Abiy’s (First) 3 Years in Office Source: Outbound In late March, at a time when most of the international focus…
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Tag: Ethiopia
‘We’re here to make you HIV positive’: Hundreds of women rush to Tigray hospitals as soldiers use rape as weapon of war
Source: Daily Telegraph Doctors say victims of conflict-related sexual violence are seeking emergency contraception and HIV prevention drugs in northern…
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Ethiopia announces that Eritrean troops will leave Tigray – what might an end to the war look like?
After a two day visit to Asmara, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued this announcement. But how should we interpret…
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US State Department briefing on Senator Coons’s trip to Ethiopia
Source: State Department [Only the parts of the briefing relating to Ethiopia have been extracted] It follows these Tweets from…
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A border war looms between Sudan and Ethiopia as Tigray conflict sends ripples through region
A boy stands next to the Atbarah River in al-Fashaga, Sudan. The border dispute over this fertile farmland, sandwiched…
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Concerns about the impartiality and independence of the EHRC
To Daniel Bekele, Commissioner, Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 18, 2021 Subject: concerns about the impartiality and independence…
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Breaking: Biden Dispatches Senate Ally to Ethiopia to Address Crisis
Senator Chris Coons to deliver a tough message to Abiy Ahmed. Source: Foreign Policy President Joe Biden is deploying one…
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British government joins President Biden in calling on Eritrean troops to leave Tigray
“The UK has been consistent, alongside the UN and international partners including the US, in calling for the protection of…
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The Ethiopian Human Rights Roadmap: a feeble bulwark against atrocity crimes
Source: Ethiopia Insight 16 March, 2021 by Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew At a time when the country is confronting increasing atrocities, the…
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Ethiopia’s elections: on the road to nowhere?
A series of Tweets by Tsedale Lemma provide an interesting perspective on the forthcoming Ethiopian elections, scheduled for 5 June…
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