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UN investigates Briton on death row in Ethiopia [theguardian]
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
Special rapporteur on torture asks UK and Ethiopian governments about detention of Andargachew Tsige amid claims of ill-treatment
Yemi Hailemariam outside the Foreign Commonwealth Office to demand...
Activist’s Suicide Shows Opposition Plight Before Ethiopia Vote [Bloomberg]
By William Davison
A month before Ethiopia’s elections, opposition activist Getahun Abraham walked into a compound of government offices in the southern town of Gimbichu, doused his body in gasoline and set himself alight. It took more than...
Ethiopia's newest party takes on ruling juggernaut [Reuters]
BY AARON MAASHO
The leader of Ethiopia’s newest opposition party hopes discontent among urban youth will win him support in a weekend election that could otherwise be a clean sweep for the ruling party in Africa’s most populous...
As Ethiopia votes, what’s ‘free and fair’ got to do with it? [By Terrence Lyons ]
Washingtonpost
Ethiopia, Washington’s security partner and Africa’s second most populous country, is scheduled to hold national elections on May 24. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and its allied...
US State Department issues travel alert to Ethiopia
The State Department recommends U.S. citizens maintain a high level of security awareness during the electoral period and avoid political rallies, polling centers, demonstrations, and crowds of any kind as instances of unrest can occur. Review...
Ethiopia: Opposition claims harassment ahead of elections [AP]
By ELIAS MESERET
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian opposition groups are accusing the government of harassing their members and carrying out illegal detentions ahead of the May 24 elections.
Yonathan Tesfaye, spokesman for the Blue Party,...