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Merera Gudina, Ethiopia opposition leader, freed (BBC)
Jailed Ethiopian opposition leader Merera Gudina has been freed after more than a year in detention.
The leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress was released on Wednesday morning and allowed to go home, where he was welcomed by thousands of...
The mastermind behind the creation TPLF speaks.... (By Achamyeleh Tamiru)
According to the eye witness account provided by an early EPRP recruit and a graduate of the then-famed PLO military “academy” Tesfaye Mekonen, Isayas Afeworki was the mastermind behind the creation of TPLF.
In his book, «ይድረስ...
TPLF Monopoly “on Economic and Political Power in Ethiopia Could Not Possibly Last” – Ambassador Herman Cohen [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: In a recent interview on Voice of America- Amharic Service (for audio of original English interview click here) former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and U.S. ambassador, Herman Jay (Hank) Cohen,...
Ethiopia: A Strong Opposition Is the Only Solution to Dislodging Ethiopia's Ruling Coalition
By Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College
The political proteststhat destabilised Ethiopia’s two largest regional states in 2016 have become a major test for Ethiopia’s ruling People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front.
The...
No Diplomacy, No Dependency! (BefeQadu Z Hailu)
I believe all changes must come from within Ethiopia. It is the people of Ethiopia who should have the chance to have the ultimate say to make decisions on its fate. However, realities on ground give foreign powers disproportionate opportunity...
Why are tensions rising in the Red Sea region? (AL JAZEERA)
Tensions in the Red Sea region have been brewing for months but came to the fore when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Sudan last month.
The visit, hailed as historic, was the first by a Turkish head of state since 1956 when Sudangained...