Op/Ed
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Op-ed: EPRDF’s eminent merger: The right priority?
Belachew Mekuria, PhD, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, November 15/2019- EPRDF’s merger, should it pan out, will mark a significant…
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Op:Ed: Saving Ethiopia from its enigmatic present
Caption: Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians who came out to the streets of Addis Abeba on June 23/2018 to support…
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OP:ED: The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: turning an irony in to an opportunity
A photo released by the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shows him and senior leadership of ODP, the party…
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News: NEBE hosting international conference on elections, election stakeholders
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, Oct. 09/2019 – National Elections and the Roles of Stakeholders is the title of the international conference…
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Op:ED: The prospect of a coalition government in Ethiopia is real. Lessons from the politics of compromise
The first face-to-face meeting between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and leaders of 81 opposition parties currently in Ethiopia was held…
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Op:Ed: Democratic reforms incomplete in the absence of local elections
Featured Picture: Election officials count votes at the end of the voting exercise in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Abeba May 24,…
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Crisis Group: Time for Ethiopia to Bargain with Sidama over Statehood
Caption: Right: A group of young Sidama activists participating in this year’s Chamballala celebrations. Left: An elederly woman taking part…
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Opinion: Sidama’s Quest for Statehood and the Question of Hawassa
Photo: Hawassa city A Sidama Nationalist’s View Hailegabriel G Feyissa (PhD), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, June 19/2019 – The…
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Op:Ed: The virtues of true decentralization
Belachew Mekuria, PhD, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, June 18/2019 – In an earlier piece for AS, I highlighted the need…
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Op:Ed: Misleading numbers: Improving the reporting of Ethiopia’s tourism Sector
Dr. Hirut Kassaw, Minister of Culture and Tourism. Photo: Ministry of Culture David Desta, for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, May…
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