Ethiopia in transition
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News: OLF, OFC express reservations on election postponement process; call for inclusive dialogue, consensus
The two parties also called on all stakeholders to “join hands and prioritize defeating the coronavirus” in Ethiopia; and warned…
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Analysis: #COVID19 and federalism in Ethiopia: on constitutional and political implications
Zemelak Ayitenew Ayele (@zemelak_a)For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, March 28/2020 – It has now been almost four months since the…
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News: Ethiopia’s election faces uncertainty amidst #COVID19
NEBE Chairperson Birtukan Mideksa (Image: Addis Standard archive) Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, March 25/2020 – Uncertainty surrounds Ethiopia’s 2020…
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Special Edition: Failed politics and deception: Behind the crisis in western and southern Oromia
Please click here to download the PDF version of this in-depth analysis. By Zecharias Zelalem @ZekuZelalem March 20/2020 – Dozens of…
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Op-ed: Nile Dispute: Taming the elephant in the room
Ethiopia’s team, led by its chief negotiator Dr. Seleshi Bekele (Pictured), should avoid signing any treaty that will give recognition…
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News update on detention of journalists by security forces
Left: members of Tigray Tv crew who were detained and subsequently released by security forces in Afar regional state. Right:…
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News: Parliament to swear in new Attorney General, Ministers of Health; Women & Children; and Revenue
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, March 12/2020 – The House People’s Representatives (HoPR) in its 14th regular session this morning is…
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News: NISS says it intercepts a global arms smugglers network shipping two containers of arms into Ethiopia
Demelash Gebremichael, pictured, is currently the Director General of Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). In December last year,…
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Commentary: The Trump Trap
“…the Trump administration seems ready to use its power including its Departments and the World Bank to pressure Ethiopia.” Mehari…
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News: Unlawful arrests reminiscent of Ethiopia’s unchanged politics: OLF Chairman
Abdi Regassa is one of the ex-rebels who returned to Ethiopia in 2018 and subsequently became a member of OLF’s…
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