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Op-Ed: US government’s blind spots on the current crisis in Ethiopia
Jeffrey Feltman U.S. special envoy to the Horn of Africa (Left) and Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister…
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Op-Ed: The World Bank backed law of security rights in movable assets in Ethiopia has flaws that need to be addressed urgently
A picture from a recent signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the World Bank, a main…
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View Point: Harari People, self-administration & electoral system: Clearing wrong perceptions
By Yusuf Ali Mohammed @YusufAli Harar and Harari People in a History Glance Addis Abeba, June 03/2021 – According to…
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Op-Ed: Ending Ethiopia’s armed conflicts: a modest proposal
Ethiopian refugees, fleeing the armed conflict Tigray region, cross the Tekeze river into Hamdayet, Sudan. © UNHCR/Olivier Jobard By Mehari Taddele…
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Clarification: Gadamaytu, Undufo and Adaytu are inside Afar, the regional state says in a letter
Addis Abeba November 02/2020 – In a letter addressed to Addis Standard and CCd to the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority, the…
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OP-ED: Human rights and democracy key to leaving no one behind in global fight against COVID-19: Nordic Ministers
Addis Abeba: September 17/2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to accelerate the global trends of democratic backsliding and weakening respect…
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Op-ed: Peaceful transition to democracy in Ethiopia: why is it so enigmatic?
On April 02/2018 the outgoing PM Hailemariam Desalegn handed over power to the current PM Abiy Ahmed in what was…
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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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Op-ed: Complacency and behavioral change in the era of the Coronavirus
Two well informed, well practiced shoeshine boys in Addis Abeba from whose example many Ethiopians should learn about following proper…
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Op-ed: Ethiopia must end culture of impunity to heal from decades of human rights violations
In what could betaken as a promising start, Federal Attorney General Adanech Abiebie said yesterday that her office has started…
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