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Ethiopia meets protests with bullets [Washingtonpost, By Editorial Board]
ETHIOPIA’S RULERS have redoubled a repressive policy that is failing. Instead of looking for ways to alleviate the pent-up frustrations of the ethnic Oromo and Amhara populations that spilled out in demonstrations over the past 11 months,...
EU Needs a New Approach to Ethiopia [Felix Horne Senior Researcher, Horn of Africa]
In January the European Parliament passed a 19-point resolution condemning the Ethiopian government’s brutal crackdown on protests that had left more than a hundred dead. Many Ethiopians rejoiced at the resolution. I read it to some Ethiopian...
Ethiopia declares state of emergency amid protests [BBC]
Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency following months of anti-government protests by members of the country’s two largest ethnic groups.
The Oromo and the Amhara make up about 60% of the population. They complain power is held by...
Protests a serious scare to Ethiopia PM and secretive ruling coalition [Daily nation]
For past five years, Ethiopia has been hit by protests, not only by formal opposition groups but also Muslims unhappy at the imposition of government-approved leaders, displaced farmers, Amharas opposed at inclusion in Tigre region and by groups...
Ethiopia: How popular uprising became the only option [Africanarguments]
In theory, the Oromo and Amhara are well-represented by parties in government. But they have never been perceived to have either legitimacy or autonomy.
When Shibiru Amana heard gunshots ring out near his home in the town of Mandi on 26 September,...
Breaking Down US Relations with Ethiopia [geopoliticalmonitor]
Summary
Ethiopia has long been a key US ally in East Africa, and the two states share deep political, economic, and military links. Lately though, this relationship is being tested due to developments within Ethiopia, where sectarian tensions...
T-TPLF’s Killing Fields in Ethiopia: Massacre by Stampede at the Irreecha Festival! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: On October 2, 2016, troops loyal to the Tigrean Peoples’ Liberation Front (T-TPLF) opened fire indiscriminately on crowds attending one of the most important cultural and spiritual events in Ethiopia, the Irreecha (Thanksgiving)...