Source: Quartz Africa February 3, 2020 By Mulugeta G Berhe (PhD) Senior Fellow, World Peace Foundation, Fletcher School of Law and…
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Tag: Tigray
Why progress in Ethiopia and Eritrea requires Tigrayan support
Source: Addis Standard Editorial: The morning after Oslo: The hard work should begin addisstandard / December 12, 2019 / Addis…
Read moreTPLF’s last-man standing
Source: Ethiopia Insight Three interest groups are competing to influence Debretsion Gebremichael, the veteran TPLF chairman and acting regional president…
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Infestation of locusts hits Ethiopia, but what of Eritrea?
ETHIOPIA Desert Locusts Briefingnote – 15 November 2019 Source: ACAPS. See full report here Overview: Key priorities Since June, above…
Read moreEthiopia: An independent Tigray?
According to BBC Tigrinya, Weyn, the official voice of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), recommended that Tigray, the state in the north of Ethiopia,…
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Ethiopia and Eritrea’s peace must be rooted in past
Historical grievances between the two societies are a major barrier to a healthy relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea Source: Ethiopia Insight…
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Detained Tigrayan youth land blow on TPLF
Ethiopia Insight May 15, 2019 by Getachew Gebrekiros Temare Activists are challenging the ruling party by encouraging citizens to demand…
Read morePower 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…
Read moreTigray 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…
Read moreProtests 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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