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In-depth analysis: Can Ethiopia make the transit to stability?
Mehari Taddele Maru, For Addis Standard –@DrMehari Addis Abeba, March 05/2019 – This has been an eventful year for Ethiopia’s politics. Under Abiy Ahmed Ali, who became Prime Minister in April 2018, the government has eased its previous authoritarian stance on various central issues. A national state of emergency imposed …

AS Policy Debate: Special edition in PDF on the constitutionality of the Administrative Boundaries and Identity Issues Commission
Addis Abeba, January 08/2019 – A Draft Proclamation for the establishment of Administrative boundaries and Identity Issues Commission (herein after called Proclamation) was submitted to the House of Peoples Representatives (HPR), the lower house, for consideration and adoption. The consideration process of the Proclamation witnessed unusual heated debate in …

In-depth analysis: Arba Minch University pacifies prospective graduates, grapples with another concern as fate of students hangs in limbo
Yared Tsegaye Addis Abeba, December 28/2018 – Following a heated controversy between Arba Minch University (AMU) management and about 50 prospective graduates who studied in the “Production Engineering Department” of the university, the management of the university began reaching out to employers which will potentially absorb the graduates, focusing mainly …