Africa
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Ethiopia’s Constitution: Fractured legitimacy & the urgency of constitutional transfiguration
Part – I By Tsegaye R Ararssa Between 1991 and 1995, Ethiopia had another historical opportunity to (re)constitute itself…
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Ethiopia’s Constitution: Can it stand the test of time?
Dr. Negaso Gidada studied History at the Haile Sellasie 1st University (now the Addis Abeba University) from 1966 to 1971.…
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Editorial: Political responsibility (not vague apology) should come first
(Revised) Save for yesterday’s vague ‘apology’ from Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, the ruling party in Ethiopia is dead silent…
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Opinion: The ‘Special Interest’ trickery
Zelalem Kibret After four months and an endless public protest across the Oromiya regional State, the situation remains bleak.…
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News: The Union of the Oromo Gadaa Councils “alarmed” & “deeply disturbed” by unrest in Oromiya; urged for solutions
The Union of the Oromo Gadaa Councils said it was “alarmed” by the unrest in Oromiya and is “deeply disturbed”…
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Opinion: Foreign investment in Ethiopia: a blessing or a curse?
By J. Bonsa, PhD In conflict prone contexts, foreign investors, especially whose actions while entering a given country were not…
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Analysis – Ethiopia’s persistent food insecurity: What went wrong?
Urgessa Tura On June 11, 2003 Ethiopia’s Prime Minister the late Meles Zenawi convened a joint meeting with major…
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News: Addis Abeba and its surroundings hit by massive taxi drivers’ strike
Mahlet Fasil Taxi drivers in Addis Abeba and its surroundings are striking as of this morning against a new…
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Protest crackdowns: Beyond the body count
Mahlet Fasil & Kalkidan Yibeltal Ambo and Adaba What is now widely acknowledged as the ‘Oromo protests’ started…
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Land Grabbing: Ugandan farmers call on UN to sever ties with Bidco Africa
Lake Victoria farmers cite Bidco land-grabbing, environmental destruction and human rights violations The Bugala Farmers Association has called on the…
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