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New report alleges killings, mass detentions in Ethiopia - AP
New report alleges killings, mass detentions in Ethiopia
By ELIAS MESERET
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A new report by the rights group Amnesty International accuses Ethiopia’s security forces of extrajudicial killings and mass detentions...
My views on the upcoming GERD Negotiation [Tesfaye Tafesse (Professor),Addis Ababa University, Center for African & Oriental Studies]
My views on the upcoming GERD Negotiation
Tesfaye Tafesse (Professor),
Addis Ababa University, Center for African & Oriental Studies
We heard about some three days ago on Egypt’s willingness to resume the tripartite talks between Egypt,...
Ethiopia: A nation in search of a way out from stormy Politics (By Abebech Shiferaw)
Ethiopia: A nation in search of a way out from stormy Politics
By Abebech Shiferaw
Ethiopia has been well known for its independence, historical and cultural attractions, and relatively stable public life among others. This nation...
Ethiopia: Free Speech at Risk Amid Covid-19 - HRW
Ethiopia: Free Speech at Risk Amid Covid-19
New Emergency Law Raises Concerns of Further Arrests, Prosecutions
(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian government has been using Covid-19 restrictions and a recently declared state of emergency as a pretext...
In the time of Covid-19, African leaders must put their people's health first - RFI
A group of 88 African intellectuals has come together to sign an open letter to African leaders, calling for them to re-think health as an essential public need in light of the Covid-19 crisis.
Among those who penned the initiative were Lionel...
Why we can hope that Ethiopia will be spared the worst of the pandemic? (By Dr. Alula Pankhurst )
Why we can hope that Ethiopia will be spared the worst of the pandemic?
by Dr. Alula Pankhurst
The current official projections suggest a worst case scenario up to 39 million people being affected by COVID-19 in Ethiopia. The Multi...