Ethiopia
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News Alert: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hosting extraordinary meeting to discuss GERD ahead of UNSC open session
South African President and current Chair of the African Union (AU), Cyril Ramaphosa. Image: African Union Press Gallery. Addis Standard…
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News: Federal High Court to resume trial of suspects in the case of slain army chief, retired general
The Court’s announcement today came in the wake of interviews the widow of General Seare, Colonel Tsgie Alemayehu (Pictured), gave…
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News Alert: UNSC members set to take GERD vote this afternoon
Addis Abeba, June 25/2020 – The 15 member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) are set to take…
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Exclusive: Sudan once again asks UNSC to stop Ethiopia from filling GERD before deal; US continues pressure as SC prepares for another meeting
Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, June 25/2020 – In a fresh letter addressed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
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Commentary: Why Africa and Africans should echo the Black Lives Matter movement, now more than ever
Protesters hold Black Lives Matter march during a protest against the killing of black men by police in the US…
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A Rejoinder: Democracy is the minimum core for Ethiopians
“It is the general distaste, protest, and struggle against authoritarianism and dictatorship by the people at home and the triumph…
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Analysis: Egypt’s GERD complaint to the Security Council and its flawed legal arguments
The UN Security Council in session. Image: Archive/Brussels Times Dejen Yemane Messele @MesseleDejen Addis Abeba, June 23/2020 – On 19…
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News: Wolayta zone council emergency meeting passes seven resolutions, including establishing a secretariat to prep for statehood
Addis Abeba, June 22/2020 – Following a day-long emergency meeting by the Council of Wolayta zone of the Southern Nations,…
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Viewpoint: The ‘Forgotten Tribe’: Persons with disabilities in Ethiopia and the state’s response to COVID-19
“A central diagnosis of the root causes of exclusion of PWDs is thus in our socio-institutional system.” Dagnachew B. Wakene…
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News: Debretsion calls for a national dialogue involving all political parties, nations & nationalities
Participants of today’s meeting in Mekelle By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, June 16/2020 – In a statement released late…
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