Year: 2017
- Africa
News:PM Hailemariam says talks underway with Abadula; Bereket’s resignation accepted;defends Liyu Police
The PM also said “black market in forex” and “contraband” as well as “Khat trading” in eastern Ethiopia fueled recent violence, giving the violence ethnic and national dimensions. But the PM defended the federal army and the Somali region’s controversial “Liyu Police” force in the conflict with the exception of few “rogue members implicated in the violence”. Etenesh Abera…
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Analysis: Lake Tana: how an invasive weed is threatening its survival
Yihun D. (PhD) and Wondwossen T. (PhD), for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, Oct. 23/2017 – Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the second largest in Africa. In recognition of the lake’s rich biodiversity and significant cultural heritage, UNESCO added the lake to its World Network of Biosphere Reserves in June 2015. Lake Tana covers an area…
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News: Several people killed in another communal violence in western Ethiopia
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, Oct. 22/2017 – Several people were killed, many of them hacked to death, in yet another communal violence, this time in Illu Aba Bora (Illubabor) zone of the Oromia regional state in western Ethiopia, according to two sources who spoke to Addis Standard by phone. The news has been confirmed this morning by Addisu Arega…
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Economic analysis: Devaluing the birr: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome
By J. Bonsa (PhD), Special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, October 20/2017 – At the opening of Ethiopia’s parliament on 9th October 2017, Ethiopia’s President, Dr. Mulatu Teshome, stated that earning foreign exchange was has become a matter of life and death for Ethiopia. Apparently he was hinting that devaluation of the birr was about to take place. Sure…
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News: The US saddened by violent end of fresh protests in Oromia as number of casualties climb
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, Oct. 18/2017 – The United States Embassy in Addis Abeba said in a statement that the US “sees peaceful demonstrations as a legitimate means of expression and political participation,” and noted “with appreciation a number of recent events during which demonstrators expressed themselves peacefully, and during which security forces exercised restraint in allowing them to…
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News: Dr. Merera Gudina pleads innocence against all charges; court to begin prosecutor’s witness hearing
Addis Abeba, Oct. 16/2017 – Appearing in court for the first time after the court’s summer recess, Dr. Merera Gudina has pleaded his innocence against all criminal charges brought by the federal prosecutors.The defense team told the court that Dr. Merera’s plea of innocence was late by eleven months since the charges were brought against him. The Federal high…
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Breaking News: At least eight killed, dozens wounded in protests across Oromia
Addis Abeba, Oct. 11/2017 – At least eight people were killed and more than 30 wounded during fresh protests that hit several cities and towns across the Oromia regional state today, according to Addisu Arega Kitessa, head of the Oromia government communication affairs bureau. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Addisu Arega said that five people were…
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In-depth analysis: Past agreements on the Nile in view of the Law of Treaty and the CFA
Nebiyu Tedla Addis Abeba October 11/2017 – The use of the Nile River has for centuries been monopolized by the lower riparian countries that claim ‘historic right’ over the waters. The hegemony over the Nile Waters has been under these countries, thus building tensions among the riparian countries. The upper riparian countries which are sources of the water were for…
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Commentary: Botched federalism, rumbling political volcano and the future of Ethiopia
Two failed political experiments in forty-three years – what will be the next experiment? Alem Mamo, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, Oct. 10/2017 – The existence of various ethnic groups within a sovereign state territory presents a positive potential for constructive social, economic, political, and cultural collaboration and partnership that could be a force for building an enduring national political…
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Opinion: Protest Resignation: Ramifications of a political act
Sit back and have the Last Laugh Ezekiel Gebissa, Special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, October 09 /2017 – On October 8, 2017, Abbadula Gammada, Speaker of the House of Representatives, announced in an unusual Sunday evening appearance on the national TV that he has tendered his resignation to his organization, the Oromo People’s Democratic Organization, and to…
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