“On the Question of Nationalities in Ethiopia” – A Historical Review of...
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A referendum in the south of Ethiopia is being seen as a test of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s abilities to control the forces of ethnic nationalism, which have threatened to increase divisions within...
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View ArticleRe: Addressing concern regarding Ethiopia’s escalating ethnic and religious...
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View ArticleFor one family, Ethiopian referendum reverberates through generations
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View ArticleSomali Democratic Party CC chief says Executive, Central Committees not...
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View ArticleSidama becomes Ethiopia’s 10th regional state
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The infernal landscape of Dallol, located in the Ethiopian depression of Danakil, extends over a volcanic crater full of salt, where toxic gases emanate and water boils in the midst of intense...
View ArticleI’m Human: Today is the Day to Join a Movement for Humans
By Obang Metho November 24, 2019 On Sunday, November 17, 45,000 Ethiopians participated in the Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa. Mr. Obang Metho, the Executive Director of the Solidarity Movement...
View ArticleEthiopia’s Sidama vote overwhelmingly for autonomy
DW Ethiopia’s Sidama people have voted in favor of autonomous rule by a huge margin. The result may inspire other groups to push for autonomy in Africa’s second-most populous nation. Residents of...
View ArticleEthiopia: An African Political Miracle in Africa?
By Alemayehu G. Mariam There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always.” -Mahatma Gandhi Our ability to reach unity in...
View Articleould adding folic acid to salt curb Ethiopia’s sky-high rate of spinal cord...
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View ArticleWhat does the Ethiopian Red Cross Society have in common with Jawar Mohammed?
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View ArticleAn Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350-900 has been damaged at Kinshasa Airport
by Sumit Rehal AIRLIVE.net A Turkish Cargo Airbus A330 has collided with an Ethiopian Airlines Airbus A350. The incident happened at Kinshasa-N’Djili Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An...
View ArticleSigd holiday brings thousands to Jerusalem to celebrate
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View ArticleThe African Union Organises the 6th Annual Continental Forum of Election...
Nairobi, 28 November 2019. As part of its mandate to advance democratic and participatory governance in Africa, the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) of the African Union Commission (AUC), in...
View ArticleThe new proclamation in the making, Ethiopia aims to privatize six sugar...
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View ArticleEthiopian Defense Minister Opposes Premier’s Party Merger Plan
By Samuel Gebre Bloomberg November 29, 2019, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is facing opposition from one of his closest allies in his proposal to merge the ruling coalition into a new party....
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