Africa
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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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Analysis: Ethiopia’s simmering sores and the re-opening of old wounds
Kalkidan Yibeltal & Tesfalem Waldyes The current government in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), often claims…
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The US “deeply concerned” by Ethiopia’s decision to charge opposition members with terrorism
Mahlet Fasil The United States on Friday April 29 said it was “deeply concerned by the Government of Ethiopia’s recent…
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Four missing Oromo Federalist Congress members, co-defendants appear in court this morning
Mahlet fasil Twenty two defendants, including four missing senior members of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) have appeared…
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Commentary – What was troubling Konso?
How Konso people’s demand for constitutional self-determination was met with state violence Abate Seyoum, from Konso Undoubtedly, Ethiopia…
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Breaking – Ethiopia charges prominent opposition member Bekele Gerba, others with terrorism
Mahlet Fasil Prosecutors have today charged 22 individuals, including prominent opposition member Bekele Gerba (pictured), first secretary general of the…
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