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Ethiopia Expectant over New Government Cabinet (Prensa Latina)
Addis Ababa, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) After the swearing-in ceremony of the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia awaits between hope and caution, the changes that will come about in the Council of Minister, local academic experts indicated this...
Groups urge U.S. Congress to pass rights resolution on Ethiopia [by Engidu Woldie -ESAT]
News (April 9, 2018)
Ethiopian and international civic organizations and rights watchdogs urge the United States Congress to pass H. Res. 128, a resolution supporting respect for human rights and inclusive governance in the country.
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With new prime minister, Ethiopia takes a step back from the precipice [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam -THE HILL]
The old saw is “a stitch in time saves nine”. On April 2, Ethiopia installedAbiy Ahmed as its new prime minister. The question is whether PM Abiy could save Ethiopia’s nine regions from being unstitched in civil strife.
Some watchers...
Ethiopia Backslides: the Continuing Harassment of Eskinder Nega (EFF)
BY DANNY O’BRIEN
On March 25, bloggers, journalists and activists gathered at a private party in Addis Ababa—the capital of Ethiopia—to celebrate the new freedom of their colleagues. Imprisoned Ethiopian writers and reporters had...
Appeal to Ethiopian activists (Mustafa Omer)
The following is a partial list of people illegaly detained by Abdi Iley for years (one of them, Guleed Asoowe, completed 8 years in Ziway but was kidnapped from Addis Ababa after he was released and is now in Jail Ogaden – the main prison...
Ethiopia releases 11 journalists, politicians once again (Washington Post)
By Elias Meseret | AP
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Eleven journalists, politicians and bloggers in Ethiopia who were detained last month for allegedly displaying an outlawed flag and gathering in violation of a state of emergency have been released,...
