Tag: Birtucan Mideksa

Birtukan Mideksa in the eyes of a nemesis and an admirer

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Peter Gill, in his book, Ethiopia and Foreigners: Ethiopia since the Live Aid (Oxford University Press, 2010), discussing the political chaos that followed in the wake of the 2005 election, which, among other things, led to the fragmentation of a…
A former opposition leader to oversee elections

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Abiy heaps praise on ‘a woman of unwavering conviction” A critic points out a flowed political process in the appointment Ethiopia’s former opposition leader Birtucan Mideksa has been appointed as National Electoral Board’s new chairperson. Birtucan replaces Samia Zekaria who…