Africa
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Book Review: ‘Pharaoh: The Symbol of Dictators’: By Ahmedin Jebel
Original Title in Amharic: [ፈርዖን፡ የአምባገነኖች ተምሳሌት] Author: Ahmedin Jebel Published: Aug. 2015 Reviewed by Abadir M. Ibrahim, for Addis…
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Commentary: The Chief Commissioner’s visit and its fallout
Merhatsidk Mekonnen Abayneh, For Addis Standard Bahir Dar, May 9, 2017 – Being one of the first 51 founding…
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Op-Ed: Fear of investigation: what does Ethiopia’s government have to hide?
By Felix Horne, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 21, 217 – In February 2016, an 18-year-old student who…
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News: Rights Commission say security measures that killed hundreds of civilians during recent protests mostly proportional
Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, April 18/2017 – Shortly after Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn spoke to the BBC rejecting…
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News: Jailed Ethiopian journalist and opposition politician find neither justice nor clear prison jurisdiction to host both
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, April 12, 2017 – Jailed Ethiopian journalist Elias Gebru and former opposition party leader Daniel…
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Analysis: History repeating itself in the Horn of Africa: Is the crime in Darfur being replicated in Eastern and Southern Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia?
By J. Bonsa (PhD), Special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 10, 2017 – It is saddening to witness…
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News: Ethiopia Supreme Court set free two members of zone9 bloggers, rules two others to defend criminal charges
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, April 06, 2017 – Ethiopia’s Supreme Court has today passed its long-awaited verdict on prosecutor’s…
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News: Ethiopian parliament extends State Of Emergency by four more months
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 30, 2017 – Ethiopia extended the current State Of Emergency by four additional months. The…
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News Analysis: Tourism in protest-ridden Ethiopia is hurting; reviving it will take more than unveiling a logo
Fitsum Abera Addis Abeba, March 27/2017 – Last week on March 22, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who also…
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Commentary: Protest-driven ‘economic revolution’: can it solve bread and butter questions?
Kassahun Kelifa, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, March 20/2017 – Periodically, the movers-and-shakers of Ethiopian politics raise their…
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