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Ethiopian Politics Beyond the Vanguard?
Life continues in Sebeta after the declaration of a state of emergency. Photo by Getty Images (Chatham House) — It is possible that after 25 years of power, the ruling coalition will have to...
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Amidst Growing Crackdown USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy,...
(Addis Standard) — U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, R. David Harden, is visiting Ethiopia...
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Ten countries whose stability can’t be taken for granted
Foreign and Defense Policy, Middle East, AEIdeas Political science is heavy on the political and light on science. As George W. Bush and Al Gore debated prior to the 2000 elections, neither Iraq nor...
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“We don’ot care if we get killed”– Protests in Ethiopia continue
By David Gilbert on Oct 21, 2016 FILE – In this Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 file photo, protesters chant slogans against the government during a march in Bishoftu, in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. German...
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The Oromo Leadership Convention and the Future of Ethiopia
By Ezekiel Gebissa (Ademmisoma24) –Questions about Oromo loyalty to Ethiopia persist though they are stale, condescending and meaningless. The sort of questions that Tedla raises have been litigated...
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Ethiopia Travel Warning
The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Ethiopia due to ongoing unrest that has led to hundreds of deaths, thousands of arrests, as well as injuries and...
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Dutch farmer on Ethiopia violence: ‘I was terribly scared’
(AFP) – When protesters torched a nearby Dutch-run farm in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, Marc Driessen watched anxiously as smoke billowed above the horizon, fearing his own business would meet the same...
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Anti-terror efforts at risk as Ethiopia quells protest at home
Political activists from the Oromo ethnic group in Ethiopia. PHOTO | FILE (Africa Review) — Ethiopia could be headed for large-scale ethnic strife that would have negative repercussions to the region...
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Shabaab takes Somali town after Ethiopia troop pullout
Agence France Presse Somalia’s soldiers patrol in Afgooye, some 30 kilometers south of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on October 19, 2016. / AFP MOGADISHU (The Daily Star) — Fighters from the...
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Perth Ethiopians protest against government crackdown
PHOTO: Ethiopians in Perth want Australia to put pressure on the Ethiopian Government. (ABC News: David Weber) By David Weber Australia (ABC News) — Hundreds of members of Ethiopia’s ethnic...
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Oromo Protest in Washington DC on Oct. 21, 2106 Concluded Successfully
A colorful Oromo rally jointly organized by Oromo Communities Association-North America (OCA-NA) and Oromo Community Association of Washington, DC (OCO) was conducted on Friday, October 21, 2016 here...
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In Ethiopia, Posting About the Country’s Crisis on Facebook Could Land You in...
An Ethiopian soldier takes aim. U.S. Navy photo Crackdown on social media follows a bloody campaign by the state by PETER DOERRIE (War is boring) — The Ethiopian government declared a nationwide state...
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Ethiopians who fled over land rights now face eviction from Calais “Jungle”
By Sally Hayden Migrants with their belongings queue at the start of their evacuation and transfer to reception centers in France, and the dismantlement of the camp called the “Jungle” in Calais,...
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Australia issues travel advice in Ethiopia, 24 October 2016
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Genuine Federation of Nations Indispensable for Ethiopia’s Survival
By Gabisso Halaale In his recent article, “The Oromo Leadership Convention and the Future of Ethiopia: A Reply to Tedla Woldeyohanes’s Plea for Clarity”, Professor Ezekial Gebissa offered a candid...
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Ethiopia Undermines Financial Support for Human Rights Groups
Washington October 24, 2016 In response to Ethiopian security forces disrupting a fundraising event by the country’s most prominent human rights organization, the Human Rights Council (HRCO), Freedom...
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Ethiopia Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin, 24 October 2016
Key Issues Number of children reached by nutrition screening dropped in Amhara and Oromia Internally displaced persons in Babile and Kubi need urgent humanitarian assistance Cluster continues to...
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The compound of the Jesuit Refugee Service in the Ethiopian capital, Addis...
A $500 million investment aims to keep migrants at bay By James Jeffrey (IRIN News) — Set off a busy main road, it hosts refugees from the conflicts and struggles in South Sudan, Congo, Uganda,...
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Ethiopians adjust to life in Africa’s most ambitious social housing project
By Tom Gardner An area confiscated from Oromo farmers. A general view shows the Yeka Abado condominium on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri ADDIS...
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