Ethiopia Insight May 26, 2020 by Marew Abebe Salemot As all options are unconstitutional, an inclusive transitional administration is the best…
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Tag: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Pandemic is blessing for Abiy but curse for Ethiopian democracy
As we fight COVID-19, we must also do everything possible to protect our continuing hopes of democratization. We must recognize…
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Can Ethiopia look beyond federalism and unitarianism?
“Amassing votes from their own constituencies to secure a slim democratic majority is not a promising recipe for governing this…
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Ethiopia and Ethiopia: Curiouser and curiouser
“Curiouser and curiouser!” Cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak…
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Ethiopia: From his pulpit, amid a crisis, Abiy regally dismisses all opponents
Source: Ethiopia Insight May 11, 2020 by René Lefort After unilaterally deciding that Prosperity Party will govern until elections, the type…
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‘Down with Issayas! Down with Abiy!’
Source: London Review of Books ‘Down with Issayas! Down with Abiy!’ Nizar Manek and Natalia Paszkiewicz The refugee camp at Hitsats, an…
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So what is President Isaias up to in Ethiopia?
A commentary from a reader. It’s all a bit of a mystery. Strictly speaking, while he was in Addis Ababa…
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Managing the Politics of Ethiopia’s COVID-19 Crisis
Concerns are brewing among some opposition parties about whether Abiy will use the decree and election postponement to grab more…
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed: “If Covid-19 is not beaten in Africa it will return to haunt us all”
Source: Financial Times ‘Only a global victory can end this pandemic, not a temporary rich countries’ win by ABIY AHMED…
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With Abiy in his corner, Isaias eyes TPLF knockout
Source: Ethiopia Insight “We may be in for another devastating cycle of conflict, or even possibly the disintegration of Ethiopia”…
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