Month: January 2017
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Africa
Opinion: Ahmed Abba is a victim of Cameroon’s war on terror
Peter Nkanga Cameroon has remained in a protracted battle with the Boko Haram Islamist militant sect since 2014 when the…
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Opinion: Somali Elections and the external interferences
Mohamed Shire for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 31, 2017 – A little-known think-tank in Ethiopia has recently raised a…
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News: A court in Ethiopia jails thirteen Muslims accused of killing prominent Sheik from three to sixteen years
The thirteen were also accused of working to ‘establish an Islamic state’ in Ethiopia; one of the accused has died…
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Analysis: Ethiopia: The slow death of a civilian government and the rise of a military might
Addis Abeba, Jan. 24/2017 – To the media’s keen observation, the immediate cause that triggered Ethiopia’s recent nose-dive into…
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Where lies Obama’s Africa legacy?
Zelalem Kibret, special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, Jan. 20/2017 – On November 09, 2016 while the GMT + world…
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Addis Abeba Integrated Master Plan
Commentary: The Interest that is not so special: Addis Abeba, Oromia, and Ethiopia
Tsegaye R. Ararssa Addis Abeba, Jan. 18/2017 – When Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn indicated last week that a draft…
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Letter from Qilinto prison: “I will not falter” – Journalist Darsema Sori
Dear editors, First my greetings to all the people of Ethiopia, who made me who I am today so that…
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Analysis: Inside the controversial EFFORT
Befeqadu Hailu, Special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 16/2017 – Every authoritarian regime has its own symbol…
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HRW: 2016 Ethiopia’s “Year of brutality, restrictions”
Calls on the government to “Restore Rights, Address Grievances” Nairobi, January 12, 2017 – Ethiopia plunged into a human rights…
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At last, federal high court begins hearing of defense witness testimonials on Yonatan Tesfaye’s terrorism charges
“If speaking for those killed on the streets constitutes a crime, I will take it as my badge of honor”…
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