Year: 2018
- Africa
News: Talks between federal and Somali region authorities underway after weekend violence leaves trail of causalities, destruction
Recap and additional updates from Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, July 06/2018 – Talks that started on Sunday b/n federal & Somali regional state authorities are underway and may lead to an “amicable settlement”, a government source told Addis Standard. The talks involve both regional & federal administrative, military, security & intelligence authorities, according to our source. See thread since…
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Breaking: Federal defense forces surround Somali regional state president Abdi Mohomud Omar; situation remains tense
Abdi Mohomud Omar, a.k.a Abdi Illey Addis Abeba, July 04/2018 – Addis Standard confirmed that members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) have surrounded Abdi Mohomud Omar, a.k.a Abdi Illey, president of the Ethiopian Somali regional state, at his “presidential palace,” since the last two hours. The defense forces are also placing what a government source said was…
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News: Prosecutors to charge five suspects accused of bombing at pro Abiy Ahmed rally in Addis Abeba
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, August 03/2018 – Federal prosecutors said they have finalized preparations to press charges against five individuals suspected of involvement in the June 23 bombing at a rally in Addis Abeba organized to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s reform agenda. The suspects are: Abdissa Kenene, Getu Girma, Dessalegn Tesfaye, Hiwot Geda & Bahiru Tola. Currently police are…
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Breaking: Amid deteriorating security Dire Dawa city establishes military command post to patrol the city
Addis Abeba, July 02/2018 – Ibrahim Usman, Mayor of Dire Dawa city, a chartered city in the eastern part of Ethiopia, told the local media today that as a result of deteriorating security, the city council has decided to establish a “security command post” to patrol the city and its environs in all four directions. Led by the Dire Dawa…
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Oped: The Economics of elite bargain in Ethiopia: Can It Be Inclusive?
Getachew T. Alemu, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 31/2018 – What is happening in Ethiopia in the past three months is nothing short of tectonic. A follow-up to four years of anti-government protests in many parts of the country, mainly by the young population of the country, the shift has brought the ruling elite to a state of…
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News: Ethiopia Human Rights Council report on Ethio Somali and Oromia border violence reveals staggering number of death and destruction
Tent accommodating hundreds of victims of displacement who were sheltered in Addis Abeba. See their story here. Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, July 31/2018 – The long awaited 144th Special Report by the independent Human Rights Council Ethiopia (HRCO) revealed staggering number of death, displacement and property destruction as a result of the Ethio Somali and Oromia border violence involving…
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Opinion: Negotiating Peace: Lessons from Ethiopia-Eritrea peacemaking
Alem Mamo, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 30/2018 – It is a very rare occurrence that inter-state peace negotiations or agreements are achieved in Africa or elsewhere for that matter without a third-party negotiator, often from the western world, sitting in the middle pace talk tables and holding the hands of the representatives of the disputants. Such negotiations often…
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News: Ministry of Health, Public Health Institute coordinate efforts with Afar health bureau to control outbreak of AWD
Addis Abeba, July 25/2018 – The Federal Ministry of health, together with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) “has been working with Afar Regional Health Bureau over the past weeks investigating & coordinating emergency response activities to control outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea in Afar regional state,” according to Dr. Amir Aman, minister of health. The Federal Government (@FMOH…
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Opinion: Don’t Privatize Ethiopian Airlines
Worku Aberra (PhD), for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, July 24/2018 – In a stunning announcement, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed disclosed on June 5 that the Executive of the EPRDF has decided to privatize some of the largest state-owned enterprises (SOE) in Ethiopia. The SOEs targeted for partial privatization include the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPC), the Railway Corporation, the Ethiopian…
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