Africa
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Interview: “With or without Somalia’s recognition we have done well for ourselves”: Somaliland’s envoy to Ethiopia
Barkhad Mohamoud Kaariye Barkhad Mohamoud Kaariye is the deputy Head of Mission, now acting Ambassador, of Somaliland to Ethiopia. A…
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OP-ed: Perils of ego-politics and possible source of redemption
Posters and banners with a message “For the Oromo, I am precious,” adorned Ambo city, the birth place of slain…
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News: Police accuse detained senior TPLF officials of passing classified materials to terrorists, intent to incite violence
TPLF Logo Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, July 21/2020 – Ethiopian Federal police told judges at the Federal First Instance…
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Op-ed: Complacency and behavioral change in the era of the Coronavirus
Two well informed, well practiced shoeshine boys in Addis Abeba from whose example many Ethiopians should learn about following proper…
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News: Fed. court orders investigation into police beating of Eskinder Nega, grants police 13 more days
Eskinder Nega. Image: social media Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, July 17/2020– Judges at the Federal High Court Lideta Branch…
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News: Jawar Mohammed tells fed. court he is being held at a basement in unmarked building; judges grant police 14 more days
Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba. Image: Jawar Mohammed Facebook Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, July 16/2020 – Tuuli Baayyis, the…
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