Year: 2020
- Africa
Analysis: Can Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt Strike a deal on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?
Picture Credit: Office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Mahemud Tekuya (@MTekuya) Addis Abeba, August 10/2020 – Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt still unable to solve their dispute over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The dispute is directly linked to colonial-era Nile treaties. During the scramble for Africa, controlling the source of the Nile was…
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News: Security forces injure at least eighteen people in Wolaita zone after arrest of officials triggers protest
Pictures circulating on social media show protesters burning tyres and blocking roads. Disclaimer Addis Standard received the pictures from activists Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, August 10/2020 – At least 18 people were injured yesterday after security forces opened fire at protesting residents of Sodo city, the capital of Wolaita Zone in Southern Nations Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS),…
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View point: Indeterminate negotiation is fatal
The GERD Dejen Yemane Messele @MesseleDejen Addis Abeba, August 07/2010 – The head-to-head negotiation between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan on the GERD is continuing without make or break. It was noteworthy that Egypt’s opposition and warning against Ethiopia not to start filling the GERD before striking a comprehensive deal on the filing and operation of the GERD was snubbed and…
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News: Police accuses Asrat Media journalists, camera crew of inciting communal violence through broadcast
From top left: Belay Manaye, Mulugeta Anberbir, Misganaw Kefelegn and Yonatan Mulugeta. Graphic design and pictures: Asrat Media Addis Abeba, August 07/2020 – Police brought four members of Asrat Media to Federal First Instance Court Arada Branch where they were granted 13 more days to remand & investigate the four. Inn addition to journalists Belay Manaye & Mulugeta Anberbir, cameramen…
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Analysis: The impact of Covid-19 on the Somali Region: the case of forced migrants
Qoloji IDP camp, one of the few formal IDP camps in the Somali region. June 2019 By Abdirahman Ahmed @AbdiraxmanSocy Addis Abeba, August 07/2020 – The Somali Region is a perfect laboratory for migration and migrants: a source, destination and transit for various types of migrants coming from varying locations for various purposes. Somali region hosts the largest number of…
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Analysis: Conducting Preliminary Inquiry in ‘Jawar Mohammed et al. v. Ethiopia’: Tactical or Technical Procedure?
Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba By Jetu Edosa @JChewaka Addis Abeba, August 07/2020 – After several weeks of remand in custody of Jawar Mohammed et al., due to the non-completion of police investigation report, the Federal its hearing yesterday, the Federal First Instance Court ruled the Federal Attorney General Office to hold Preliminary Inquiry. The Court’s ruling has created speculations aired…
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Commentary: The government’s massive law enforcement response: a litmus test for the courts
Following her appointment as the president of the Federal Supreme Court in 2018, Meaza Ashenafi (pictured) vowed on several occasions to restore public trust in the justice system Wondwossen Demissie Kassa (PhD) Addis Abeba, August 03/2020 – Following Hachalu Hundessa’s assassination, lives have been tragically lost and property destroyed. Similar politically motivated crimes have been committed at different times in…
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News update: Inside the trial of Ethiopia’s opposition politicians
From top left : Jawar Mohammed, Eskinder Nega, Hirut Kifle, Bekele Gerba & Lidetu Ayalew. Pictures: Addis Standard/Social Media/Ezema/Agencies by Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Additional reporting and editing: Medihane Ekubamichael July 29: Jawar Mohammed Addis Abeba, July 30/2020 – Jawar Mohammed, of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has appeared in Federal First Instance Court at Lideta division for the third time…
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News: Armed men kill fourteen civilians, injure more than six in Benishangul Gumuz region
Addis Abeba, July 29/2020 – Armed men killed 14 civilians and injured more than six in Metekel zone, Guba Wereda in Benishangul Gumuz regional state on July 27 night, Amhara Mass Media Agency (AMMA) reported yesterday. Ahmed Kumsari, Guba wereda administrator, confirmed the killing and said the attackers were armed bandits who mounted the attack at night. The injured are…
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