclaimed premier Abiy Ahmed has been to…
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Is Ethiopia sliding backwards under Abiy Ahmed?
We challenge an adviser to Ethiopia’s prime minister on his record Source: Al-Jazeera 14 Feb 2020 10:15 GMT Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, We…
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Ethiopia: can the centre hold? An important contribution by Rene Lefort and William Davidson
“Ethiopia’s political challenges probably cannot actually be solved through even truly free elections — and especially not polls held next…
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