The arrest and detention of Kjetil Tronvoll, a highly regarded and engaged scholar with a particular expertise on Ethiopia and…
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Tag: Tigray
Tigray’s election can accelerate the region’s democratic reforms
Source: Ethiopia Insight September 9, 2020 by Abel Tesfaye The emergence of feisty competitors has meant the Tigray People’s Liberation…
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Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up
Source: BBC By Desta Gebremedhin BBC Tigrinya The feud between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the ruling party in…
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Tension high as Tigray holds elections on Wednesday in defiance of PM Abiy
Source: Reuters Ethiopia’s Tigray region to holds poll, defying federal government Giulia Paravicini Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends a…
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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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Tigray-federal tit-for-tat threatens trouble
Military intervention by the federal government is unlikely given the probable catastrophic consequences. But it is possible given the precarious…
Read moreEthiopia: Who and what is behind the Oromia crisis – a view from Abiy’s camp
This article is an interesting insight into the views of PM Abiy Ahmed. It could almost be entitled: “Blame it…
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Ethiopian parliament appeals to Tigray not to hold a separate election
Source: fanabc HoF Urges Tigray To Stop Unconstitutional Move To Hold Election On Aug 1, 2020 Addis Ababa, August 1,…
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TPLF Accuses Eritrea of Plotting to Disrupt Elections in Tigray Region
Source: Ezega News By Staff Reporter July 21, 2020 (Ezega.com) — The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) accused the Eritrean…
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Is Isaias looking for a final confrontation with his Tigrayan enemies?
There is a pattern to Eritrean diplomacy Sometimes months pass and little happens. President Isaias sits by his dam, contemplating…
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