Year: 2019
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Opinion: Sidama’s Quest for Statehood and the Question of Hawassa
Photo: Hawassa city A Sidama Nationalist’s View Hailegabriel G Feyissa (PhD), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, June 19/2019 – The Sidama question, one of the many pending questions of national self-determination in Ethiopia, appears to be back to the limelight of Ethiopian politics following the ascendance to power of an Oromo prime minister (2018) after years of protests (2014-2018) mainly…
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Op:Ed: The virtues of true decentralization
Belachew Mekuria, PhD, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, June 18/2019 – In an earlier piece for AS, I highlighted the need for empowered regional states in our federal arrangement so as to enable us ‘establish and sustain one economic community.’ The praxis of our federalism is hardly in sync with the constitutional promises of a truly self-governing structures in social, economic…
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News: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission must be reformed to correct miscarriage of justice: Amnesty
Addis Abeba, June 17/2019 – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) must be reformed to enable it to contribute to the country making a break with its repressive past while promoting access to justice for victims of human rights violations, Amnesty International said today, as it released a new briefing examining the investigation reports the Commission published primarily between 2016 and…
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News: Parliament approves new electoral board members, federal judges
Photo: Archive Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, June 13/2019 – The House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) have today approved the appointment of four new board members of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). The Parliament received list of the nominees forward by PM Abiy Ahmed for approval and approved the four names: Bizuwork Ketete (W/ro), Dr. Getahun Kassa, Abera Degefu…
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Commentary: The stalled transition in Sudan: Misunderstandings and exclusionist Politics
Mukerrem Miftah (Ph.D.), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, June 12/2019 – April 2019 represents something significant in the modern political history of Sudan. It was in the early days of this month that decades-long popular discontents against al-Bashir’s rule suddenly moved from fragmented and less sustainable protests to more protracted and systematic nationwide protest, resulting in the ousting of al-Bashir. Although…
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Commentary: Pulling Sudan Back from the Brink
Ishac Diwan Addis Abeba, June 07/2019 – Sudan is on the threshold of disaster. On June 3, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful pro-democracy protesters in Khartoum, killing over 100 and wounding hundreds more. Now, hope for a smooth transition to civilian rule is giving way to fear that the country will go the way of Yemen, Syria, or Libya.…
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News: Judges rule five suspects accused of bombing at pro Abiy Ahmed rally should defend terrorism charges
The bombing on Saturday June 23/2018 at the pro Abiy Ahmed rally in Addis Abeba claimed the lives of two and injured more than 160 people. Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, June 07/2019 – Judges at the Federal High Court Lideta branch Fourth Criminal Bench have today ruled that five suspects arrested in connection with the bombing on June 23/2018 at…
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News: French Development Agency provides 100 m euros to support economic reforms in Ethiopia
Caption: President Emmanuel Macron held his first state visit to Ethiopia on March 12. He was welcomed by PM Abiy Ahmed in Lalibela Addis Abeba, June 06/2019 – A signing ceremony of a loan and a grant agreements will take place today at Ministry of Finance between Ahmed Shide, Ethiopian Minister of Finance, Mr Ignace Monkam-Daverat, the French Agency for…
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Analysis: Press freedom in Ethiopia: From vice to hot property
Real Press Freedom in Ethiopia depends on liberating the commercial shackles on a stunted media system Elshadai Negash , For Addis Standard A year of sweeping reforms in Ethiopia’s political and media landscape culminated early this month with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receiving the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Prize for Peace on the sidelines of the World Press Freedom Day 2019 celebrations…
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