Africa
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Opinion- Exam-Leaks: Disorientating and Overpowering a Leviathan
Yasin Muhe The Oromo activists achieved yet another spectacular victory by catching the Ethiopian regime off-guard and disturbing the “order”…
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Opinion- Questions on the morality and (im?)morality of leaking a national exam
Alemayehu Tesfa First, there was the #OromoProtest. It began (for the convenience of this short reflection, which intends to…
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National Higher Education Entrance Exam Cancelled Due to Leakage
The Higher education entrance exam scheduled to take place as of Monday 30th May, has been cancelled by the Federal…
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Exclusive: “I told [your Prime Minister] that a real leadership doesn’t depend on repression” Gianni Pittella
On March 30 – April 1, a group of three EU parliamentarians from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats…
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Opinion – Who is in control in Ethiopia?
By Leenco Lata Who is presently in control in Ethiopia? This is a strange question coming from a person who…
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Deaths Reported over Clashes as City Tried to Demolish Houses Built on “Illegally Obtained Land”
Mahlet Fasil The Addis Abeba city administration, backed by police, has reportedly clashed with residents in Woreda 12 of Bole…
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Obituary: Admasu Berhanu – The loss of an icon
On February 14, 2016, devotees of Dhebuu, a very popular Television serial drama in Afaan Oromo, woke up to the…
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The US announces nearly $128m in additional humanitarian aid to Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today nearly $128 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help the…
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Ethiopia: The dawn of another ‘structural opening’
Ezekiel Gebissa, Special to Addis Standard Since the creation of the modern Ethiopian state a little more than a century…
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Rush for the exits: Why is Ethiopia’s capital flight accelerating?
Ayele Gelan (PhD), Special to Addis Standard A substantial sum of money has been illegally flowing out of Ethiopia during…
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