ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region in protests following the fatal shooting of a…
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Ethiopia Cabinet Approves New Law to Fight False Information
By Samuel Gebre Ethiopia’s cabinet approved a law to combat hate speech and the dissemination of false information. The new proclamation is aimed…
Ethiopia Will Explode if It Doesn’t Move Beyond Ethnic-Based Politics
Oromo nationalism helped bring Abiy Ahmed to power, but it could also be his undoing. To hold the country together, the Nobel-winning…
Ethiopia PM Abiy under harsh criticism over his silence as 67 killed in unrest
By Simon Marks | New York Times ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia —Weeks after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is coming…
Protests in Ethiopia Threaten to Mar Image of Its Nobel-Winning Leader
By Simon Marks | New York Times ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Protests against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia erupted on Wednesday, threatening…
Has Abiy Ahmed Kept His Promises? Ethiopia’s Presidential Press Pledge
It’s been one year since East Africa’s most populous country – Ethiopia – experienced a political transformation; a change in leadership, after…
Ethiopia drops charges against rebel leader – Anadolu Agency
Anadolu Agency Ethiopia drops charges against rebel leaderAnadolu AgencyIn a move most observers would recently have seen as unthinkable, Ethiopia’s government on…
In Ethiopia's war against social media, the truth is the main casualty – Washington Post
People attend a prayer ceremony for protesters who died recently in the town of Bishoftu, Ethiopia, during the Irreecha festival for the…
Nonviolent Struggle: Ethiopian Exceptionalism? by Jawar Mohammed
The long oppressed citizens of Tunisia and Egypt have freed themselves. Libyans are almost there. Bahraini, Yemeni, Algerians, and Moroccans are in…