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Abiy Ahmed Is Not a Populist - Foreign Policy
The Ethiopian prime minister’s opponents fear that he’s an African Erdogan. His rhetoric and policies suggest he’s more of a liberal democrat.
arlier this year, when Abiy Ahmed was seeking the leadership of Ethiopia’s ruling party, the...
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Tackling Hate Speech in Ethiopia - Human Rights Watch
Criminalizing Speech Won’t Solve Problem
Felix Horne
Senior Researcher
Hate and dangerous speech is a serious and growing problem in Ethiopia, both online and offline. It has contributed to the growing ethnic tensions and conflicts...
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Ethiopia’s New Leaders Are Clearing House - Bloomberg
By Nizar Manek
Ex-officials probed as premier promises crackdown on ‘cancer’
Premier spearheading redistribution of power in African nation
Ethiopia’s new leaders are clearing house as the nation’s political transformation gathers...
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Powerful Ethiopian party accuses government of ethnic crackdown - Reuters
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters)
– A powerful party in Ethiopia’s government accused authorities of arresting members of its ethnic group in a politically-driven crackdown – an unprecedented public charge exposing deep rifts at the heart...
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Facebook shuts 20 pages claiming to be Ethiopian broadcaster - WCTV
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A major Ethiopian broadcaster says Facebook has shut 20 pages that falsely used its name.
Fana Broadcasting Corporate’s announcement comes as Ethiopians complain that fake news reports in recent months have...