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According to an agenda for the Ethiopia’s lower house’s 19 April parliamentary session, lawmakers in the house are due tomorrow to select a speaker to replace Abadula Gemeda, who made a high-profile resignation on October 2017 but later returned to…
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday adopted by voice vote a resolution which calls for respect for human rights and encourages inclusive governance in Ethiopia, representing an irritant for the Ethiopian government. “This non-binding resolution, combined with recent statements…
Abiy Ahmed’s swearing-in as Prime Minister of Ethiopia is a cause for celebration-albeit of the cautious kind. Despite optimism, there are legitimate concerns that the youthful leader might not possess the assertiveness and clout to pull his party and country…
Ethiopia is at a crossroads as the nation swears in a new Prime Minister in a move to reclaim stability after three years of political crisis. There is realization among political leaders, opposition members and the society at large only…
Politicians and activists are reacting to Abiy Ahmed’s appointment of chairman of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, that would pave the way for him to become the new prime minister. Girma Seifu Maru, former sole opposition politician in a 547-seat parliament, said:…
Following the resignation of Hailemarim Desalegn as Prime Minster and chairperson of the ruling coalition on Mid-February, the 180-Council of Ministers named Abiy Ahmed Ali to head the governing Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), paving the way for him…
Scores of opposition party members and journalists were arrested in Addis Ababa on Sunday, 25 March at a party held to celebrate the recent release of prisoners. Police officers calling themselves security members of the command post established to implement…
In the 1980s, as part of its revolutionary commitment to international cooperation, Cuba provided scholarships to Ethiopians and other African nationals. On La Isla de la Juventud, the Isle of Youth, were four specially designed schools where thousands of Ethiopian…
Relations between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church (EOC) and the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria are deteriorating over the issue of the monastery of Deir al-Sultan (‘Monastery of the King’), a courtyard with small dwellings and dome of the chapel on…
The Oromia region justice office spokesperson, Taye Dendea is being held in detention for condemning the recent killings in Moyale which caused the deaths of at least ten persons and the displacement of thousands of people. Soldiers in two cars…