ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, the electoral board said Friday, as Prime Minister Abiy…
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One year after Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize, Ethiopia’s crises are multiplying
By Max Bearak NAIROBI — In the year since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the country has…
Ethiopia: 2,000 charged over violence sparked by pop star’s death
Al- Jazeera About 2,000 people are facing charges over violence that erupted in Ethiopia after the June killing of an iconic pop…
Ethiopian PM says singer’s death part of plot to sow unrest
Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday that the killing of a popular singer, and subsequent violence that…
Ethiopian opposition parties threaten election boycott
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A coalition of Ethiopian opposition parties on Tuesday threatened to boycott a national vote next year without changes…
Ethiopia’s opposition parties criticize election law changes
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian lawmakers on Saturday revised election laws to pave the way for polls next year, but some opposition…
Ethiopia: Berhanu Nega elected leader of new opposition party
The founding forum for the establishment of the newly formed Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice has concluded its session by selecting party…
Ethiopian Olympic protest runner Feyisa Lilesa finally rewarded
BBC – An Ethiopian runner who brought the world’s attention to a wave of protests in Ethiopia at the Rio Olympics has…
Ethiopia: ONLF senior leadership return home
(FBC) –A delegation composed of senior leadership of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) arrived in Ethiopia this morning. Upon arrival the…
Ethiopian parliament approves amnesty for political prisoners
Ethiopia’s parliament has passed an amnesty for thousands of political prisoners, thousands of whom have been freed in recent months. Since assuming…