Month: June 2018
- Africa
Opinion: Managing transition in Ethiopia: Averting a looming danger
Jawar Mohammed, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, June 14/2018 – Since the Neway Brothers’ attempted coup d’etat of 1960, generations of Ethiopians have fought and died for the ideals of a democratic republic where the rights, dignity and equality of citizens are respected and protected by law. Though the struggle waged for nearly six decades brought about notable progress,…
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News: TPLF says Ethiopia’s recent Eritrea, economy related decisions have “fundamental flaws”; calls for emergency meeting of the ruling EPRDF executive, council committee
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, June 13/2018 – A statement released by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling EPRDF’s oldest member, called Ethiopia’s recent decision to accept fully the Ethiopia-Eritrea Algiers Agreement and the subsequent decision by the boundary commission and to partially and/or wholly privatize major state owned companies have “fundamental flaws”. The statement also called for…
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Editorial: Post-project X for Ethiopia and Eritrea: How to move from containment to détente
EditorialAddis Abeba, June 12/2018 – Comments on the “no-war, no-peace” status between Ethiopia and Eritrea can be viewed and/or assessed from three levels. At the diagnostic level, it is argued (rightly) that the border dispute that was presented as the official reason behind the outbreak of the war was simply a mask for other much deeper and complex problems. And…
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News: U.S. Ambassador visits historic Nejashi Mosque, hosts Iftar dinner for Islamic leaders, academics, businesses and NGO leaders
Addis Abeba, June 8/2018 – U.S. Ambassador to the Ethiopia, Michael Raynor visited the historic Nejashi Mosque, in Tigray regional state in northern Ethiopia, this week “to learn more about the history of Muslims in Ethiopia and followed his trip by hosting an Iftar dinner for Islamic leaders, business professionals, NGO leaders, media representatives, and academics from the Addis Ababa…
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Analysis: Can EPRDF privatize Ethiopia out of the current economic conundrum?
PM Abiy Ahmed greeting the crowd during his trip to Ambo, the epicenter of the Oromo protests, in the first two weeks of his premiership Getachew T. Alemu, Special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, June 08/2018 – It takes a simple scanning of daily headlines to learn that Ethiopia is changing. The country of 100 million people, third largest…
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Commentary: The long, daunting journey of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Alem Mamo Addis Abeba, June 07/2018 – Barely two months into his new job as a Prime Minister, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has managed to simultaneously excite and alarm pretty much everybody. In Ethiopian political leadership this is no small feat, where offending the public has been the norm than the exception. During his judiciously sequenced marathon cross-country…
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News: U.S. government gives C-130 Aircraft to Ethiopia
Bishoftu, Oromia, Ethiopia June 6, 2018: U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor participated in a ceremony to deliver a C-130 aircraft on behalf of the United States Government to Ethiopian Air Force Head, General Adem Mohammed, according to a statement from the U.S.embassy in Addis Abeba. The C-130 will further enhance Ethiopia’s capacity to play a vital role in regional peacekeeping missions,…
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News update: Ethiopia accepts the Algiers agreement in bid to normalize relations with Eritrea; opens up its economy
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, June 05/2018 – After a day long meeting by the 36 Executive Committee members of the ruling EPRDF a statement released by the politburo said Ethiopia will fully accept the December 12, 2000 Algiers Agreement, a peace agreement between the governments of Eritrea and Ethiopia, which established a special boundary commission. The Algiers agreement stipulated that…
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Breaking: US based OMN television team en route to Ethiopia to “explore opportunities” to open local branch offices
Addis Abeba, June 03/2018 – A team of two senior members of the US based Oromia Media Network (OMN) are en route to Ethiopia in what the media company said was a mission of “exploring logistics and opportunities” to open its branch offices in Ethiopia. A management team of two led by Mohammed Abdosh, deputy director for operations, are…
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