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Ethiopia's reforms challenged by party in ruling coalition - New Zealand Herald
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A party in Ethiopia’s ruling coalition is calling for an emergency meeting, saying dramatic reforms announced last week by the new prime minister were decided on without full consultations.
The statement...
Ethiopian scholar at risk uses blog to push for justice at home [The Harvard Gazette]
Six years ago, Zelalem Kibret’s activism prompted him to visit prison; less than two years later, it landed him inside.
A lawyer and then-professor of law at Ambo University in Ethiopia, Zelalem first visited a jailed politician in the infamous...
Residents protest peace deal on Ethiopia-Eritrea border (dailymail)
By AFP
Residents of Badme are protesting the Ethiopian government’s move to hand over the town to Eritrea
Residents of the flashpoint town of Badme on Ethiopia’s northern border protested on Monday Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s...
Ethiopia not doing enough to curb ethnic violence: Amnesty
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Amnesty International on Friday accused the Ethiopian government of not doing enough to prevent escalating ethnic violence in some of its regions.
Oromia, the country’s biggest region, is home to Ethiopia’s...