Africa
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Qilinto fire: Eyewitness – “They were indiscriminately shooting at prisoners”
Mahlet Fasil In a disturbing e-mail message received by Addis Standard, an eyewitness who said he was on guard the…
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Death toll, tension rise following PM Hailemariam’s orders for military to take measures in Amhara Region
Several people are reported to have been killed in various parts of the Amhara regional state in Northern Ethiopia, where…
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Dire Dawa: From El Niño to La Niña
Tesfalem Waldyes Dire Dawa – For residents of Dire Dawa, a city 515 km East of Addis Abeba, mid-day on…
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OPDO: Lost, confused and at a crossroads
Kalkidan Yibeltal &Tesfalem Waldyes Less than a year after the Oromo People’s Democratic Party (OPDO), part of the ruling Ethiopian…
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Germany gives more support for refugee food assistance in Ethiopia
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has today received confirmation of a contribution of €4 million (more than US$4.3…
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Guest Editorial: The OPDO Challenge: Defining the problem
Ezekiel Gebissa, Special to Addis Standard In the last two years, the Oromia region has gone through tumultuous times. New…
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News: Carnage as Ethiopia forces conduct massive crackdown against anti-government protesters in multiple places
Addis Standard has so far received reports of the death of more than 50 Ethiopians in Oromia and Amhara regions…
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Ethiopia braces for massive protest rally called by online Oromo protest activists
Government planning a meeting with opposition representatives by end of this month, Addis Standard learned Online activists of the #OromoProtest,…
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The fate of the transitional process in South Sudan
Mehari Taddele Maru, For Addis Standard Recent Clashes and Measures threaten Peace Agreement The recent clashes in and around Juba,…
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Finding the “five missing years” of Emperor Haileselassie
Last month, book shelves around the world added to their collection “Imperial Exile”, a book about Ethiopia’s last Emperor Hailesselssie…
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