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Ethiopia, Sudan mull cooperation on port service - The East African (press release)

The governments of Ethiopia and Sudan have emphasised the crucial significance of cooperation on port service and utilisation as landlocked Ethiopia aspires to enhance its access to ports. This came as high-level officials from the two neighbouring...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, Nobel Peace Prize 2019

Five questions on change and challenges in Abiy's Ethiopia - FRANCE 24

Five questions on change and challenges in Abiy’s Ethiopia FRANCE 24 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is accepting the Nobel Peace Prize next week just as his country heads into what could be the most consequential year of its fraught political...

Ethiopia PM should talk to media when collecting Peace Prize: Nobel committee - Reuters

Ethiopia PM should talk to media when collecting Peace Prize: Nobel committee Gwladys Fouche, Giulia Paravicini   OSLO/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will not talk to the news...

UN Free Speech Expert to Visit Ethiopia - Human Rights Watch

Government Should Commit to Freedom of Expression, Media Reforms Laetitia Bader Senior Researcher, Africa Division   Today, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, starts a week-long visit...

Defence Minister Lemma Megersa criticises planned merger of ruling coalition - The National

Key ally opposes Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s party merger plan       – Defence Minister Lemma Megersa criticises planned merger of ruling coalition Ethiopia’s defence minister, a key ally of Prime Minister...

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Ethiopia's Sidama Vote on Autonomy in Latest Test for Restive Regions - VOA

HAWASSA, ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia’s Sidama people vote on self-determination in a referendum Wednesday closely watched by other restive ethnic groups also seeking more autonomy since reforms by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shook up the national...