Year: 2018
- Art and culture
Art news: U.S. Bluegrass Music Band “Crow and the Canyon” to Visit Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, March 09/2018 – The U.S. Embassy in Addis Abeba has finalized preparations to bring the American music band “Crow and Canyon,” to perform in Ethiopia. The program is “part of the U.S. Embassy’s ongoing efforts to engage Ethiopian audiences through music and create opportunities for music lovers to interact directly with American musicians, “Crow and…
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News: Barely a week after legislating controversial emergency decree, defense minister says public push back looking like “color revolution”
Burayu, 23 km west of Addis Abeba, was deserted for the third day today Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, March 07/2018 – Presenting the first report since the national parliament legislated the controversial state of emergency, Siraj Fegessa, the defense minister and chairman of the command post established to oversee the implementation of the emergency rule, said that some of…
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Breaking news: EPRDF to hold long awaited executive committee meeting as of Sunday, Council meeting will follow
New Update: The long awaited and trice postponed executive committee of the 36 powerful bloc of the ruling EPRDF party meeting will be held as of the coming Sunday, March 11/2018, the party announced. The party’s facebook page quoted its secretariat and newly elected chairman of the the Southern Ethiopian People’s Democratic Movement (SEPDM) Shiferaw Shigute, as saying the EC’s meeting…
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News: Opposition party OFC rejects state of emergency, says it will sue the federal government
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba March 06/2018 – Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), the largest opposition party in Ethiopia led by the recently released Dr. Merera Gudina, says it rejects Ethiopia’s reinstated state of emergency on the basis that it is “unconstitutional” and that it has no legal merit that necessitated its declaration. In a statement it released yesterday, OFC also…
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News: More than a dozen killed by security forces in Ethiopia’s Oromia; region hit by yet another boycott
Etenesh Abera & Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, March 05/2018 – Following the news of the state of emergency, which the speaker of the house of people’s representatives (Ethiopian parliament) said was approved by the majority in the house, albeit a “mathematical error”, which led to the speaker to apologize, protests have flared up in various cities across Oromia…
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Op-ed: Between reform and revolution stands slogan: Ethiopia’s hard choice
Hassen Hussein, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, March 05/2018 – In a duel between revolution and reform, slogans play a referee’s role. Once chiseled on the tongues of a people on the move, slogans reduce complex issues into simple catch phrases that animate and captivate the street. “Land to the tiller!” chanted the 1960s/1970s Ethiopian youth. And those calling…
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News: House speaker Abadula Gemeda apologizes for erring vote counting on state of emergency as decision sparks fresh protests
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, March 04/2018 – In a televised interview with the state run EBC, Abadula Gemeda, speaker of the house of people’s representative (Ethiopian parliament) has apologized for erring the vote counting on the parliament’s approval of the controversial state of emergency. The speaker’s apology came after Addis Standard published a video of him announcing the results…
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Video: Did Ethiopian Parliament Rig the State of Emergency vote?
Addis Abeba, March 03/2018 – According to Art. 93 (2) of the Ethiopian constitution the emergency decree should be “approved by a two-thirds majority vote of members of the House of Peoples’ Representatives.” This clause was invoked by the Speaker of the House, Abadula Gemeda, while presenting the final result of the vote. Below is a direct…
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News: Ethiopian law makers approve controversial state of emergency
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 02/2018 – Ethiopia’s ruling party controlled members of parliament have this morning approved the controversial state of emergency imposed by the council of ministers on February 16. The emergency decree will last for six months. According to the state affiliated media, FanaBC, of the 546 members of parliament, 346 have voted in favor, while…
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Breaking: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to arrive in Ethiopia; political crisis talk top in his agenda
Rex Rex Tillerson is arriving in Ethiopia one day early from Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister Addis Abeba, March 01/2018 – A high level delegation led by the US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, will arrive in Ethiopia on Wednesday March 07 for an official visit, Addis Standard learned. Mr. Tillerson’s visit comes at a time when Ethiopian…
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