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Ethiopia to free jailed politicians to 'foster national reconciliation': PM (Reuters)
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia will release and pardon dissident politicians jailed on criminal charges, its prime minister said on Wednesday — an unexpected shift in stance from a government routinely accused by rights groups...
Ethiopia – A deadly 2017 saddled with security headache, simmering protests
Africanews
Ethiopia entered 2017 under a state of emergency rule. A measure imposed in October 2016 following deadly protests largely in the Oromia region. Mass arrests were made and a Command Post with sweeping powers of arrest was put in place.
What...
Ethiopia at an Ominous Crossroads (By Amb. Cohen)
Article 39 of the Ethiopian Constitution states:
“Every Nation, Nationality and People in Ethiopia has an unconditional right to self-determination, including the right to secession.”
This Constitution was adopted in 1994....
The Year of Ethiopia-Win-Et, RISING! [Professor Alemayehu G. Mariam]
Author’s Note: I have a tradition of reviewing the year in my last commentary of the year. It gives me an opportunity for a momentary reflection on some things that have happened and did not happen during the year.
If I were to describe...
OP-ED: RACE TO THE BOTTOM: ETHIOPIA’S ACCELERATING CRISIS (Dr. Awol Kassim Allo)
An economy in free fall, ever-deepening repression, a deteriorating security, inter-ethnic violence, and a vicious infighting within the ruling party – Ethiopia is on the cusp of political explosion.
Dr. Awol Kassim Allo, For Addis Standard
The...
Why 2017 was a tough year for Ethiopia (APA)
It has been a year of deadly demonstrations and ethnic skirmishes in Ethiopia, making 2017 a tough year for the country.Hundreds of people were killed in clashes between residents of Oromo in the eastern part of the country where the government...
SMNE: HOW WE FACE THE BEAST OF ETHNIC HATRED WILL DETERMINE OUR OUTCOME AS ETHIOPIANS (Press Release)
– WHAT IS HAPPENING TO US?
– WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO ETHIOPIA IF WE DO NOT CHANGE?
– WHAT KIND OF COMMON VISION WILL BRING TRUTH, FREEDOM, ACCOUNTABILITY, RECONCILIATION AND JUSTICE FOR ALL OF US?
– WHAT...
Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro delights fans, irks authorities (AFP)
By AFP
He may be Ethiopia’s biggest pop star but Teddy Afro hasn’t held a concert in his country for years, some of his songs have been effectively banned, and the launch party for his last album was broken up by the police.
But...