Source: African Arguments Since the historic accord last year, the border has closed again and little has changed. Patience among…
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Tag: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia attack and coup attempt: Statement by Prime Minister Abiy
This is Prime Minster Abiy’s statement, with background from Associated Press below. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Latest…
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Political shake-up and localism can edge Ethiopia forwards
Source: Ethiopia Insight May 29, 2019 by René Lefort To end paralysis, the political landscape needs to be restructured along…
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What options for Ethiopia’s PM Abiy?
Opinion: Putting Humpty Dumpty together again: The restoration of EPRDF? addisstandard / March 26, 2019 / 2.7k Source: Addis Standard…
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In-depth analysis: Can Ethiopia make the transition to stability?
addisstandard / March 5, 2019 / Mehari Taddele Maru, For Addis Standard –@DrMehari Addis Abeba, March 05/2019 – This has…
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Is Abiy Ahmed driving the Ethiopian state into the ditch?
“Popular concerns are increasing about the government’s apparent powerlessness to curtail the growing climate of violence, as is the disillusionment…
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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy’s first foreign interview
Source: Financial Times It is the compound from which Emperor Menelik II conquered swaths of territory, where Haile Selassie passed…
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Power shift creates new tensions and Tigrayan fears in Ethiopia
“Shaking up Ethiopia’s government risks exacerbating several long-simmering ethnic rivalries” Source: James Jeffrey/IRIN MEKELLE/ETHIOPIA, 14 February 2019 “Ethnic tensions…
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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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