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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...

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...

PM Abiy Ahmed warns Ethiopia ethnic violence could worsen - Aljazeera
PM Abiy Ahmed warns Ethiopia ethnic violence could worsen
Ethiopian leader vows to bring to justice those responsible for this week’s violence that left 67 people dead.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has warned of further instability...