Ethiopia Crisis
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Confirmed: Defense Minister Lemma Megerssa under house arrest
Lemma Megeressa (left) and PM Abiy Ahmed pictured together during the September 2018 9th organizational conference of then OPDO in…
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News: More than 37,000 re-displaced people in West Wollega in need of immediate, sustainable solutions: UN
In 2018, more than 64, 594 people, including women and children, were internally displaced following communal clashes in Kamashi Zone…
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In-depth Analysis: The fracturing of the Oromo elite and return of Ethiopia’s law and order State
From Left: Defense Minister Lemma Megeressa, former chairman of ODP; opposition politician Jawar Mohammed, in prison; and Prime Minister Abiy…
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News: After a daylong lull tension resurfaces in Wolaita
Fresh protests erupted today in Gununo town in Wolaita zone. Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, August 12/2020 – After a…
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Update: Wolaita People’s Democratic Front says 21 people killed as uneasy calm returns
Sodo city. August 10/2020. Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba– In a statement it released today, the opposition Wolaita People’s Democratic…
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News: Security forces injure at least eighteen people in Wolaita zone after arrest of officials triggers protest
Pictures circulating on social media show protesters burning tyres and blocking roads. Disclaimer Addis Standard received the pictures from activists…
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Commentary: The government’s massive law enforcement response: a litmus test for the courts
Following her appointment as the president of the Federal Supreme Court in 2018, Meaza Ashenafi (pictured) vowed on several occasions…
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News: Armed men kill fourteen civilians, injure more than six in Benishangul Gumuz region
Addis Abeba, July 29/2020 – Armed men killed 14 civilians and injured more than six in Metekel zone, Guba Wereda…
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OP-ed: Perils of ego-politics and possible source of redemption
Posters and banners with a message “For the Oromo, I am precious,” adorned Ambo city, the birth place of slain…
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News: Police accuse detained senior TPLF officials of passing classified materials to terrorists, intent to incite violence
TPLF Logo Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, July 21/2020 – Ethiopian Federal police told judges at the Federal First Instance…
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