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political identities

Ethiopia: The fate of Oromia under Abiy’s Prosperity Party

Abiy Ahmed became prime minister in April 2018 after anti-government protests erupted in Oromia following the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary ... Democratic Front’s (EPRDF) near clean sweep in the 2015 elections.

Recruits to join Ethiopia's Defense Force queue during the farewell ceremony at the Meskel Square in Addis Ababa

open letter

Ethiopia: African intellectuals call for urgent action over Tigray war

With multiple actors joining the fray in Ethiopia's civil war, a group of concerned African intellectuals call for dialogue and an end to the ... fighting.

under pressure

US sanctions on Eritrean officials for role in Tigray deemed ‘blackmail’ by Asmara

The United States Treasury Department has ramped up diplomatic pressure on Eritrea over its involvement in the Tigray conflict, in a move that ... Asmara has equated to “blackmail.”

ethnic violence

Ethiopia: Marginalisation and persecution in the Benishangul-Gumuz region

19 April 2019, a member of the Federal Police was called to resolve a dispute over a ten-birr tariff between a passenger and bus driver in Dangur ... Wereda, near the border of where Benishangul-Gumuz's Metekel Zone meets Amhara Regional State.

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former allies

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed Vs Debretsion Gebremichael, former spymasters duel

striking appointments

Ethiopia: Is Abiy’s new cabinet a means to reset the country or grab power?

Navigating federalism

What Somalia stands to gain from Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray war

Article 2/2 of "Ethiopia’s Tigray: New frontier for regional interests"

former allies

Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed Vs Debretsion Gebremichael, former spymasters duel

striking appointments

Ethiopia: Is Abiy’s new cabinet a means to reset the country or grab power?

Navigating federalism

What Somalia stands to gain from Ethiopia’s ongoing Tigray war

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abiy's decisions

Ethiopia: Is the Afar-Somali clash a result of government conspiracy?

Conflicts between Somali and Afar communities in Ethiopia have been reoccurring since Mustafa Omer was unexpectedly named president of the Somali ... Regional State in 2018.

Ceasefire Rebuffed

Ethiopia: Food insecurity high as Tigray conflict spreads to Amhara and Afar

Weeks after Ethiopia declared unilateral ceasefire in its northern region of Tigray, it is calling for its citizens to take arms and join the ... ranks of its defence forces and militias to help end the belated success of the resurgent Tigray Liberation Front (TPLF).

Fading Promise

Ethiopia: MTN pullout shows financial-opening prospects receding

Plans by Ethiopia to add mobile financial services as a sweetener in the sale of its second telecom operator licence reportedly weren’t enough ... to persuade the first round’s only unsuccessful bidder, South Africa's MTN, to have another try.

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amended legalities

Ethiopia: Reformed laws are a good step, but there is still far to go

The lack of a well-functioning justice system in Ethiopia has been a common complaint for several decades. ...

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend a prayer session at the monolithic Orthodox church ahead of Ethiopian Christmas in Lalibela

uncivil spread

Ethiopia: Tigray rebels have taken the tourist town of Lalibela

Rebels from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray province have seized the UNESCO-listed city of Lalibela, in the next door Amhara region. ...

Poised for Take-Off

Africa needs regional airports upgrade for post-Covid recovery, SITA says

Africa needs to improve the technology at its regional airports to prepare for recovery after Covid-19, Hani El-Assaad, president for Middle ... East, India and Africa at air transport communications and information technology company SITA, tells The Africa Report.

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