Year: 2015
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Elections in Ethiopia: Beyond Winning (and Losing), Part III
In an attempt to make sense of beyond winning (and losing) elections in Ethiopia, in the last two pieces, Tsegaye R. Ararssa of the University of Melbourne Law School embarked on the exploration of the growing pulse of societal disenchantment with the imperial system, especially in the 1960s. This disenchantment reached its climax and eventually found its expression through the…
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Boston bombing trial and America’s death sentence dilemma
When a horrific crime or act of terrorism occurs in America, it is often a ‘knee-jerk’ reaction for Americans to want the person or persons put to death, says Addis Standard’s U.S. correspondent Tomas Mega, but America’s system of justice allows for seemingly endless appeals for those sentenced to death, requiring families and loved ones of the victims to relive…
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Bekele Gerba speaks!
Born in 1961 in West Wollega region of western Ethiopia, Bekele Gerba went to elementary school in Boji Dirmaji and completed his high school in Gimbi senior secondary school. Bekele was graduated with BA degree in foreign language and literature from the Addis Abeba University (AAU) and taught in Dembi Dolo and Nejo high schools in western Ethiopia, among others.…
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Elections in Ethiopia: Beyond winning (and losing) Part II
Ed’s Note: In the first part of this series of reflections on elections in Ethiopia, Tsegaye R. Ararsa of the University of Melbourne Law School described the current politico-legal context in which Ethiopia’s election 2015 takes place. The goal was to explore the ‘mood’ so that we can say there is a generally ‘democratic ambience’ within the context of which…
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Elections in Ethiopia: Beyond winning (and losing)
Tsegaye R Ararssa* Part I 1 . Introduction Election fever is gaining momentum in Ethiopia. It is ‘Election 2015’, the 5th general election since Ethiopia’s formal adoption of the more (or less) liberal constitution of 1995 that ended the hesitant ‘transition’ from the Derg’s military rule to a western-style representative democracy[1]. The projected aim of the transition was to…
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The East African Community to receive $US 1m grant from ACBF
The regional intergovernmental organization, the East African Community (EAC) receives a grant support of 1m USD from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACFB) in an agreement signed on Monday May 11th at the African Union Headquarters here in Addis Abeba. The EAC was established aiming at widening and deepening co-operation among the Partner Statesin political, economic and social fields for…
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Countries discuss climate change policy priorities for Sub Saharan Africa
Climate Vulnerability Forum (CVF) meeting for Sub Saharan Africa was held on May 7 and 8 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) here in Addis Abeba. Policy makers from 12 countries in the continent have met to promote headline climate change policy priorities they are facing. The meeting was organized by the FDRE Ministry of Environment…
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Delegates discuss challenges of mining and petroleum contract negotiations in Africa
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa here in Addis Abeba has hosted a two day meeting starting April 5 to address some of the challenges African countries are facing in relation to securing benefits from natural resources. The Policy Dialogue on the Challenges Faced by African States in Mining and Petroleum Contract Negotiations was organized in collaboration with the…
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ICRC providing better access to clean water in western Tigray
The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has completed building a new reservoir in the district of Miglabferes in the Northern Regional State of Tigray. It has also upgraded the distribution of network. The finalized reservoir and the upgraded supply system is expected to improve access to safe and clean water for the residents who had to make a…
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Lies, damn lies, and the British election
Chris Patten London – Democratic elections cannot be described as competitions aimed at revealing which candidates tell the unvarnished truth. Most politicians try to avoid telling outright lies; they bob and weave like prizefighters when faced with questions that might ensnare them in outright mendacity. But they invariably exaggerate what they have to offer, as well as the perils that…
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