Africa
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News Alert: UNSC members set to take GERD vote this afternoon
Addis Abeba, June 25/2020 – The 15 member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) are set to take…
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Exclusive: Sudan once again asks UNSC to stop Ethiopia from filling GERD before deal; US continues pressure as SC prepares for another meeting
Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, June 25/2020 – In a fresh letter addressed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
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Commentary: Why Africa and Africans should echo the Black Lives Matter movement, now more than ever
Protesters hold Black Lives Matter march during a protest against the killing of black men by police in the US…
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A Rejoinder: Democracy is the minimum core for Ethiopians
“It is the general distaste, protest, and struggle against authoritarianism and dictatorship by the people at home and the triumph…
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Analysis: Egypt’s GERD complaint to the Security Council and its flawed legal arguments
The UN Security Council in session. Image: Archive/Brussels Times Dejen Yemane Messele @MesseleDejen Addis Abeba, June 23/2020 – On 19…
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News: Wolayta zone council emergency meeting passes seven resolutions, including establishing a secretariat to prep for statehood
Addis Abeba, June 22/2020 – Following a day-long emergency meeting by the Council of Wolayta zone of the Southern Nations,…
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Viewpoint: The ‘Forgotten Tribe’: Persons with disabilities in Ethiopia and the state’s response to COVID-19
“A central diagnosis of the root causes of exclusion of PWDs is thus in our socio-institutional system.” Dagnachew B. Wakene…
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News: Debretsion calls for a national dialogue involving all political parties, nations & nationalities
Participants of today’s meeting in Mekelle By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, June 16/2020 – In a statement released late…
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News Alert: SNNPRS Council called for emergency meeting; expected to transfer power to effect Sidama regional state
Signboards declaring Sidama statehood are placed in various places in Sidama zone were placed as far back as July 2019…
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In-depth Analysis: Sudan and the developing dynamics of Nile waters utilization
The GERD under construction. Image: Salini Imperegilo Editor’s Note: This in-depth analysis is published here in collaboration with Center for…
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