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Ethiopia’s Somali Region Hopes New Leader Will Bring Peace - VOA
Salem Solomon
Sahra Abdi Ahmed
Earlier this month, Mustafa Omer lived in exile. Now, he’s the acting president of Ethiopia’s Somali region and one of the country’s most powerful people.
The dramatic turnaround comes less than three...
World Bank to give Ethiopia $1bn in budgetary assistance: PM - Aljazeera
In first press conference since taking office in April, Abiy Ahmed also says 2020 election will be free and fair.
The World Bank will provide $1bn in direct budget support to Ethiopia in the next few months, the prime minister has said,...
US Delegation Visits Ethiopia to Discuss Reforms, Human Rights
Voice of America
A U.S. delegation is heading to Ethiopia on Wednesday to talk about the country’s reform efforts since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April.
Republican Congressman Christopher Smith, who led the congressional...
Scores arrested over violence in restive Ethiopian state - News24
Security forces have arrested 171 people for various “illegal acts” in Ethiopia’s troubled Oromia region, state media reported on Monday, after a spate of ethnic clashes in the region.
Addisu Arega, an acting spokesperson for...
Jawar Mohammed's red-carpet return signals Ethiopia's political sea change -The Guardian
Tom Gardner in Addis Ababa
Two years ago, the state branded him a terrorist. Now, after years in exile, activist Jawar Mohammed is back – and determined to see democracy in his country
Jawar Mohammed never travels alone. When the US-based...
Ethiopia Violence A Concern Despite Reform Promises - Human Rights Watch
Government Should Address Killings in Somali and Oromia Regions
Maria Burnett Director, East Africa and the Horn
Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has electrified his country with a range of reforms since he took office in April,...