Ethiopia’s new prime minister named a political ally as defense minister as he seeks to address two years of insecurity that prompted…
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Ethiopia chooses new leader from protest-hit region in break from past
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has elected a new chairman and eventual prime minister from a vast protest-hit region, in…
Mr. Mekonnen said Mr. Abiy would face many challenges in unifying and leading the country. “It will be a struggle to change…
Ethiopia’s Parliament Speaker Resigns Over ‘Disrespect’ to Oromo People. Is the Balance of Power Shifting? · Global Voices
Final EPRDF rally in Addis Ababa in 2010. Photo by BBC World Service (Uduak Amimo) via Flickr. CC BY-NC 2.0 Recent events…
Ethiopia Says Somaliland Displaced Thousands of Oromo People
By September 25, 2017, 2:30 PM EDT September 26, 2017, 7:27 AM EDT Ethiopia accused neighboring Somaliland of illegally displacing more than…
Ethiopia Rules Out Early Elections to Address Unrest – Voice of America
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s government has ruled out holding new nationwide elections to address the grievances behind nearly a year of deadly…
Ethiopia Rules Out Early Elections to Address Unrest – VOA News – Voice of America
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s government has ruled out holding new nationwide elections to address the grievances behind nearly a year of deadly…
As Oromo crisis grows, Ethiopia bans posting on Facebook — Quartz – Quartz
A state of emergency declared in Ethiopia last week is growing more draconian by the day. Posting updates on the current status…
It’s been hailed as an oasis of political stability and a model of growth in Africa. But for the past year, Ethiopia…
A deadly stampede broke out after Ethiopian police reportedly fired tear gas to break up an ethnic Oromo protest during a festival…