Year: 2019
- Africa
Breaking: Somali region cabinet removes communication chief, calls Ahmed Shide to Jigjiga
Addis Abeba, January 23/2019 – The Somali regional state cabinet member and the region’s communication bureau chief Guled Al Ali Kaahin, has been removed from his position this afternoon and was briefly detained by the region’s police for refusing to comply with the cabinet’s decision. He is currently being released after having been interviewed by the police. The region’s cabinet,…
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News: Police detains former EPRDF veteran Bereket Simon, ex-TIRET CEO Tadesse Kassa
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, January 23/2019 – The police have arrested founding member of the ruling EPRDF and veteran politician Bereket Simon, and former TIRET Corporate CEO, Tadesse Kassa, A.K.A. Tinkishu, the Amhara Mass Media Agency reported. They are detained on suspicion of wasting public money when both were running TIRET Corporate, a conglomerate owned by the Amhara Democratic Party…
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News: Judge presiding at high level corruption case recuses himself
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, January 21/2019 – Anteneh Getachew, a judge at the federal high court 15th criminal bench who was presiding at the high level corruption case involving former MeTEC officials, recused himself citing conflict of interest. Judge Anteneh, who was sitting at the right side of the panel of three judges, recused himself as of January 16th citing…
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Opinion: Daunting challenges meet Ethiopia’s promising reforms
Mebratu D Kelecha, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 15/2019 – There are diverse experiences of “democratic transition” around the world, as well as the causes that lead to such transition and its outcomes. As the factors of “democratic transition” are inherently diverse and complex, the current transition in Ethiopia also cannot be explained by one factor, as shown below.…
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A travel note: Returning Home
Aanne Ajjamaa , for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 16/2019 – I switched off the overhead light, relaxed in my seat aboard the plane and closed my eyes; I let my mind drift off to the home I craved to visit for years. Not knowing what awaited me, I rushed to revisit all my memories one last time and wished…
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News: Police say corruption charges on Erimias Amelga already filed at fed court
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, January 15/2019 – Investigating police have told judges at the federal high court 10th criminal bench that they have already filed corruption charges against Ermias Amelga at the 15th criminal bench and asked the judges at the 10th Criminal bench to close the file and transfer the case to the 15th criminal bench. Earlier today Ermias…
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Commentary: The Sidama people, the false marriage with nations and nationalities and the need for legal divorce
Yohanan Yokamo, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 14/ 2019 – The Sidama People are the indigenous Cushitic or Kushitic language speaking Ethiopians. After EPRDF assumed power in 1991 immediately after the transition period, the Sidama nation has been granted its regional self-administration for the brief period of time as per the constitution; only Gedeo and Burji incorporated to it.…
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News: Main road connecting Ethiopia to Djibouti blocked by protesters in Afar
Addis Abeba, January 13/2018 – Protesters in Afar regional state have today blocked the main road connecting Ethiopia to Djibouti, the main import export route. Protesters are demanding an end to what they said were violent incidents in the past several weeks perpetrated by armed men from the Somali Isa ethnic groups, which claimed the lives of many and caused…
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