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Ethiopia's newest party takes on ruling juggernaut [Reuters]
BY AARON MAASHO
The leader of Ethiopia’s newest opposition party hopes discontent among urban youth will win him support in a weekend election that could otherwise be a clean sweep for the ruling party in Africa’s most populous...
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Ethiopia: Opposition claims harassment ahead of elections [AP]
By ELIAS MESERET
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian opposition groups are accusing the government of harassing their members and carrying out illegal detentions ahead of the May 24 elections.
Yonathan Tesfaye, spokesman for the Blue Party,...
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Ethiopian-Israelis demand ministerial committees to help community [Stuart Winer]
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL
BY STUART WINER
Protest leaders say charges against those arrested at demonstration should be dropped, ask for improvements in housing, education
Ethiopian-Israeli Inbar Bugale explains the demands that activists want...
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THE TANGLED WEB WENDY SHERMAN WEAVES [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
In her Letter to the Washington Post, U.S. Undersecretary Wendy R. Sherman chastised the editorial board for “mischaracterizing her remarks” in its May 1 editorial. At issue is what Ms. Sherman said and meant by her words during her...
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Egyptian army forces free Ethiopians held in Libya - Sisi
CAIRO | BY MAHMOUD MOURAD
(Reuters) – A group of Ethiopians who had been kidnapped in Libya arrived at Cairo airport on Thursday after Egyptian army forces rescued them, state media quoted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as saying.
But...
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Election, Ethiopian Style [Al Jazeera]
Since the last election, the ruling party has exerted more control and increased its repression of basic liberties.
There are few ways for Ethiopians to peacefully express dissent, writes Horne [Al Jazeera]
By Felix Horne
This is what an election...