Month: August 2016
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Africa
Dire Dawa: From El Niño to La Niña
Tesfalem Waldyes Dire Dawa – For residents of Dire Dawa, a city 515 km East of Addis Abeba, mid-day on…
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U.S
#USElection2016 – The un-Republican
Tomas Mega The last weeks of July saw Americans enduring eight days of national political conventions,…
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Entertainment
Enforced morality and the banning of Non-Ethiopian school celebrations
Kalkidan Yibeltal It is easy to detect a certain underlying absurdity, and perhaps futility, in Addis Abeba City Administration’s attempt…
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Africa
OPDO: Lost, confused and at a crossroads
Kalkidan Yibeltal &Tesfalem Waldyes Less than a year after the Oromo People’s Democratic Party (OPDO), part of the ruling Ethiopian…
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Africa
Germany gives more support for refugee food assistance in Ethiopia
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has today received confirmation of a contribution of €4 million (more than US$4.3…
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Africa
Guest Editorial: The OPDO Challenge: Defining the problem
Ezekiel Gebissa, Special to Addis Standard In the last two years, the Oromia region has gone through tumultuous times. New…
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Africa
News: Carnage as Ethiopia forces conduct massive crackdown against anti-government protesters in multiple places
Addis Standard has so far received reports of the death of more than 50 Ethiopians in Oromia and Amhara regions…
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Africa
Ethiopia braces for massive protest rally called by online Oromo protest activists
Government planning a meeting with opposition representatives by end of this month, Addis Standard learned Online activists of the #OromoProtest,…
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Africa
The fate of the transitional process in South Sudan
Mehari Taddele Maru, For Addis Standard Recent Clashes and Measures threaten Peace Agreement The recent clashes in and around Juba,…
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